Fishing Hole

Fishing Holes, also known as Fishing Spots, are a Gameplay Mechanic in Fortnite that was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 1. They are visible spaces at the surface of the water where the player can see Floppers swim about. The Fishing Holes can be fished for rare Fishes and a wide variety of weapons.

Types of Fishing Spots

Types of Fishing Spots[]

Has an increased chance of catching rarer Fishes and Weapons compared to plain water.

Common Loot
Item	Rarity	Description
Flopper	Common	Heals 40 HP.
Jellyfish	Rare	Heals 20 Effective Health.
Shieldfish	Rare	Heals 50 Shield.
Slurpfish	Epic	Heals 40 Effective Health.
Vendetta Flopper	Legendary	Heals 40 HP. Marks a nearby enemy.
Midas Flopper	Legendary	Heals 40 HP. Turns all inventory weapons to Legendary.

Can be fished twice, granting a guaranteed high-tier weapon and high-tier fish each time. Has a chance to fish up a Chest instead.

Golden Loot
Item	Rarity	Description
Jellyfish	Rare	Heals 20 Effective Health.
Shieldfish	Rare	Heals 50 Shield.
Slurpfish	Epic	Heals 40 Effective Health.
Vendetta Flopper	Legendary	Heals 40 HP. Marks a nearby enemy.
Midas Flopper	Legendary	Heals 40 HP. Turns all inventory weapons to Legendary.
Spicy Fish	Rare	Heals 15 HP. Gives brief speed boost.
Cuddle Fish	Rare	Deals damage to an enemy when they walk near it.
Chest	Common	A chest with random loot.

Found in the waters of Squibbly Shores. Grants the Lighthouse Keycard.

Blue Loot
Item	Rarity	Description
Lighthouse Keycard	Legendary	Keycard for Squibbly Shores's lighthouse vault.

Fishing-Related Items

List of Fishing-Related Items
Item	Category	Description
Fishing Rod	Utility Item	Used primarily to fish, but can also be used to pull items and players closer to the user.
Pro Fishing Rod	Utility Item	Used primarily to fish, but can also be used to pull items and players closer to the user. It is required to catch certain Fish variants.
Harpoon Gun Enhanced Harpoon Gun	Utility Item	Can be used on Fishing Holes to fish instantly. Can also be used to pull items and players closer to the user and to deal damage to opponents and structures.

Other Fishing Items

The following items, despite not being fishing-related, also work on Fishing Holes:

List of Other Fishing Items
Item	Category	Fishing Info
Grenade	Explosive	Throw it on the fishing spot.
Shield Breaker EMP	Explosive	Throw it on the fishing spot.
Rocket Launcher	Explosive	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
Pumpkin Launcher	Explosive	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
Quad Launcher	Explosive	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
Swarmstrike	Explosive	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
Grenade Launcher	Explosive	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
Seven Cluster Cannon	Explosive	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
Seven Power Gloves Foundation's Power Gloves	Utility Item	Punch the fishing spot.
Lawless Explosive Mammoth Pistol Lawful Explosive Mammoth Pistol	Pistol	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
Chains of Hades	Miscellaneous	Throw Hookshot at the fishing spot.
Cube Rifle Hoprock Cube Rifle	Uncategorized Item	Fire the cube at the fishing spot.
Shockwave Hammer The Ageless Champion's Shockwave Hammer	Utility Item	Smack the fishing spot.
Motorboat	Vehicle	Shoot missile at the fishing spot.
Imperial TIE Fighter	Vehicle	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
X-Wing	Vehicle	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
Star Destroyer Bombardment	Vehicle	Shoot directly at the fishing spot.
Force Lightning	Ability	Shoot lightning at the fishing spot.
Doctor Doom's Arcane Gauntlets	Power	Throw Mystical Bomb at the fishing spot.
Scorpion's Kombat Kit	Melee	Throw Spear at the fishing spot.
Krypto Treat	Utility Item	Throw treat at the fishing spot.

Audio

Fishing Hole Sounds
Sounds		ID
General	Ambient Flop	`FlopperSpawn_AmbientFlop_01FlopperSpawn_AmbientFlop_02FlopperSpawn_AmbientFlop_03FlopperSpawn_AmbientFlop_04FlopperSpawn_AmbientFlop_XX`
General	Loop	`FlopperSpawn_Loop`
Golden Fishing Hole	Loop	`SC_BetterFishing_Sparkle_02`
Golden Fishing Hole	Catch Stinger	`MX_S40_Fishing_LegendaryItem_STNG`