

In order to find out where to find the quest fish, the player needs to speak to the Angler and select his " Quest" option.The day's quest is determined at 4:30 AM each day, regardless of whether or not the Angler has been spoken to.The Sleeping Angler is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades. The player has interacted with him and has woken him up ( ⚷ Interact).

The Angler is first encountered as the Sleeping Angler randomly spawning on the sand or on the water surface of the Ocean biome (or rarely in the underworld). Additionally, on PC, Console, Mobile, and tModLoader he will gain various stat increases as the player progresses.On PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy, he will throw Frost Daggerfish at nearby enemies when threatened, dealing 10 / 15 / 17 damage at the start of the game. Quest objectives generally involve catching him rare fish from particular biomes or layers, for which he dispenses various rewards. He does not sell anything, but rather assigns quests to players. The Angler is an NPC concerned exclusively with fishing, who appears as a young boy.
