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For information about the fishing skill and
mechanics, see Fishing.
For an index to the completed fish collection,
see the Fish Collection page.
For the guide to catching all fish, see Fishing
Strategy.
See also: Bait, Tackle

Fish can be
caught in
oceans, lakes,
rivers, and
certain
underground
locations. Most
fish can be
caught with a
fishing pole. The
others require
crab pots to
catch. Some fish spawn only at certain times of
the day, during certain seasons, or during certain
weather. Upon catching a fish, the name of the
fish and its length are displayed. Players can keep
track of how many fish they've caught and their
record lengths in their Collections menu. Fish can
be used as ingredients in cooking and are required
to restore the Fish Tank in the Community Center.

While players can fish near any body of water,

some places have lower rates of success. These
areas are more likely to produce trash, most of
which can be turned into useful items using the
Recycling Machine which unlocks at fishing level
4.

All fish can be caught regardless of weather, time,

or season using Magic Bait.

Fishing Mini-Game

The fishing mini-game

Whenever a fish is hooked, a minigame which

allows the player to catch it is triggered. In this
minigame, a fish-like icon moves up and down
inside a vertical space. The player controls a
green bar, which ascends while the left mouse
button is pressed and drops while it's not. The
green bar bounces when it reaches the bottom
boundary of the minigame unless a Lead Bobber is
equipped.

A catch meter increases while the fish is kept

inside the green area and decreases while it's not.
Once the catch meter is fulfilled, the fish is
caught. The fish escapes if the meter becomes
empty.

If the player catches a fish without letting it slip

out the green area once, the catch is considered
"perfect", and that word is displayed above the
minigame. Perfection increases the fish quality
provided the fish was at least silver quality initially:
silver quality fish become gold quality and gold
quality fish become iridium quality. It also increase
fishing experience by a multiplicative factor of 2.4.

It's only possible to know what fish is hooked after

it's caught, as the minigame shows no information
about the specimen. The player can, however,
deduce it by observing its behavior and knowing
the circumstances under which the fish was
hooked, such as season, time, weather, and
location. The only exception is with legendary fish,
which can be seen wearing an orange crown in the
fishing minigame.

Upon catching a fish, the name of the fish and its

size are displayed. If the player got a new record
length for the fish, an animation saying "New
record!" is shown. Upon catching a legendary fish,
a message saying "You've caught one of the
legendary fish." is shown.

Behavior

There are 5 types of behavior that fish can have in

the mini-game:

Mixed: These fish use the basic movement

pattern.

Smooth: These fish have a more steady

movement pattern.

Sinker: These fish have a faster downwards

acceleration.

Floater: These fish have a faster upwards

acceleration.

Dart: These fish move more random with a [2 x

difficulty]% higher possible amplitude in both
directions, moving erratically up and down the
fishing bar.

Fish Types

Fishing Pole Fish

Angler
Profession Location Time Season Weath
(+50%)

Summer
300g
(All
375g Ocean, Ginger
12pm – 4pm Seasons
450g Island oceans
on
600g
Ginger
Island)

45g
55g
Ocean Anytime Spring Any
67g
Fall
90g

Summer

150g
Winter
187g Ocean, Ginger
6am – 7pm (All Any
225g Island oceans
Seasons
300g
on
Ginger
Island)

60g
Spring
75g
Ocean 6am – 7pm Fall Any
90g
120g
Winter

67g
84g River All
6pm – 2am Any
100g (Town+Forest) Seasons
135g

150g
187g Mountain All
6am – 7pm Any
225g Lake Seasons
300g

75g
93g River (Town)
Anytime Spring Any
112g Forest Pond
Fall
150g

97g River
121g (Town+Forest)
6am – 7pm
145g Mountain Summer
195g Lake

112g
139g River
6am – 7pm Fall Any
168g (Town+Forest)
225g

Fall
River
157g
(Town+Forest)
196g Winter
Forest Pond 12pm – 2am
235g with
Mountain
315g Rain
Lake
Totem

River
82g
(Town+Forest)
102g
Forest Pond Anytime Any
123g Winter
Mountain
165g
Lake

Mountain
45g
Lake
55g All
Secret Woods Anytime Any
67g Seasons
Pond
90g
The Sewers

Spring
Fall
River
(
300g (Town+Forest)
Spring
375g Secret Woods
6am – 12am &
450g Pond
600g Witch's
Summer
Swamp
in Secret
Woods
Pond)

150g
River
187g Summer
(Town+Forest) Anytime Any
225g
Forest Pond
300g Winter

45g
55g River Spring
6am – 7pm
67g (Town+Forest)
90g Summer

112g
139g Summer
Ocean 6am – 7pm Any
168g
225g Winter

45g
55g Spring
Ocean Anytime Any
67g
90g Winter

127g
159g
Ocean 4pm – 2am Spring
190g
Fall
255g

225g
280g
Ocean 6am – 1pm Any
337g Summer
450g

Summer
75g Fall
93g
Ocean 6am – 7pm
112g Winter
150g with
Rain
Totem

120g
150g
Ocean 6pm – 2am Any
180g Winter
240g

112g
Fall
139g
Ocean 6am – 7pm Any
168g
Winter
225g

Summer
375g Fall
468g Ocean, Ginger (All
6pm – 2am Any
562g Island oceans Seasons
750g on
Ginger
Island)

67g
Mines (20,
84g All
60) Anytime Any
100g Seasons
Ghost drops
135g

450g
562g All
Mines 20F Anytime Any
675g Seasons
900g

750g
937g All
Mines 60F Anytime Any
1,125g Seasons
1,500g

1,050g
Mines 100F
1,312g All
Volcano Anytime Any
1,575g Seasons
Caldera
2,100g

112g
139g All
The Desert 6am – 8pm Any
168g Seasons
225g

225g
The Desert
280g All
Requires 6am – 8pm Any
337g Seasons
fishing level 4
450g

Spring

150g
Summer
187g Ocean, Ginger
6am – 8pm (All Any
225g Island oceans
Seasons
300g
on
Ginger
Island)

Fall
Mountain
225g Lake, Winter
280g Cindersap (All
10pm – 2am Any
337g Forest pond, Seasons
450g Ginger Island on
pond and river Ginger
Island)

300g
375g Mountain Summer
6am – 7pm Any
450g Lake
600g Winter

225g
Fall
280g River
6am – 7pm Any
337g (Town+Forest)
Winter
450g

112g
139g Mountain All
Anytime Any
168g Lake Seasons
225g

Summer
112g Fall
139g Ocean, Ginger (All
6am – 2pm Any
168g Island rivers Seasons
225g on
Ginger
Island)

75g
Forest River
93g All
Mountain Anytime Any
112g Seasons
Lake
150g

150g
187g
River (Forest) 6am – 7pm Any
225g Summer
300g

112g
Fall
139g 6am – 11am
Ocean Any
168g 6pm – 2am
Winter
225g

90g
Spring
112g River
9am – 2am
135g (Town+Forest)
Summer
180g
Fall

180g River
225g (Town+Forest)
Anytime Any
270g Mountain Winter
360g Lake

120g Spring
150g 6am – 11am
Ocean Any
180g 7pm – 2am Summer
240g
Winter

112g
Secret Woods
139g All
Pond Anytime Any
168g Seasons
Forest Farm
225g

225g
280g Witch's All
Anytime Any
337g Swamp Seasons
450g

150g
187g Mutant Bug All
Anytime Any
225g Lair Seasons
300g

270g
Pirate Cove
337g All
(Ginger Anytime Any
405g Seasons
Island)
540g

150g
187g Ginger Island All
Anytime Any
225g Ocean Seasons
300g

180g
Ginger Island
225g All
Pond and Anytime Any
270g Seasons
Rivers
360g

Night Market Fish

These fish can only be caught in the submarine

ride at the Night Market during Winter 15-17 or
by using Magic Bait in the southwest corner of
The Beach. They can be caught during any
weather and at any time while the market is open
(5pm – 2am).

Fish
Image Name Description Price Profess
(+25%

A strange
and
100g 125g
mysterious
Midnight 125g 156g
denizen of
Squid 150g 187g
the ocean's
200g 250g
twilight
depths.

The huge
eyes can 220g 275g
Spook detect the 275g 343g
Fish faint 330g 412g
silhouettes 440g 550g
of prey.

This odd
creature
floats above
500g 625g
the ocean
625g 781g
Blobfish floor,
750g 937g
consuming
1,000g 1,250
any edible
material in
its path.

In addition to the 3 fish listed above, Sea

Cucumber, Super Cucumber, Octopus, and
Seaweed can be caught in the submarine. There is
also a 0.4% chance (0.9% if using a Curiosity
Lure) of catching a Pearl.

Legendary Fish

There are five fish in the game classified as

"legendary". These fish are caught in specific
places and have a high difficulty. These fish are
shown wearing a crown during the fishing
minigame. Legendary fish can only be caught
once per save file, or once per player in
Multiplayer.

The Lost Book named Secrets of the Legendary

Fish contains the seasons and locations of the
legendary fish.

The high difficulty of these fish makes catching

them challenging. Higher fishing skills than
required just to hook the fish may be necessary,
especially from food bonuses (e.g., from Seafoam
Pudding). Having the Iridium Rod and using a
Tackle such as the Trap Bobber or Cork Bobber
can also help. Ultimately, catching these fish can
depend more on luck than on good reactions.
Simply try again and again until the fish doesn't
move too fiercely.

It is impossible to catch these fish while Mr. Qi's

Extended Family quest is active; the
corresponding Legendary Fish II fish will be
caught instead.

Image Name Description Price

Lives deep in
the ocean but 1,500g
likes to lay its 1,875g
Crimsonfish
eggs in the 2,250g
warm summer 3,000g
water.

Uses a 900g
bioluminescent 1,125g
Angler
dangler to 1,350g
attract prey. 1,800g

The king of all 5,000g

fish! They said 6,250g
Legend
he'd never be 7,500g
caught. 10,000g

Builds a nest 1,000g

on the 1,250g
Glacierfish
underside of 1,500g
glaciers.