Help in Finding My Lost Legendary Fish

[Slayer Fan]

Howdy folks,

 

I have come in the hope that someone is able to help me or someone that has suffered the same misfortune as me in Losing a Legendary Fish, how is that even possible you ask? Well, I stupidly stood on the rocks rather than the beach at Van Horn Trading Post lighthouse, I successfully caught the Legendary Fish as you can see from the attached screenshot, when I was carrying it back onto dry land, I slipped and fell into the see and came out minus the fish.

 

As you can see from the 2nd Screenshot, there is a white paw print and zero sign of the fish.

I am hoping that someone can help or able to confirm that I will need to fish again for that damn legendary fish.

 

Many thanks folks for your replies

 

 

 

[Truth]

@Slayer Fan First off, create an addition save (as a precaution)

Try leaving the area for a bit. Try "resting". Try dying.

That's all I have...

[BropolloCreed79]

2 minutes ago, Truth said:

First off, create an addition save (as a precaution)

Always.  ALWAYS.  

Relying on Autosave is like letting your idiot cousin who makes his own toothbrushes out of recycled car floor mats do your taxes.

[dropkickennedy]

I have been wondering about this myself though. Do the legendary fish act the same as animals? Meaning, when you kill a legendary animal it automatically shows up at the trapper. If you catch a legendary fish and have an issue like poor @Slayer Fan, does it automatically show up at the post office or with Gill? 🤔

[Slayer Fan]

I shall check the post office, I don't know if I have any way of checking with Gill, many thanks for that reply

[Truth]

39 minutes ago, dropkickennedy said:

Do the legendary fish act the same as animals?

Quoting the official guide:

"Note that animals are one of a kind: once you kill them, they were looking not appear again. Be sure to skin them and take care not to leave any loot behind. If you do, note that irreplaceable parts required to create talismans/trinkets are automatically sent to the trapper."

Says nothing about the legendary fish and how they are handled.

[BropolloCreed79]

2 minutes ago, Truth said:

Says nothing about the legendary fish and how they are handled.

My guess is drinks, dinner, dancing (more drinks) and a night-cap.

[Truth]

Just now, BropolloCreed79 said:

My guess is drinks, dinner, dancing (more drinks) and a night-cap.

I don't know, The one I got reeled in last night didn't take much effort...

Might just be more like those tinder dates people keep telling me about. I guess you swipe a certain way and then they **** you?

Not entirely sure how it works, but that fish was EASY.

[dropkickennedy]

20 hours ago, Slayer Fan said:

I shall check the post office, I don't know if I have any way of checking with Gill, many thanks for that reply

So what was the verdict? Would be useful to know.

[Slayer Fan]

The outcome is that, you have to catch it again, so I left the area, went to my camp with Dutch and Co and slept for a few hours and then returned to the spot where the Legendary Fish was located and bingo, it was available to catch again, which I have just, at this very moment have done, hence the delay in letting you all know.

 

Many thanks to you all for not severely mocking me even though it's hilarious as hell and for all your suggestions which helped me immensely.

 

Now to catch some more Legendary fishes.

 

Thank you all once again.

Edited November 9, 2018 by Slayer Fan

[Truth]

9 minutes ago, Slayer Fan said:

The outcome is you have to catch it again

Someone had to be the guinea pig, right?

Thanks for sharing, and I'm glad you got it!

[dropkickennedy]

1 hour ago, Truth said:

Someone had to be the guinea pig, right?

Thanks for sharing, and I'm glad you got it!

Facts haha. This is great to know. Thank you @Slayer Fan 

[swetybear]

I left the area and slept for two days. Then I was able to catch the fish the wolves stole.  Seems like wolves always attack en route to the post office, so be careful.

[Stallionsden]

I did the same thing lol but luckily I had a pre save. However just had to also capture the legendary  moose again but yeh I thought it was a good idea to til the exact same thing happened to me.

[Eeezyboyha]

I cannot believe I FINALLY found an answer to this.

 

The exact same thing happened to me in exact same spot as OP.

 

Thank you!

 

You wouldn't believe how many Legendary Fish Guides came up instead a solution to this problem. I had to make a profile just so I could say Thanks. 

[Slayer Fan]

I am glad to know that I wasn't the only one that this happened to and was able to share this experience with you all and enabled you to get an answer without fear of looking like a right tit.

[Truth]

@Slayer Fan I actually caught that one this morning. Took me like 5 minutes to find a spot I could cast from, then I caught it right away.

I fell trying to get back to my horse and thought I was going to lose it, but luckily it got caught on a rock. Sent it off without a problem, but it's not crossed off on my map. I triple checked, everything says I sent it off.

[Slayer Fan]

@Truth Have you checked your compendium? If you see the details of that fish, then you have definitely caught it, if you don't don't see it, go back to the fishing spot and re-catch it and hopefully it will then get crossed off on your map.

[Truth]

1 minute ago, Slayer Fan said:

Have you checked your compendium?

I thought I did, but I'll double check later.

It's marked as sent in my tasks though, so I'm not too worried about it.