Overview
Fishing is a confirmed side activity in Grand Theft Auto VI. The activity was revealed through official Rockstar Games screenshots that show Jason Duval fishing from a boat alongside Cal Hampton. Additional footage from Trailer 2 shows the two characters fishing together from a riverbank. Fishing is new to the Grand Theft Auto series, and GTA VI ties it to Leonida's outdoor regions, particularly the Keys and Mount Kalaga.
Confirmed Details
Rockstar has confirmed fishing as an activity on the official GTA VI website, listing it alongside hunting as one of the outdoor activities available at Mount Kalaga National Park. Official screenshots and trailer footage have confirmed several specific details about the activity.
Detail | Confirmation Source |
|---|---|
Fishing from boats | Official Rockstar screenshot (Jason on a boat with fishing rod) |
Fishing from riverbanks | Trailer 2 footage (Jason and Cal Hampton on shoreline) |
Yellowtail Snapper | Official Rockstar materials |
Blackfin Tuna | Trailer 1 (mounted on wall as decoration) |
Companion fishing | Cal Hampton appears alongside Jason in fishing scenes |
Underwater ecosystems | Official Rockstar website and promotional materials |
Locations
Based on confirmed footage, fishing can be done in multiple types of water bodies across Leonida. The official screenshot shows Jason on calm inland or coastal waters, while Trailer 2 depicts riverbank fishing in a more rural setting. The diversity of Leonida's geography, from the tropical waters of the Leonida Keys to the rivers and lakes of Mount Kalaga National Park, suggests that fishing may be available across a wide range of environments.
Scuba diving and underwater exploration are confirmed in the Leonida Keys, and the August 2026 Extended Look showed a pod of manatees swimming through the swamps. Rockstar has not shown whether diving connects to fishing, for example through spotting fish or finding rare species underwater.
Fish Species
Two fish species have been explicitly confirmed through official materials:
Species | Real-World Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Yellowtail Snapper | Ocyurus chrysurus | A reef fish common in the waters around the Florida Keys and South Florida. Confirmed via official Rockstar materials. |
Blackfin Tuna | Thunnus atlanticus | An Atlantic tuna species found in warm western Atlantic waters. Appears mounted on a wall in Trailer 1, suggesting caught fish can serve as home decoration. |
The confirmed marine life in Leonida's waters also includes dolphins, eels, sea turtles, and sharks. The Extended Look added manatees. None of these is confirmed as catchable. Rockstar said in September 2026 that Leonida's more than 170 animal species span land, air and sea, with manatees among the native animals it named, but as of October 13, 2026 it has not said how many of those species are fish or which can be caught.
Potential Uses for Caught Fish
A mounted Blackfin Tuna appears on a wall in Trailer 1, which suggests fish can serve as home decoration, but Rockstar has not said whether caught fish can be displayed as trophies or sold. Whether fish can be used in cooking or other crafting systems has not been confirmed.
Rods, Bait, and Tackle
Rockstar has not detailed fishing equipment. Rods are visible in official screenshots and Trailer 2, but lure and bait choice, tackle shops, rod types and how reeling works have not been shown in the game's own material.
Wildlife shares the water with anglers. Alligators live in the swamps and sharks in open water, although Rockstar has not shown either interrupting a fishing session.
Location-Specific Fishing
Rockstar has not said which species live where. Leonida's geography spans freshwater at Lake Leonida, brackish swamps in the Grassrivers, the reefs and open water of the Leonida Keys, and piers and beaches near Vice City. Gambit Bay, below, is the only fishing location named in first-party copy.
Gambit Bay
Gambit Bay is a named body of water identified in the official description of the Shitzu Squalo, an Ultimate Edition boat that the copy describes as suited to casting there and reeling in catches of all sorts. It is the only fishing location Rockstar has named in first-party copy so far.
The same description places the Squalo itself docked at Washington Beach, which suggests Gambit Bay is reachable from the Vice City coastline, though Rockstar has not stated where it sits on the map.