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Fishing for salmon (dropping trout in place) at Barbarian Village.
Fishing for salmon (dropping trout in place) at Barbarian Village.
Fishing for salmon (dropping trout in place) at Barbarian Village.
Fishing for trout and salmon at Barbarian Village.
Fishing for trout and salmon at Barbarian Village.
Fishing for trout and salmon at Barbarian Village.
Fishing for trout and salmon at Barbarian Village.
Fishing for trout and salmon at Barbarian Village.
Fishing for trout and salmon at Barbarian Village.
Location
Barbarian Village
Barbarian Village
Barbarian Village
Barbarian Village
Barbarian Village
Barbarian Village
Barbarian Village
Barbarian Village
Barbarian Village
Multitasking Suitability
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Level-Specific Requirements
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Activity Parameters (As Evaluated for Skill and Level)
Skills
Fishing(30)
Fishing(40)
Fishing(50)
Fishing(60)
Fishing(70)
Fishing(80)
Fishing(85)
Fishing(90)
Fishing(95)
Quests
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Equipment
Fly fishing rod
Fly fishing rod
Fly fishing rod
Fly fishing rod
Fly fishing rod
Fly fishing rod
Fly fishing rod
Fly fishing rod
Fly fishing rod
Other
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Input and Output Items and Values
Total Input Value
8,075 gp
8,360 gp
8,835 gp
9,405 gp
10,450 gp
10,925 gp
11,495 gp
11,875 gp
12,255 gp
Input Items and Item Values
Feather[425]
8,075
Feather[440]
8,360
Feather[465]
8,835
Feather[495]
9,405
Feather[550]
10,450
Feather[575]
10,925
Feather[605]
11,495
Feather[625]
11,875
Feather[645]
12,255
Total Output Value
18,900 gp
20,160 gp
22,050 gp
23,940 gp
27,090 gp
28,980 gp
30,870 gp
32,130 gp
34,020 gp
Output Items and Item Values
Raw salmon[150]
18,900
Raw salmon[160]
20,160
Raw salmon[175]
22,050
Raw salmon[190]
23,940
Raw salmon[215]
27,090
Raw salmon[230]
28,980
Raw salmon[245]
30,870
Raw salmon[255]
32,130
Raw salmon[270]
34,020
Fishing XP
Fishing XP Total
24,250
25,200
26,750
28,550
31,800
33,350
35,150
36,350
37,650
Fishing XP by Item
Raw trout[275]
13,750
Raw salmon[150]
10,500
Raw trout[280]
14,000
Raw salmon[160]
11,200
Raw trout[290]
14,500
Raw salmon[175]
12,250
Raw trout[305]
15,250
Raw salmon[190]
13,300
Raw trout[335]
16,750
Raw salmon[215]
15,050
Raw trout[345]
17,250
Raw salmon[230]
16,100
Raw trout[360]
18,000
Raw salmon[245]
17,150
Raw trout[370]
18,500
Raw salmon[255]
17,850
Raw trout[375]
18,750
Raw salmon[270]
18,900
Skill Activity Ratings (Primary Skill)
Skill Activity Speed (SAS, XP/hr)
24,250
25,200
26,750
28,550
31,800
33,350
35,150
36,350
37,650
Skill Activity Profitability (SAP, gp/hr)
10,825
11,800
13,215
14,535
16,640
18,055
19,375
20,255
21,765
Skill Activity Efficiency for 100k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE100k)
-3.68
-3.50
-3.24
-2.99
-2.62
-2.46
-2.29
-2.19
-2.08
Skill Activity Efficiency for 250k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE250k)
-9.86
-9.45
-8.85
-8.25
-7.34
-6.95
-6.56
-6.32
-6.06
Skill Activity Efficiency for 500k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE500k)
-20.17
-19.37
-18.20
-17.00
-15.20
-14.45
-13.67
-13.20
-12.70
Skill Activity Efficiency for 1M gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE1M)
-40.79
-39.21
-36.89
-34.52
-30.92
-29.44
-27.90
-26.95
-25.98
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Analysis, Discussion and Tips for Success
General Discussion
Catching trout and salmon is one of the most popular speed training options for the Fishing skill. Normally players catch and keep their trout and salmon, so they can either cook the fish for Cooking XP and then use them for healing, or sell the raw fish for money. An alternative for lower-level and free players is to drop their catch, to save time and get more XP. This is a third option, which falls somewhere in the middle: it involves dropping the trout you catch and keeping the salmon. Since you get more trout than salmon, you save a lot of banking time, and since the salmon are worth much more than the trout, you still keep most of the value of your catch.
Again here, there is no point doing this if you have access to Shilo Village, which most high-level players do. But I describe it also for high-level members, for the benefit of skiller pures or others who haven't done that quest.
Location and Access
For this method, you can fish pretty much anywhere you want. Most lower-level and free players use Barbarian Village.
Required and Recommended Equipment
You need a fly fishing pole; make sure you don't buy a regular fishing pole by mistake.
Required and Recommended Supplies
You need one feather per fish caught. You can use colored feathers from Hunter, but don't use stripey feathers -- those are for rainbow fish only.
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
This is the same as regular fly fishing, except that when your inventory gets full you stop fishing, right-click and drop the trout. Then keep fishing and dropping trout until your inventory is full of salmon, and bank.
Remember that 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, saving you even more 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. 
