Fishing Skill

Below is a comprehensive list of everything in game that 'directly' affects your skill at catching fish.

You will require a fishin' pole, which you can get from the Clan Floundry in the VIP Lounge.

You can see your current skill (if you have the pole) by checking your Other Accomplishments.

Absolute Increasers

Source	Source Type	Incr	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
A Real Head for Fish	Effect	10	50 turns	Item Loss, 2 Drunk	Level 6	Obtained from bottle of Fishhead 900-Day IPA
antique tacklebox	Item	5	Always			Obtained from combats in The Haunted Storage Room Having more than one in Inventory doesn't help
Astute Angler	Passive Skill	10	Always		None	Obtained from using Trout Fishing in Loathing, which is obtained from combats in The Haunted Library
Baited Hook	Effect	5	100 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from using wriggling worm
fishin' hat	Hat	5	While Equipped		None	Available in The Armory and Leggery (10k meat)
fishin' pole	Quest Item	20	Always		None	Obtained from visiting the Clan Floundry in your Clan VIP Lounge
Fishtacular Vernacular	Effect	10	40 turns	Item Loss, 1 Drunk	Level 3	Obtained from Bloody Nora
Floundering	Effect	5	40 turns	Item Loss, 1 Drunk	None	Obtained from low tide martini
High-Test Fishing Line	Effect	5	20 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from high-test fishing line (2500 meat)
Like a Fish to Walter	Effect	5	40 turns	Item Loss, 1 Fullness	Level 4	Obtained from Swedish massage fish
sonar fishfinder	Off-hand item	5	While Equipped		None	Obtained from combats in The Wreck of the Edgar Fitzsimmons
Pantogram pants	Pants	5	While Equipped	wriggling worm	None	iotm gives rental pants every day. sacrifice items for different bonuses. can choose a fishing bonus.
Video... Games?	Effect	5	5 Adventures		None	See page for a full list of effects. Obtained by using a defective Game Grid token.
				Item Loss, 1 Full	None	Obtained from bowl of Tastee-Wheet™