You might think Fishing is a useless activity in Terraria, but you should give it a try for its many in-game benefits. For instance, you can get pets, crafting materials, specialty items, and more. If you want to get these valuable rewards and resources, you must equip yourself with a Fishing Pole and Bait.
Have you selected your Fishing Rod but don’t know where to get Bait? Locating them isn’t as challenging as you think since they’re virtually almost everywhere in the game. Moreover, once you get the Bug Net, capturing a wide variety of Bait is easy.
In this guide, we’ll discuss the different types of Baits in the game and the many ways you can catch them. As well as their common spawning points to help you find them easier. Read further to learn more!
WHAT IS A BAIT?
Baits are essential for Fishing, allowing you to reel in fishing lines to catch different types of fish, crates, and items in Terraria. Moreover, there’s a wide variety of Bait options you can choose from in the form of Critters, Jellyfish, NPC, and Crate rewards. To use this item, you must have this in your inventory as you cast your Fishing pole to increase your chances of getting a catch.
ACQUIRING BAITS
Acquiring Baits is crucial for a successful fishing experience in Terraria. Fortunately, there’s one tool that can help you catch almost all of these items to increase your chances of reeling in the best catches. Keep reading this guide to learn more about this amazing tool!
Bug Net
A Bug Net is a valuable tool that allows you to capture various critters in Terraria which you can use as Bait. To obtain this important item, you can buy it from the Mechant for 1 Gold Coin (3DS, old-gen consoles) or 25 Silver Coins (desktop, mobile, console). It can also be upgraded to a Golden or Lavaproof Bug Net to capture Underworld critters like the Lavafly, Magma Snail, and Hell Butterfly.
TYPES
See the table below for the different types of Baits, their power, and their location:
| Bait | Bait Power | How to Get | Minimum Bug Net Requirement |
| Apprentice Bait | 15% | • Guaranteed Angler Quest Reward • Pearlwood and Wooden Crates (22% in all modes) | None |
| Black Dragonfly | 20% | • Capture at the Desert | |
| Black Scorpion | 15% | • Capture at the Desert | |
| Blue Dragonfly | 20% | • Catch in the Forest | |
| Blue Jellyfish | 20% | • Cavern or Underground bodies of water | None |
| Buggy | 40% | • Get it from the Jungle or Underground Jungle Biome | |
| Enchanted Nightcrawler | 35% | • Craft with Worm (1) and Fallen Star (1) • Open a Can of Worms • Catch During a Meteor Shower | |
| Firefly | 20% | • Capture on the Surface during Nighttime | |
| Glowing Snail | 15% | • Get it in the Glowing Mushroom biomes | |
| Gold Butterfly | 50% | • Catch in the Forest | |
| Gold Dragonfly | 50% | • Capture on the Surface | |
| Gold Grasshopper | 50% | • Capture on the Surface • Destroy tall grass | |
| Gold Ladybug | 50% | • Get it on the surface during a windy day | |
| Gold Water Strider | 50% | • Capture on the Surface during Daytime | |
| Gold Worm | 50% | • Get it from the Surface | |
| Grasshopper | 10% | • Cut down Grass Plants on the Surface | |
| Green Dragonfly | 20% | • Catch in the Forest | |
| Green Jellyfish | 20% | • Fish Underground or Cavern water bodies in Hardmode | None |
| Grubby | 15% | • Get it from the Jungle or Underground Jungle Biome | |
| Hell Butterfly | 15% | • Capture in the Underworld during Daytime | • Lavaproof • Golden |
| Journeyman Bait | 30% | • Angler Quest Reward (20% chance) • All Pre-Hardmode Crates except Golden Crate (drop rates ranging from 11-33% for all modes) • All Hardmode Crates except Titanium Crate (drop rates ranging from 11-33% for all modes) | None |
| Julia Butterfly | 25% | • Catch in the Forest in Daytime | |
| Ladybug | 17% | • Catch in Forests with a town in the daytime during the Windy day event | |
| Lavafly | 25% | • Capture in the Underworld at night | • Lavaproof • Golden |
| Lightning Bug | 35% | • Get it from the Hallowed grass at night | |
| Maggot | 22% | • Get it from the Graveyard or from Maggot Zombies | |
| Magma Snail | 35% | • Capture in the Underworld | • Lavaproof • Golden |
| Master Bait | 50% | • Angler Quest Reward (6.67% chance) • All Pre-Hardmode Crates except Wooden Crates (drop rates ranging from 16.67 – 66.67% in all modes) • All Hardmode Crates except Pearlwood Crates (drop rates ranging from 16.67 – 25%) • Jungle Mimic | None |
| Monarch Butterfly | 5% | • Catch in the Forest | |
| Orange Dragonfly | 20% | • Capture at the Desert | |
| Pink Jellyfish | 20% | • Fish it from the Ocean Biome | None |
| Purple Emperor Butterfly | 35% | • Catch in the Forest at Daytime | |
| Red Admiral Butterfly | 30% | • Catch in the Forest at Daytime | |
| Red Dragonfly | 20% | • Catch in the Forest | |
| Scorpion | 10% | • Capture it at the Desert | |
| Sluggy | 25% | • Destroy a Background plant in the Jungle or Jungle Biome and catch them | |
| Snail | 10% | • Get it from the Cavern and Underground layer | |
| Stinkbug | 10% | • Capture on the Surface | |
| Sulphur Butterfly | 10% | • Catch at the Forest in Daytime | |
| Tree Nymph Butterfly | 50% | • Catch at the Forest during Daytime | |
| Truffle Worm | 666% | • Get it from the Underground Glowing Mushroom Biome in Hardmode | |
| Ulysses Butterfly | 20% | • Catch at the Forest in Daytime | |
| Water Strider | 17% | • Get it from the Surface near sand and jungle grass blocks | |
| Worm | 25% | • Can of Worms • Capture in Underground or on the Surface while it’s raining • Destroy dirt, stone, and grass piles | |
| Yellow Dragonfly | 20% | • Capture at the Desert | |
| Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly | 15% | • Catch at the Forest in Daytime |
