Shad
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| Lives in a school at sea, but returns to the rivers to spawn. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | River | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 9am – 2am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Spring •  Summer •  Fall
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| Weather |  Rain
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| Difficulty | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Smooth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 20–49
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| Fishing XP | 18  21  24  30
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Aged Roe (+40%)
The Shad is a fish that can be found in the river (in Pelican Town or Cindersap Forest) during the Spring, Summer, and Fall during rainy weather. It may also randomly appear in Krobus' shop on Wednesdays.
Map
Shad can be found in the river.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Elliott •  Linus •  Pam •  Sebastian •  Willy
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| Dislike |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Dwarf •  Emily •  George •  Gus •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Marnie •  Maru •  Penny •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Shane •  Vincent •  Wizard
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| Hate |  Evelyn •  Haley •  Pierre
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Bundles
Shad is used in the 
River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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 100 45
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 220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (4) Any Fish (1)
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N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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75g
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Tailoring
Shad can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Fish Shirt. 
Fish Pond
Shad can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 2 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. The only possible output is green Shad Roe ( 60g).
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| 3 | 5 | 3 Acorns, 10 Bug Meat, 3 Maple Seeds, or 3 Pine Cones | 30 |
| 5 | 7 | 3 Gold Ore, 1 Maple Syrup, or 5 Mixed Seeds | 30 |
| 7 | 10 | 1 Crayfish, 1 Honey, 2 Jade, or 1 Periwinkle | 30 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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34 | 1-10 | 90% | 21-86% |
| Nothing | 1-10 | 10% | 79-14% |
Quests
Shad is not used in any quests.
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.