Steal an Egg Fishing Guide: Rods, Pearls & Kraken (2026)

Fishing in Steal an Egg is a second way to earn eggs, pets, and mutations without running past a guardian. You unlock it in the Alien Biome: reach the Speed requirement, talk to the Alien Ferryman, take his rod, and cast into the water beside him. Every catch drops loot and also counts toward a long Fishing Milestones track that pays out rods, Void Pearls, Dark Matter mutations, and rare pets.

This guide covers the whole system in one place: how casting works, what you need to start, every rod, where to fish, the Lagoon, the Nebuloth Kraken event, and how the older Halloween fishing fits in.

Steal an Egg Fishing at a Glance

Detail	What We Know (Update 12)
Where it unlocks	Alien Biome, next to the Alien Ferryman
Speed needed	250B (one report says a rod is offered from 90B)
Starter rod	Ferryman’s loaner Alien Rod, or the Halloween rod
Unlock task	Catch 20 fish (any item counts, reportedly)
Fishing zones	Alien Biome pool, Alien Lagoon, Alien Tidal Surge
What you catch	Void Pearls, eggs, mutations, Relics, pets
Strongest rod	Kraken Rod (x1.75), earned at 5,000 catches
Codes	None. Any “fishing code” is fake

How Does Fishing Work in Steal an Egg?

The loop is short. Equip a rod, hold the Hold to Cast input to fill a charge meter, release toward the water, wait for a bite, then click repeatedly to reel the catch in. In the Alien Biome you do this from a wooden pier beside the Ferryman.

Each cast returns an item, which makes fishing steadier than egg stealing. No guardian chases you, and no player can ram you off your route. The trade-off is that your income depends on luck instead of speed.

What Do You Need Before You Can Fish?

Three things stand between you and the first cast.

• Speed. Most coverage points to 250B, and a low number can trigger a warning that the fish are too fast. One report says the Ferryman hands out a rod from 90B. Test with your own number, but plan on 250B. Pushing into the biome too early also costs you eggs on the run home, so finish your climb first, and our guide on how to unlock the Alien Biome explains what that involves.
• A rod. If you do not own the Halloween rod, the Ferryman supplies an Alien Rod.
• The Ferryman’s 20-catch task. Finishing it opens the Lagoon and the trade-in tab.

Where Can You Fish in the Alien Biome?

You have three fishing spots, and they behave differently.

The pool beside the Ferryman. This is where you start, and it is also where the first 20 catches happen. Relics and Pearls both drop here.

The Alien Lagoon. After the quest, a Lagoon option appears in the Ferryman’s dialogue. It is a separate area where you can fish without being sent back to spawn. It is also where the global boss-catching event runs.

The Alien Tidal Surge. A random event that floods the biome at night and lasts into the next morning. It makes five exclusive pets available, including a new Divine pet. You fish while the area is submerged.

What Can You Catch? Loot at a Glance

Catch Type	Notes
Void Pearls	Trade 1,750 for one Dark Matter mutation.
Eggs	Alien Biome eggs and exclusive eggs
Mutations	Including Dark Matter consumables
Relics	Seven needed for the biome’s locked door
Pets	Bloomspire, Vexlet, Glacigon, Jellynova, Redmaw, Aurora Stag, Abyssjaw and more via milestones

The biome has 14 pets in total: nine from normal play and five from the Tidal Surge. Most are still being documented, so keep our Steal an Egg all pets list bookmarked.

Which Fishing Rod Is Best in Steal an Egg?

Rods control how many Void Pearls you earn per catch, and you earn better ones by fishing.

Rod	How You Get It	Pearl Multiplier
Alien Rod	Loaner from the Ferryman	Base
Xeno Rod	100 catches	x1.15
Lunar Rod	750 catches	x1.32
Void Rod	2,250 catches	x1.52
Kraken Rod	5,000 catches	x1.75 (strongest alien rod)

The first upgrade arrives early, so the opening 100 catches are the best investment of time you will make.

Fishing Milestones: What the Track Gives You

Every catch counts as one point. The menu shows a Fish Caught counter and the next reward, and patch notes mention 100 milestones in total. The headline rewards are:

• 5 catches: 50 Void Pearls
• 30 catches: your first free Dark Matter mutation
• 100 catches: Xeno Rod
• 200, 350, 1,250, 2,750 catches: timed Void Pearl Boosters (10, 15, 20, 30 minutes)
• 5,000 catches: Kraken Rod and the Abyssjaw Egg

The full table with every reward lives in our Void Pearls guide.

How Does the Nebuloth Kraken Event Work?

The Nebuloth Kraken is a Divine pet that appears during a global boss-catching event inside the Lagoon. The event repeats every 30 minutes, and every player shares a single pool of 750 Krakens per window. When they are gone, they are gone until the next one.

One report pins the start times at :25 and :55 past the hour, which fits the 30-minute cycle. Treat that as a likely schedule, not a promise, and get into the Lagoon a few minutes early with your rod ready. Catch odds have not been published.

The Kraken also matters beyond collecting. It is one of the two Divine pets used in the Alien Fusion Chamber behind the biome gate, along with Obsidian Rex. Our Alien Mutation guide covers the other alien-themed boost you may already be using.

What Are the Seven Relics for the Locked Door?

The biome has a Locked Relic Door, and it needs seven different colored Relics. Early reports named Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, and Pink, and the seventh was still unconfirmed at launch. Each Relic only needs to be fished up once, and they are RNG-driven, so expect to cast a lot.

If you catch one and cannot see it, check the Gear section of your inventory. Opening the door leads to the Alien Fusion Chamber, where you fuse two Divine pets into an Alien Egg.

How Does the Older Halloween Fishing Fit In?

Fishing existed before Update 12, but in a different place. In the Halloween Dimension, you earned the Haunted Rod by finishing Echo’s quest, then fished glowing ripples for roughly 20 to 40 Candy Corn per catch. That setup also led to the Phantom Express Ticket and the Ghost Fish.

Our Haunted Rod and Ghost Fish guides explain the old route, and the Manor Key guide covers another thing fished out of that event. The Halloween Dimension was a limited-time area, and at least one report says the Ghost Fish is no longer in the game, so check what is currently available before you plan around it. The rod itself is described as permanent and still works in the Alien Biome.

Fishing Tips That Actually Save Time

• Don’t spend Pearls on your first Dark Matter mutation. The 30-catch milestone gives you one free.
• Push through the first 100 catches in one sitting to reach the Xeno Rod sooner.
• Fish through the Kraken window. You are casting anyway.
• Keep a hotbar slot open. Caught eggs take slots, and reports from the Halloween event say a full hotbar pushed the rod out of position.
• Skip third-party macros. The game has no AFK toggle, and external automation can put your account at risk.

Common Fishing Problems and Fixes

• “Fish are too fast” warning. Your Speed is under the requirement. Train first.
• No Lagoon option. Finish the 20-catch task, then talk to the Ferryman again.
• Cast does nothing. Re-equip the rod and aim into the water, not at the ground.
• No trade-in tab. It appears only after the quest.

Details can change with each patch, so confirm the numbers in your own milestones menu. You can try it yourself right now in Steal an Egg, and check the Steal an Egg updates page for what changes next.