Fishing Spots — The Sims 3 Late Night eGuide

Fishing is a great way to relax, plus you can earn some money on the side. Reeling in a big catch and selling it to Mike’s Cornerstore is a fun way to line your pockets with Simoleons.

Sims who Love the Outdoors get a huge mood boost out of fishing, and you can plop a radio next to them to drive that mood even higher.

(This works for any Sim, not just those with the Loves the Outdoors trait.) Fishing is a great stress-reliever, too, for any Sims but those who Hate the Outdoors.

Smuggler's Cove

Bridgeport Acres

Lake above Eternal Rest Cemetery

Beach below Overlook Subway Station

The piers near the movie set

Fish	Skill Level Req	Commonality	Locations Found	Preferred Bait		Max weight	Value at min weight	Value at max weight	Skill Points for Catching
Minnow	0	Common	Lakes, Ocean	Apple		0.5	5	11	120
Anchovy	0	Common	Ocean	Tomato	0.1	0.5	5	11	120
Goldfish	1	Common	Lakes	Lettuce	0.1	2	6	16	132
Alley Catfish	1	Uncommon	Lakes, Ocean	Cheese	0.1	5	6	20	132
Jellyfish	2	Common	Ocean	Grapes	0.1	10	8	19	140
Rainbow Trout	2	Common	Lakes	Egg	1	10	9	18	140
Red Herring	3	Common	Lakes, Ocean	Hot Dogs	1	10	5	5	160
Tuna	3	Common	Ocean	Onion	2	40	11	25	160
Piranha	4	Uncommon	Lakes	Watermelon	5	15	14	30	185
Tragic Clownfish	4	Uncommon	Laes, Ocean	Bell Pepper	5	40	13	32	185
Siamese Catfish	5	Common	Lakes, Ocean	Minnow	3	25	14	41	220
Blowfish	5	Uncommon	Ocean	Potato	5	40	13	47	220
Salmon	6	Common	Ocean	Lime	10	50	14	45	255
Black Goldfish	6	Common	Lakes	Goldfish	5	25	16	49	255
Shark	7	Uncommon	Lakes, Ocean	Red Herring	1	150	7	70	295
Swordfish	7	Common	Ocean	Anchovy	20	60	17	60	295
Angelfish	8	Uncommon	Lakes, Ocean	AlleyCatfish	2	60	21	85	340
Vampire Fish	8	Rare	Graveyard	Garlic	25	80	55	225	1,000
Robot Fish	9	Rare	Science Facility	Piranha	250	1,000	50	275	1,000
Lobster	9	Common	Lakes, Ocean	Tuna	5	50	25	120	400
Deathfish	10	Rare	Graveyard	Angelfish	20	80	200	1,000	1,500

On rare occasions, you will reel in something other than a fish. Litterbugs have discarded belongings in the lakes and ponds, but at least their refuse is another Sim’s treasure. When you do manage to reel in a crate, there is a good chance it will contain a valuable item, such as World’s Brew Bubble Bath or Death Flower. If you’re really lucky, the crate will contain a magic gnome!

Boxes

Crate Item	Chance of Finding
Laptop	3%
Rubber Ducky	20%
Guitar	10%
World’s Brew Bubble Bath	16%
MoodLite Candle	16%
Birthday Cake	16%
Flame Fruit	3%
Death Flower	3%
Money Tree Seed	5%
Mysterious Mr. Gnome	6%

New Fish

The waters around Bridgeport contain all the fish you caught in Sunset Valley and Riverview, but they are joined by three new species: Kissing Gourami, Sewer Trilobite, and the Sea Sludge. All three are common variety fish that you can catch all around Bridgeport and are not terribly valuable.

Fish	Where Found	Preferred Bait	Level Required to Catch	Min. Weight	Max. Weight	Min. Value	Max. Value	Value at max weight
Kissing Gourami	Lake, Pond, Ocean	Goldfish	4	0.1	15	8	52	11
Sewer Trilobite	Lake, Pond, Ocean	Minnow	6	1	100	35	75	11
Sea Sludge	Lake, Pond, Ocean	Hot Dogs	2	1	100	11	22	16

Fishing Skill

The Fishing skill is good for three things: Keeping food on the table, earning money, and relaxing. Sims with the Angler trait have a head start on other Sims who pick up a rod and reel, but any Sims can take a class to advance the Fishing skill or just plop a bobber in the water and start learning through experience.

Acquire by: Take Fishing Class, Read Fishing Book, Fishing

Development tools: No tools needed

Development Benefits

The Fishing skill begins one of three ways—by reading a book, taking a class, or just going out to a body of water and using the Fish interaction. Once the Fishing skill is under way, the skill increases either by continued reading or continued fishing. Just having a hook under the surface is enough to develop the skill, but this is a slow way to learn. The skill actually gets a bump when you catch a fish. And the bigger the fish, the bigger the skill bump.

When a fish is hoisted out of the water, the Sim holds it up and the weight of the fish is automatically logged in the Skill Journal. If it’s a new type of fish, that is also noted.

Once the Sim reaches level 3 with the Fishing skill, they can choose the Bait interaction at the water’s edge to use a specific type of bait while fishing. Bait is essential if a Sim hopes to catch more than just the basic fish. Gaining levels also unlocks the ability to catch certain fish. However, just unlocking a type of fish does not guarantee actually catching it.

Fish	Skill Level Required	Commonality	Locations Found	Preferred Bait	Min. weight	Max. weight	Value at min weight	Value at max weight	Skill Points for Catching
Minnow	0	Common	Lakes, Ocean/Hatchery	Apple	0.1	0.5	5	11	120
Anchovy	0	Common	Ocean/Hatchery	Tomato	0.1	0.5	5	11	120
Goldfish	1	Common	Lakes	Lettuce	0.1	2	6	16	132
Alley Catfish	1	Uncommon	Lakes, Ocean/Hatchery	Cheese	0.1	5	6	20	132
Jellyfish	2	Common	Ocean/Hatchery	Grapes	0.1	10	8	19	140
Rainbow Trout	2	Common	Lakes	Egg	1	10	9	18	140
Red Herring	3	Common	Lakes, Ocean/Hatchery	Hot Dogs	1	10	5	5	160
Tuna	3	Common	Ocean/Hatchery	Onion	2	40	11	25	160
Piranha	4	Uncommon	Lakes	Watermelon	5	15	14	30	185
Tragic Clownfish	4	Uncommon	Lakes, Ocean/Hatchery	Bell Pepper	5	40	13	32	185
Siamese Catfish	5	Common	Lakes, Ocean/Hatchery	Minnow	3	25	14	41	220
Blowfish	5	Uncommon	Ocean/Hatchery	Potato	5	40	13	47	220
Salmon	6	Common	Ocean/Hatchery	Lime	10	50	14	45	255
Black Goldfish	6	Common	Lakes	Goldfish	5	25	16	49	255
Shark	7	Uncommon	Lakes, Ocean/Hatchery	Red Herring	1	150	7	70	295
Swordfish	7	Common	Ocean/Hatchery	Anchovy	20	60	17	60	295
Angelfish	8	Uncommon	Lakes, Ocean/Hatchery	AlleyCatfish	2	60	21	85	340
Vampire Fish	8	Rare	Graveyard	Garlic	25	80	55	225	1,000
Robot Fish	9	Rare	Science Facility	Piranha	250	1,000	50	275	1,000
Lobster	9	Common	Lakes, Ocean/Hatchery	Tuna	5	50	25	120	400
Deathfish	10	Rare	Graveyard	Angelfish	20	80	200	1,000	1,500

Skill Challenges

Amateur Ichthyologist: Amateur Ichthyologists have caught at least one of every fish type. Their deep understanding of marine life helps them catch the bigger fish.

Commercial Fisherman: Commercial Fishermen have caught at least 350 fish. They catch more fish in less time than normal Sims.

Real Estate

Careers and producing objects are not the only sources of income in your neighborhood. Smart investors can generate a healthy household income through real estate investments. Almost all venues in a town can now be purchased and upgraded. As a result of the investment, the household owning the lot is given a weekly payment. The more you invest in a property via upgrades, the more you make per week.

Real estate in Late Night is built upon the basic investment system from The Sims 3. You may invest in all the same properties, but also on additional lots and venues, such as fishing holes.

How It Works

To invest in a venue, choose the Purchase interaction on the establishment from the town map. The base price of the venue is displayed, which must be paid to acquire the venue. There is no payment plan for investing in real estate. Once a venue has been purchased and the deed awarded, you may name the venue anything you wish.

Use a computer (in the game) to monitor your investments. The Check Real Estate interaction lots you monitor your investments and spot open opportunities to buy additional venues. You may also track venue upgrades here.

You may also use Build Mode to create a venue from the ground up. However, you cannot just erect four walls, drop in a treadmill, call it a gym, and then expect a weekly payment. You must meet a set of requirements. These are your upgrades, which are also essential for maintaining the operation of purchased existing venues. Upgrades allow you to improve an establishment, which in turn pays out more Simoleons.

In Buy Mode, you may install new objects at a customizable venue (a venue your Sim enters and is still visible—you cannot upgrade the diner, for example) to raise its overall value. In the Investment Tables below, we detail the exact object/equipment required to maintain the lowest level of a venue and what objects are required to improve it to level 3, the top level of value.

By gutting an existing venue and replacing its objects with those needed for a different business, you can turn many community lots into different venues. You could turn a gym into a museum, if you really put your heart into it.

Investment Tables

Base Price: This is the initial cost of the venue investment.

Weekly Incomes: This is how much the venue pays back to the owner per week.

Required Values: This is the required value for each tier of venue quality.

Required Objects: These are the required objects to move up to the designated tier.

Real Estate Values

Location	Partnership Investment, §	Outright Purchase, §
AJV Wellness Center	n/a	126,780
Aquarius	n/a	129,013
Banzai Lounge	n/a	153,514
Bridgeport Acres	n/a	55,886
Bridgeport Eternal Rest Cemetery	n/a	133,054
Bridgeport Public Library	n/a	179,123
Bridgeport Sport Zone	n/a	77,884
Butterfly Esplande	n/a	85,943
East Tradewinds Shipping Co.	15,000	50,000
Eugi's	n/a	48,890
Hogan's Deep-Fried Diner	6,000	24,000
Landgraab Marine Science Facility	40,000	140,000
LLama Co, Stadium	35,000	115,000
Marina Field	n/a	98,802
Mike's Cornerstore	7,000	27,000
Movie Cineplex	18,000	58,000
Plasma 501	n/a	116,338
Plumbob Pictures Backlot	25,000	95,000
Sacred Spleen Hospital	30,000	105,000
Smuggler's Cove	n/a	29,056
Steve's Business Complex	50,000	170,000
The Brightmore	n/a	111,560
The Grind	n/a	93,720
The Prosper Room	n/a	147,882
True Modern Art Gallery	n/a	270,947
Waylon's Haunt	n/a	56,441
Wilki's Fabulous Books & Bath	20,000	80,000