Le Fisherman by Hacksaw Gaming: New Online Slot Release Preview

by Kevin Lentz, 10 January 2026

Le Fisherman by Hacksaw Gaming arrives on February 5, 2026, expanding the studio’s popular ‘Le’ series with a fishing-themed twist. The 6×5 cluster-pays slot features Golden Squares, Epic Rainbow symbols, and multiple free-spin bonuses, with a maximum win of up to 15,000x the stake.

Golden Squares and Epic Rainbow in Le Fisherman.

Le Fisherman in Brief:

• Release Date: 5 February 2026
• Type: Video Slot
• Theme: Fishing/ Le
• Software Studio: Hacksaw
• RTP: 96.33%
• Hit Frequency: 42%
• Volatility: Low
• Special Features: Golden Squares, Epic Rainbows, Cascades
• Bonus Rounds: On Thin Ice/Slippery When Wet
• How to Trigger Bonus Round: Land 3 or more Scatter Symbols

It’s been widely assumed that the odds we would eventually see Smokey Le Bandit in fisherman’s gear were about the same as the sun coming up tomorrow. Well, that day has finally come. Smokey is back, and he’s stepped outside the city for a little relaxation fishing on his boat.

As with many other titles in this franchise, we have a 6×5 grid with cluster pays which create wins when five or more matching symbols connect. Then cascading symbols allow for consecutive wins to build up over a single spin.

Full Rules & Information About the Le Fisherman Online Slot

Limits run from 10 cents up to $50 a spin, so a little something for everyone. The Golden Square is back, and we now have a collection bar for the free spin rounds, which adds a bit of incentive. It’s a pretty low volatility slot, with a hit frequency north of 40%, so that’s also a bit of a change from past Le adventures.

Wild symbols substitute for all regular paying symbols, while Rainbow and Epic Rainbow symbols interact directly with the Golden Squares feature.

Le Fisherman Symbols & Payouts

The symbol set comprises low-paying card ranks from ten to ace, but then we have fishing-themed icons like hooks, anchors, bobbers, and of course fish. Larger clusters of these symbols can deliver higher payouts. Should you be lucky enough to land 12 in a cluster, it can be quite significant.

But the key to this game is the special symbols and the way they interact with the Golden Squares during both base game and bonus rounds.

Lots of fishing themed symbols in the paytable.

• All symbols: 12
• Highest-Paying Symbol: Fish
• Wilds: Standard Wilds
• Paylines Pay: Left to Right
• Maximum Win: 15000x

Le Fisherman Bonuses & Features

The way the Golden Squares feature works is that it highlights grid positions behind winning symbols. Then, when activated by Rainbow symbols, they can reveal Coins, Clovers, Buckets or a Global Bucket. These all multiply values across the grid.

There are three free spin bonuses on offer here.

On Thin Ice

Here we get a progressive Golden Square and a Big Catch Bar.

Slippery When Wet

In this bonus round we have symbol persistence for the Coins, Clovers and Buckets as well as higher coin values.

Hidden Epic Bonus

If we land five of the scatter symbols, we get the Epic Bonus, which just start play at the highest feature level.

In this bonus round the special symbols are persistent.

Le Fisherman also features a bevy of bonus buys. They range from 3x your bet to get a 5x more likelihood of a bonus game up to a 250 times your bet to buy your way into Slippery When Wet bonus round or even 500 times your bet for the Rainbow Epic Drop!

Similar Games & Best Alternatives

Le Fisherman builds on mechanics seen in many earlier Le-branded slots and will feel familiar to players who enjoyed previous Smokey Raccoon releases. Fans of feature-dense cluster-pay games from Hacksaw Gaming should find plenty to explore here.

Though the addition of the Big Catch Bar is bound to remind some of games like Le Zeus, we don’t think you’ll get Larry the Lobsterman or Big Bass Splash vibes here.

Casting off Once More

Le Fisherman is fun, low volatility take on the Smokey “Le” franchise. We haven’t quite recovered from seeing him in that mermaid outfit, but other than that it’s a well thought out and completely playable addition.

While they didn’t reinvent the mechanics, they evolved them just enough to keep things interesting, and there is more than enough action going on in the base game while you keep hoping to land the big one.