Quote Originally Posted by Kalandros View Post
False. Level 50 required for Level 50 Fishing pools.
The only fishing holes that have a level requirement are the hidden fishing holes, which you need the Gulleye trait to fish in. The hidden fishing holes you require level 50 (which is when you learn Gulleye III) for can be levels 40, 45, or 50, depending on the hole.

Ordinary fishing pools can be accessed at any level. For example, the Tangle in Mor Dhona is level 50, but I was fishing for Boltfish there for one of the fishing Leves in Coinnach well before I was level 50. Another example is Blind Iron Mines - a level 20 hole near Limsa Limosa, where you can fish up stuff even as early as level 1. Of course, if you're low enough level that all the fish in the pool are too high level to bite any bait you use, you won't have much luck fishing there, but you still can make the attempt.