BITFISH

Hollow County — an 8-bit fishing game

Guide › Water 7 of 10

Tidewater Marsh

Spartina grass and oyster bar, cut by tidal creeks. Fish the moving water.

To get here: Log 10 of 12 species at Harbor Pier.

Difficulty: ●●●○○   Species: 12

What lives here

Sorted common to legendary. Each card says when it feeds, where it holds, and what to tie on.

Mummichog

★☆☆☆☆ Common · steady

Day, the flats, the shallows. Try Worm or Squid Strip, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Day (9–17) 0.05–0.3 lb trophy 0.2 lb ●○○○○

Pinfish

★☆☆☆☆ Common · steady

Day, the grass beds. Try Shrimp or Squid Strip, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Day (9–17) 0.2–1.5 lb trophy 1 lb ●○○○○

Atlantic Needlefish

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · runs hard

Day, the surface. Try the Jig Head or Minnow, on Oak Caster · 12 lb Mono.

Day (9–17) 0.3–3 lb trophy 2 lb ●○○○○

Black Drum

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · steady

Day, the oyster bar. Try Green Crab or Clam, on Surf Rod · 50 lb Braid.

Day (9–17) 2–30 lb trophy 20 lb ●●●○○

Southern Flounder

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · steady

Day, on the bottom. Try Minnow or Squid Strip, on Glass Rod · 20 lb Braid.

Day (9–17) 1–14 lb trophy 9 lb ●●○○○

Spotted Seatrout

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · runs hard

Dusk, the grass beds. Try the Jig Head or Shrimp or Minnow, on Glass Rod · 20 lb Braid.

Dusk (17–21) 1–12 lb trophy 8 lb ●●○○○

Crevalle Jack

★★★☆☆ Rare · runs hard

Day, the current. Try the Big Spoon or the Jig Head, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.

Day (9–17) 3–30 lb trophy 20 lb ●●●●○

Gafftopsail Catfish

★★★☆☆ Rare · runs

Night, on the bottom. Try Shrimp or Cut Bait, on Glass Rod · 12 lb Mono.

Night (21–5) 1–8 lb trophy 5 lb ●●○○○

Snook

★★★☆☆ Rare · runs hard

Night, the mangroves. Try the Jig Head or Shrimp or Minnow, on Surf Rod · 130 lb Big Game.

Night (21–5) 3–30 lb trophy 20 lb ●●●○○

Cobia

★★★★☆ Very rare · runs hard

Day, structure. Try Live Eel or Green Crab, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.

Day (9–17) 10–80 lb trophy 50 lb ●●●●○

Tarpon

★★★★☆ Very rare · runs hard

Dusk, the channel. Try the Jig Head or Green Crab or Minnow, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.

Dusk (17–21) 20–180 lb trophy 110 lb ●●●●●

Bull Shark

★★★★★ Legendary · runs hard

Night, the channel. Try Cut Bait or Live Eel, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.

Night (21–5) 30–250 lb trophy 160 lb ●●●●●

The ones that won't come easy

Junk you'll pull up

Old Boot, Tangled Line, Lost Crab Pot, Someone Else's Lure. Worth a coin or two, and a good story.

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