Lava-fishing Stridersurfers next to Sawyer in Moonglade Marsh (Galatea) is the community's top XP pick from Fishing 17 until about 30-32. One player estimated about 1.3-1.4m Fishing XP/hr at Fishing 33. It is bad for money, and you need enough axe damage to kill them fast.
summary of 5 sourcesnewest 26 Oct 2026
What you need
- Level
- Fishing 17-32
- Also needs
- Access to Moonglade Marsh on Galatea
- Any lava fishing rod
Figures
Quoted from the sources below. Treat them as community estimates and read the conditions next to each one.
| Figure | What it measures and when |
|---|---|
| 1.3m-1.4m | Fishing XP/hrOne player's estimate at Fishing 33 with 236 Fishing Speed, 88.9% Sea Creature Chance and +30 Fishing Speed from Galatea shards, killing each strider in one hit with an axe (about 19k axe damage). Aug 2025. |
| 2m | Fishing XP/hrOne player's claim during Mayor Derpy, after Fishing 27. Sep 2025. |
| 775 | Fishing XP per Stridersurfer (base)Wiki base value before Fishing Wisdom. The forum player counted about 1,555 per strider with their Fishing Wisdom. |
Steps
- Go to Sawyer in Moonglade Marsh and fish the lava next to him.
- Use any lava rod for your level; the wiki guide says the Starter Lava Rod works.
- Stand two blocks back from the lava so striders can't reach you.
- Kill them with an axe. Aim to one-shot them.
In its favour
- Fastest XP before the Crimson Isle per several players
- Semi-AFK
- Works at Fishing 17, long before Crimson lava creatures
Against it
- Needs about 19k damage with an axe to be worth it
- Poor money compared to other fishing
- Using a non-Magma rod means you skip Magmafish collection progress
Tips from the sources
- The forum guide says Stridersurfer fishing stays faster than Crimson Isle lava until about Fishing 30-32.
Sources
Each date is the one recorded for that source. Open them and check: they say more than this page does.
- Tutorial:Fishing Guide (Hypixel SkyBlock Wiki)(opens in a new tab)
- Stridersurfer (Hypixel SkyBlock Wiki)(opens in a new tab)
- Ultimate Fishing Guide (Hypixel Forums)(opens in a new tab)
- Fastest Fishing Exp method (Hypixel Forums)(opens in a new tab)
- Best fishing xp/hr IMO from fishing 17 till 35 (Hypixel Forums)(opens in a new tab)