Fishing

Rhynst:
Fishing is one we’ve probably all run into. Buy a net or fishing rod from
Salty John, find a nice stretch of water and fish away. The fish range
from little carps to sharks to giant squids (which are worth 9000 or
more experience). You’ll have to beat the fish to death, then you can
treat it like ranger meat – can be salted, cooked or eaten raw. The
squids don’t turn into Calamari rings. Fishing nets seem to pull up
smaller fish than poles, but you can get more than one at a time, and
also various random items, like puzzles, trash, and potions. It’s
something interesting to do while waiting for the Atlantis or Lizette, or
while just chatting

Tinuviel's comments:
Giant squids can stack quite a bit and are very popular kills, so if you're
not able to kill it yourself, shout out and let the higher levels know where
it is.  It seems that some areas are easier to fish in than others for those
with low ability, so keep poking around to find new spots as your ability
goes up. There are many different kinds of fish, and some sharks as well,
which can do a fair amount of damage to a newbie, so be careful.  You
can stockpile fish for ranger wolves or sell it to Dermott in Tantallon or at
any shop that buys meat.  Rangers can make their own fishing poles with
sinew and a beam.As your ability goes up, you generally catch things a
lot faster.  At 100, I usually get a tug very soon after casting my line or
tossing my net.