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Activity Parameters (As Evaluated for Skill and Level)
Skills
Fishing(25)
Fishing(30)
Fishing(40)
Fishing(50)
Fishing(60)
Fishing(70)
Fishing(80)
Fishing(85)
Fishing(90)
Fishing(95)
Quests
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Equipment
Fishing rod
Fishing rod
Fishing rod
Fishing rod
Fishing rod
Fishing rod
Fishing rod
Fishing rod
Fishing rod
Fishing rod
Other
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Input and Output Items and Values
Total Input Value
560 gp
640 gp
700 gp
800 gp
900 gp
980 gp
1,060 gp
1,180 gp
1,220 gp
1,300 gp
Input Items and Item Values
Fishing bait[140]
560
Fishing bait[160]
640
Fishing bait[175]
700
Fishing bait[200]
800
Fishing bait[225]
900
Fishing bait[245]
980
Fishing bait[265]
1,060
Fishing bait[295]
1,180
Fishing bait[305]
1,220
Fishing bait[325]
1,300
Total Output Value
19,600 gp
22,400 gp
24,500 gp
28,000 gp
31,500 gp
34,300 gp
39,900 gp
41,300 gp
42,700 gp
45,500 gp
Output Items and Item Values
Raw pike[140]
19,600
Raw pike[160]
22,400
Raw pike[175]
24,500
Raw pike[200]
28,000
Raw pike[225]
31,500
Raw pike[245]
34,300
Raw pike[285]
39,900
Raw pike[295]
41,300
Raw pike[305]
42,700
Raw pike[325]
45,500
Fishing XP
Fishing XP Total
8,400
9,600
10,500
12,000
13,500
14,700
17,100
17,700
18,300
19,500
Fishing XP by Item
Raw pike[140]
8,400
Raw pike[160]
9,600
Raw pike[175]
10,500
Raw pike[200]
12,000
Raw pike[225]
13,500
Raw pike[245]
14,700
Raw pike[285]
17,100
Raw pike[295]
17,700
Raw pike[305]
18,300
Raw pike[325]
19,500
Skill Activity Ratings (Primary Skill)
Skill Activity Speed (SAS, XP/hr)
8,400
9,600
10,500
12,000
13,500
14,700
17,100
17,700
18,300
19,500
Skill Activity Profitability (SAP, gp/hr)
19,040
21,760
23,800
27,200
30,600
33,320
38,840
40,120
41,480
44,200
Skill Activity Efficiency for 100k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE100k)
-9.64
-8.15
-7.26
-6.07
-5.14
-4.54
-3.58
-3.38
-3.20
-2.86
Skill Activity Efficiency for 250k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE250k)
-27.50
-23.78
-21.54
-18.57
-16.25
-14.74
-12.35
-11.86
-11.39
-10.55
Skill Activity Efficiency for 500k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE500k)
-57.26
-49.82
-45.35
-39.40
-34.77
-31.75
-26.97
-25.98
-25.06
-23.37
Skill Activity Efficiency for 1M gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE1M)
-116.78
-101.90
-92.97
-81.07
-71.81
-65.76
-56.21
-54.23
-52.38
-49.02
Analysis, Discussion and Tips for Success
General Discussion
At the same fishing spots where you can lure trout and salmon using a fly fishing rod, you can bait pike using a regular fishing rod. But even though these fish are all about the same level, for some reason Jagex made pike much slower than trout and salmon. The fish aren't anything spectacular either, so there's not much practical reason to fish pike, but it's another option you can evaluate.
Location and Access
These fish are caught at the same places as salmon and trout. The best place is Shilo Village, on the island of Karamja. This requires both P2P and the completion of the Shilo Village quest, which is pretty tough; I assume you can do it when you have skill levels of about 50. The easiest way to get to Shilo is with the Karamja gloves 3 that you get from finishing the Karamja Achievement Diary; otherwise, you can use Hajedy's cart from Brimhaven.
Lower-level and free players will probably want to fish at Barbarian Village. This spot isn't very close to Edgeville bank, but it's not far, and there aren't really any other options that are better.
Required and Recommended Equipment
You need a regular fishing rod.
Required and Recommended Supplies
Regular fishing bait is required, one per fish. This can be purchased very inexpensively at fishing shops or from other players on the Grand Exchange.
Familiar Suggestions
At very low levels, start out with a granite crab. It doesn't do much, but will get you a few extra fish. At level 40 Summoning, switch to a bull ant, and at level 52, a spirit terrorbird. If you want to make more money (at the cost of a little XP), use a magpie at level 47 instead of a beast of burden.
At higher levels, I recommend going back to fishing-related familiars; the ibis and granite lobster increase your effective Fishing level and forage fish themselves (worth good money and a little bit of XP).
Technique and Tips
Take out a fishing rod and bait, then go to the fishing spots and fish until your inventory is full. Bank and repeat; that's pretty much it.
In F2P, the biggest obstacle to speedy training is the time required to bank. If you log in to a reasonably full world, you can often find "fish beggars" near the fishing spots in Barbarian Village who will take a load of fish off your hands; you lose the fish but save a lot of time.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 20, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 20, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members. 
