Fishing Guide - Elder Scrolls Online

Nine Types of Bait

In this part of the Fishing Guide for The Elder Scrolls Online we are going to take a look at the 9 different baits that exist.

Bait Types

Bait Storage

Bait items are stored in the crafting bag (ESO Plus) or in your inventory (Without ESO Plus) and are categorized as Provisioning materials.

All 9 Bait Types

In the table below you can see all the 9 different bait types that exist, where they are used and what rewards you can get by using them.

Bait Type	Water Type	Bait Reward	Common Fish Reward
Chub	Saltwater	Minnow	Dhufish
Worms	Saltwater	Minnow	Longfin
Crawlers	Foul	Chub	Slaughterfish
Fish Roe	Foul	Chub	Trodh
Insect Parts	River	Fish Roe	Salmon
Shad	River	Fish Roe	River Betty
Guts	Lake	Shad	Silverside Perch
Minnow	Lake	Shad	Spadetail

Note: The extra bait you receive from fishing has no impact on your chance of catching rare fish.

How to acquire Baits?

The easiest way would be to buy them in the Guildstores, the baits are not expensive to purchase. Naturally, you will obtain some baits anyway by just killing monsters or looting level 1 Insects for example Beetles.

Other ways to obtain baits for fishing in The Elder Scrolls Online are:

Bait Type	Location 1	Location 2	Location 3
Chub	Foul water
Worms	Harvesting Plants	Zombies
Crawlers	Harvesting Plants	Zombies	Spiders, Centipedes, Scribs
Fish Roe	River water
Insect Parts	Looting Insects, Butterflies, Torchbugs, Flesh Flies
Shad	Lake water
Guts	Rabbits, Goats, Chickens, Bantams
Minnow	Saltwater

What are Baits used for?

Apart from the obvious usage in fishing, baits are also often used in Provisioning Crafting for recipes or for furnishings. For example:

Buff-Food

Dubious Camoran Throne - White Meat, Beetle Scuttle, Insect Parts, Guts
Ghastly Eye Bowl - Worms, Fleshfly Larva, Bananas, Rose
Crunchy Spider Skewer - Spider Egg, Crawlers, Acai Berry, Seasoning
Orzorga's Blood Price Pie - Red Meat, Potato, Violet Coprinus, Guts
Orzorga's Triple Trifle Pocket - Guts, Columbine, Beets, White Meat

Furnishings

Cauldron of Soup - Regulus, Decorative Wax, Nickel, Guts, Dwarven Oil
Cauldron of Stew - Regulus, Decorative Wax, Nickel, Guts, Dwarven Oil

and more.....

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