diff --git a/src/business/business.py b/src/business/business.py
index 82fbf38..bd22448 100644
--- a/src/business/business.py
+++ b/src/business/business.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 # bring in a passive catch each day in exchange for a daily wage. This turns
 # accumulated money into ongoing production rather than just a number that grows.
 
+from fish import fish
+
 BOAT_PRICE = 500
 MAX_WORKERS = 5
 WORKER_DAILY_WAGE = 10
-WORKER_FISH_PER_DAY = 6
-WORKER_CATCH_SPECIES = "Minnow"  # workers bring in the common catch
+WORKER_FISH_PER_DAY = 5
 
 
 def runDailyProduction(player, stats=None):
@@ -36,9 +37,14 @@ def runDailyProduction(player, stats=None):
         return summary
 
     wages = affordable * WORKER_DAILY_WAGE
-    caught = affordable * WORKER_FISH_PER_DAY
     player.money -= wages
-    player.addFish(WORKER_CATCH_SPECIES, caught)
+    # Each worker fishes the same waters as the player, landing a rarity-rolled
+    # species (not just the cheapest one), so the crew's income is competitive
+    # with simply upgrading your own gear.
+    caught = 0
+    for _ in range(affordable):
+        player.addFish(fish.rollFishType(), WORKER_FISH_PER_DAY)
+        caught += WORKER_FISH_PER_DAY
     summary["wagesPaid"] = wages
     summary["fishCaught"] = caught
     if stats is not None:
diff --git a/tests/business/test_business.py b/tests/business/test_business.py
index 2ba8381..192ba02 100644
--- a/tests/business/test_business.py
+++ b/tests/business/test_business.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
 from src.business import business
 from src.player.player import Player
 from src.stats.stats import Stats
@@ -40,6 +42,22 @@ def test_workers_catch_fish_and_draw_wages():
     assert stats.totalFishCaught == expectedFish
 
 
+def test_workers_catch_rolled_species_not_just_minnow():
+    # prepare - a boat and one worker; force the rolled species to Bass
+    player = Player()
+    player.hasBoat = True
+    player.workers = 1
+    player.money = 1000
+
+    # call - workers fish a rarity-rolled species, not a hard-coded one
+    with patch.object(business.fish, "rollFishType", return_value="Bass"):
+        business.runDailyProduction(player)
+
+    # check - the catch landed as the rolled species
+    assert player.fishByType.get("Bass") == business.WORKER_FISH_PER_DAY
+    assert "Minnow" not in player.fishByType
+
+
 def test_unaffordable_workers_quit():
     # prepare - 3 workers but only enough money for one day's wage of one worker
     player = Player()