BITFISH

Hollow County — an 8-bit fishing game

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Willow Pond

Shallow farm pond. Weed line on the south bank, rowboat tied at the dock.

To get here: Open from the start.

Difficulty: ●○○○○   Species: 12

What lives here

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

Bluegill

★☆☆☆☆ Common · steady

Any time, in the weeds, the shallows. Try Worm or Cricket, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Any time 0.2–1.8 lb trophy 1.2 lb ●○○○○

Golden Shiner

★☆☆☆☆ Common · steady

Day, the surface. Try Worm or Dough Ball, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Day (9–17) 0.1–0.5 lb trophy 0.4 lb ●○○○○

Pumpkinseed

★☆☆☆☆ Common · steady

Day, the shallows. Try Worm or Cricket, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Day (9–17) 0.2–1 lb trophy 0.8 lb ●○○○○

Black Crappie

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · steady

Dawn & dusk, in the weeds. Try the Jig Head or Minnow, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Dawn & dusk 0.4–3 lb trophy 2 lb ●○○○○

Brown Bullhead

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · steady

Night, on the bottom. Try Worm or Stinkbait, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Night (21–5) 0.5–3 lb trophy 2.2 lb ●○○○○

White Crappie

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · steady

Dawn & dusk, in the weeds. Try the Jig Head or Minnow, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Dawn & dusk 0.4–2.6 lb trophy 1.8 lb ●○○○○

Yellow Perch

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · steady

Day, mid-water. Try Worm or Minnow, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Day (9–17) 0.3–1.6 lb trophy 1.1 lb ●○○○○

Channel Catfish

★★★☆☆ Rare · steady

Night, on the bottom, deep water. Try Stinkbait or Cut Bait, on Surf Rod · 20 lb Braid.

Night (21–5) 2–15 lb trophy 10 lb ●●●○○

Common Carp

★★★☆☆ Rare · runs

Day, on the bottom. Try Dough Ball or Sweetcorn, on Surf Rod · 50 lb Braid.

Day (9–17) 3–22 lb trophy 14 lb ●●●○○

Largemouth Bass

★★★☆☆ Rare · runs

Dusk, in the weeds, deep water. Try the Big Spoon or the Frog Popper or Minnow, on Glass Rod · 12 lb Mono.

Dusk (17–21) 1–9 lb trophy 6 lb ●●○○○

Bowfin

★★★★☆ Very rare · runs hard

Night, in the weeds, on the bottom. Try the Frog Popper or Cut Bait, on Surf Rod · 20 lb Braid.

Night (21–5) 2–12 lb trophy 8 lb ●●●○○

Golden Bass

★★★★★ Legendary · runs

Dusk, deep water. Try the Big Spoon, on Deep Rig · 20 lb Braid.

Dusk (17–21) 8–14 lb trophy 12 lb ●●●●○

The ones that won't come easy

Junk you'll pull up

Old Boot, Tangled Line, Snapping Turtle. Worth a coin or two, and a good story.

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