or instead of repeat for each biome just park boat in a storm. fish will jump into it and can be collected by hand. only need like 2-3. bam. entire progression skips directly to mistlands^^

found this out when a level 4 GIANT pike jumped right into my ship during a storm. i was like WHAT THE ♥♥♥♥. that thing was like half a sea serpent in size.

got pufferfish and anglerfish this way. never fished so far with the rod^^ or cultivate a flat perch of land near ocean waves. fish get washed ashore sometimes there aswell and you can snag em. but boat > progression for fishing.