How to find and catch a Stickleback in Palia

Palia tasks you with exploring a vast world rich with resources and creatures you can collect. Some are easier to find than others, though, with the elusive Stickleback being a particularly tricky fish to get your hands on. Various quests, tasks, and bundles call for specific items, including the Stickleback, so there are quite a few times you may find yourself searching for this fish. It can't be caught just anywhere, and only spawns at certain times, so strategizing carefully is key. If you're having trouble finding one, here's how to find and catch a Stickleback in Palia.Table of contentsStickleback locations in PaliaHow to get a Stickleback in PaliaBest time to catch Stickleback in PaliaStickleback locations in Palia Screenshot by Destructoid Sticklebacks can be found swimming in rivers all throughout Kilima Valley. There are quite a few rivers you can visit to check for them, including the area north of Phoenix Falls, the river that runs down from Mirror Fields to the Mayor's Estate, slightly north of Whispering Banks, and both above and below Maji's Hollow. At any of these locations, a Stickleback is never guaranteed. How easy or difficult it is to encounter one mostly comes down to luck and random chance. To have the easiest time farming them, it's best to start up by Phoenix Falls, fish around there, move south down the river, stopping to fish as you go, then circle around to Whispering Banks, and end your route near Maji's Hollow. Repeat this loop until you manage to find one. Some of these areas look a lot more like ponds than rivers, but as long as they're attached to the marked river areas, they technically count as possible spawn spots for the Stickleback. How to get a Stickleback in Palia Screenshot by Destructoid You can technically find a Stickleback when fishing with no bait in rivers, but you'll have a much easier time finding this elusive fish if you use Worm bait. Without this bait equipped on your fishing rod, your chances of finding it are fairly low. Although fishing is the best and most reliable way to get your hands on a Stickleback, there's a chance that you may obtain one through ranching, too. When caring for and collecting items from a Boovar, you may get a Stickleback as a random drop. This creature can produce any fish from Kilima, though, so this is not at all a reliable method of obtaining any one specific fish. Best time to catch Stickleback in Palia Sticklebacks are a day fish, which means they can be caught at any time between 3am and 6pm. Time in Palia moves differently from your own local timezone, so you can check what time it is in the upper left corner. If you attempt to go hunting for a Stickleback outside of this timezone, you won't ever be able to find one, so keeping an eye on the clock is crucial for ensuring you aren't wasting time and resources. Screenshot by Destructoid There are plenty of other items you might be searching for while exploring the world in Palia, like Red Eggs, Sweet Leaf, Yellow Eggs, Green Eggs, Oily Anchovy, and Blue Eggs. And if you're looking for a break from resource gathering, consider switching over to tackling a key storyline mission, which is Do Not Go Gentle. The post How to find and catch a Stickleback in Palia appeared first on Destructoid.

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How to find and catch a Stickleback in Palia

Palia tasks you with exploring a vast world rich with resources and creatures you can collect. Some are easier to find than others, though, with the elusive Stickleback being a particularly tricky fish to get your hands on.

Various quests, tasks, and bundles call for specific items, including the Stickleback, so there are quite a few times you may find yourself searching for this fish. It can't be caught just anywhere, and only spawns at certain times, so strategizing carefully is key. If you're having trouble finding one, here's how to find and catch a Stickleback in Palia.

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Stickleback locations in Palia

Screenshot by Destructoid Sticklebacks can be found swimming in rivers all throughout Kilima Valley. There are quite a few rivers you can visit to check for them, including the area north of Phoenix Falls, the river that runs down from Mirror Fields to the Mayor's Estate, slightly north of Whispering Banks, and both above and below Maji's Hollow.

At any of these locations, a Stickleback is never guaranteed. How easy or difficult it is to encounter one mostly comes down to luck and random chance. To have the easiest time farming them, it's best to start up by Phoenix Falls, fish around there, move south down the river, stopping to fish as you go, then circle around to Whispering Banks, and end your route near Maji's Hollow. Repeat this loop until you manage to find one.

Some of these areas look a lot more like ponds than rivers, but as long as they're attached to the marked river areas, they technically count as possible spawn spots for the Stickleback.

How to get a Stickleback in Palia

Screenshot by Destructoid You can technically find a Stickleback when fishing with no bait in rivers, but you'll have a much easier time finding this elusive fish if you use Worm bait. Without this bait equipped on your fishing rod, your chances of finding it are fairly low.

Although fishing is the best and most reliable way to get your hands on a Stickleback, there's a chance that you may obtain one through ranching, too. When caring for and collecting items from a Boovar, you may get a Stickleback as a random drop. This creature can produce any fish from Kilima, though, so this is not at all a reliable method of obtaining any one specific fish.

Best time to catch Stickleback in Palia

Sticklebacks are a day fish, which means they can be caught at any time between 3am and 6pm. Time in Palia moves differently from your own local timezone, so you can check what time it is in the upper left corner. If you attempt to go hunting for a Stickleback outside of this timezone, you won't ever be able to find one, so keeping an eye on the clock is crucial for ensuring you aren't wasting time and resources.

Screenshot by Destructoid There are plenty of other items you might be searching for while exploring the world in Palia, like Red Eggs, Sweet Leaf, Yellow Eggs, Green Eggs, Oily Anchovy, and Blue Eggs. And if you're looking for a break from resource gathering, consider switching over to tackling a key storyline mission, which is Do Not Go Gentle.

The post How to find and catch a Stickleback in Palia appeared first on Destructoid.

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