Baitfish: Fishing Simulator

Baitfish is a realistic fishing simulator where you build the tackle and read the water yourself. Spin for pike, float-fish for carp, fly-fish for trout or take a boat out to sea: 47 fish species on one island, solo or with friends.

BUILD YOUR OWN RIG
Rod, reel, line, leader, hook, lure, sinker, float and feeder are separate items with real stats. Nothing is forbidden - a badly matched rig simply fishes badly. A lure too heavy for the blank, mono too thin for pike, a feeder that overloads a small reel: the game explains the risk, and you decide.

READ THE WATER
Depth shows as bands of colour, reeds mark cover, rises give away feeding fish. Season, time of day, air pressure and its trend, water temperature, wind and rain all change the bite. Groundbait a swim to hold the fish there - or fish it out and it goes quiet for an hour.

FOUR WAYS TO FISH
• Spinning with spinners, spoons, wobblers, jigs and soft baits
• Feeder and bottom fishing with several rods on rests
• Float fishing with a pole rod
• Fly fishing with dry flies, nymphs and streamers
Play every fish on the drag: line breaks at the weakest knot, hooks straighten, rods snap when overloaded.

LAKE, RIVER AND SEA
Walk the whole island on foot. Each water has its own fish: carp, pike, perch, bream, catfish, trout, asp, cod, sea bass, mackerel, tuna and more. Choose from 20 boats, from a rowing dinghy to a console cruiser, with anchors, fuel, a sonar fish finder and trolling. Camp on the bank, cook your catch, sleep in a tent and fish the dawn.

FISH WITH FRIENDS
Add friends by nickname and open your lobby: up to 12 anglers on one island, with the same fish, weather and time of day for everyone. Share a pontoon, net a friend's fish, tow a stalled boat home, run a tournament for the biggest fish or the heaviest bag - or quietly cut a rival's line. Multiplayer is optional: the whole game works solo and offline.

AN ANGLER'S ECONOMY
Sell your catch, fill the trader's orders and buy better tackle. Gear wears out, breaks and needs repair. Records, trophies and achievements build up as you fish, and cloud saves keep your progress on all your devices.