One of the most difficult species of fish to catch in Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake isthe Hylian Loach. The fish swims fast in the Fishing Pond, making it difficult to catch. With proper tactics, however, catching it becomes quite an easy task. Here’s how to find and catch the Hylian Loach.
How to Catch the Hylian Loach in Zelda: Ocarina of Time
However, before trying to capture the Hylian Loach, ensure that you have obtained the Piece of Heart in the Fishing Pond as a child. After that, you can go back as an adult using the Fishing Rod to capture the Hylian Loach. While it can also be caught while you play as a child, capturing it as an adult appears much easier.
To begin with, you should go to the Fishing Pond and set the time to daytime if necessary. There will be a branch of a tree hanging over the water. Standing on this branch helps you get into a good position to locate the Hylian Loach.
The Hylian Loach always tends to stay in the middle part of the pond. However, other fish might come in your way; therefore, you should try to capture or avoid them so that you don’t have to capture any other fish by mistake. Once you have made space, just wait for the Hylian Loach to appear, approach it, and when you come near it, capture it.
Catching this fish can be a little difficult as the fish tends to move around quite often. For this purpose, you will have to move back and forth to follow its movements. There is one trick that will help you catch the Hylian Loach. Try to watch the direction in which the fish moves before it comes out of the water.
