Complete Fisch Northern Expedition Guide

The Northern Expedition update for Fisch dropped on December 21, 2024, introducing a separate area for adventurers to explore that isn’t part of the regular ocean we know. This icy expanse brings new challenges, valuable items, and difficult terrain for those daring enough to brave it.

Fisch Northern Expedition Update Information

Feature	Details
Bestiaries	Overgrowth Cave, Frigid Cavern, Cryogenic Canal, Glacial Grotto.
Fish	36 new species.
Rods	Arctic Rod, Avalanche Rod, Crystalized Rod, Ice Warpers Rod, Summit Rod, Heaven’s Rod.
Fish Mutations	4 new mutations.
Totems	Avalanche Totem and Blizzard Totem.

Fisch Northern Summit Location (How to Find the Northern Expedition)

To get to the new island, you need to find the marker in your game that says “Northern Expedition” and sail towards it. You can find in between Terrapin Island and the Forsaken Shores, at coordinates (-1730, 138, 3824). Sail south-southwest from Moosewood and you’ll find the portal. After entering the portal, you’ll be transported to a new ocean with just two markers – Northern Expedition and Exit of the Expedition. Sail towards the Northern Expedition marker and you’ll quickly find the “Northern Summit“, which is the island for this update.

Exploring the Northern Summit in Fisch

After reaching the island, you’ll notice there’s no pier to dock your boat. You’ll likely abandon your boat in the ice before making your way inland. Your first priority should be purchasing a Basic Oxygen Tank for 1,000C$, which is next to the NPC to the right of the Merchant. This will allow you to survive the higher elevations of the mountain, where oxygen levels begin to drop.

Here is a guide that will take you up the Northern Summit and into the other areas of the mountain:

Step 1: Crossing the Northern Summit

Take the path to the left that leads across ladders and ice. Follow the path up the mountain, keeping an eye out for ladders, which act as markers for the trail.

When you see the second camp (the first one being the one where you purchased your Basic Oxygen Tank), take the slight left to find more ladders to climb, and then turn right to a ramp that cuts up the front of the mountain.

Walk up the ramp to find more ladders to climb, and then continue across the platform. There’s a weird drop in the path here that’s easy to fall from if you jump. Use your Glider to get across it so you don’t fall – it doesn’t look like you should, but I managed to drop back down the mountain and it’s tedious to get back up.

Around the corner of the mountain path, there’s an actual gap that you’ll need your Glider to cross. I advise turning your camera to look at the jump straight on so you can time it correctly. After the gap, there are a couple more ladders, and then you’ll be alerted that you’ve entered the Overgrowth Caves.

Step 2: The Overgrowth Caves

There’s a camp on the left side of the mountain here that has a Pickaxe for 5,000C$, an Oxygen Tank Upgrade for 3,000C$, and a free Oxygen Refil. You also can’t waste time in any area from here on out. You now have an Oxygen meter and a temperature meter. If either gets to zero, you’ll die and respawn.

Head to the left of this camp and break the entrance to the cave with your new Pickaxe. The light from your lantern somehow melts the ice on a lever, which you can then interact with. This is one of six levers in the Northern Summit that you’ll need to activate.

Head back to the clearing, refill your oxygen tank, and stand by the fire. This is a much faster way to refill your meters than constantly leaving the area (which you can do by dropping back down below the ladders that lead up to the Overgrowth Caves).

Go back to the entrance to the area, and take the path on the right using the ladder. Climb the rocks toward the cliff and use your Glider to cross the huge gap. Follow the path and the roped fences until you reach the next camp.

Here, you’ll find an Intermediate Oxygen Tank, as well as the Summit Rod. Grab the tank and continue climbing. Take the ladders to the right to find an NPC selling the Winter Cloak for 7,500C$. This shops your temperature meter from dropping.

Head back to the path and take the ramp to continue up the mountain.

Step 3: The Cryogenic Canal

The path will lead you to the Cryogenic Canal, which is the third area in the Northern Summit.

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Fisch All Northern Summit Fish

Overgrowth Cave Fish

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Frigid Cavern Fish

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Cryogenic Canal Fish

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Glacial Grotto Fish

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Fisch All Northern Summit Rods

Arctic Rod – Location, Cost & Stats

The first rod in the Northern Summit. The Arctic Rod is available from the table next to the Merchant NPC when you first step onto the island. It’s a bit glitchy, though, which makes it difficult to buy.

Stat	Value
Cost	TBC
Lure Speed	45%
Luck	65%
Control	0.18
Resilience	15%
Max Weight in Kg	80,000kg

Avalanche Rod – Location, Cost & Stats

The Avalanche Rod is the second rod you can find in the Northern Summit. It can be purchased at the camp near the Overgrowth Cave entrance at coordinates (19771, 415, 5415). It’s leaning up against a tent on the right of the Pickaxe.

Stat	Value
Cost	35,000C$
Lure Speed	40%
Luck	68%
Control	0.15
Resilience	10%
Max Weight in Kg	65,000kg

Crystalized Rod – Location, Cost & Stats

The Crystalized Rod requires teamwork to unlock. You’ll need a friend/another player and a Glass Diamond each. Glass Diamonds can be readily fished from the pond at the first area of the Northern Summit – at coordinates (20296, 272, 5463) – before starting the climb. I used a Mythical Rod and caught three in a few minutes.

When you find the large crystal encasing the Crystalized Rod, each of you needs to step onto the pressure plates while holding a Glass Diamond. This will reveal the Rod.

Stat	Value
Cost	35,000C$
Lure Speed	35%
Luck	45%
Control	0.15
Resilience	15%
Max Weight in Kg	25,000kg

Ice Warpers Rod – Location, Cost & Stats

To get the Ice Warpers Rod, you need to pull all six levers in the Northern Summit. Once you do this, the rod will fall from the sky at rest at the location of the sixth lever. If you’re struggling to find these locations, scroll to the very bottom of this guide for GPS coordinates.

Stat	Value
Cost	65,000C$
Lure Speed	50%
Luck	60%
Control	0.15
Resilience	20%
Max Weight in Kg	75,000kg

Summit Rod – Location, Cost & Stats

Located alongside the Arctic Cloak when you’re exploring the Northern Summit.

Stat	Value
Cost	TBC
Lure Speed	15%
Luck	75%
Control	0.25
Resilience	15%
Max Weight in Kg	200,000kg

Heaven’s Rod – Location, Cost & Stats

Only obtainable when you find all four Energy Crystals in the Northern Summit and place them in the Altar at the top of the mountain.

Stat	Value
Cost	TBC
Lure Speed	27%
Luck	225%
Control	0.2
Resilience	30%
Max Weight in Kg	Infinite

Fisch Northern Summit Totems

Avalanche Totem

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Blizzard Totem

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Where to Get All Crystals in the Northern Summit in Fisch

At the very top of the Northern Summit is an Altar, where you’ll need to place four Energy Crystals to unlock the Heaven’s Rod.

Crystal	Location
Blue Energy Crystal	Found in the first cave near the second campsite. Use your pickaxe to free it from the ice.
Green Energy Crystal	TBC
Yellow Energy Crystal	TBC
Red Energy Crystal	TBC

All Lever Locations in the Northern Summit in Fisch

The levers are used to unlock the Ice Warpers Rod in Fisch.

Crystal	Location
Lever 1	Coordinates (19871.4, 424.7, 5376.7)On the left side of the camp at the beginning of the Overgrowth Caves area (where you buy your Pickaxe), there’s a lever behind a wall of ice. Use your Pickaxe to break through the ice, and wait by the frozen lever for your lantern to melt the ice encasing it.
Lever 2	Coordinates (19448.5,690.1, 5863.6)
Lever 3	Coordinates (19588.9, 543.3, 5619.3)
Lever 4	Coordinates (19857.8,474.4,4960)
Lever 5	Coordinates (20198, 854.4, 5656)
Lever 6	Coordinates (19950.1,586.9,5560.9)

Looking for more Fisch guides at Moyens I/O? Check out How to get Oxygen Tank in Fisch – Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced and How to get the Winter Cloak in Fisch.