Diablo IV: How to Find All Shi Yugong Fish – Quest Walkthrough

Shi Yugong is standing right next to the water, and the quest log makes it sound like the answer is a few casts away from where you’re standing. It isn’t. The One That Got Away asks for six specific fish, and not one of them is caught in Skovos. The fast way to finish is to ignore the shoreline next to Shi Yugong, fish each fish in its home region, catch the Rare (yellow-text) version, and add each one to your collection from the Consumables tab.

The short version

• Quest: The One That Got Away, given by Shi Yugong at Shi Yugong’s Haven in Skovos.
• Six fish, six regions: Augur of Civo (Dry Steppes), Morayaga (Fractured Peaks), Crookfish (Hawezar), Zakarati (Kehjistan), Neme-senga (Nahantu), Drakonbeard (Scosglen).
• Catch the Rare version. You need the yellow-text Rare of each fish. Unique and Legendary catches do not count toward the quest.
• It’s region-locked, not spot-locked. Each fish is tied to its region, not one exact hole. Fish any valid water source in the correct region until the right one bites.
• The step people miss: open the Consumables tab and use each fish to add it to your collection. Track progress under Collection → Challenges → Fishing.
• Reward: +30 Skovos Renown plus Gold and Experience scaled to your level. Finishing leads into the next fishing quest, The Fish of Dreams.

What matters before you start fishing

• None of the six are in Skovos. Shi Yugong hands out the quest there, but every catch is spread across the wider world.
• Only the Rare counts. Keep casting until you pull the yellow-text version. A common-quality fish of the same name will not advance the objective.
• Region is the requirement, not a single pool. Go to the right region and fish from any valid water source there. You are not hunting one exact pixel.
• You have to register each catch. Catching the fish is not the end of it. Open the Consumables tab and use the fish to add it to your collection, then check Collection → Challenges → Fishing to confirm it counted.

The other thing to expect is plain RNG. These are rare quest catches, so several ordinary pulls in a row do not mean you’re in the wrong spot. If you’re in the correct region, stay put and keep casting for a few minutes before relocating.

A clean route through all six regions

You can do the fish in any order — they don’t gate each other. A tidy sweep is Fractured Peaks, then Hawezar, then Dry Steppes, then Kehjistan, then Nahantu, and finally Scosglen. The only rule that matters per stop is: be in the right region, and catch the Rare.

1. Fractured Peaks: Morayaga. A good opener — try around Sarkova Pass.
2. Hawezar: Crookfish. The Toxic Fens area is a reliable stop.
3. Dry Steppes: Augur of Civo. The Scarred Coast works well.
4. Kehjistan: Zakarati. Gea Kul is an easy, central spot.
5. Nahantu: Neme-senga. The Kurast Docks waterline is convenient.
6. Scosglen: Drakonbeard. The Marowen coast closes out the run.

These named stops are convenient anchors, not hard requirements — the fish are tied to the region, so any valid water source in that region can produce them.

All six fish locations

Augur of Civo – Dry Steppes

Augur of Civo is the Dry Steppes catch. The Scarred Coast is an easy place to settle in and cast, but the requirement is the region, not that exact shoreline — fish any valid water source in Dry Steppes. If it feels slow, don’t change regions; you’re fighting the Rare drop rate, not the location. Remember you need the yellow-text Rare for it to count.

Morayaga – Fractured Peaks

Morayaga lives in Fractured Peaks, and Sarkova Pass is a clean place to start. It’s a good opener because the region is compact and easy to navigate. Don’t overthink which body of water to use — any valid Fractured Peaks water source is fair game. If the quest doesn’t tick up after a catch, the issue is almost always the collection step, not the fishing spot.

Crookfish – Hawezar

Crookfish is the Hawezar fish, and the Toxic Fens area is a solid stop. Hawezar is wet terrain wall to wall, so it’s tempting to assume one pool counts and another doesn’t. It doesn’t work that way here — the region is the requirement, so fish a valid water source in Hawezar and keep going until the Rare appears.

Zakarati – Kehjistan

Zakarati is one of the cleaner catches in the quest. Head to Kehjistan and Gea Kul, which is central and quick to reach. Because it sits beside a major settlement, it’s also a good place to dump inventory and register everything you’ve already caught before moving on.

Neme-senga – Nahantu

For Neme-senga, fish in Nahantu — the Kurast Docks waterline is a reliable, easy-to-reach spot. If you’re doing the whole quest in one run, Nahantu is a good checkpoint to confirm your earlier catches actually registered. Open Collection → Challenges → Fishing before you leave; it’s far better to spot a missing fish here than back at Shi Yugong.

Drakonbeard – Scosglen

The last fish, Drakonbeard, is the Scosglen catch — the Marowen coast is the natural closer for the route. If it drags on, that’s the Rare drop rate, not a wrong location. Stay in Scosglen, keep casting, and pull until you get the yellow-text version.

The collection step that blocks completion

Put this part in bold for yourself: catching the fish is not enough on its own. After each Rare catch, open the Consumables tab, find the fish, and use it to add it to your collection. Then verify it under Collection → Challenges → Fishing. If you skip this, the quest looks stalled even though you already did the hard part. There is no “Elixirs and Incense” step here — it’s the Consumables tab.

The safest habit is to register every fish the moment you catch it instead of waiting until the route is done. That prevents the worst version of this quest: six successful catches, a trip back to Shi Yugong, and the realization that one of them never counted.

If you want the broader fishing context — how the system works and what it pays out — see our guide to how fishing works in Lord of Hatred, and our how to go fishing walkthrough if you’re just unlocking the rod.

Common mistakes

• Catching the wrong rarity. Only the Rare yellow-text version counts. Unique and Legendary catches of the same fish do not advance the quest.
• Hunting one exact pool. The fish are region-locked, not spot-locked. Any valid water source in the right region can produce the catch.
• Looking for an “Elixirs and Incense” screen. Registration happens from the Consumables tab, not the elixirs menu.
• Fishing next to Shi Yugong. Nothing you need spawns in Skovos. The six fish are spread across Sanctuary.
• Backtracking to find a missing fish. Check Collection → Challenges → Fishing as you go so you never return to Shi Yugong one fish short.

Practical takeaway

The One That Got Away only feels messy when you treat it like a Skovos errand. Treat it like a six-region route instead: go to each region, catch the Rare yellow-text version of its fish, and register every catch from the Consumables tab the second you get it. Do that and you’ll clear all six, bank +30 Skovos Renown, and roll straight into the next step, The Fish of Dreams. For a second pass on the same six catches, our full fish-location guide for The One That Got Away covers the same route in more detail.