Stone Loach Fields of Mistria Catching Guide

Stone loach Fields of Mistria catches come from water pools in the Upper Mines. Look for a medium shadow on the early mine floors; the collected sources place the fish in the Upper Mines, list it as available in every season, and describe it as common. It is needed for the Upper Mines Fish Set at the Museum and is also cited by a secondary guide as a requirement for the Water Tablet quest.

Stone Loach location

The stored Fandom extraction identifies Stone Loach as an Upper Mines fish, found on floors 1 through 20. Steam community material independently places it in the Upper Mines, with one guide narrowing the label to floors 1 through 19. The small discrepancy is likely a difference in how the mine tiers are described, so use the practical rule supported by both: fish in water on the early Upper Mines floors.

Mine pools are limited and can be small. The collected Destructoid guide notes that fish may move under cavern walls, making a cast harder to place. That does not change the location requirement; it simply explains why a fish listed as common can still take several visits to find.

Identify the correct shadow

Stone Loach uses a medium shadow. The Steam fishing guide places it alongside Cave Eel, which is also medium, so a medium shadow is an important clue but not an automatic identification. Catch the fish or keep searching when the result is not the loach you need.

The sources group fishing shadows into small, medium, large, and giant sizes. Stone Loach is not described as small, large, or giant in the cited material. Use the medium category as the text clue rather than relying on an exact visual measurement.

Season and weather conditions

The Fandom extraction lists Stone Loach as available in all seasons. A Steam Community guide says mine fish have no season or weather requirement, and it records Stone Loach as an all-season, all-weather Upper Mines fish. This means players do not need to wait for a particular seasonal forecast before checking mine pools.

No cited source establishes a time-of-day condition for Stone Loach. Do not assume that morning, night, rain, or a particular mine layout improves the odds unless the current in-game Almanac says so.

A simple search route

Start in the Upper Mines and look for floors that contain water. The raw secondary guide recommends beginning at floor 1 and repeatedly descending so that you see more potential pools. The YouTube quick-tip transcript also shows a player choosing a mine floor, locating water, and catching a Stone Loach there.

This is a repeatable search approach, not a verified probability strategy. The cited sources do not demonstrate that the first floor has a better spawn rate, that a particular elevator stop resets fish, or that a fixed number of casts guarantees a catch. Treat pool availability and fish spawns as variable.

Make mine fishing less disruptive

One collected guide recommends defeating monsters on the floor before fishing. Its reasoning is straightforward: an attack can interrupt a cast and spook a fish. This is a practical recommendation from a secondary source, not a formal official mechanic description, but it is low-risk advice when a pool is surrounded by enemies.

The same source recommends the level 1 Fishing Perk named Appealing Reeling, saying it increases the range from which fish are attracted to a bobber. It also mentions the level 15 Perfect Catch perk as a way to increase uncommon and rare fish spawns. Stone Loach is listed as common in other collected sources, so do not treat the latter perk as a confirmed requirement for catching one.

The number of Essence needed for those perks and their current effects should be checked in-game. They are presented here only as source-attributed fishing options; neither cited perk guarantees a Stone Loach.

Museum donation

The Fandom entry labels Stone Loach as donatable for the Upper Mines Fish Set. The Destructoid extraction likewise describes the fish as part of the museum's fish collections. If museum completion is your goal, keep at least one Stone Loach until you have confirmed the donation in your own collection menu.

The cited material does not provide the reward for the Upper Mines Fish Set or a donation order. It also does not say whether a donated fish can be recovered, so keep one until you have checked your own collection needs.

Water Tablet quest context

The collected Destructoid guide says one Stone Loach is needed for the main-story quest called The Water Tablet, which unlocks the Water Seal and allows progression to Tide Caverns. This is useful context if you caught the fish while advancing the mines rather than collecting museum items. It also explains why players may search for the loach before completing every fish set.

The cited source set does not include an official quest log or patch-note reference for the full Water Tablet objective. Verify the name, required items, and progression state in your current save before turning in a fish needed for another purpose.

Sell value and basic facts

The Fandom extraction and a Steam Community guide both list Stone Loach with a value of 35. They also agree on the medium shadow, Upper Mines location, all-season availability, and common rarity. Those repeated details are the most reliable quick-reference facts in this collection.

The sources do not establish whether the displayed value is a base value, whether a skill affects it, or whether another use is more valuable than selling. Keep the fish for donation or quest progress first when relevant; use current in-game information for any economy decision.

What not to assume

Stone Loach is not described in the collected material as requiring a special rod, a particular weather type, bait, a fishing level, or a specific clock time. The transcript shows a successful catch at a low player level, but a single playthrough is not enough to define universal requirements. These omissions matter because false requirements can send players looking in the wrong place.

Likewise, do not infer that every medium fish in the Upper Mines is a Stone Loach. Cave Eel is also listed as medium in the same biome. The dependable instruction is to fish early-mine pools, target medium shadows, and keep trying when another catch appears.

Source notes

This page combines the cited Fandom extraction, Destructoid guide, Steam Community fishing guides and discussion, and a YouTube catch demonstration. The sources agree on the core answer: Stone Loach is a medium Upper Mines fish available across seasons and weather conditions.

Version note: Exact spawn odds, timer behavior, pool-reset mechanics, and current quest requirements are not established by the cited sources. Use current in-game prompts for those details; no clock-time requirement is asserted here.

Updated 2026-08-10