How to Fish on DayZ

Materials Needed

1. Knife (to craft a rod and gut fish)
2. Stick
3. Rope
4. Hook
5. Bait

Make a Simple Fishing Rod

• Fishing pole – you’ll need a long stick, obtained by cutting down bushes
• Rope – loot some fabric materials like clothing. Use a knife to cut rags from different fabric items, create 2 stacks of at least 6 rags, combine the 2 stacks to make a rope (you can also craft rope from guts! Or you might be lucky enough to loot a ready-made rope or even a complete fishing rod)
• Bones – locate and kill a chicken/hen, skin it and harvest it’s bones (a knife is usually best, heavier melee weapons like shovels can sometimes ruin bones)
• Hook – craft a bone fishing hook using your knife
• Worms – dig for them with a sharp instrument, like a hoe, shovel, pickaxe or knife
• Bait – combine worm and hook to create bone fishing bait
• Complete fishing rod – combine fishing rod and bait

Catch a Fish

• Equip your fishing rod and head over to a body of water, e.g. the sea or a lake
• Ensure your fishing bait is attached to your fishing rod
• Stand by the shore and left click. Hold left click while the crafting circle completes to catch a fish
• Attach more bait to fish again
• Using your knife, you can prepare your fish by gutting it (then wash your hands!)
• Note: fishing hooks have low durability and will break after catching 5 fish (just 2 for a bone fishing hook)

Now that you have a fish, you’ll want to create a fireplace to cook it on. Or, find a stove inside a house.