Water · Spotted Ultimate Edition materials, June 2026, and the Extended Look, August 27 2026
Fishing
Rockstar's own Ultimate Edition copy points at Gambit Bay as fishing water, and the Extended Look ends with Jason, Lucia and Brian Heder on a boat. A fishing minigame is strongly implied but has not been shown as one.
Fishing is the activity with the most official backing and the least footage. Rockstar's Ultimate Edition description of the Shitzu Squalo, published in June 2026, points at Gambit Bay as fishing water for the boat, which is the closest Rockstar has come to naming fishing as a thing you do. The Extended Look on August 27 2026 then closed on a wistful montage with Jason, Lucia and Brian Heder out on the water on a fishing boat, per NME, and Engadget's breakdown reads that scene as a take on Red Dead Redemption 2's fishing minigame returning.
That is the whole record. No rod, cast, catch or fish species appeared on screen, and no outlet has reported fishing UI. Red Dead Redemption 2 had a full fishing system with bait, lures and legendary fish, and Rockstar has carried other Red Dead systems into GTA 6, including the trigger-based NPC interaction and a wildlife checklist that Vice reports lets you record animals found in Leonida. So the expectation is reasonable, but it is an expectation.
Whether fishing is a minigame, a passive boat activity or a mission backdrop, and whether it earns money or feeds the safehouse, is unconfirmed until launch.
What we know
- Rockstar's Ultimate Edition copy for the Shitzu Squalo names Gambit Bay as fishing water
- The Extended Look closes with Jason, Lucia and Brian Heder on a fishing boat
- Engadget reads that scene as Red Dead Redemption 2's fishing minigame returning
- No rod, catch or fishing UI has been shown on screen
- Vice reports a Red Dead-style wildlife checklist for animals found in Leonida
- Mechanics, rewards and fish species are unconfirmed
Frequently asked
Can you fish in GTA 6?+
Probably. Rockstar's own Ultimate Edition copy points at Gambit Bay as fishing water for the Shitzu Squalo, and the Extended Look ends with Jason, Lucia and Brian Heder on a fishing boat. A fishing minigame has not actually been shown on screen, so the mechanics are unconfirmed.
Is fishing in GTA 6 like Red Dead Redemption 2?+
Nobody knows yet. Engadget read the boat scene in the Extended Look as a return of Red Dead's fishing minigame, and Rockstar has carried other Red Dead systems into GTA 6, but no fishing gameplay has been shown.