Le Fisherman
Slots · Released February 5, 2026
Hacksaw's answer to the fishing-slot genre that Pragmatic has owned since Big Bass, and the studio deliberately avoids copying it: instead of a wild collecting money symbols across fixed lines, Le Fisherman runs cluster pays on a 6x5 grid with symbol collection feeding the multiplier. Released February 2026, it is one of the newest games with real Canadian search demand behind it.
Le Fisherman at a glance
96.33%
RTP
Medium
Volatility
15,000x
Max win
6x5
Grid
Cluster pays
Pays by
42%
Hit frequency
Play the Le Fisherman demo
Virtual credits only, nothing wagered.
Where to play for real money
Parimatch
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How Le Fisherman pays
The game runs on 6 reels of 5 rows, 30 positions in total.
Le Fisherman is rated medium volatility. Against the 28 Hacksaw Gaming titles here, its 96.33% return runs 0.05 points above their 96.275% median, and the 15,000x ceiling is 1.3 times their 11,250x median.
The ceiling is 15,000x the stake, so a $1 spin caps at $15,000.
It is the 5th of 55 2026 releases from Hacksaw Gaming that we track.
Hacksaw Gaming publishes the 96.33% return, the 15,000x ceiling and the 42% hit frequency on its own page for Le Fisherman at hacksawgaming.com.
What Le Fisherman actually does
Le Fisherman pays by cluster pays across a 6x5 grid, the format on 30 of the 221 games in this catalogue.
The published ceiling of 15,000x is reached by compounding: paying symbols clear, the gaps refill and the multiplier carries across the chain instead of resetting between drops.
Buy Bonus shortens the wait at a higher stake. That widens the swing on a medium-volatility game without moving the 96.33% return, and several regulated markets switch the option off entirely.
| Mechanic | What it does |
|---|---|
| Wild | Substitutes for regular symbols |
| Free Spins | Spins awarded without a stake |
| Multiplier | Multiplies the win it applies to |
| Cluster Pays | Groups pay, not lines |
| Tumble | Winning symbols vanish and refill |
| Symbol Collection | Symbols accumulate toward a goal |
| Buy Bonus | Pay to enter the bonus round |
Cluster Pays
Wins form when enough matching symbols touch each other horizontally or vertically, with no paylines involved. The minimum cluster is typically five symbols, and clusters usually clear to allow further wins from the same spin.
Symbol Collection
Specific symbols are banked in a meter across spins, and reaching a threshold awards a bonus round or prize. Whether the meter resets between sessions depends on the game.
Setting and presentation
Fishing. Angling framing where a collection mechanic gathers catches for a combined payout.
Nature. Landscapes, forests and seasons rendered without a narrative, generally a calmer presentation than the action themes.
Animals. Wildlife imagery on the reels, from farm animals to big game, usually with the higher paying symbols reserved for the more dramatic species.
Games like Le Fisherman
| Game | Provider | RTP | Volatility | Max win | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bandit | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.34% | medium | 10,000x | 2023-08-24 |
| Le Bunny | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.14% | medium | 20,000x | 2026-03-26 |
| 3 Magic Piggy Banks: Hold & Win | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.3% | medium | 2,500x | 2026-09-22 |
| Great Game Serengeti | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.29% | medium | 5,000x | 2026-09-10 |
| Big Bass Blast | Pragmatic Play | 96.5% | high | 5,000x | 2026-07-06 |
| Le Santa | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.14% | medium | 20,000x | 2025-11-27 |
Le Bandit is the nearest match of the 6: they share Free Spins, Multiplier and Cluster Pays, and it runs 96.34% against its 96.33%.
2 of the 6 published returns above beat 96.33%, topped by Big Bass Blast at 96.5%, and Le Bunny sits lowest at 96.14%.
Its 15,000x ceiling is 3.0 times the 5,000x middle of that set, where Le Bunny reaches 20,000x.
5 of the 6 rated games there share its medium volatility; Big Bass Blast is the exception at high.
5 of the 6 come from Hacksaw Gaming as well; the rest are Pragmatic Play.
4 of them are newer than it, and it landed 29 months after Le Bandit.
Every one of them carries Free Spins, Multiplier, Buy Bonus as well. Symbol Collection is the one only 2 of them shares.
Le Fisherman questions
How does Le Fisherman compare to Big Bass Splash?
They share a theme and almost nothing else. Big Bass Splash pays on fixed lines across a 5x3 grid with a collector wild; Le Fisherman pays by cluster on 6x5 and builds multipliers through symbol collection. Le Fisherman also has a 15,000x ceiling against Splash's 5,000x.
Is Le Fisherman part of Hacksaw's Le series?
Yes. It shares the art direction and the cluster-pays framework with Le Bandit, Le Pharaoh, Le Cowboy and Le Santa, though the studio varies the mechanics between entries rather than reskinning one engine.
What is the RTP of Le Fisherman?
96.33%, published by Hacksaw Gaming. That is 0.06 points above the 96.27% median of the other 27 Hacksaw Gaming games with a page here. Against the 220 published returns across the whole catalogue it is 0.13 points above the 96.2% median.
Can I play Le Fisherman for free?
Yes. The build above is the one Hacksaw Gaming ships, at the same 96.33% return and the same 15,000x ceiling; only the credits are virtual, and there is no deposit or signup. It runs the same 6 reels of 5 rows, 30 positions in total as the paid build.
What is the maximum win on Le Fisherman?
The ceiling is 15,000x the stake, so a $1 spin caps at $15,000. The other 27 Hacksaw Gaming games published here sit at a 10,000x median. Across the 219 published ceilings the median is 10,000x, and 65 of them reach further than this one, while 17 stop at the same figure.
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Written by Tasho Tashev
Slots & Crypto-Casino Editorial Author