From Fishing 27, lava fishing on the Crimson Isle is the main XP method in both the wiki guide and forum advice. With an average setup players report about 300-800k Fishing XP/hr. It gets much better as you unlock the Inferno Rod, Hellfire Rod and Thunder Armor, and it needs a strong weapon such as a Hyperion.
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What you need
- Level
- Fishing 27-36
- Also needs
- Combat 22 for Crimson Isle access
- Magma Rod (Fishing 27)
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 |
|---|---|
| 300k-400k | Fishing XP/hrPlayers around Fishing 27 with about 288 Fishing Speed, 78.7% Sea Creature Chance, Ammonite pet and Whale Bait. They said it matched Bayou rates because their Soul Whip killed too slowly. Jun 2025. |
| 400k-500k | Fishing XP/hrRough guesses for an 'average setup' after Fishing 27. Dec 2023, so likely outdated. |
| 792k | Fishing XP/hrOne player's estimate at Fishing 33 with 236 Fishing Speed and 88.9% Sea Creature Chance (about one creature every 10 seconds, median 2.2k XP each). Aug 2025. |
Steps
- Rods: Magma Rod (27), Inferno Rod (30), Hellfire Rod (35).
- Armor: keep Shark Scale Armor, then build the lava sea creature pieces up to the Taurus Helmet (35), then Thunder Armor (36).
- Fish inside Crimson Isle hotspots when possible.
- Use Fish Bait for Fishing Speed. Pet: Ammonite.
- Kill with a Hyperion; a Flaming Flay is better for mobs that resist magic.
In its favour
- Always available, unlike festivals
- Builds Magmafish collection for the better lava rods
Against it
- The wiki guide says without a Hyperion or Flaming Flay it is only about as good as Stridersurfer fishing
- Weak weapons make rates no better than water fishing
Tips from the sources
- Thunder needs Fishing 36 and the Novice Trophy Fisher rank from Odger, so start trophy fishing early.
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)
- Tutorial:Ultimate Guide (Hypixel SkyBlock Wiki)(opens in a new tab)
- Sea Creatures/List/Crimson Isle (Hypixel SkyBlock Wiki)(opens in a new tab)
- Ultimate Fishing Guide (Hypixel Forums)(opens in a new tab)
- Best fishing xp/hr IMO from fishing 17 till 35 (Hypixel Forums)(opens in a new tab)
- fastest way to get fishing xp (Hypixel Forums)(opens in a new tab)
- How much Fishing XP/hr is it to do Lava Fishing in Crimson Isles post Fishing 27? (Hypixel Forums)(opens in a new tab)