Hello guys!

Patch 2.0.8 includes:

1. Compex Bugfix

• Chum indicator fixed
  
• Performance improved on Germany
  
• Quiver tip indicator fix
  
• Fishing with live baits from the rod stands bug fix

2. Akhtuba River unlocked



Akhtuba river is one of the most interesting angling destinations of the country. With its diverse structure, varying depths and currents, Akhtuba River attracts anglers, eager to explore this waterway’s countless fish species

• Сhaika Creek
  
  
  
  - Locals call Chaika, because of the name of an old abandoned camping site nearby, with shabby wooden houses standing since the days of USSR. Separated from the wide and moderately paced waterway by a small island, these narrow waters have a totally different dynamic with much faster current and a notably different fishing experience that comes with.
  
  Nevertheless, the little river armlet is swarming with a large variety of different fish: from Caspian Roach and Common Bream to Zander, Asp and Wels Catfish.
  
  
• Resting Waters
  
  
  
  - Densely covered with lotuses and lily pads, it seems as if this still little lake is an aquatic pit-stop, where the hurrying current of Akhtuba River flows to fall into a tranquil slumber when tired from its incessant movement.
  The lake’s calm aquatic depth hides a plentiful array of underwater inhabitants for an angler to hunt on: Blue Bream, Volga Pikeperch, Ide, European Carp, Chub and Northern Pike just to list a few.
  
  
• Wide as the Russian Soul
  
  
  
  - This beautiful fishing spot is situated on one of the vast and most spacious parts of the Akhtuba River. The broad open area surrounding this lovely riverside beach greets the traveler’s eyes with gradually sloping sandy shores overlooking a somewhat abrupt and cliffy opposite bank.
  
  Enjoy this broad open space, as you indulge in catching Asp, Caspian Roach, Tench, Zeige, Silver Bream, Zander and many other fish inhabiting.
  
  
• All Hail the Pioneers
  
  
  
  - Further upstream, in the higher reaches of Akhtuba River, you will discover a lovely steak of a long-forgotten desolate beach that once belonged to an old summer camp for young and daring Soviet pioneers.
  
  Ah, what an ambient place to spend the day out fishing for Zander, Northern Pike, Asp, and Wels Catfish.

3. Akhtuba's competitions included:

• Roach Rider
  
  Welcome to the aquatic splendor of the Russian Ahtuba River! It is here that you will be competing with other anglers in an epic float fishing showdown for the title of the Roach Rider! Simply hunt for all species of Roach using only float tackle and score points depending on the size of your catch! The winner will be determined by the maximum total score at the end of the competition.
  
  
• Party of Five
  
  Welcome to the Party of Five - Pike fishing competition! Hunt for the biggest Northern Pike on the Ahtuba River amidst the Russian wilderness in this epic spinning competitive even! The Party of Five winners will be determined by the total weight of 5 biggest Northern Pike on the stringer to the end of the competition.
  
  
• Ide, Huuuge Ide
  
  Are you up for catching one of the most favorite game fish among hardcore Russian anglers? Then head on over to the wild Ahtuba River and compete with other anglers in catching all form and sizes of Ide to win by scoring the most points for having the biggest total weight of all the Ide in your Keepnet by the end of the competition!

4. Bottom Power Pack
Bottom Power Pack is a complete all-you-need bottom tackle set with FOUR awesome rod’n’reel combos, a full selection of all the terminal tackle, feeder baits, chum, attractants and other bottom fishing equipment along with 7-DAY Pond Passes and Advanced Licenses for ALL 5 European Waterways!


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We have revised and reworked the fish generation system and AI to make it more realistic:

• Less specific fish distribution range.
  
• More flexible bite charts
  
• Codependency within the fish ecosystem in the waterway.
  
• Support of the movement of fish schools.
  
• Consideration of interrelation between different species of coarse fish.
  
• More complex dependency of bites on the weather conditions.
  
• Water temperature indicator added
  
• Effect of chum on fish bites.

At the moment, this new system is functioning only on the newly added waterways, but will be implemented on all existing fishing destinations in the nearest future.

Hey anglers!

Patch 2.0.7 includes:

• Additional Locations on Italy added:
  
  • The Breathy Bridge. One of the most attractive and deep-watered fishing locations in the area is this spot right on the automobile bridge, spanning over Tiber’s vast waters to every so often accommodate lazy traffic, unhurriedly moving across.Where you can catch European Carp, Catfish, Eel and Barbel!
    
  • Streaming Beauty. This lovely fishing spot is located right on a small charming stream, where it flows into the Tiber to join the mighty river’s powerful current. Just the perfect spot to enjoy a day of angling, as you fish these shallow waters for Creek Brown Trout, Grayling and European Chub.
    
    
  • Western Tiber. The river’s western bank is generally steep and high, densely grown with luscious trees and thick shrubs. This moderately deep area is one of the best places on Tiber to fish for Common Roach, Crucian Carp, European Perch , Chub and Asp that simply love to hide in their shady lairs, lurking amidst the woody debris and sunken logs.
    
  
  
• Bites of big fish on Germany increased
  
  
• Complex bugfix:
  
  • Fixed bites on feeder rods
    
  • Fish gone issue is fixed in most cases, but we are still working on lowering probability of gone chance with a live bait
    
  • Baits will not be eaten with some probability if player will not strike in time
    
  • Chum loading time reduced in twice (also breakable by Esc)
    
  • Autostrike chance increased
    
  • Fish can reel out the line and go from the rod pod (but not too soon)
    
  • Fixed bug with Bait eaten or moved far away
    
  • Quivertip indicator work fixed
    
  • Baits descriptions and fish preferences fixed
    
  • Bottom ground structure fixed for US and Canada lakes
  
  
• Travel prices now on sale for Canada and Germany
  
• Local Shops inventory expanded on new waterways
  

Hello guys!
You know that new European fish have their own unique habits, so we have a few tips for you to catch a really good silver carp or bighead carp in Germany.

• Firstly you need to know that silver carp and bighead carp mostly feed on zoo and phytoplankton near the water surface.
  Keep in mind that these huge carp fish almost never sink to the bottom.
  
• Secondly, you need to know that it’s large and strong fish! The angler, who decided to catch a few of these giants, should arm themselves with the most powerful match tackles.
  
• And third and most importantly - the baited hook must be kept near the surface of the water! Even the largest species can be just in a few centimeters from the surface.

Dear Friends!

As Christmas is approaching fast we’d like to take our time to say thank you for being with us all this time! We are happy to have such a great community, united by common goals and dreams! May all your wishes come true this Holiday Season and let your goals be fulfilled this coming New Year!

Make sure to join our fairytale fishing adventure with fairytale fish like fantastic Antlered Salmon and Furry Trout, fireworks and festive excitement!

Have fun catching these magical Christmas event fish while the fireworks are blasting and complete the Myth Buster and Deer Hunter challenges to get unique holiday rewards.

You can also try to complete the new Fishy Racing challenge and get a unique Elven Kayak as a prize!

If Santa Clause is an angler, he wishes for Christmas Bundle as his Christmas present! Including the amazing Christmas Magic Pack and Santa's Kayak Pack - all together at a staggering 50% OFF!!!
Christmas Bundle is the paramount set of tackle and equipment to get the most fun and excitement out of your holiday fishing experience for the lowest price possible!




Also, you can get these packs separately:

• For a full joy of this special event we compiled the limited Christmas Magic Pack with unique collectible holiday-themed rods and reels at 30% OFF!
  
• 
  http://store.steampowered.com/app/730612/
  
  
• Also, you can get a Santa’s Kayak Pack which is every angler's perfect Christmas present! The best goodie in this giftbox is a collectible Christmas kayak, decorated to look like a real Santa's Sleigh at 25% OFF!
  
• 
  http://store.steampowered.com/app/730613

And don’t forget to collect your Christmas presents, hidden around all waterways!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Fishing Planet!

Hurry, this offer stands valid only for the duration of Christmas event through January 7th!

Happy holidays and Merry Fishmas!

Patch 2.0.5 includes:

• Alaska current speed fixed
  
• Alaska FPS improved
  
• interface lock removed when the leader is cut
  
• line position fixed on four slot alarms
  
• "bait was eaten" notification fix
  
• Additional warning for using rod stands in competitions

Hey anglers!

Patch 2.0.4 includes:

• Fix of the rank and level display in the chat
  
• Halloween baits usage bug fix
  
• in-game characters bug fix
  
• Fix of some issues connected with rod usage on the rod stand
  
• Some physics fixes
  
• minor bug fix

Hey anglers!

Patch 2.0.3 is a complex bug fix:

- Competition fixes
- Achievent counter bug fix
- Fish records duplicate fish bug fix
- Halloween tackle bug fix
- Physics bugfix
- Bites setup changes
- Environmental sounds improvements
- In-game characters bug fix

European waterways come along with a lot of new European fish. We have added 37 new species:

• Asp
  
  
• Barbel
  
  
• Bighead Carp
  
  
• Bitterling
  
  
• Bleak
  
  
• Blue Bream
  
  
• Bream
  
  
• Brown Trout
  
  
• Prussian Carp
  
  
• Caspian Roach
  
  
• Creek Brown Trout
  
  
• European Chub
  
  
• European Eel
  
  
• European Perch
  
  
• Flounder
  
  
• Crucian Carp
  
  
• Grass Carp
  
  
• Grayling
  
  
• Gudgeon
  
  
• Ide
  
  
• MarbleTrout
  
  
• Mirror Carp
  
  
• Monkey Goby
  
  
• Leather Carp
  
  
• Roach
  
  
• Round Goby
  
  
• Rudd
  
  
• Ruffe
  
  
• Silver Bream
  
  
• Silver Carp
  
  
• Tench
  
  
• Thicklip Grey Mullet
  
  
• Volga Zander
  
  
• Zander
  
  
• Ziege
  

This update also includes few fish giants that will get on nerves of even hardcore anglers. No one can remain indifferent in the face of 60 kg Wels Catfish and Beluga.



At the same time, you have a possibility to meet and catch, well known Common Carp and Northern Pike.

We wanted all anglers to be able to create their own effective feeder mixes, and so we added a simple and a more advanced way of making your own chum.

Simple chum making.

This method will work great for anglers who aren’t too sure about their fishing priorities and have no clear preference as to the fish they want to catch. In that case, all you need to do is purchase a basic groundbait mix from the game store and add some water to it. In just a few moments, you’ll get some effective, ready-to-use chum.
Here’s a step by step on what you need to do:
1. Buy a pack of basic groundbait mix
2. Go to the desired waterway
3. Drag the groundbait mix to the chum slot on your assembled feeder tackle (or simply double click on the pack)
4. Mix
All done!

Advanced chum making.
This method is designed for anglers who like to experiment and make the most out of all chum components to have more effective results. This means, you can mix and add different components in the desired proportions:
1. Buy all the components you want

2. Go to the waterway of your choice
3. Open the chum mixing menu

4. Select the desired proportions for all of the ingredients

You can even save your recipe if you like. To do that, you simply have to enter a name for it. In the future, you’ll be able to get that same mix, as long as you have all of the ingredients in your inventory.


5. Mix
6. Get your own unique chum, put it into the chum slot, and go catch some of the biggest fish out there!

Be careful when selecting the proportions for your chum ingredients. Use such concentrated components like liquid attractants with care: just because the possible proportion for an attractant is 10%, using the maximum amount won’t necessarily make it more effective!
Unbalanced chum mixes might actually distract fish from biting. Make sure to carefully read the description of your chum mix components to get a clear idea of what you want to mix and in what proportions.
Keep in mind: the right chum, when used in the right places and conditions will not only increase your fish bites, but will attract more diverse and rare fish to the feeding spot! Experiment and explore!

Tight lines and happy feeder fishing!