Fishing Leveling guide FFXIV lvl 1 - 50

Fishing Grinding Spots 01-50

From	To	MAX	Location	Map	Bait	Notes
1	5	5	Limsa Lower Decks	LL	Lugworm	Catches many relevant Levequest fish.
5	10	10	Murmur Rills	NSH	Crayfish Ball	The absolute best spot in this tier. (Gridania->Yellow Serpent Gate)
10	15	15	Swiftperch	WLN	Pillbug	Catches many relevant Levequest fish.
15	20	20	Fallgourd Float	NSH	Midge Basket	Straight up grinding spot. Great EXP
15	20	20	Aleport	WLN	Rat Tail	Randomly catch many levefish.
20	23	26	Yug'ram River	CTH	Butterworm	( night ) 100% Black Eel. Just alt-tab during daytime :)
23	27	29	Burning Wall	ETH	Brass Spoon Lure	100% Yug'ram Salmon: Insane EXP.
27	30	35	Ceruleum Field	NTH	Chocobo Fly	100% Grip Killfish. This spot is SUPERIOR TO MOONDRIP
30	31	31	North Umbral Isles	WLN	Spoonworm	( night ) Gain a level in one night + quest item (Fullmoon Sardine)
30	35	35	Cape Westwind	WTH	Spoonworm	Change lure to Steel Jig - Sinking Minnow when possible.
35	37	40	Sagoili Desert	STH	Sand Leech	Great overall grind spot. Decent until 40 if you choose to.
37	40	41	The Nail	CCH	Wildfowl Fly	High chance of Bronzelake and Crimson Trout. (can begin @36)
40	44	45	Burning Wall	ETH	Stem Borer	Slim choices :( Use Myhtril Spoon Lure - Snurble Tuft when able
44	45	46	Exploratory Icehole	CCH	Topwater Frog	Catches Northern Pike (Levequest fish). Good EXP.
45	47	50	Sea of Clouds	CCH	Hoverworm	Purely a grinding spot.
45	50	50	Ceruleum Field	NTH	Glowworm	Levefishing AND good EXP

Levequest Fish Summary

Updating with best ways to catch, mostly a list for now
FSH Level 1 Levequest Fish
Merlthor Goby: Limsa Lominsa lower decks | Lugworm
Malm Kelp: Limsa Lominsa lower decks | Lugworm
Lominsan anchovy: Limsa Lominsa lower decks | Lugworm
Finger Shrimp: Limsa Lominsa lower decks | Lugworm

FSH Level 5 Levequest Fish
Harbor Herring [R]
Sea Cucumbers [R]
Coral Butterfly
Ocean Cloud
I had zero need to use leves in this tier. But I guess I can try to find the best ways to catch these and update…

FSH Level 10 Levequest fish
Pebble Crab [R]: Swiftperch, WLN | Goby Ball
Harbor Herring [R]: Swiftperch, WLN | Goby Ball
Tiger Cod: Swiftperch, WLN | Goby Ball
Moraby Flounder: Swiftperch, WLN | Goby Ball
Thankfully Swiftperch offers a decent chance to catch all of them with a single type of bait. I did not delve into how to catch each specifically, as it’s pretty unneeded in this tier.

FSH Level 15 Levequest fish
Helmet Crab [R]: Difficult to isolate | Skull Valley | Rat Tail
White Coral [R]: Difficult to isolate | Brewers Beacon (MLN) | Goby Ball
Razor Clam: Crescent Cove (WTH) | Rat Tail
Rothlyt Osyter: Silver Bazaar (WTH) | Rat Tail
There’s no great universal spot to farm more than 2 of these at a time. If you’re bent on using a few leves, you’re best off trying to farm the clams, BUYING pebble crabs, and abandoning the coral levequest.

FSH Level 20 Levequest fish
Dark Sleeper [R]: Difficult to isolate |
Faerie Bass [R]: Difficult to isolate |
Copperfish: Raincatcher Gully, East Agelyss River (ELN) | 100% catch
Black Eel: Yug’ram River (ETH) | Butterworm | Night, 100% catch

FSH Level 25 Levequest fish
Dark Bass [R]: Difficult to isolate |
Five-Ilm Pleco [R]: Difficult to isolate |
Black Ghost: Difficult to isolate |
Yugr’am Salmon: The Burning Wall (XTH) | 100% catch

FSH Level 30 Levequest fish
Black Soles [R]:
Indigo Herring [R]:
Ash Tuna:
Indigo Herring:

FSH Level 35 Levequest fish
Giant Bass [R]:
Lamp Marimo [R]: Exploratory Icehole | xxx > xxx
Crimson Trout
Seema

FSH Level 40 Levequest fish
Abalatian Smelt [R]:
Golden Loach [R]: Difficult to isolate |
Bronze Lake Trout: The Nail (CCH) |
Northern Pike: Exploratory Ice Hole (CCH) | Topwater Frog

FSH Level 45 Levequest fish
Sludgeskipper [R]: Ceruleum Field (NTH) | Stem Borer > Glowworm
Ignus Snail [R]: Ceruleum Field (NTH) | Stem Borer > Glowworm
Ilsabardian Bass: Ceruleum Field (NTH) | Topwater Frog > Glowworm
Boltfish: Ceruleum Field (NTH) | Mooch from Silverfish

All of these (Except Boltfish) can ALSO can be caught much nearer the levemete in Mor Dhona – North Silvertear. Glowworm is your catch-all lure. If you’re short on snails and skippers, use Stem Borer. If you’re short on bass use Topwater Frog. If you’re short on Boltfish – good luck