# Fallout 76 Fallout 76: Gone Fission Release Notes - Product: Fallout 76 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-76) - Vendor: Bethesda Game Studios - Date: 2025-06-03 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1151340/view/516337249186483261 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-76/releases/2025-06-03-fallout-76-gone-fission-release-notes What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Fishing mechanic allowing players to fish in any body of water where they can swim - **added** — New location Fisherman's Rest in The Mire with new characters Captain Raymond Clark, The Fisherman, and Linda-Lee the hermit crab - **added** — New questline "Casting Off" that teaches fishing and provides a Fishing Rod - **added** — Fishing Rod upgrades including rod styles, bobbers, and linear reels earned through fishing challenges and daily quests - **added** — Three types of bait (Common, Improved, and Superb) that affect fish rarity chances - **added** — Weather system affecting which fish can be caught, including clear, rainy, and radstorm/nuke weather - **added** — Region-specific fish and glowing fish variants to discover across the map - **added** — Monthly rotating Axolotl available to catch, with 12 total throughout the year - **added** — Local Legends fish as rare catches available to display - **added** — Fish as food that can be eaten directly or converted into Fish Bits at cooking stations - **added** — Grilled Fish recipe that reduces hook time by 20 minutes when consumed - **added** — Fish Chowder and Fish and Tatos recipes available through fishing daily quests - **added** — Ability to feed Fish Bits to Linda-Lee in exchange for random Legendary items - **added** — Curved fish display C.A.M.P. item to showcase caught fish - **added** — Season 21: Gone Fission with fishing-themed rewards Put on your most comfortable outfit and drop your C.A.M.P. next to some serene water. You’ve got some fishing to do. The irradiated Appalachian waters now play host to a variety of different fish of different rarities. Remember. Anywhere you can swim, you can fish. --- ##### Update Highlights - **Casting Off** – Make your way over to The Mire to start your fishing adventure! - **Mystery of the Axolotol** – Every month an axolotl will be available to catch in two zones around Appalachia. - **Local Legends **– Big game awaits! Haul them in and show them off in your C.A.M.P. - **Season 21: Gone Fission **– A brand new season with rewards that are fishtacular. --- ##### Casting Off – New Questline Head over to Fisherman’s Rest, a new location in the Mire where you’ll begin your fishing journey. Here you will meet a new trio of new characters. The disoriented Captain Raymond Clark, a mysterious new figure who goes by the name The Fisherman, and Linda-Lee, the Fisherman’s adorable pet hermit crab. During the “Casting Off” questline you’ll receive a working Fishing Rod - allowing you to walk up to any body of water and start fishing. When deciding where you can fish, remember the mantra: “If you can swim in it, you can fish in it.” Do note that the Fishing Rod won’t appear in your Pip-Boy menu as it’s not an item you need to equip. When you’re standing next to and looking at a body of water, the “Fish” command will appear on your screen. The Fishing Rod will show up in your Tinkers Workbench menu so you can modify it though. ##### Upgrading your Fishing Rod You can find the pieces needed to upgrade your fishing rod by completing the new fishing challenges and daily fishing quests. These will reward you with rod styles, bobbers, and linear reels to fine tune your fishing experience and help you catch the mysterious creatures living in the irradiated waters of the wasteland. It’s important to know that some fish will be near impossible to catch until you upgrade your fishing rod, so get out there and complete those fishing challenges! ##### Catching Fish (Bait and Weather) You can have the best-looking fishing rod in Appalachia, but it won’t help you catch any fish if you’re not using bait. There are three types of bait to gather, and each one increases your chances of enticing rarer fish to bite down on your hook. **Common Bait** Gives you the chance to catch generic fish, scrapable junk, and common regional fish. Common Bait is purchasable from The Fisherman and Captain Raymond Clark in Fisherman’s Rest. You also have a chance to receive this bait after completing the daily fishing quest. **Improved Bait** This bait gives you an increased chance of catching uncommon fish. While it’s not purchasable from any vendor, you can trade Improved Bait with other players. You can also get more from the daily fishing quest, public events, and finding it in lootable containers around the world. **Superb Bait** Earnable as rewards in Season 21, this bait gives you the best chance to catch very rare fish. **Weather** Weather also influences your odds of catching specific types of fish. Naturally occurring weather, as well as modified weather from a Weather Control Station in your C.A.M.P. will affect the type of fish that bite down on your hook. Clear Weather: Best suited for catching common fish that can be found in any region. Rainy Weather: Rainy weather has an increased chance of catching region-specific fish, as well as the elusive Axolotls. Radstorm/Nuke Weather: Radstorms and weather caused by nukes increase the chance of catching Glowing Fish. We’ll leave it to you all to figure out which combination of bait and weather will give you the highest chance of helping you find the fish you want. ##### Food and More Adventures Now that you’ve captured a few fish, what can you do with them? Of course, you can eat them directly out of your inventory to restore some Hunger and Health. The larger the fish, th _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1151340/view/516337249186483261]_