Fish

Fish are catchable when fishing using a fishing pole. They can be found in the ocean, lake or river, and some are unique to either day or night or only appear when it rains. Fish are used in cooking and the fishing community center bundles. The length of each fish type is recorded, and viewable on the collection screen.

Fishing can be done near any body of water, but some places have lower rates of fish. These areas have a higher chance to reel in junk, which can be sold for a small profit or saved and turned into useful items with the recycler (which unlocks with level 4 fishing.)

Fishing Mini Game

When a fish is hooked a window appears with a fishing mini-game. The player must move the highlighted area up or down to keep the fish inside it. While the fish overlaps it the catch meter will fill, while the fish is not inside the area it will decrease. If the catch meter fills completely the fish is caught, if it becomes completely empty the fish escapes. If the fish does not leave the meter boundry once, you will receive a "perfect".

See the fishing page for more details about equipment, mechanics and things unlocked as the fishing skill levels up.

Fish Types

Name	Description	Price	Location	Time	Season	Weather
Pufferfish	Inflates when threatened.	200g	Ocean	Day (Early afternoon)	Summer	Sunny
Anchovy	A small silver fish found in the ocean.	30g/37g/45g	Ocean	All	Spring/Fall	Any Weather
Tuna	A large fish that lives in the ocean.	100g/125g/150g	Ocean	Day	Summer/Winter	Any Weather
Sardine	A common ocean fish.	40g/50g/60g	Ocean	Day	All Seasons	Any Weather
Bream	A fairly common river fish that becomes active at night.	45g/56g/66g	River	Night	All Seasons	Any Weather
Largemouth Bass	A popular fish that lives in lakes.	100g/156g/187g	Lake	Day	All Seasons	Any Weather
Smallmouth Bass	A freshwater fish that is very sensitive to pollution.	50g/62g/93g	River/Lake	All	Spring/Fall	Any Weather
Rainbow Trout	A freshwater trout with colorful markings.	65g/81g/?	River/Mountain	Day	Summer	Sunny
Salmon	Swims upstream to lay its eggs.	75g/116g/?	River	Day	Fall	Any Weather
Walleye	A freshwater fish caught at night.	105g/131g/?	River/Lake/Forest Pond	All	Fall/Winter	Rain/Snow
Perch	A freshwater fish of the winter.	55g	River	All	Winter	Any Weather
Carp	A common pond fish.	30g/37g/56g	Lake/Forest Pond	All	All Seasons	Any Weather
Catfish	An uncommon fish found in streams.	200g	River, Forest Pond	All	Spring/Fall/Winter	Rain/Snow
Pike	A freshwater fish that's difficult to catch.	100g/125g/150g	Lake/River	All	Summer/Winter	Any Weather
Sunfish	A common river fish.	30g/37g/45g	River	Day	Spring/Summer	Sunny
Red Mullet	Long ago these were kept as pets.	75g/93g/112g	Ocean	Day	Summer/Winter	Any Weather
Herring	A common ocean fish.	30g/37g/45g	Ocean	All	Spring/Winter	Any Weather
Eel	A long, slippery little fish.	85g/99g/?	Ocean	Night	Spring/Fall	Rain
Octopus	A mysterious and intelligent creature.	150g	Ocean	Day (Morning)	Summer	Any Weather
Red Snapper	A popular fish with a nice red color.	50g/62g/75g	Ocean	Day	Summer/Fall/Winter	Rain/Snow
Squid	A deep sea creature that can grow to enormous size.	80g/?/120g	Ocean	Night	Winter	Any Weather
Sea Cucumber	A slippery, slimy creature found on the ocean floor.	75g/93g/112g	Ocean	Day	Fall/Winter	Any Weather
Super Cucumber	A rare, purple variety of sea cucumber.	250g/390g/375g	Ocean	Night	Summer/Fall	Any Weather
Ghostfish	A pale, blind fish found in underground lakes.	45g/56g/67g	The Mines (20, 60, 100)	All	All Seasons	Any Weather
Stonefish	A bizarre fish that's shaped like a brick.	300g/?/562g	Mine 20F	All	All Seasons	Any Weather
Crimsonfish	Lives deep in the ocean but likes to lay its eggs in the warm summer water.	1500g/?/2800g	Ocean (East Pier)	Day (Evening)	Summer	Any Weather
Angler	Uses a bioluminescent dangler to attract prey.	900g/1055g/?	North-West of Joja(sandy area)	All	Fall	Any Weather
Ice Pip	A rare fish that thrives in extremely cold conditions.	500g/?/937g	Mine 60F	All	All Seasons	Any Weather
Lava Eel	It can somehow survive in pools of red-hot lava.	700g/?/1312g	Mine 100F	All	All Seasons	Any Weather
Legend	The king of all fish! They said he'd never be caught.	11,250g	Mine Lake (Cast into log)	Day	Spring	Rain
Sandfish	It tries to hide using camouflage.	75g	Desert	All	All Seasons	Any Weather
Scorpion Carp	It's like a regular carp but with a sharp stinger.	150g	Desert	All	All Seasons	Any Weather
Sturgeon	An ancient bottom-feeder with a dwindling population. Females can live up to 150 years.	200g	Lake	Day	Summer/Winter	Any Weather
Tiger Trout	A rare hybrid trout that cannot bear offspring of its own.	150g/175g/225g	River/Lake	Day (Early afternoon/Early morning)	Fall/Winter	Any Weather
Bullhead	A relative of the catfish that eats a variety of foods off the lake bottom.	75g/93g/140g	Lake	All	Spring/Summer/Fall	Any Weather
Tilapia	A primarily vegetarian fish that prefers warm water.	75g/93g/112g	Ocean	Day	Summer/Fall	Any Weather
Chub	A common freshwater fish known for its voracious appetite.	50g/62g/93g	Lake/River	Day	Spring/Summer/Fall	Any Weather
Dorado	A fierce carnivore with brilliant orange scales.	100g	River	Day	Summer	Any Weather
Albacore	Prefers temperature "edges" where cool and warm water meet..	75g/87g/112g	Ocean	Day (Evening)	Fall/Winter	Any Weather
Shad	Lives in a school at sea, but returns to the rivers to spawn.	60g	River	Day	Spring/Summer/Fall	Rain
Lingcod	A fearsome predator that will eat almost anything it can cram into its mouth.	120g/168g	River/Lake	Day	Fall/Winter	Any Weather
Halibut	A flat fish that lives on the ocean floor.	80g/100g/120g	Ocean	All	Spring/Summer/Winter	Any Weather
Woodskip	A very sensitive fish that can only live in pools deep in the forest.	75g/93g/?	Forest Pond	All	All Seasons	Any Weather
Glacierfish	Builds a nest on the underside of glaciers.	1000g	South end of Arrowhead Island in the Forest. Deep water.	Day	Winter	Sunny
Mutant Carp	The strange waters of the sewer turned this carp into a monstrosity.	1000g	Sewers	Day	All Seasons	Any Weather

Crab Pot Fish

Some fish are only catchable using a baited crab pot. All of these crabs can be used in the Crab Pot Bundle

Name	Description	Price	Location
Lobster	A large ocean-dwelling crustacean with a strong tail.	120	Ocean
Crayfish	A small freshwater relative of the lobster.	75	Freshwater
Crab	A marine crustacean with two powerful pincers.	100	Ocean
Cockle	A common saltwater clam.	50	Ocean
Mussel	A common bivalve that often lives in clusters.	30	Ocean
Shrimp	A scavenger that feeds off the ocean floor. Widely prized for its meat.	60	Ocean
Snail	A wide-ranging mollusc that lives in a spiral shell.	65	Freshwater
Periwinkle	A tiny freshwater snail that lives in a blue shell.	20	Freshwater
Oyster	Constantly filters water to find food. In the process, it removes dangerous toxins from the environment.	40	Ocean

Other Catchables

There are some consumable non-junk catches players can reel in while fishing. They do not trigger the fishing mini-game, but are instead immediately picked up.

Name	Description	Price	Location
Seaweed	It can be used in cooking.	20	Ocean
Green Algae	It's really slimy.	15	Mines/River
White Algae	It's really slimy.	25	Mines