Catching the Hyrule Loach
*originally appeared on my N64 site a very long time ago
I think almost everyone who has Played Zelda: Ocarina of
time has, at some time heard of the Hyrule Loach. It is an Eel like creature
that is sometimes see, in the fishing pond. I've heard rumours of people who
caught this fish, so lately I've decided to try it myself. Needless to say it
took quite some time just for the damn thing to even appear in the pond. It
seems to be totally random; you just have to get lucky. Once you see the
loach, in order to get anywhere close to it, you will need to find the sinking
lure, which is easy enough.
Once I found the location of it, I cast the lure out as far ahead of it as
I could, I then reeled it in slowly, stopping in front of the loach...nothing
happened, it swam away. I tried this several times, and after finally avoiding
all the other hungry fish, the Loach grabbed hold! I pulled back as hard as I
could, and reeled it in (which was surprisingly easy), I then grabbed my
digital Camera and took a few shots, shown below with descriptions,
(sorry for the poor quality).
Also note that I know it isn’t a huge deal. I just think it's cool when you
find something extra on one of the best games ever made, so I decided to share
it with everyone.
Written By Dan Chubaty
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