# Old School Runescape Officially Recognizes Player Who Reached Level 99 Fishing Catching Only Shrimp and Anchovies

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/old-school-runescape-officially-recognizes-player-who-reached-level-99-fishing-catching-only-shrimp-and-anchovies/
- Published: 2026-08-12T22:57:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-13T00:18:16+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/old-school-runescape-officially-recognizes-player-who-reached-level-99-fishing-catching-only-shrimp-and-anchovies
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Player reaches Fishing level 99 using only shrimp and anchovies.
- The challenge took 4,304 hours over more than two years.
- Old School RuneScape verified and celebrated the achievement.

## Summary

Old School RuneScape has officially recognised player Bosby after he reached level 99 Fishing by catching only shrimp and anchovies, among the game’s lowest-level fish. The achievement matters because it required an unusually slow, self-imposed method rather than the faster equipment and catches players normally use as they progress.

Bosby began the account, named OnlyShrimp99, on 11 May 2024 and finished the challenge on 7 August 2026 after 4,304 hours. He needed 13,034,431 experience points, catching 275,196 shrimp and 257,064 anchovies, and banked every catch as a record of the effort; RuneScape’s data team verified the accomplishment and shared commemorative artwork.

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