How to Fish Answers
Dazed GamesSteam app 4001890Build 1.0.4Checked 22 Aug 2026Game reference — not a real-fishing tutorial
How to Fish 1.0.5Checked 22 Aug 2026Published

Why are seagulls stealing my fish?

Two independent sources agree that seagulls take landed catches and can themselves be shot and sold.

For Dazed Games’ How to Fish, released on Steam on 20 August 2026 (app 4001890) — not real-world fishing.

Quick Answer

Seagulls can steal fish after you land them. Gaming Plus TV reports the behavior, and MrPorkchop_14 captures it first-hand when a seagull takes his shrimp. Both sources also support shooting and selling seagulls. One run shows a seagull downing a player, but that stronger danger claim has not been independently reproduced.

01

Steps

  1. Once a catch is landed, watch for a seagull approaching it instead of assuming the fish is already secure.
  2. If a seagull takes the catch, it is part of the documented bird behavior rather than evidence that the fish vanished from the water.
  3. The two sources agree that seagulls can be shot and sold.
02

Requirements / Limits

  • MrPorkchop_14 records a seagull taking his landed shrimp around 00:05:16, independently matching Gaming Plus TV's explanation.
  • MrPorkchop_14 shows a seagull being shot and discussed for sale around 00:49:52, while Gaming Plus TV also states that seagulls can be shot and sold.
  • A seagull downing a player appears only in MrPorkchop_14's run around 00:52:26 and 01:27:22 and has not been independently reproduced.
03

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming a landed fish can no longer be taken.
  • Treating the single-source player-downing incidents as a universal damage rule.
  • Mixing ordinary seagull behavior into the separate, still-unverified Terrorizing Bird trigger.
04

Sources Checked

  1. Independent playthroughFour-player How to Fish live playthrough — MrPorkchop_14

    First-hand theft around 00:05:16; shooting and selling context around 00:49:52 and 01:22:46; player-downing incidents around 00:52:26 and 01:27:22.

    Accessed 22 Aug 2026
  2. Community explainerHow to Fish “10 things” explainer — Gaming Plus TV

    Aggregator corroboration for landed-fish theft and for shooting and selling seagulls.

    Accessed 22 Aug 2026
05

Still Unverified

  • The conditions under which a seagull can down a player remain a single, unreproduced first-hand report.