Below you will find how a list of the places I think are optimal if you want to get the highest amount of SP possible. This may be subject to change and if you have any input please be sure to let me know.
1 - 8 La Noscea Coast of Bearded Rock (Grade 1). I suggest taking bloodworms to the coast and start at depth -4. This is the sweet spot of Vongola Clam (rank 9) and Malm Kelp (rank 4). You will be able to catch these along with Tiger Cod (rank 4), Merlthor Goby (rank 4) and Ocean Cloud (rank 6). These low ranks should go by pretty fast so if you want to start in Thanalan or Black Shroud instead this should not be a problem.
8 - 15 The Black Shroud Lake of Emerald Moss (Grade 2). A chocobo fly in these waters will hook you Crayfish (rank 1), Pipira (rank 6), Ala Mhigan Fighting Fish (rank 12), Yugr'am Salmon (rank 13) and Black Eel (rank 15). I suggest starting at -2 for Crayfish and Salmon that are the easiest catch.
15 - 23 La Noscea Coast of Bloodshore (Grade 3). With a Floating Minnow you will be able to catch Malm Kelp (rank 4), Bianaq Bream (rank 21), Sea Pickle (rank 24) and Rothlyt Oyster (rank 28). Staying at -4 will target all but Bianaq Bream. You should pull in lots of fish here that will let you get pass the ranks easily. Remember that you now start to recieve guild marks for the leves in this area so make sure that you grab these for added speed through the ranks.
23 - 33 La Noscea Coast of Cedarwood (Grade 4). Crab ball or Herring ball should get you some catches here. If you would rather use lures I suggest moving up to Sinking Minnow. You will be able to catch Malm Kelp (-4), White Coral (rank 18), Bianaq Bream (rank 21), Ash Tune (rank 31) and Hammerhead Shark (rank 32). I suggest staying at +1 for Bianaq Bream and Hammerhead Shark.
33 - 50 La Noscea Isles of Umbra (Grade 10). OK we are jumping the boat a bit but this is actually the place to be until getting all the way to 50. If you take a sinking minnow here and set the depth to -3 you should start pulling in primarily Merlthor Goby. You will also get the other fish that can be found at the coast of Bearded Rock. Since this is a grade 10 fishing spot you will get high SP but the fish are actually low rank fish and will be easy to pull in
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