Creatures of the Deep Beginner’s Guide (2024 Update): Tips, Tricks & Strategies to Catch More Fish and Solve All Mysteries

Fishing had been a means of providing food for survival from as early as possibly the Upper Paleolithic period between 40,000 and 10,000 years BCE. As years passed by, fishing developed into a sport and a recreational activity, mostly for those who wish to take a break from the city and take in a breath of fresh air from nature. However, not every person has the luxury of pausing their responsibilities in life just to have a few hours casting lines and reeling fish.

Since games were made with the purpose of entertaining and escaping from the demands of daily life, a few game developers have made their own versions of the fishing activity in their own projects. Some are more competitive than others while some are more focused on its calming aspect. The game for this guide is one such game that is focused on the latter.

From the creators of Let’s Create! Pottery 2, Crazy Dino Park, Jolly Defense, and Sky Force Reloaded comes a cute and calming game about fishing: Creatures of the Deep. Sharing the fishing genre with games such as Hooked Inc., Let’s Fish: Fishing Simulator, and Fishing Break, this game takes a more relaxing approach to its gameplay and has a rich atmosphere that imitates the soothing vibes of a fishing day in the great outdoors.

This iDreams (Infinite Dreams) game had only been recently released a few months ago back in 2022 and has already amassed a vibrant and active community built upon discovering what creatures live in the deep. Our Creatures of the Deep guide aims to help players get started with their fishing journey and explain certain features that aren’t immediately apparent to beginners.

1. Observe the Water

A player’s skill of observation is the most important ability to utilize in a game like Creatures of the Deep. The game does not always give you hints on what to do or how to do it so you will need to be mindful of your surroundings.

Collect Floating Objects

Random objects can sometimes be found floating in the sea at one of the islands or at the Pier:

• Chests – These contain roughly around 100-500 Gold. You can watch an ad or pay a Gem so you can pay to open and collect it. These can only be found at the Pier.
• Crates – These contain some Gold inside of them. If you collect enough, you will eventually earn 100 Gold. These can be found at both the Pier and the islands.
• Debris – These may look like wooden planks but not all Debris contains Wood. Some may contain Trash instead but both can be sold to the This & That Purchase Store to earn 100 Gold. These can be found at both the Pier and the islands.

To collect these floating objects when you’re at one of the islands, you can choose to run over them with your boat or fish them out by casting near them and reeling them in.

To collect them when you’re at the Pier, you can simply click on them when they appear. We recommend dragging the island around to rotate it and see all the other angles since some of these floating objects could be seen better when you do so.

Explore Interesting Locations

The best places to fish are usually the spots near interesting landmarks or objects. The fish you have been looking for may have been lurking in one of these areas. It’s also a good idea to try fishing in areas where other boats are parked, especially the heavily populated ones. These boats are actual players who are also fishing alongside you. Be sure to experiment with different methods of fishing when exploring these areas to get the best results!

Pay Attention to Silhouettes

Silhouettes can tell you a lot about the fish swimming underneath the water. Small fish tend to be pufferfish. Medium fish are usually Common fish such as Tuna or Bluefish. Very big fish, that seems even bigger than the boat, are typically Rare or Epic fish. However, not all fish can be found just by basing off of silhouettes you see in the water. Some only appear after casting the line and waiting.

Know the Telltale Signs of a Bite

You’d know that the fish is biting if you notice your game moving the camera closer to the location of your bobber. When a fish starts to nibble, the red bobber starts going up and down. Keep your finger close to the screen but don’t press it until the bobber completely sinks in the water and sends out water ripples. You usually have a second or less to react so do not take your eyes off of it once the camera has zoomed in.

2. Apply Different Methods of Fishing

In Creatures of the Deep, there is more than one method to catching fish, creatures or trash:

Cast and Drop

Cast and Drop is the first method introduced to the player. It requires you to observe the water for fish silhouettes and cast your line close to them. But don’t drop it too close to it or it will swim away. You need to drop it just close enough that it will notice it and eventually bite. Once it bites, tap to catch it.

Cast and Wait

You don’t necessarily need to wait for silhouettes to appear before you cast your line. You can simply cast your line at any part of the water and wait until the fish start to bite. It may take a lot longer than Cast and Drop, but this method attracts certain fish that the previous method does not.

Cast and Reel

Cast and Reel require you to reel in your line right after casting it. This works best for collecting trash and some creatures but may also successfully reel in some fish. In our experience, we got the best results by letting the bobber drop and waiting until the water ripple from it disperses before we start reeling.

You could automatically get a bite by just reeling it in, but in some cases, your line could get stopped midway. When this happens, do not attempt to reel again. Just wait for the fish to bite then tap to catch it.

Fishing Net

The Fishing Net requires you to cast your net on an area and leave it for a few hours. It will catch fish on its own and is good for busy players. However, it will disappear in a day so be sure to check it and collect your fish before 24 hours. 

Catching Rare Fish

Catching rare fish is tricky as you’ll never really know when you’ll get one until it bites. When catching normal fish, you just tap it once and let your fisherman do their thing. For rare fish, you have a more active role. A bar suddenly appears at the lower part of your screen. Your goal is to keep the bar and the small box overlapping until the fish reaches your boat.

To do that, you just need to press and hold to increase the length of the bar, moving it further to the right or releasing it to decrease its length and move it to the left. If it stays to the left or right of the box for too long, your line will snap. Keep a steady hand, focus on the bar and you will eventually catch the fish.

3. Improve Your Chances at Catching Fish

There are many ways you can improve your chances at catching fish and we’ve listed down each tip and method below:

Use Bait

Using Bait on the water before casting your line is not always necessary but will increase your chances of catching a fish. Standard Bait is good for common fish but can also attract rarer ones. Special Bait has a higher chance of helping you get rares and epics. Monster Bait on the other hand is especially used for capturing Monsters.

Use Lure

Once you capture a certain fish enough times, it will level up, giving you the option to equip it as a Lure. Lures increase your chance of attracting a fish and your odds for better fish increase the higher its level is. However, each Lure can only be used on the island they were captured from.

Upgrade Your Rod

At the start, you’ll find your rod breaking every once in a while. Not only does it affect the success of your catch when it breaks, but it also makes you spend money on transportation and buying a new rod. To avoid this, we recommend buying the most expensive rod available as soon as you are able to. It may seem pricey at 500 or 1,000 Gold, but it’s better to spend it on that than missing out on a good, and possibly rare, catch.

Listen to Coco

Coco is more than a tutorial guide or a commentary buddy. He also gives helpful hints every now and then and will sometimes comment when there is a lot of fish in the area you are passing. He will also comment when a particular spot may not be a good spot to fish while you are waiting for a bite. In our experience, he is often correct.

Improve Your Karma

Collecting Trash and selling it will add points to your Karma. Karma increases your chances of catching a fish, especially rarer ones. Karma points will only be added once you sell them. Throwing Trash back into the ocean will do the opposite and subtract from your points. Once you’ve sold 50 Trash, you can get a free luck booster which lasts for 1 hour. You can check how much Karma you have by going to your menu and checking your Profile.

Buy Temporary Luck

If you don’t have enough time to fish out 50 Trash, you can also buy a Temporary Luck Booster for two gems in the This & That Purchase Store. 

Check Your Bestiary

The availability of certain species of fish is based on the time of day and what month of the year it is. If you’ve already caught the fish, you can look it up on your bestiary to see what time of day and month they are most active.

Some fish can only be caught during the day and will have a sun symbol at the lower right part of their information card while those more active at night will have a crescent moon symbol. The roman numerals in gray circles below represent what month the fish is most active and more likely to bite while the ones in lighter gray are the months they are least active.

Location Hints

To get you started on your collection, we’ve compiled information about fish, creatures, and trash for each island. These locations are based on the map uploaded on their fandom wiki.

Paradise Island

● Primary NPC: Cap’n Slappy
● Unlock Cost: None
● Cost per Trip: 100 Gold
● Discoveries: 37
○ Fish: 12
○ Creatures: 5
○ Trash: 19
○ Monsters: 1

FISHES

Fish	Time	Known Locations
Bluefish	Day & Night	North Water
Largetooth Flounder	Day & Night	South Water
Bonefish	Night	Dark Water, North Water, Northwest Corner, Southeast Corner, South Water, Southwest Corner, Sunken Ship
Pelagic Stingray	Day & Night	Northwest Corner, Southwest Corner
White Tuna	Day & Night	East Rock, North East Corner, Tuna Bay
Blue Trevally	Day & Night	Dark Water, Harbour, North Water, Northwest Corner, South Water,
Spot-fin Porcupinefish	Day & Night	Garbage Patch, East Water
Green Humphead Parrotfish	Day	Garbage Patch, Southeast Corner
Clownfish	Day & Night	Coral Reef
Longtail Tuna	Day & Night	Tuna Bay
Pacific Footballfish	Night	Northeast Corner, Southwest Corner
Snubnose Pompano	Day	Dark Water, East Water, Lagoon, North Water, Southwest Corner

CREATURES

Creature	Time	Known Locations
Mimic Octopus	Day	Dark Water, Kelp Area
Peacock Mantis Shrimp	Night	Northwest Corner
Flower Tube Sea Anemone	Day & Night	Dark Water, Garbage Patch, Harbour, South Water
Sand Striker	Day & Night	Dark Water, Harbour, Northwest Corner, South Water
Red Starfish	Day & Night	Lagoon (Starfish Shore)

MONSTER

Monster	Time	Known Locations
Shredder	Night	North Water

TRASH

Trash	Known Locations
Old Phone	Harbour
Empty Bottle	Dark Water, Garbage Patch
Pinacolada Drink	East Rocks, Harbour, Sunken Ship
Can Fish	Dark Water, Garbage Patch, Harbour
Sea Weed	East Water, Garbage Patch, Harbour
Wilson Ball	Harbour, Dark Water, Kelp Area, South Water, Tuna Bay
Plastic Bottle	Dark Water, Garbage Patch, Harbour
Straw Hat	Garbage Patch, Dark Water, Sunken Ship
Mask	Garbage Patch, Harbour
Plastic Bag	Garbage Patch, Harbour
Rubber Duck	Garbage Patch, Sunken Ship
Message in a Bottle	Garbage Patch
Gear	Sunken Ship
Key with a Skull	Sunken Ship
Chest with a Skull	East Rocks
Chips	Dark Water, Garbage Patch
Can	Harbour
Flip Flops	Dark Water, Garbage Patch
Kelp Leaf	Kelp Area

Great Lakes

● Main Quest Giver: Jack Trimble-Lake
● Unlock Cost: 2,000 Gold
● Cost per Trip: 100 Gold
● Discoveries: 63
○ Fish: 24
○ Creatures: 9
○ Trash: 29
○ Monsters: 1

FISHES

Fish	Time	Known Locations
Brook Trout	Day & Night	East, North, West
Muskie	Day	Dead Forest, East, North, Smuggler’s Bay, Trapper Cove, Triangle, West
Largemouth Bass	Day & Night	West
Redear Sunfish	Day & Night	West
Chinook Salmon	Night	Forsaken Hut 1, North, Old Camp, Shining Water
Bloater	Day & Night	Beaver River, Forsaken Hut 1, Smuggler’s Bay, Southeast, Triangle
Smallmouth Bass	Night	West, East, Triangle
Sea Lamprey	Day & Night	Algae Area, Deep Lagoon, Old Camp
Brown Trout	Night	North, Old Camp
Channel Catfish	Day & Night	Trapper Cove
White Crappie	Day	Algae Area, Deep Lagoon, Harbor, Old Camp, Smuggler’s Bay, Trapper Cove, Triangle
Flathead Catfish	North	Forsaken Hut 3, North
Yellow Perch	Day & Night	Beaver River, East, Smuggler’s Bay, Trapper Cove
Walleye	Night	Algae, Deep Lagoon, North
White Bass	Day & Night	Beaver River, Dead Forest, East, Forsaken Hut 1, Smuggler’s Bay, Trapper Cove, Triangle,
Round Whitefish	Day & Night	Beaver River, Forsaken Hut 1, Southeast, Smuggler’s Bay, Triangle
American Eel	Night	Southeast
Alewife	Day & Night	Algae Area, Beaver River, North, Smuggler’s Bay, Triangle
Pink Salmon	Day	East
Lake Sturgeon	Day & Night	Northwest
Goldfish	Day	Triangle
Longnose Gar	Night	Forsaken Hut 1
Coho Salmon	Day & Night	East
Lake Trout	Day	Deep Lagoon, Trapper Cove

CREATURES

Creature	Time	Known Locations
North American River Otter	Day	Northwest
Chinese Mystery Snail	Day & Night	Forsaken Hut 2, North, Trapper Cove, Triangle
Bullfrog	North	Algae Area, Dead Forest
Queen Snake	Day	Algae Area, Forsaken Hut 2, Southeast, Trapper, Triangle
Common Musk Turtle	Day & Night	Dead Forest
Zebra Mussels	Day & Night	Algae Area, Harbor, Northwest, Southeast, Triangle
Quagga Mussels	Day & Night	Algae Area, Beaver River, Forsaken Hut 2, Smuggler’s Bay, Triangle
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake	Day	East, Northwest, Southeast, Smuggler’s Bay, Triangle
Beaver	Day & Night	Beaver River

MONSTER

Monster	Time	Known Locations
Bessie	Day	Algae Area, Southeast

TRASH

Trash	Known Locations
Arrow	Old Camp
Beaver Hat	Trapper Cove
Toxic Barrel	Forsaken Hut 3
Al’Capone Cap	Lagoon, Southeast
Beverage can	Forsaken Hut 3, Harbour, Smuggler’s Bay, Triangle
Baseball Hat	Southeast, Trapper Cove, Triangle
Basket ball	Trapper Cove, Triangle
Chip bag	Shining Water, Triangle
Boom Floppy Disc	Northwest, Lagoon
Sunglasses	Southeast
Pipe	Old Camp
Concrete Shoe	Deep Lagoon, Southeast
Glass Bottle with XXX sign	Southeast
Fish Can	Forsaken Hut 3, Harbor, Shining Water, Smuggler’s Bay, Trapper Cove, Triangle
Grey Cassette Tape	Southeast
Green floppy dish	North, Southeast, Triangle
Meat Can	Beaver River, Southeast
Colorful headdress	Camp
Hot Dog	North, Shining Water, Trapper Cove
Plastic Bottle	Forsaken Hut, Triangle
Old Tire	Harbor, Smuggler’s Bay
Can Soup	Forsaken Hut, West
Mouse Glove	Triangle
Vegetable can	East, Forsaken Hut, Shining Water, Trapper Cove
Video cassette	Algae Area
Wilted leaf	Dead Forest, East, Triangle
Old Branch	Beaver River, East, Shining
Vinyl Record	Deep Lagoon

Costa Rica

● Main Quest Giver: Dr. Jules
● Unlock Cost: 5,000 Gold
● Cost per Trip: 150 Gold
● Discoveries: 62
○ Fish: 22
○ Creatures: 9
○ Trash: 30
○ Monsters: 1

FISHES

Fish	Time	Known Locations
Barracuda	Day	Crocodile Beach, East, Great Depths, Pirate Cave, North, West, South, Surfer’s Beach
Broomtail Grouper	Day	Volcano Coast
Dorado	Day & Night	Pirate Cave, South
Cubera Snapper	Night	East, Great Depths, North
Jack Crevalle	Day	Great Depths, North, Pirate Area, South
Pompano	Day & Night	East, West, Volcano Coast
Roosterfish	Day & Night	Crocodile Beach, Drake Bay
Pacific Sailfish	Night	Crocodile Bay, Crocodile Beach, Great Depths, Great Reef
Wahoo	Night	Crocodile Bay, Great Depths, North
Snook	Day & Night	East, Great Depths, Pirate Cave, North, South
Tarpon	Day & Night	East, Great Depths, North, South, West
Black Marlin	Night	Great Depths
Yellowfin Tuna	Day	Great Depths, East, West, South
Bull Shark	Night	Great Depths
Whitetip Shark	Day & Night	Great Depths
Whale Shark	Day	Great Depths
Nurse Shark	Night	Great Depths
Striped Marlin	Day	Flamingo Beach, Great Depths, Pirate Cave, Shipwreck, West
Sierra Mackerel	Day	Crocodile Beach, East, Great Depths, Great Reef, Harbour, North, South
Tripletail	Day	Crocodile Beach, Crocodile Bay, Drake Bay, Great Depths, Great Reef, South
Blue Marlin	Day & Night	Great Depths
Hammerhead Shark	Day & Night	Great Depths

CREATURES

Creature	Time	Known Locations
Blue Sea Dragon	Day & Night	Pirate Cave
Brown Sea Cucumber	Day	Crocodile Bay, Great Depths, Great Reef, Pirate, Shipwreck, West
Pacific Land Crab	Day	Crocodile Beach, Great Reef, Flamingo Rock, Surfer’s Beach,
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle	Day & Night	Castaway, Great Depths, Shipwreck
Nudibranch	Day & Night	Lookout Point, Flamingo Beach, Flamingo Rock, Great Reef, Volcanos Isthmus
Red-ridged Clinging Crab	Night	Crocodile Bay, Crocodile Beach, Great Reef, Volcano Coast
Pink Jellyfish	Day & Night	Great Depths, Crocodile Bay, Costal Reef, Mangrove Bay, Palm Leaf, Surfer’s Beach
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake	Day & Night	Flamingo Rock
American Crocodile	Day	Crocodile Beach

MONSTER

Monster	Time	Known Locations
Don Pedro	Night	Crocodile Bay, Crocodile Beach, Mangrove Bay

TRASH

Trash	Known Locations
Anchor	Spanish Shipwreck, Sunken Ship
Ancient Key	Flamingo Rock, Great Depths, Mangrove Bay, Spanish Shipwreck, Sunken Ship
Fish Can	Great Depths, Harbour, Palm Leaf, Spanish Shipwreck
Orange Cassette Tape	Castaway, Great Reef, Mangrove Bay, Spanish Shipwreck
Bicycle frame	Crocodile Beach
Oil Barrel	Great Depths, Sunken Ship
White Bottle	Flamingo Beach, Pirate Cave, Sunken Ship, Surfer Beach
Waterproof Watch	Lookout Point, Pirate Cave, Sunken Ship
Coral	Great Reef
Chip Bag	Crocodile Beach, Pirate Cave
Bikini Top	Coastal Reef, Surfer Beach
Yellow Floppy Disk 5.25	Monkey Island
Coconut	Coconut Island
Flipper	Spanish Shipwreck
Costa Rican Vase	Sunken Ship
Scuba Diver Mask	Great Reef, Spanish Shipwreck
Mysterious Stone Sphere	Spanish Shipwreck, Sunken Ship
Rubber Crocodile	Crocodile Beach
Oxcart Wheel	Sunken Ship, Surfer Beach
Palm Leaf	Palm Leaf
Ship Bell from Santa Maria	Sunken Ship
Watermelon Vinyl Record	Crocodile Bay, Great Depths, Shipwreck
Bottle Santa Maria	Great Depths, Sunken Ship
Treasure Chest	Sunken Ship
Surfboard	Flamingo Beach, Surfer Beach
Volcanic Rock	Crocodile Bay, Flamingo Rock, Great Reef, Shipwreck
Steel Hook	Spanish Shipwreck
Wooden Leg	Spanish Shipwreck, Pirate Cave
Pirate Hat	Monkey Island, Sunken Ship
Pirate Spyglasses	Sunken Ship

Alaska

● Main Quest Giver: Ava
● Unlock Cost: 10,000 Gold
● Cost per Trip: 200 Gold
● Discoveries: 64
○ Fish: 25
○ Creatures: 14
○ Trash: 24
○ Monsters: 1

FISHES

Fish	Time	Known Locations
Arctic Char	Day & Night	Center 1, East 2, South 1, West 1
Chum Salmon	Night	Arc Depth, Cold Bay, Knik Creek, Salmon Water
Arctic Greyling	Day	Canoe Islet, Cook Bay, Iceberg, Whale Depths
Burbot	Night	Iceberg, South 1 & 2, Whale Depths
Bigmouth Sculpin	Night	East 2, Iceberg, Salmon Water, South 1
Capelin	Night	Arc Depths, Cold Bay, Junk Bay, Whale Depths
Coalfish	Day & Night	Center 1, North, South 1, West 1
Humpback Salmon	Day	Arc Depths, Center 1, Salmon Water, West 1
Dolly Varden	Day & Night	Center 1, East 1, South 1 & 2
Halibut	Day & Night	Arc Depths, Halibut Cove
Rougheye Rockfish	Day & Night	Arc Depths, Cold Bay, East 1 & 2, Whale Depths
Soceye Salmon	Day & Night	Center 1 & 2, Salmon Water, South 1
Silver Salmon	Day	Center 1, East 1, Salmon Water, Whale Depths
Steelhead	Day	Salmon Water
Lancetfish	Night	East 2, North, Salmon Water, South 1 & 2
Atka Mackerel	Day	Canoe, Cook, East 1, Whale
Blue Lingcod	Day	Arc Depths, Cold Bay, East 1, East 2, Whale Depths
Pacific Sleeper Shark	Day & Night	Salmon Water, South 1, Whale Depths
Ocean Sunfish	Night	Arc Depths (UFO)
King Salmon	Day	Salmon Water
Yellow Irish Lord	Day & Night	Center 1, East 1, South 1, West 1
Pacific Herring	Day & Night	Arctic Depth, Arctic Village, Cold Bay, Knik Creek, Polar Beach, Salmon Water
Wolf Eel	Night	East 2, South 1
Salmon Shark	Day & Night	Salmon
Spiny Skate	Day & Night	Arc Depth, Iceberg, Salmon Water, South 1, Whale Depths

CREATURES

Creature	Time	Known Locations
Adelie Penguin	Day	Cold Bay
Beluga Whale	Day	Whale Depths
California Sea Cucumber	Day & Night	Arc Depths, Center 1, East 1, Salmon Water, South 1 & 2
Moon Jelly	Day & Night	Arc Depths, Canoe Islet, Cold Bay, East 1 & 2, Iceberg, Whale Depths
Polar Bear	Day	Iceberg
Killer Whale	Day & Night	Whale Depths
Spot Prawn	Day & Night	Arctic Village, Canoe Islet, East 2, Iceberg, Junk Bay, Whale Depths
Razor Clam	Day & Night	Arc Depths
Rose Star	Night	Arc Depths, Cook Bay, Junk Bay, Knik Creek, Whale Depths
Seal	???	Seal Bay
Narwhal	Night	East Island, Whale Depths
Red King Crab	Night	Arc Depths, North, Polar Beach, Seal Bay, Salmon Water
Walrus	Day & Night	Walrus Island
Humboldt Squid	Night	Arc Depths, Whale Depths

MONSTER

Monster	Time	Known Locations
Kraken	Day & Night	Walrus Island, Whale Depths, Cold Bay[1]

TRASH

Trash	Known Locations
Life Jacket	Canoe Islet, Iceberg, Salmon Water, Seal Bay, Ship 2
Compass	Abandoned Fishing Base, Center 1
Blue Cassette Tape	Junk
Frozen Acorn	Arc Depths, Cook Bay, Junk Bay, Whale Depths
Water Resistant Watch	Arc Depths, Iceberg, Knik Creek, Whale Depths
Oil Barrel	Ekuk Airport
Chip Bag	Cold Bay, Junk Bay, Knik Creek
Harpoon	Harpoon Island
Meteorite	Arc Depths, Clark’s Point
Ham Can	Arctic Village, Polar Beach, Seal Bay, Ship 1 & 2
Tetrix Floppy Disk 3.5	Arc Depths, Arctic Village, Center 1, Seal Bay
Inner Tube	Junk Bay, Knik Creek, Ship 1
Ski	Canoe Islet
Moose Antler	Canoe Islet, Junk Bay
Snow Shovel	Canoe Islet, Knik Creek, Seal Bay, Whale Depths
Snowshoe	Radio Point
Gold Nugget	Gold Island
Viking Helmet	Ship 2
Vinyl Record	Abandoned Fishing Base, Cold Bay, Cook Bay, Eek Island, Knik Creek, Seal Bay, Walrus Island
Video Cassette	Arc Depths, Cold Bay, Eek Island
Walrus Tusk	Ship 1, Walrus Island
Gold Pan	Gold Island
Snowman Hat	Arc Depths, Eek Island, Knik Creek Seal Bay

Australia

● Main Quest Giver: Steve
● Unlock Cost: 20,000 Gold
● Cost per Trip: 200 Gold
● Discoveries: 70
○ Fish: 30
○ Creatures: 12
○ Trash: 27
○ Monsters: 1

FISHES

Skipjack Tuna	Day	Skull Reef, East 1, Sow & Piglets (between Pig 2 & 3), Kangaroo Island, North of Sunday Bay, Shark Bones, Northeast Corner
Barramundi	Day & Night	Papua Bay, Sunday Bay, Sow & Piglets (North and West Side of Pig 4, and between Pig 2 & 3)
Coral Trout	Day	Turtlegrass Patch, Flower Sandbar, Mini Spiral, South of Shipwreck, Northwest Side of Pig 4, Southeast Side of Pig 3, Northeast of Sunday Bay
Black-Saddled Coral Grouper	Day & Night	Sow & Piglets (Between Pig 2 & 3), Devil Island, Spiral Sandbar, Flower Sandbar, South of Shipwreck
Hoodwinker Sunfish	Day	South of Shipwreck
Black Bream	Day & Night	Coco Island, Shipwreck, Northeast Corner, Sow & Piglets (Between Pig 2 & 3), North & Northwest Part of Devil Island (left horn)
Giant Trevally	Day & Night	Skull Reef, Southwest of Devil Island, Cloud Island
Luderick	Day & Night	Spiral Sandbar, Skull Reef, East 1, East Side of Pig 2, Between Devil Island & Beetle Island
Fingermark	Night	North of Devil Island, North & East of Sunday Bay, South of New Caledonia, Cloud Island
Port Jackson Shark	Day & Night	Sow & Piglets (North of Pig 2), Between Papua Bay & Skull Reef
Red Emperor Snapper	Day	Sow & Piglets (South of Pig 3), Northwest part of Devil Island (left horn)
Manta Ray	Day & Night	Flower Sandbar
Albacore	Day	North East Corner, North of New Caledonia, South
Carpet Shark	Night	Flower Sandbar, Spiral Sandbar
Leafy Seadragon	Day & Night	Northeast Part of Sunday Bay, Turtlegrass Patch
Shortfin Mako Shark	Night	North of New Caledonia, Northeast Corner
Unicorn Leatherjacket	Day	East and West of the Harbour, Northwest Part of Devil Island (left horn), Sow & Piglets (Pig 3), East of Flower Sandbar
Queensland Grouper	Day & Night	Spiral Sandbar, Flower Sandbar, Cloud Island
Mangrove Jack	Night	East Part of Coco Island, Flower Sandbar, North Side of Pig 4
Dusky Flathead	Day	Between Spiral Sandbar & Cloud Island, Papua Bay, Northeast Part of Beetle Island
Golden Trevally	Day & Night	East of the Harbour, Spiral Sandbar, North and Southeast of Devil Island, Sow & Piglets, Bird Island, Skull Reef, South of Shipwreck, Papua Bay, Coco Island
Tiger Shark	Night	North of New Caledonia, Shark Bones
Spotted Handfish	Night	Northeast Part of Devil Island (right horn)
Rocky Flagtail	Night	North of Devil Island, Skull Reef, Northeast Corner, North Part of Cloud Island, East Part of Sunday Bay
Swordfish	Day & Night	North of New Caledonia, East Part of Coco Island
Common Stargazer	Day & Night	Skull Reef, Sow & Piglets (Between Pig 3 & 4), North of Devil Island, South of Shipwreck
Tailor	Day	West and East of the Harbour, Sow & Piglets, Papua Bay, Sunday Bay, Spiral Sandbar, Skull Reef, North East Corner, South of Shipwreck
Smooth Oreo Dory	Day & Night	East of Coco Island (by the edge), North of New Caledonia, Northeast Corner
Spanish Mackerel	Day & Night	Skull Reef, South Part of New Caledonia, Between Pig 2 & 3
John Dory	Day & Night	North East Corner, Southwest of Dream Island, North of Devil Island (in between horns), North of New Caledonia

CREATURES

Creature	Time	Known Locations
Biscuit Seastar	Night	Northeast Part of Devil Island, West Side of Pig 3, South Part of Dream Island
Saltwater Crocodile	Day & Night	West
Giant Cuttlefish	Night	North of Devil Island (between the horns), North of New Caledonia
Blue Ringed Octopus	Day & Night	West Side of Bird Island
Sea Cow	Day	East Side of Beetle Island
Pinctada	Day & Night	South of Shipwreck
Purple Sea Urchin	Day & Night	Southeast of the Harbor, East Part of Papua Bay
Box Jelly Fish	Day & Night	Cloud Island, North Side of Pig 3
Sand Cucumber	Day & Night	West of the Harbour, Sow & Piglets (East Side of Pig 3)
Portuguese Man O’ War	Day & Night	Sow & Piglets (Pig 2)
Cauliflower Coral	Day & Night	West Side of Pig 3, Southwest of Shark Bones, East of Coco Island, Northeast Corner, Shark Bones
Sand Anemone	Day & Night	East Part of Sunday Bay, South, West Part of Beetle Island, Coco Island

MONSTER

Monster	Time	Known Locations
Bunyip	Day	Coral Reefs (East 1, 2 & 3), Area between Devil Island and Shipwreck

TRASH

Trash	Known Locations
Boomerang	East Side of Dream Island
Bottle of Suntan Oil	Shark Bones, South of the Harbour
Koala Hat	Between Beetle Island & Devil Island
Explorer Diary	Shipwreck
Cork Hat	Southeast Side of Pig 2, Between Beetle Island & Devil Island, Between Devil Island, Bird Island & Shipwreck, East Part of Papua Bay
Turtlegrass	West of the Harbour, Sow & Piglets
Aussie Rule Ball	West Side of Pig 2, South of Shipwreck (by the edge)
Beer Can	South Side of Pig 2
Kangaroo Road Sign	Sow & Piglets, Sunken Boat, Between Turtlegrass Patch & the Harbour, Kangaroo Island
Parrot Feather	Papua Bay, North and Southwest of New Caledonia, South and Southwest of Dream Island
Australian Cricket Bat	Between Cloud Island and Mini Island
Surfboard	Between Pig 1 & Pig 2
Giant Shark Tooth	Shark Bones
Plastic Barrel	Shipwreck, Kangaroo Island
Floppy Disc	Skeleton Reef
Maori Jewelry	Shipwreck
Rock with Aboriginal Painting	Sow & Piglets (West of Pig 2 (by the shore)
Sunglasses	South Part of Coco Island
Didgeridoo Flute	Southeast Side of Pig 2
Plastic “Dory” Fish	South Part of Coco Island, Between Mini Island & Spiral Sandbar
Lawn Chair	West Part of Papua Bay
Pearl	Cloud Island, Twirl Reef, Coco Island, Bird Island, East Side of Sunday Bay
Treasure Chest	Shipwreck
Eucalyptus Branch	North Side of Pig 1, Northeast Corner
Wooden Crate	Turtlegrass Patch
Marine Trap	North of Devil Island, Shipwreck, East of Kangaroo Island (by the edge)
Vegemite	Between the Harbour and South Area

4. Accomplish Quests, Tasks and Achievements

Take on NPC Quests

Boats with three dots or ellipses in a speech bubble indicate a quest. Quests are an alternative way to earn Gold and may sometimes even give you other items. These quests range from catching fish in certain areas or finding items underwater. Make sure to list down your quests on paper so you don’t forget them! If you want a more convenient, in-game method of remembering quests, you can go to the Broken Rod Anglers Store and buy a Notebook for 1,000 Gold.

Finish Daily Tasks

Upon opening the game for the first time in the past 24 hours, you will be greeted with a Daily Task. These tasks usually challenge you to catch a certain number of fish or creatures or collect a certain amount of trash. After completing the task, you will earn 1-2 Gems.

Get Achievements

The game has certain milestones that each player can hit just by playing the game. They range from collecting a number of fish, finding your first monster, reeling in trash and so on. Each achievement rewards you with Gems.

5. Be Mindful of Your Inventory

At the start of the game, you only have 5 slots in your inventory. If you are trying to save up for something or want to focus on earning money, do not collect any floating Debris you find. While some Trash can sell for a good profit, not all of them do and you might end up with Wood which only sells for 14 Gold. You will want to fish for the best and most expensive Fish you can find around the island so you do not want to use up your space for something like that.

If you end up catching Fish or Creatures that sell for cheap, you can always release them back into the water. But if you get Trash or Wood that isn’t very profitable, you will lose Karma Points if you throw them back into the ocean which may affect the success of your next fishing attempts. 

If you want to increase the number of slots you have in your inventory, you will need to first build the Dock at the Pier. Once you unlock the Dock, you’ll be able to add up to 5 extra slots. Each slot is not cheap, costing Gems and increasing in price for each one you unlock. 

6. What not to do

As we played the game and shared our experiences with other players, we ran into some common problems. To help you avoid them, we’ve listed them below:

Don’t buy the Boat Radio

With the very short and vague description of what the Radio does, any player would be tempted to buy it to find out. The Boat Radio basically lets you use emotes to communicate with other players on the map. They may communicate back with their own emotes if they have them, but for the most part, it doesn’t really contribute much to your game if you just want to focus on fishing.

At the time of writing this guide, the game does not give players a way to communicate in other ways like chat or voice so the boat radio is more of a fun add-on and not really mandatory to get. Since it’s also pretty costly, we highly recommend not buying it or prioritizing buying other things first.

Don’t get Stuck

Traveling using the helicopter costs, at minimum, 100 Gold. At the start of your fishing career, you won’t be making much money with the fish you catch so be wary of spending too much Gold on things. Do not let your wallet go under 100 Gold or else you will find yourself stuck at the Pier or Sea. When you do get stuck, don’t panic as there are many ways to get yourself out of it. 

How to Leave the Pier

To leave the Pier, you need to wait for Chests or Crates to appear to collect Gold. The Debris you may also find could be sold to This & That Purchase Store for more Gold.

How to Leave the Sea

Unlike the Pier, there is no Store on the other islands to sell your stuff to. Instead, you can collect Crates to get enough Gold or accomplish quests given by NPCs in boats. These quests often require you to collect fish or trash in exchange for payment.

Don’t Sell Wilson!

Wilson is a volleyball with a face drawn on it and is a reference to the movie Cast Away (2000). The main character treated a volleyball they found as their companion as they were stranded alone on an island for years. At around level 3, you may see a man on a raft named Robinson who is looking for that ball.

However, if you talk to him, he will send you away saying you need to level up more (since you need to be level 4 for this quest) even if you already found the ball. Keep the ball in your inventory until the quest becomes available to you once you’ve found it since it is a very rare and difficult item to find.

The same goes for other quest item trash. If it seems unusual or unlike any of the common trash you find, keep it on hand or check their official discord to see if it is a quest item. Once you finish the quest, you could still fish out these items but there will no longer be a point to keep them so feel free to sell them after.

And that marks the end of our Beginner’s Guide to Creatures of the Deep! We hope that our research on this game paid off and assisted you in your journey to complete your collection of fish, creatures, and trash!

As this game is constantly updated and many of its secrets are still being discovered, we highly recommend visiting their Official Subreddit or Discord Server where the developer himself also resides. The community is steadily growing and there are always players ready to give helpful pointers and strategies. Do you know any tips and tricks we may have missed or would like to share with fellow players? Let us know in the comment section!