PAO PAO Fishing Spots: What’s Confirmed So Far

There is no published list of named fishing spots for PAO PAO. As of 2026-10-19, the official Steam page describes fishing as something you do "from the shore or a boat," but it does not name a single location, bay, dock or hotspot. The most specific fishing detail the developer has shared is in the second patch announcement from 2026-10-01, which mentions "new fishing hints and improved fishing spot detection."

So if you searched for a spot map, the honest answer is that the game's own materials point you back into the world rather than at a list: fish from the shoreline, or take a boat out, and rely on the in-game hints rather than memorising coordinates.

What the official page actually confirms

The PAO PAO Steam page frames fishing as one of several quiet activities in a seaside town, alongside cooking, farming, gathering resources in the forest and wandering around. The developer's own summary of the loop is: "Grow your own crops, fish from the shore or a boat, collect resources in the forest, walk around town, or spend an afternoon in the arcade."

Two practical things follow from that wording:

• Shore fishing and boat fishing are both described as available. Boats also appear elsewhere on the page as a group activity — the developer suggests organising boat races with friends — so a boat is not a fishing-only vehicle.
• The town is built around a day-night cycle, weather and seasons. The official page says the combination of variable weather, seasons and a full day-night cycle "makes every day in PAO PAO special." It does not say whether any of those change which fish bite or where.

The same page does not list fish species, bait, rod upgrades, spot coordinates or unlock conditions, so treat any claim about those as unverified unless it comes from the developer.

Reading the patch note

The 2026-10-01 "Pao Pao Second Patch is Live!" post is the closest thing to a fishing-spot changelog. Under gameplay improvements it lists "Added new fishing hints and improved fishing spot detection."

The phrasing suggests the game surfaces fishing spots to you rather than expecting you to learn a fixed map — but that is a reading of the wording, not something the developer spells out. What is concrete: if fishing hints feel thin or spot detection feels unreliable in your build, the patch that addressed both is a reasonable first thing to check. The earlier demo patch note from 2026-09-18 separately lists "Improved fishing effects and fish behavior," so demo players on an older build may simply be seeing pre-patch behaviour.

A note on the other "pao'pao"

Searches for this term also surface a completely unrelated page: Hawaii Nearshore Fishing's Holoholo: Big pao'pao from shore!, published 2019-01-03. That article is about a real golden trevally caught in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii — a fish locally called pao'pao — and has nothing to do with the game. It is a name collision, not a fishing guide for PAO PAO, so don't expect its shore-fishing advice to transfer.

Version context

PAO PAO is in Early Access, with the official Steam page listing a release date of 2026-10-26 as of 2026-10-19, and a pre-release demo already playable. The developer's Early Access announcement says the plan is to "expand the world, add new activities, improve the existing systems," which is a good reason to expect fishing content — including where you can fish — to change over time. Any spot list written today would be provisional by design.

As of 2026-10-19, the official Steam page lists Windows as the platform and describes single-player, co-op and online co-op for up to four players total; it does not list a console version.

FAQ

Where are the fishing spots in PAO PAO?

No specific locations are named. As of 2026-10-19, the official Steam page only says you can fish from the shore or from a boat, and the 2026-10-01 patch added new fishing hints and improved fishing spot detection.

Can you fish from a boat in PAO PAO?

Yes — the official Steam page explicitly describes fishing "from the shore or a boat." Boats are also mentioned as a way to get around and to race with friends.

Does weather or time of day change fishing in PAO PAO?

The game has variable weather, seasons and a day-night cycle, but the official Steam page does not say whether they affect fish or fishing spots. Nothing in the developer's patch notes addresses it either.

Is the "big pao'pao from shore" article about the game?

No. That Hawaii Nearshore Fishing post from 2019-01-03 is about a real golden trevally caught in Kaneohe Bay — pao'pao is a local fish name, unrelated to PAO PAO the game.