How to Fish Easter Eggs: Confirmed Secrets and Oddities

Which Easter eggs are confirmed in How to Fish?

The best-supported crossover is Bing Bong from PEAK, caught with a Coconut on the Desert. Three other secrets are confirmed as achievement-backed oddities: launching the boat, killing a seagull with dynamite, and winning a legendary slot-machine skin. Only Bing Bong is consistently identified by independent sources as a crossover Easter egg.

This scope avoids a common problem: calling every unusual achievement an Easter egg. The achievement guide lists all 28 official objectives; this page keeps only the secrets and interactions players are likely to search for.

How do you find Bing Bong?

Reach the Desert / Island 3, obtain a Coconut from the central palm-tree area, equip the regular Fishing Rod, and use the Coconut as the lure. Current Pro Game Guides and Common Sense Gamer walkthroughs independently identify the catch as Bing Bong, the PEAK mascot, and a data reference agrees on the Coconut pool.

A safe route is:

1. Clear enough of the Desert story to move and fight safely.
2. Search the central palm-tree area for the Coconut interaction or purchase.
3. Keep the Coconut in inventory rather than eating, dropping, or selling it.
4. Equip the regular Fishing Rod and use the Coconut as bait.
5. Pull Bing Bong onto land and prepare for a hostile physical encounter.
6. Defeat it if you want the creature entry recorded.

Some guides report an approximately $350 Coconut price while others describe collecting it directly. That price and acquisition wording are Pending verification (待核实) for version 1.0.10; the Desert, Coconut, and Bing Bong connection are the cross-checked facts.

Why is Bing Bong considered a PEAK crossover?

Independent How to Fish guides explicitly identify the green plush-like catch as the Bing Bong mascot from PEAK, and mainstream coverage of PEAK confirms Bing Bong’s appearance and mascot status in that game. The visual identity and naming align, but no direct developer announcement explaining the crossover was found in this research pass.

The careful conclusion is therefore: the encounter is a strongly corroborated PEAK Easter egg, while any deeper lore or developer-collaboration claim is Pending verification (待核实). This distinction matters because visual recognition is not proof of an officially narrated backstory.

The rare-fish locations guide includes Bing Bong in a separate secret-encounter row so it is not confused with Drip variants.

How do you make the boat fly?

Unlock the standard boat, take it to a clear area, and use a dynamite blast at or beneath the hull to push it airborne. The official I’m the bird now achievement confirms the result, while independent Destructoid and NerdsChalk guides reproduce the explosion method. Expect inconsistent physics rather than a scripted flight mode.

Protect the run before experimenting:

• Bank valuable catches and quest trophies.
• Keep replacement dynamite money.
• Move away from docks and NPC hand-in areas.
• Let passengers know before detonating the charge.
• Try after story navigation is secured, not during an irreplaceable delivery.

The official achievement wording says to “make your boat fly” but does not require the best engine. One third-party achievement guide connects it to maximum speed; the independent stunt guides rely on dynamite. The engine requirement is therefore Pending verification (待核实).

What is the seagull dynamite secret?

The official Everyone’s dream achievement requires killing a seagull with dynamite. Another official achievement, Let me go, asks the player to be picked up by a seagull. Together with pre-release footage showing seagull physics, these confirm that the bird interactions are intentional secrets rather than an accidental forum rumor.

For the dynamite attempt, wait until the bird approaches a predictable landing or pickup path, throw ahead of it, and keep clear of the blast. Exact timing depends on physics and is not documented officially. Use a low-stakes area and expect several attempts.

The money guide explains why dynamite should otherwise be reserved for dense groups whose recovered bodies repay the $25 cost.

What is hidden in the Reel of Fortune?

The official GOLD GOLD GOLD achievement confirms that the slot machine can award a legendary skin. This is a verified rare reward, but its exact odds are not published in the official achievement data. Any fixed percentage, pity counter, or “guaranteed” spin sequence is therefore Pending verification (待核实).

Treat the machine as optional gambling:

• Use spare money, never the next lure or weapon fund.
• Record the skin only after it appears in inventory.
• Do not infer odds from a small personal streak.
• Keep the legendary reward separate from Drip creature collection.

The related All in achievement requires betting on green and winning roulette. It is another secretive gambling objective, but not evidence of a hidden winning system.

Which rumored Easter eggs are not confirmed?

No reliable evidence was found for secret weather codes, guaranteed rare-fish rituals, a hidden rod-stat bonus, or a complete list of unnamed pop-culture references. Fan pages sometimes group ordinary bosses, Drip variants, physics bugs, and achievements under “Easter eggs,” creating an inflated count that cannot be reproduced consistently.

The page therefore uses three labels:

If a later patch adds a developer note or official list, that should replace the current classification rather than being blended into it.

Where were these secrets verified?

Official achievement data anchors the physics and gambling interactions. Two independent Bing Bong guides plus a separate data reference agree on the Desert/Coconut trigger. PC Gamer and GamesRadar coverage identify Bing Bong’s role in PEAK, while no developer master list was found.

• Official Steam achievements — flying boat, seagull, slot, and roulette objectives.
• Pro Game Guides Bing Bong guide — Desert/Coconut route and PEAK identification.
• Common Sense Gamer Bing Bong guide — independent encounter cross-check.
• Bing Bong data reference — Coconut pool cross-check, never used alone.
• Destructoid flying boat guide — dynamite method.
• PC Gamer physics feature — seagull and physics footage context.
• GamesRadar Bing Bong coverage — independent confirmation of the PEAK mascot identity.