Complete Fisch Northern Expedition Guide

The Northern Expedition update for Fisch dropped on December 21, 2024, introducing a separate area for adventurers to explore that isn't part of the regular ocean we know. This icy expanse brings new challenges, valuable items, and difficult terrain for those daring enough to brave it.

Fisch Northern Expedition Update Information

Feature	Details
Bestiaries	Overgrowth Cave, Frigid Cavern, Cryogenic Canal, Glacial Grotto.
Fish	36 new species.
Rods	Arctic Rod, Avalanche Rod, Crystalized Rod, Ice Warpers Rod, Summit Rod, Heaven’s Rod.
Fish Mutations	4 new mutations.
Totems	Avalanche Totem and Blizzard Totem.

Fisch Northern Summit Location (How to Find the Northern Expedition)

To get to the new island, you need to find the marker in your game that says "Northern Expedition" and sail towards it. You can find in between Terrapin Island and the Forsaken Shores, at coordinates (-1730, 138, 3824). Sail south-southwest from Moosewood and you'll find the portal. After entering the portal, you'll be transported to a new ocean with just two markers - Northern Expedition and Exit of the Expedition. Sail towards the Northern Expedition marker and you'll quickly find the "Northern Summit", which is the island for this update.

Exploring the Northern Summit in Fisch

After reaching the island, you’ll notice there’s no pier to dock your boat. You’ll likely abandon your boat in the ice before making your way inland. Your first priority should be purchasing a Basic Oxygen Tank for 1,000C$, which is next to the NPC to the right of the Merchant. This will allow you to survive the higher elevations of the mountain, where oxygen levels begin to drop.

Here is a guide that will take you up the Northern Summit and into the other areas of the mountain:

Step 1: Crossing the Northern Summit

Take the path to the left that leads across ladders and ice. Follow the path up the mountain, keeping an eye out for ladders, which act as markers for the trail.

When you see the second camp (the first one being the one where you purchased your Basic Oxygen Tank), take the slight left to find more ladders to climb, and then turn right to a ramp that cuts up the front of the mountain.

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Walk up the ramp to find more ladders to climb, and then continue across the platform. There's a weird drop in the path here that's easy to fall from if you jump. Use your Glider to get across it so you don't fall - it doesn't look like you should, but I managed to drop back down the mountain and it's tedious to get back up.

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Around the corner of the mountain path, there's an actual gap that you'll need your Glider to cross. I advise turning your camera to look at the jump straight on so you can time it correctly. After the gap, there are a couple more ladders, and then you'll be alerted that you've entered the Overgrowth Caves.

Step 2: The Overgrowth Caves

There's a camp on the left side of the mountain here that has a Pickaxe for 5,000C$, an Oxygen Tank Upgrade for 3,000C$, and a free Oxygen Refil. You also can't waste time in any area from here on out. You now have an Oxygen meter and a temperature meter. If either gets to zero, you'll die and respawn.

Head to the left of this camp and break the entrance to the cave with your new Pickaxe. The light from your lantern somehow melts the ice on a lever, which you can then interact with. This is one of six levers in the Northern Summit that you'll need to activate.

Head back to the clearing, refill your oxygen tank, and stand by the fire. This is a much faster way to refill your meters than constantly leaving the area (which you can do by dropping back down below the ladders that lead up to the Overgrowth Caves).

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Go back to the entrance to the area, and take the path on the right using the ladder. Climb the rocks toward the cliff and use your Glider to cross the huge gap. Follow the path and the roped fences until you reach the next camp.

Here, you'll find an Intermediate Oxygen Tank, as well as the Summit Rod. Grab the tank and continue climbing. Take the ladders to the right to find an NPC selling the Winter Cloak for 7,500C$. This shops your temperature meter from dropping.

Head back to the path and take the ramp to continue up the mountain.

Step 3: The Cryogenic Canal

The path will lead you to the Cryogenic Canal, which is the third area in the Northern Summit.

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Fisch All Northern Summit Fish

Alongside the 36 fish added to Fisch with the Northern Expedition update, there are four new mutations.

Mutation	Value Multiplier
Blighted	x3
Crystalized	x1.75
Heavenly	x5
Sleet	x2.4

All Fish in the Overgrowth Cave Bestiary

Fish	Rarity	Weather	Time of Day	Season	Bait
Icy Salmon	Uncommon	Any	Day	Winter	Worm
Ice Anchovy	Uncommon	Clear	Day	Winter	Worm
Icy Carp	Unusual	Any	Any	Winter	Bagel
Frigid Crab	Unusual	Any	Any	Winter	Fish Head
Icy Goldfish	Rare	Clear	Day	Winter	Flakes
Icy Tuna	Rare	Any	Any	Winter	Fish Head
Frigid Antlers	Legendary	Any	Any	Winter	None
Frozen Walnut	Mythical	Any	Any	Winter	None
Glass Diamond	Mythical	Any	Any	Any	None

All Fish in the Frigid Cavern Bestiary

Fish	Rarity	Weather	Time of Day	Season	Bait
Frigid Shrimp	Uncommon	Any	Night	Winter	Flakes
Ice Eel	Uncommon	Any	Night	Winter	Worm
Ice Jellyfish	Unusual	Any	Any	Winter	None
Ice Octopus	Unusual	Any	Day	Winter	Fish Head
Snowfish	Rare	Any	Any	Winter	Fish Head
Frozen Taco	Rare	Any	Any	Winter	None
Polar Alligator	Legendary	Any	Night	Winter	Fish Head
Frozen Mammoth Tusk	Mythical	Any	Any	Winter	None

All Fish in the Cryogenic Canal Bestiary

Fish	Rarity	Weather	Time of Day	Season	Bait
Snowflake Smelt	Uncommon	Snow	Day	Winter	Flakes
Frost Minnow	Uncommon	Any	Day	Winter	Worm
Snowback Char	Unusual	Any	Day	Winter	Insect
Iced Perch	Unusual	Any	Any	Winter	Minnow
Icebreaker Haddock	Rare	Any	Day	Winter	Fish Head
Frozen Pike	Rare	Any	Any	Winter	Fish Head
Chillfin Herring	Rare	Any	Day	Winter	Seaweed
Frostjaw Cod	Legendary	Any	Night	Winter	Fish Head
Aurora Trout	Mythical	Clear	Night	Winter	Truffle Worm
Glacial Sturgeon	Mythical	Any	Night	Winter	Truffle Worm

All Fish in the Glacial Grotto Bestiary

Fish	Rarity	Weather	Time of Day	Season	Bait
Frostling Goby	Uncommon	Any	Day	Winter	Insect
Snowgill Dace	Uncommon	Any	Day	Winter	Worm
Icy Walleye	Unusual	Any	Night	Winter	Minnow
Chillback Whitefish	Unusual	Any	Any	Winter	Worm
Glacier Swordfish	Rare	Any	Any	Winter	Fish Head
Frostbite Flounder	Rare	Any	Any	Winter	Squid
Icefang Barracuda	Rare	Any	Any	Winter	Fish Head
Shiverfin Haddock	Rare	Any	Day	Winter	Fish Head
Borealis Snapper	Legendary	Clear	Night	Winter	Fish Head
Icebeard Shark	Mythical	Any	Night	Winter	Truffle Worm

Fisch All Northern Summit Rods

Arctic Rod - Location, Cost & Stats

The first rod in the Northern Summit. The Arctic Rod is available from the table next to the Merchant NPC when you first step onto the island. It was glitched when the update first dropped, but you should be able to purchase it now.

Stat	Value
Cost	25,000C$
Lure Speed	45%
Luck	65%
Control	0.18
Resilience	15%
Max Weight in Kg	80,000kg

Avalanche Rod - Location, Cost & Stats

The Avalanche Rod is the second rod you can find in the Northern Summit. It can be purchased at the camp near the Overgrowth Cave entrance at coordinates (19771, 415, 5415). It's leaning up against a tent on the right of the Pickaxe.

Stat	Value
Cost	35,000C$
Lure Speed	40%
Luck	68%
Control	0.15
Resilience	10%
Max Weight in Kg	65,000kg

Crystalized Rod - Location, Cost & Stats

The Crystalized Rod requires teamwork to unlock. You’ll need a friend/another player and a Glass Diamond each. Glass Diamonds can be readily fished from the pond at the first area of the Northern Summit - at coordinates (20296, 272, 5463) - before starting the climb. I used a Mythical Rod and caught three in a few minutes.

Follow the path up the Northern Summit from the bottom, go right once you hit the Overgrowth Caves, and use your Glider to cross the giant gap in the path. Once you're over the gap, follow the path straight (you should see blue crystals sticking up in the distance). Keep walking until you reach that area, and drop down into it. You'll see a large, blue, icy crystal in the center of the area. This is the crystal encasing the Crystalized Rod.

When you find the large crystal encasing the Crystalized Rod, you and another player need to step onto the pressure plates on either side of the crystal while holding a Glass Diamond. The light reflecting through both crystals melts the ice, revealing the Rod.

Stat	Value
Cost	35,000C$
Lure Speed	35%
Luck	45%
Control	0.15
Resilience	15%
Max Weight in Kg	25,000kg

Ice Warpers Rod - Location, Cost & Stats

To get the Ice Warpers Rod, you need to pull all six levers in the Northern Summit. Once you do this, the rod will fall from the sky at rest at the location of the sixth lever. If you're struggling to find these locations, scroll to the very bottom of this guide for GPS coordinates.

Stat	Value
Cost	65,000C$
Lure Speed	50%
Luck	60%
Control	0.15
Resilience	20%
Max Weight in Kg	75,000kg

Summit Rod - Location, Cost & Stats

Follow the path up the mountain on Northern Summit island. The Summit Rod is located in the same campsite as the Arctic Cloak at the top of the Frigid Cavern area (go through the cavern, and climb the path all the way up to the campsite). You can find it on top of a crate next to an orange tent at coordinates (TBC).

Stat	Value
Cost	300,000C$
Lure Speed	15%
Luck	75%
Control	0.25
Resilience	15%
Max Weight in Kg	200,000kg

Heaven’s Rod - Location, Cost & Stats

Only obtainable when you find all four Energy Crystals in the Northern Summit and place them in the altar at the top of the mountain. You can find the Energy Crystal locations in this guide (scroll down past the Totems section). The GPS coordinates for this location are (19977, 917, 5375).

Stat	Value
Cost	1,750,000C$
Lure Speed	27%
Luck	225%
Control	0.2
Resilience	30%
Max Weight in Kg	Infinite

Fisch Northern Summit Totems - Avalanche & Blizzard Totem Locations

Totem	Location	Cost	Effect	Usage
Avalanche Totem	Behind a large rock formation at coordinates (19710, 467, 6058) on Northern Summit island. After you fly over the giant gap on the path up the mountain, continue following the path and you'll come across a rock formation on your right next to the bridge. Go around the back to find the totem.	150,000C$	Triggers an Avalanche on the island.	Essential for obtaining the Yellow Energy Crystal to unlock Heaven's Rod.
Blizzard Totem	Hidden on a ledge on Northern Summit island, behind the dark orange tent on the left side of the camp where you get the Summit Rod at (TBC). Requires a Glider to get to.	275,000C$	Causes Snow.	TBC

Where to Get All Crystals in the Northern Summit in Fisch

At the very top of the Northern Summit is an altar - at coordinates (19977, 917, 5375). Here, you’ll need to place four Energy Crystals to unlock the Heaven's Rod. Getting all four is a bit of a challenge, though.

Crystal	Location/How to Get
Blue Energy Crystal	Found in the first cave near the second campsite. Use your pickaxe to free it from the ice. Coordinates (20126, 211, 5449).
Green Energy Crystal	From the entrance point of the Overgrowth Caves (where you can go left to the camp with the Pickaxe or right to continue heading up the mountain), go straight down the middle. You'll find an NPC on the left side of the ice cave, standing on a ledge. Talk to them. Coordinates (19873, 448, 5557).
Yellow Energy Crystal	Found during an Avalanche. Go to coordinates (19503, 335, 5535) and use an Avalanche Totem to cause one instead of waiting.
Red Energy Crystal	Go to these locations and interact with the buttons you find there: Behind the top C$ leaderboard on Moosewood, next to the Stone Rod on the Ancient Isle, on the Forsaken Shores watch tower, on the right of the log at Roslit Bay (1717, 148, 732), and behind the lamppost in Upper Snowcap on Snowcap Island. Then, talk to the Hiker standing by the altar at the top of the Northern Summit. He'll charge you 250,000C$ for the Red Energy Crystal.

All Lever Locations in the Northern Summit in Fisch

The levers are used to unlock the Ice Warpers Rod in Fisch.

Crystal	Location
Lever 1	Coordinates (19871.4, 424.7, 5376.7) Northwest part of the Northern Summit. On the left side of the camp at the beginning of the Overgrowth Caves area (where you buy your Pickaxe), there's a lever behind a wall of ice. Use your Pickaxe to break through the ice, and wait by the frozen lever for your lantern to melt the ice encasing it.
Lever 2	Coordinates (19448.5,690.1, 5863.6) Southwest part of the Northern Summit. The lever is near the Crystalized rod puzzle.
Lever 3	Coordinates (19588.9, 543.3, 5619.3) West part of the Northern Summit. The lever is near the bridge that connects both mountains.
Lever 4	Coordinates (19857.8,474.4,4960) North part of the Northern Summit. There's a mountain near the northwest lever's cave - go above the camp there and glide down to find the lever.
Lever 5	Coordinates (20198, 854.4, 5656) East part of the Northern Summit. Climb up the arch near the camp that has the Summit Rod to find the lever.
Lever 6	Coordinates (19950.1,586.9,5560.9) Once you pull the lever here, stay put. The Ice Warpers Rod will fall down to the same location that the lever is found.

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