Fisch New Year’s Rod guide

Fisch introduced the New Year’s Rod with the New Year’s Event on December 27, 2025. This fishing rod was added to commemorate the arrival of 2026, the new year. Specializing in the application of the New Year’s Mutation, this fishing rod was designed to be a beginner-friendly option for newcomers and veterans alike to enjoy. As of this writing, the New Year’s Event shop has expired, rendering the fishing rod inaccessible.

Here’s a complete guide on the New Year’s Rod in Fisch.

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Breaking down the New Year’s Rod in Fisch

Rod stats and overview

The New Year’s Rod is a fishing rod designed to be accessible to every player, reflected in its stats and abilities. This tool has a Lure Speed of 26%, a Luck rating of 126%, a Control rating of 0.26%, and a Resilience stat of 26%. It can catch fish weighing up to 26,000 kgs, and its reeling minigame bar is quite massive. This makes fishing with the New Year’s Rod easy and relatively quick.

With its passive ability, the New Year’s Rod offers a 26% Progress Speed boost, along with a 15% chance to apply the New Year’s Mutation. If the caught fish does get the Mutation, the rod applies a further 100% Progress Speed boost.

The New Year’s Rod has excellent stats for an early-game fishing rod. Its usability is the best in its class, and it can help newcomers progress into the mid-game relatively quickly. You may start to feel its usefulness plateau when hunting rarer fish in areas like the Ancient Archives. In these areas, the fish species are much rarer and challenging to reel in, signalling that it may be time to switch rods.

This guide goes through the New Year’s Mutation in Fisch, a special Mutation added with the New Year’s Event.

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How to get

The New Year’s Rod is no longer obtainable in the game. The reason for this is the expiration of the New Year’s Event, which caused the associated shop to become unavailable as well. While the event was active, the rod could be purchased for 20,260 C$, making it a fairly accessible fishing rod.

There is a chance the fishing rod returns at the end of this year and the beginning of the next. That said, this is not guaranteed; it may well not return at all, and it may be replaced by a 2027 version at the developers’ discretion.

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FAQs on Fisch

What does the New Year’s Rod specialize in?

The New Year’s Rod specializes in quick and easy catches, along with the application of the New Year’s Mutation.

What does the New Year’s Mutation do in Fisch?

The New Year’s Mutation applies a 2.6x multiplier and a visual change to the affected fish.

Is Fisch free to play?

Yes, you can fish your way to the endgame without making any premium purchases.