Fishing

What it governs

• Fishing spots move and never run out. Water is knowledge, not territory: miners fight over ground, fishers trade directions.Charter, Part III — Gathering group
• Deep-water catches are creatures that fight back, and the offshore tiers need a boat before they need a skill.
• Fish spoil. Freshness runs down from the moment of the catch — eat it, cook it, preserve it, or lose it. This is where the world gets its first deadline.
• Barehanded fishing survives at the top of the ladder, for a citizen strong enough — the old man and the salmon.

What happens today

A citizen reaches into shallow water and comes away with a fish, or with nothing. The catch then spoils on a clock, and can be laid at a fire.

The order it goes in

The method ladder, which is really a tool-craft chain: every rung waits on another skill.

1. Hands.Charter, Part III — Gathering group
2. A net — which is Crafting's.
3. Rod and bait.
4. Fly rod and feathers — and the feathers come from Hunter.
5. A pot.
6. A harpoon — which needs a smith.