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

Shi Yugong is standing there, the shoreline is right beside him, and the quest log makes it sound like the answer is only a few casts away. That is the trick in Celui qui s’est échappé, the French name for The One That Got Away. The fastest way to finish this Diablo IV side quest is to leave Skovos immediately and hunt six region-specific fish across Sanctuary instead: Augur of Civo in Dry Steppes, Morayaga in Fractured Peaks, Poisson-Pirate or Crookfish in Hawezar, Zakarati in Kehjistan, Neme-Senga in Nahantu, and Dragon-Barbot or Drakonbeard in Scosglen.

If you are searching Diablo IV: Season of Infernal Chaos Game Guides and Quest Walkthroughs for this step, the quest is much simpler than it first looks. It is not about secret bait, weather, or a hidden timer. It is about going to the correct region, fishing in the correct water type, and then registering the catch properly so Shi Yugong will accept it. That last part is the one that makes the quest look bugged when it usually is not.

What matters before you start fishing

• None of the six required fish are in Skovos. Shi Yugong gives the quest there, but the catches are spread across the wider world.
• Freshwater only: Morayaga and Poisson-Pirate/Crookfish.
• Saltwater only: Augur of Civo, Zakarati, Neme-Senga, and Dragon-Barbot/Drakonbeard.
• You need the quest fish to register. After catching one, open Character → Elixirs and Incense and add it to the collection. On PC this is typically a right-click action; on console, use the prompt shown on the item.
• Name translations vary. Some guides use French names like Poisson-Pirate and Dragon-Barbot, while English client terminology may show Crookfish and Drakonbeard. They refer to the same required catches.

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

A clean route that avoids wasted travel

You can do the six fish in any order, but the smoothest route is to clear the two freshwater fish first, then sweep the obvious saltwater ports and coastlines. That way you stop second-guessing whether a shoreline counts as swamp water or ocean water. A good route is Fractured Peaks, then Hawezar, then Dry Steppes, then Gea Kul in Kehjistan, Kurast Docks in Nahantu, and finally Marowen in Scosglen.

1. Fractured Peaks: Morayaga at Sarkova Pass, freshwater.
2. Hawezar: Poisson-Pirate/Crookfish in the Toxic Fens, freshwater.
3. Dry Steppes: Augur of Civo at the Scarred Coast, saltwater.
4. Kehjistan: Zakarati at Gea Kul, saltwater.
5. Nahantu: Neme-Senga at Kurast Docks, saltwater.
6. Scosglen: Dragon-Barbot/Drakonbeard at Marowen, saltwater.

This is not the only efficient order, but it keeps the logic clean: inland and swamp freshwater first, then unmistakable sea locations afterward.

All six fish locations for Shi Yugong

Augur of Civo – Dry Steppes, Scarred Coast, saltwater

For Augur of Civo, head to the Scarred Coast in Dry Steppes and fish on the actual coastline. The important detail here is the water type. Dry Steppes has inland water that looks tempting, but this fish is tied to saltwater, so you want the open coastal edge rather than a pond or inland pool. If your catches feel wrong, do not change regions right away; first make sure you are standing on a true sea-facing shoreline.

This is one of the catches that can feel inconsistent because the zone is not a classic harbor stop like Gea Kul or Marowen. If you are getting impatient, the fix is not a new build or world tier change. It is simply staying on the coast and giving the RNG enough attempts.

Morayaga – Fractured Peaks, Sarkova Pass, freshwater

Morayaga is found in Sarkova Pass in Fractured Peaks, and it is a freshwater catch. This one is a good opener because the zone makes the distinction easier than some of the swampier areas. Rivers, ponds, and inland water count; sea edges do not matter here. If you want a quick sanity check, just remember that Fractured Peaks is your clean inland stop in the route.

Because this is a snowy region, players sometimes overthink whether the game treats certain icy edges differently. For quest purposes, the simple rule works: inland water in Sarkova Pass is the correct target. If the quest does not update after the catch, the problem is usually the collection step, not the fishing spot.

Poisson-Pirate or Crookfish – Hawezar, Toxic Fens, freshwater

The Hawezar fish is listed as Poisson-Pirate in French-language guides and often as Crookfish in English ones. Go to the Toxic Fens in Hawezar and fish in freshwater. This is the catch most likely to waste your time if you use the wrong shoreline, because Hawezar is full of wet terrain and not all of it counts the same way.

The safe play is to fish in obvious swamp or river water near the settlement area rather than on any open coast. If you are standing somewhere that feels like marshland instead of sea, you are probably in the right place. If you are using a guide with a different fish name, do not panic; the naming varies more than the location.

Zakarati — Kehjistan, Gea Kul, saltwater

Zakarati is one of the cleaner catches in the quest. Travel to Gea Kul in Kehjistan and fish from the saltwater docks or coastline there. Ports are excellent for this quest because they remove all ambiguity about water type. If you want one stop in this chain that feels straightforward and hard to mess up, Gea Kul is it.

Because it is close to a major settlement and easy to reach, this is also a good place to empty inventory, register any fish you have already caught, and then move on without backtracking. Port-based stops are where this quest finally starts to feel efficient instead of scattered.

Neme-Senga — Nahantu, Kurast Docks, saltwater

For Neme-Senga, go to Kurast Docks in Nahantu and fish in saltwater. Like Gea Kul, this is a reliable harbor catch. The reason this location is so good is that it strips the quest back down to pure RNG. You do not need to puzzle out whether the water is fresh or salt; the dockside sea area is exactly what you want.

If you are doing the quest in one long run, Nahantu is one of the best places to assess whether you have actually registered your earlier catches. Before leaving, check your collection progress. It is better to spot a missing registration here than to return to Shi Yugong and discover one fish never counted.

Dragon-Barbot or Drakonbeard — Scosglen, Marowen, saltwater

The final fish is listed as Dragon-Barbot in some translations and Drakonbeard in others. You want Marowen in Scosglen, and again this is a saltwater catch. The Marowen coastline is another easy harbor-style location, which is why many players save it for late in the route when they just want clean execution and no more map reading.

If this one takes longer than expected, do not assume the guide you read had the wrong name. The name variation is common, but the region is consistent. Stay on the Scosglen coast, keep casting into the sea, and the catch will eventually show up.

The collection step that blocks quest completion

This is the part worth putting in bold: catching the fish is not always enough on its own. After each required catch, open Character → Elixirs and Incense, find the fish, and use the add-to-collection action. On PC, that is usually a right-click. On console, use the button prompt displayed on the item card. If you skip this, the quest can look stalled even though you already did the hard part.

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

Troubleshooting the common failure points

• The quest did not update after I caught a fish. Register it in Elixirs and Incense first.
• I am fishing in the right region but getting nothing useful. Double-check the water type. Hawezar and Dry Steppes are the easiest places to misread.
• I stayed near Shi Yugong and found nothing. That is normal. The fish are spread across Sanctuary, not centered on Skovos.
• The fish name in my guide is different. Translation differences are normal for Crookfish/Poisson-Pirate and Drakonbeard/Dragon-Barbot.
• Do level, time of day, or difficulty matter? There is no solid indication that they do for this quest. Region, water type, and patience matter far more.

One more practical note: spawn-rate details are not especially well documented, and players report different catch times. Some fish show up quickly, while others can drag on. That variance is frustrating, but it is still more believable than most of the myths around changing world tier or hunting at a specific in-game hour.

What you get for finishing it

Once all six fish are properly registered, return to Shi Yugong to complete The One That Got Away. You get the usual side-quest rewards and move the fishing chain forward into the next step, Favor for a Favor. So even if you only care about clearing your journal now, this quest is also the gateway to the next piece of Lord of Hatred fishing content.