I am going to make a basic Rift fish list so you can easily find out where you need to fish to get a certain fish and what are they used for. So far I identified 24 common fishes, 19 green quality fishes and 19 blue fishes. Let’s start with the common fishes.

Rift Common Fish List

In alphabetical order, here is the list of common fish available in Rift at this time:

Brown Perch:

• fished in:
  • Stillmoor Shallow Water;
  • Shimmersand Shallow Water;
  • Ember Isle Shallow Water;
  • Lake of Solace Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Marinated Perch (basic food, no buffs).

Blenny:

• fished in:
  • Scarwood Reach Deep Water;
  • Scarlet Gorde Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Blenny Fillet (Max HP increased by 181).

Blue Widemouth:

• fished in:
  • Silverwood Deep Water;
  • Freemarch Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Widemouth Salad Sandwich (Max HP inscreased by 100);
    • Recipe: Speedy Shark Snack (Run speed increased by 10%).

Chamelionfish

• fished in:
  • Scarwood Reach Shallow Water;
  • Scarlet Gorge Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Chamelionfish Stew (basic food, no buffs).

Coral Prawn

• fished in:
  • Shimmersand Shallow Water;
  • Lake of Solace Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Shimmersand Gumbo (Max Mana increased b 253).

Creeper

• fished in:
  • Gloamwood Deep Water;
  • Stonefield Deep Water.
• used in:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Delectable Creeper Tail (Spell Crit Hit increased by 9).

Echidna Fish

• fished in:
  • Gloamwood Shallow Water;
  • Stonefield Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Simple Sashimi (basic food, no buffs).

False Shark

• fished in:
  • Silverwood Deep Water;
  • Freemarch Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: False Shark Soup (AP increased by 6);
    • Recipe: Speedy Shark Snack (Run speed increased by 10%).

Flatfish

• fished in:
  • Scarlet Gorge Deep Water;
  • Scarwood Reach Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Flatfish Kabobs (SP increased by 10).

Forest Pondleaper

• fished in:
  • Silverwood Shallow Water;
  • Freemarch Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Salt-Crusted Pondleaper (basic food, no buffs).
  • Fishing:
    • Recipe: Irresistible Water Snail (green lure).

Freshwater Shrimp

• fished in:
  • Scarwood Reach Shallow Water;
  • Scarlet Gorge Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Shrimp Sandwich (basic food, no buffs).

Glossy Mackerel

• fished in:
  • Ember Isle Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Braised Mackerel (basic food, no buffs).

Isle Crab

• fished in:
  • Ember Isle Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Braised Mackerel (basic food, no buffs).

Jasper Snapper

• fished in:
  • Moonshade Highlands Shallow Water;
  • Iron Pine Peak Shallow Water;
  • Droughtlands Shallow Water;
  • Lake of Solace Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Barbecued Snapper (basic food, no buffs).

Lesser Crystalfish

• fished in:
  • Gloamwood Shallow Water;
  • Stonefield Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Crystalfish Burger (basic food, no buffs).

Lobster

• fished in:
  • Moonshade Highlands Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Lobster Dumplings (Physical Crit Hit increased by 15).

Pale Flycatcher

• fished in:
  • Iron Pine Peak Shallow Water;
  • Droughtlands Shallow Water;
  • Lake of Solace Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Lobster Dumplings (Physical Crit Hit increased by 15).

Smooth Minnow

• fished in:
  • Freemarch Shallow Water;
  • Silverwood Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Minnow Dumpling (basic food, no buffs).
  • Fishing:
    • Recipe: Irresistible Water Snail (green lure).

Striated Crab

• fished in:
  • Iron Pine Peak Shallow Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Brine-Boiled Crab (Dodge increased by 14).

Sunny Puffer

• fished in:
  • Shimmersand Deep Water;
  • Lake of Solace Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Steamed Octopus (AP increased by 15).

Tawmy Rockfish

• fished in:
  • Gloamwood Deep Water;
  • Stonefield Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Roast Rockfish (Block increased by 7).

Teal Grouper

• fished in:
  • Shimmersand Deep Water;
  • Lake of Solace Deep Water;
  • Ember Isle Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Marinated Perch (basic food, no buffs).

Verdant Angel

• fished in:
  • Moonshade Deep Water;
  • Iron Pine Peak Deep Water;
  • Droughtlands Deep Water;
  • Lake of Solace Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Angel Food Cake (basic food, no buffs).

Vermillion Stoneskin

• fished in:
  • Droughtlands Deep Water;
  • Lake of Solace Deep Water.
• used for:
  • Survival:
    • Recipe: Brine-Boiled Crab (Dodge increased by 14).