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UPDATE TO BELOW
I have seen the light and importance of Patience, here's what to do:

Required: Cordial, Versatile Lure, Decent Perception.

1. Hit Patience II and take Cordial immediately
2. (OPTIONAL) Modest Lure to get a small fish for One Angler's Art, other wise skip to step 3
3. Ambitious Lure from here on out until you get a Hydro Louvar. Try to keep at least 2 Angler's Art. I like to hit Thaliak's Favor on 4 Stacks if I haven't caught a Louvar Yet.
4. Once you catch a Hydro Louvar, use Identical Cast AND Big-game Fishing. This should guarantee a 281 Hydro Louvar.
5. If your Patience II has run out when you Identical Cast, you can either just take the L or hit Prize Catch if you have the GP to spare.

Location: Canal Town South
Coordinates: It can be literally anywhere South of Canal Town but you can do x: 19.2 y: 33.4 for a nice pier aesthetic
Bait: Ghost Nipper OR Versatile Lure
Hookset: Powerful (!!)

Catching the Fish:
1. This fish is available all day, don't be discouraged. I cannot confirm the minimum gathering required but I did catch some with 2900 gathering using Ghost Nippers.
2. You can still catch smaller fish even with Ghost Nippers.

THIS FISH CAN BE IDENTICALLY CASTED

I prefer not to use Patience to save gp, but you guys are probably better than me.
1. Ambitious Lure, I usually do x3 unless I get the "You have a feeling.." prompt.
2. If Canal Drum or Butterfly Ray, Surface Slap, repeat step 1 (watch your gp!)
3. If you catch, Identical Cast + Prize Catch

It can be discouraging but I like the occasional 281 scrips!