Making Money – Vendors around the map will give you a good amount of money if you deliver fresh fish to them. This is a great source of making good amount of money.
Farming Crafting Materials – Materials are really important in this game. You will come across various things that will require crafting. You can acquire crafting materials in exchange for fish.
There are 13 Legendary fish in RDR2, all of them are found at different locations.
Use Baits from General Good Stores – The baits and lures have the fish name written on them that they will attract. This is good for attracting a particular legendary fish.
Throw the fishing line as far as possible – while retracting it will cover a lot of areas when comparing to throwing it at a short distance.
Reel Only When Fish Stops Struggling – If you start reeling as soon as you catch the fish, there’s a chance that the wire will break.
All 13 Legendary Fish and Their Locations
Now that you’ve understood the ins and outs of fishing. Let’s get going and grab that rod to start fishing. There are 13 in total, so make sure you have a lot of time.
Note: Make sure you buy Special Lake Lure, Special River Lure, Special Swamp Lure from Lagras (Located on South of Bluewater Marsh). As mentioned in the tips above, these will be used as bait for getting the right fish easily.
1. Legendary Smallmouth Bass
Location
Lake Owanjila, West of Strawberry
Required Lure
Special Lake Lure
2. Legendary Largemouth Bass
Location
San Luis River, East of Rio Del Lobo Rock
Required Lure
Special Lake Lure
3. Legendary Sockeye Salmon
Location
Lake Isabella, North West of Mount Hagen
Required Lure
Special Lake Lure
4. Legendary Redfin Pickerel
Location
Stillwater Creek, South West of Thieves Landing
Required Lure
Special Lake Lure
5. Legendary Bullhead Catfish
Location
West of Sisika Penitentiary
Required Lure
Special Lake Lure
6. Legendary Perch
Location
Elysian Pool, South of Annesburg
Required Lure
Special Lake Lure
7. Longnose Gar
Location
Lagras, North-West of Saint-Denis
Required Lure
Special Swamp Lure
8. Legendary Lake Sturgeon
Location
Railroad Bridge, South-west of Saint-Denis
Required Lure
Special River Lure
9. Legendary Rock Bass
Location
Aurora Basin, West of Manzanita Post
Required Lure
Special Lake Lure
10. Legendary Steelhead Trout
Location
Willard’s West
Required Lure
Special River Lure
11. Legendary Muskie
Location
Lighthouse, South of Van Horn Trading Post
Required Lure
Special River Lure
12. Legendary Chain Pickerel
Location
Dakota River, North West Flatneck Station
Required Lure
Special River Lure
13. Legendary Chain Pickerel
Location
West of Rhodes, Near Gill’s Pier
Required Lure
Special Lake Lure
As you can see in the maps, there is a mark for each fish. When you reach near the location where the fish is located, a fish symbol will appear, which means the fish is located nearby and you can hunt for it.
After obtaining all of these 13 legendary fish, Jeremy will send you an invite. This will be the invitation where he will ask you to meet him at his fishing hut. Once you are there, both the Hero and Jeremy will head to Rio Bravo to catch the Legendary Catfish.
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