Exquisite Fishing Dark Ocean Guide
What is known about Dark Ocean access, depth milestones, and efficient late-game runs.
Dark Ocean is the fourth and deepest area documented by the available community guide. It represents the end of the normal ocean progression path and demands the broadest range of equipment.
Access Requirements
The secondary guide lists:
- Access cost: 8000g
- Boat: Golden Boat
- Documented depth range: 50m to 2000m
The official store page confirms the broader mechanic of upgrading gear to reach the bottom of unexplored seas, but it does not publish these exact values.
Documented Depth Milestones
Special encounters are listed at:
- 50m
- 200m
- 500m
- 800m
- 1000m
- 1200m
- 1500m
- 1700m
- 2000m
Each milestone has its own hook and item combination. Reaching 2000m is therefore not enough by itself to complete every Dark Ocean encounter.
How to Prepare
- Unlock the Golden Boat before buying gear intended only for Dark Ocean.
- Pick one depth milestone and carry its matching requirements.
- Keep spare currency for shop items instead of spending everything on hooks.
- Avoid unnecessary deep runs when your target is in the upper section.
- Record completed targets because player reports mention occasional collection-screen inconsistencies.
Long Retrieval Times
A player comment on the developer’s itch.io page reports that returning a full hook from Dark Ocean can take around a minute. This is not an official timing guarantee, but it supports planning focused runs rather than repeatedly descending to maximum depth.