OSRS Barbarian Fishing Calculator
Leaping trout, salmon and sturgeon and barehanded fishing: Fishing, Agility, Strength and Cooking per hour, every method side by side, and the hours to your goal.
Set experience directly to plan past level 99, up to 200M.
Leave it empty to use the pace for the method. A figure here sets your pace at your level now.
Every method, side by side
Your levels, gear and goal, fished each way.
| Method | Fishing XP an hour | Agility and Strength | Cooking | Coins an hour | Time |
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Your catch now
| Catch | An attempt | An hour | XP each |
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An hour of it
Over your plan
Cutting the catch
| Fish | Cut works | Cooking XP a fish | Offcuts a fish | Uncut | Cut |
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Clue bottles
| Tier | A catch | An hour | By your goal |
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Every attempt rolls for the best fish your levels allow first. Sturgeon is tried before salmon and salmon before trout, so the mix moves with your Fishing, Agility and Strength levels, and the plan works level by level in all four skills. Paces marked with a ~ are estimates matched to published experience rates; type your own Fishing XP an hour to replace them. Kept fish and offcuts use today's instant-sell price after the 2% tax, and bait, lures and karambwans the instant-buy price. Rules and rates checked against the OSRS Wiki on 11 November 2026.
How barbarian fishing works
Otto Godblessed teaches it in his grotto above Baxtorian Falls as part of Barbarian Training. Ask him about fishing rods and take the barbarian rod from under his bed; it fishes the leaping fish in the lake there and on Mount Quidamortem in the Kebos Lowlands. Feathers, fishing bait, fish offcuts, roe or caviar all work as bait, and each fish you catch uses one. Every fish pays Agility and Strength experience on top of Fishing, which is why the method stays popular well past the level it opens.
| Catch | Fishing | Agility | Strength | Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaping trout | 48 | 15 | 15 | Heavy rod fishing |
| Leaping salmon | 58 | 30 | 30 | Heavy rod fishing |
| Leaping sturgeon | 70 | 45 | 45 | Heavy rod fishing |
| Raw tuna | 55 | — | 35 | Barehanded fishing |
| Raw swordfish | 70 | — | 50 | Barehanded fishing |
| Raw shark | 96 | — | 76 | Barehanded fishing |
| Fish | Fishing | Agility and Strength, each |
|---|---|---|
| Leaping sturgeon | 80 | 7 |
| Leaping salmon | 70 | 6 |
| Leaping trout | 50 | 5 |
Each attempt first rolls for a sturgeon, if your three levels allow one, then for a salmon, then for a trout, and you keep the first that lands. If all three rolls miss, the attempt catches nothing. A roll's chance climbs in a straight line from level 1 to 99 and is rounded to a 256th: sturgeon goes from 9 in 256 to 65 in 256, salmon from 17 to 97 and trout from 33 to 193. Your visible level counts, so a boost helps.
The catch at every Fishing level, 52 levels
| Level | Sturgeon | Salmon | Trout | Nothing | Fishing XP an attempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | — | — | 43.0% | 57.0% | 21.48 |
| 49 | — | — | 43.4% | 56.6% | 21.68 |
| 50 | — | — | 44.1% | 55.9% | 22.07 |
| 51 | — | — | 44.9% | 55.1% | 22.46 |
| 52 | — | — | 45.3% | 54.7% | 22.66 |
| 53 | — | — | 46.1% | 53.9% | 23.05 |
| 54 | — | — | 46.9% | 53.1% | 23.44 |
| 55 | — | — | 47.3% | 52.7% | 23.63 |
| 56 | — | — | 48.0% | 52.0% | 24.02 |
| 57 | — | — | 48.4% | 51.6% | 24.22 |
| 58 | — | 25.0% | 36.9% | 38.1% | 35.96 |
| 59 | — | 25.0% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 36.25 |
| 60 | — | 25.4% | 37.6% | 37.0% | 36.57 |
| 61 | — | 25.8% | 38.0% | 36.2% | 37.04 |
| 62 | — | 26.2% | 38.4% | 35.5% | 37.50 |
| 63 | — | 26.6% | 38.4% | 35.0% | 37.81 |
| 64 | — | 26.6% | 39.0% | 34.4% | 38.10 |
| 65 | — | 27.0% | 39.1% | 34.0% | 38.41 |
| 66 | — | 27.3% | 39.5% | 33.2% | 38.87 |
| 67 | — | 27.7% | 39.8% | 32.5% | 39.32 |
| 68 | — | 28.1% | 39.9% | 32.0% | 39.62 |
| 69 | — | 28.5% | 40.2% | 31.3% | 40.07 |
| 70 | 18.8% | 23.2% | 33.1% | 25.0% | 47.78 |
| 71 | 19.1% | 23.4% | 33.0% | 24.5% | 48.18 |
| 72 | 19.5% | 23.6% | 33.1% | 23.8% | 48.68 |
| 73 | 19.5% | 23.9% | 33.4% | 23.2% | 49.03 |
| 74 | 19.9% | 24.1% | 33.2% | 22.7% | 49.42 |
| 75 | 19.9% | 24.1% | 33.7% | 22.3% | 49.64 |
| 76 | 20.3% | 24.3% | 33.5% | 21.9% | 50.02 |
| 77 | 20.3% | 24.6% | 33.8% | 21.3% | 50.36 |
| 78 | 20.7% | 24.8% | 33.9% | 20.7% | 50.84 |
| 79 | 21.1% | 25.0% | 33.7% | 20.2% | 51.21 |
| 80 | 21.1% | 25.0% | 34.1% | 19.8% | 51.42 |
| 81 | 21.5% | 25.1% | 34.2% | 19.2% | 51.89 |
| 82 | 21.5% | 25.5% | 34.2% | 18.9% | 52.11 |
| 83 | 21.9% | 25.6% | 34.2% | 18.2% | 52.57 |
| 84 | 21.9% | 25.9% | 34.5% | 17.7% | 52.88 |
| 85 | 22.3% | 26.1% | 34.3% | 17.3% | 53.23 |
| 86 | 22.7% | 26.0% | 34.5% | 16.9% | 53.57 |
| 87 | 22.7% | 26.3% | 34.5% | 16.6% | 53.78 |
| 88 | 23.0% | 26.5% | 34.5% | 16.0% | 54.22 |
| 89 | 23.0% | 26.8% | 34.7% | 15.5% | 54.52 |
| 90 | 23.4% | 26.9% | 34.5% | 15.1% | 54.85 |
| 91 | 23.4% | 26.9% | 34.9% | 14.7% | 55.05 |
| 92 | 23.8% | 27.1% | 34.9% | 14.2% | 55.47 |
| 93 | 24.2% | 27.2% | 34.7% | 13.8% | 55.79 |
| 94 | 24.2% | 27.5% | 34.9% | 13.4% | 56.08 |
| 95 | 24.6% | 27.7% | 34.7% | 13.0% | 56.40 |
| 96 | 24.6% | 28.0% | 34.8% | 12.6% | 56.68 |
| 97 | 25.0% | 27.8% | 35.0% | 12.2% | 56.99 |
| 98 | 25.0% | 28.1% | 35.0% | 11.9% | 57.17 |
| 99 | 25.4% | 28.3% | 34.9% | 11.4% | 57.57 |
The methods
Left alone, the rod tries for a fish every 5 ticks, which is 3 seconds. Dropping the catch as you go costs a little time on each fish; the plan allows about three quarters of a second a fish, which lands within 1.5% of the published rates from 48 to 99. Cutting each fish before you drop it pays Cooking without slowing the rod, because the knife does not touch the fishing timer. At Mount Quidamortem a bank chest sits about 30 tiles from the spots, so you can keep the fish; a fish barrel and the pearl barbarian rod make each trip count for more.
Tick manipulation makes the rod try every 3 ticks. Herb and swamp tar, or a knife and logs, reset the timer; in the cut-eat version you cut each fish and eat the roe or caviar instead, which drops nothing and saves bait, since the offcuts are used first. The plan takes about 94% of a perfect 3-tick hour, which matches the published 3-tick rates within about 1%. Mixing in a cooked karambwan, which delays the timer by only two ticks, allows 2.5-tick fishing at the cost of one karambwan every other attempt and a bank trip each inventory. True 2-tick barbarian fishing does not work, because the spot needs two ticks of interaction for each roll.
Barehanded fishing
Ask Otto about harpoons and he teaches you to fish with your arm at harpoon spots: Catherby, the Fishing Guild (68 Fishing to enter) and the Varlamore coast among them. It catches and paces exactly like a regular harpoon, but each fish needs 20 more Fishing than usual and pays some Strength experience as well. Swordfish are rolled before tuna, as with a harpoon. A barehanded attempt takes 6 ticks, or 2 with tick manipulation, either from two rats attacking you every two ticks at Port Piscarilius or from a second account on a PvP world in the Fishing Guild, which runs about 5% faster.
| Catch | Fishing | Strength | Fishing XP | Strength XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw tuna | 55 | 35 | 80 | 8 |
| Raw swordfish | 70 | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| Raw shark | 96 | 76 | 110 | 11 |
Shark lures speed sharks up a great deal at the price of experience. Each shark caught uses the lures you set, and the heron gets rarer the more you use:
| Lures | Chance at 99 | Attempt | Fishing XP a shark | Heron rarer by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 16.0% | 6 ticks | 110 | 1x |
| 1 | 47.3% | 5.5 ticks | 27.5 | 4x |
| 3 | 70.7% | 5 ticks | 22 | 5x |
| 5 | 94.1% | 4.5 ticks | 17.6 | 6x |
Barehanded catch chance at every Fishing level, 45 levels
| Level | Swordfish | Tuna | Nothing | Shark, no lures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | — | 15.6% | 84.4% | — |
| 56 | — | 15.6% | 84.4% | — |
| 57 | — | 16.0% | 84.0% | — |
| 58 | — | 16.4% | 83.6% | — |
| 59 | — | 16.4% | 83.6% | — |
| 60 | — | 16.8% | 83.2% | — |
| 61 | — | 16.8% | 83.2% | — |
| 62 | — | 17.2% | 82.8% | — |
| 63 | — | 17.2% | 82.8% | — |
| 64 | — | 17.6% | 82.4% | — |
| 65 | — | 18.0% | 82.0% | — |
| 66 | — | 18.0% | 82.0% | — |
| 67 | — | 18.4% | 81.6% | — |
| 68 | — | 18.4% | 81.6% | — |
| 69 | — | 18.8% | 81.3% | — |
| 70 | 14.1% | 16.1% | 69.8% | — |
| 71 | 14.1% | 16.4% | 69.5% | — |
| 72 | 14.5% | 16.7% | 68.8% | — |
| 73 | 14.5% | 16.7% | 68.8% | — |
| 74 | 14.8% | 17.0% | 68.2% | — |
| 75 | 14.8% | 17.0% | 68.2% | — |
| 76 | 15.2% | 17.2% | 67.5% | — |
| 77 | 15.2% | 17.2% | 67.5% | — |
| 78 | 15.6% | 17.5% | 66.9% | — |
| 79 | 15.6% | 17.8% | 66.6% | — |
| 80 | 15.6% | 17.8% | 66.6% | — |
| 81 | 16.0% | 18.0% | 65.9% | — |
| 82 | 16.0% | 18.0% | 65.9% | — |
| 83 | 16.4% | 18.3% | 65.3% | — |
| 84 | 16.4% | 18.3% | 65.3% | — |
| 85 | 16.8% | 18.5% | 64.7% | — |
| 86 | 16.8% | 18.9% | 64.4% | — |
| 87 | 17.2% | 18.8% | 64.1% | — |
| 88 | 17.2% | 19.1% | 63.7% | — |
| 89 | 17.6% | 19.0% | 63.4% | — |
| 90 | 17.6% | 19.3% | 63.1% | — |
| 91 | 17.6% | 19.3% | 63.1% | — |
| 92 | 18.0% | 19.5% | 62.5% | — |
| 93 | 18.0% | 19.9% | 62.2% | — |
| 94 | 18.4% | 19.8% | 61.9% | — |
| 95 | 18.4% | 20.1% | 61.5% | — |
| 96 | 18.8% | 20.0% | 61.3% | 15.6% |
| 97 | 18.8% | 20.3% | 60.9% | 15.6% |
| 98 | 19.1% | 20.2% | 60.6% | 16.0% |
| 99 | 19.1% | 20.5% | 60.3% | 16.0% |
Roe, caviar and offcuts
A knife opens a leaping fish. Your Cooking level sets how often it works: trout succeed on Cooking level out of 150, so 66% at 99, while salmon and sturgeon succeed on level out of 80 and never fail from 80. A good cut gives roe from trout and salmon for 10 Cooking experience, or caviar from sturgeon for 15, and sometimes fish offcuts as well: half the time from trout, three times in four from salmon and five times in six from sturgeon. A failed cut leaves nothing. Offcuts stack and are taken as bait before anything else, so the cut-eat method needs far fewer feathers. Roe and caviar feed the barbarian mixes in Barbarian Herblore.
Gear, pets and rare finds
The angler's outfit adds Fishing experience once you have 34 Fishing: 0.4% for the hat, 0.8% for the top, 0.6% for the waders and 0.2% for the boots, and 2.5% for the whole set, the spirit version included. Rada's blessing gives a 2 to 8% chance of a second fish, and spirit flakes a 50% chance, using one flake a catch; the two add together, and neither extra fish pays experience. The achievement diaries calculator lists the Kourend & Kebos tasks behind each blessing.
The heron's chance on each catch is 1 in (base minus 25 times your Fishing level). The base is 1,280,862 for leaping fish, 257,770 for tuna and swordfish and 82,243 for sharks, and lures make it 4, 5 or 6 times rarer. Clue bottles use the same bases: each tier you can still get rolls on its own at 1 in floor(floor(base x CA) / (100 + level) x tier), with 0.95 for the matching Combat Achievement tier and the tier factor 0.2, 1.7, 2, 3.3 or 10 from beginner to elite. A big swordfish replaces 1 swordfish in 2,500 and a big shark 1 shark in 5,000; both can be doubled by the blessing or flakes. Fishing at a Varlamore spot adds a loop half of a moon key at 1 in floor(base / 150) a catch.
Game modes and the Deadman world
Ironmen keep everything they catch and buy feathers and fishing bait in packs of 100 from fishing shops such as Gerrant's in Port Sarim, where the price climbs as a world's stock runs low. Shark lures come in packs of 100 from Alry the Angler for one molch pearl, and karambwans for 2.5-tick fishing have to be caught and cooked. Ultimate ironmen cannot bank. Hardcore Worlds have their own Grand Exchange, so coin values there are marked as estimates. On Deadman world 345 your experience is multiplied by 20 at level 1, falling to 10 at level 50 and above, during the first 12 hours of protection, and by 10 falling to 5 afterwards, with no Grand Exchange tax. An accumulation charm triples the fish, their experience and the clue chance; a stockpiling charm notes the fish, so nothing needs dropping or banking.
Barbarian fishing questions
Is it the fastest Fishing experience? 3-tick barbarian fishing is among the fastest from 58, and the Agility and Strength experience on top makes it hard to beat overall. Barehanded 2-tick swordfish and tuna run at a regular harpoon's pace, a little under it on Fishing alone. The Fishing calculator compares every other method to your goal.
Does barehanded fishing work at Tempoross? Yes; it counts as a regular harpoon there, and the Tempoross calculator plans the fight and its rewards. Catching a leaping sturgeon is also a hard Kandarin Diary task.
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