Biggest Catch

Seven waters, fifty-six fish and one rod to start with. Cast into a reedy millpond, a fast willow river, a cold mountain lake, a saltmarsh, a coral reef, the open ocean and a trench so deep the fish make their own light. Every fish fights differently: perch dart, trout leap, sturgeon dive and swordbills run until your reel smokes. Sell your catch, upgrade your tackle, fill the logbook and hunt the seven legends.

How to play

• Cast: press on the water where you want your bait and let go. With a keyboard, aim with the Arrow keys and cast with Space.
• Strike when the float is pulled under (or the rod tip bends hard): tap, click or press Space. Small dips are only nibbles; strike too early and the fish bolts.
• Reel by holding the press or Space. Watch the tension gauge: keep the needle in the green to tire the fish fastest. Let go when it runs, jumps or the needle nears the red, or the line snaps. Leave the line slack too long and the hook falls out.
• Read the fish: a fish turning to run or rising to jump shows it a moment before. A charging fish swims at you, so reel fast to keep the line tight.
• Time and weather matter. Some fish feed only at dawn, dusk or night, some like rain, and each has its favourite baits.
• Keys: S tackle shop, L logbook, T map and derbies, B bait, 1 to 9 pick a bait, M sound, Esc menu.

Progress saves automatically.