When you’re surrounded by water, the fishing had higher be good. Completing your assortment of fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a cornerstone of your island expertise. Here’s when and the place you’ll find every one – from guppies to sharks, from eels and rays to the illusive coelacanth.
First, earlier than you’ll be able to stuff any wriggling fish into your ready pockets, you’ll have to craft a fishing rod at a DIY bench, or at Residential Services utilizing Tom Nook’s station. If you’re out and about on one other island, communicate to Wilbur and he can put in a requisition order for instruments – however will charge you in Nook Miles.
As you purchase extra DIY recipes, you’ll achieve entry to higher instruments. However, if you would like the perfect of the perfect, you’ll need to make Golden Tools – which we have a full page on how to make here.
Fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons seem in a wide range of locations. You can see their shadows within the sea, in rivers, in addition to in-land ponds.
That’s not all you must cope with although. Some fish can solely be present in ponds on cliff tops you reach with a ladder. Others are seen within the river mouth the place it meets the seas. While some fish can solely be caught off the picket piers that jut out onto the ocean.
Below is an inventory of all 80 species of fish you’ll be able to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, together with the time of day they’re lively, the place on islands they pop up, and the months of the 12 months they reveal themselves.
This information comes from the embedded YouTube video by BeardBear, so if you would like a visible illustration of what all the fish seem like while you catch them, begin the next video from 6:43:
Check out their channel, and the remainder of the video for a list of all the bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
If for no matter cause you’ll be able to’t watch the video, the data can be in a desk beneath.
This desk is a work-in-progress, and we’ll replace this web page with the costs of each fish as we discover them.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fish List
Fish title: | Fish location: | Active hours: | Months lively: |
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Bitterling | River | All | January, February, March, November, December |
Pale Chub | River | 9AM-4PM | All |
Crucian Carp | River | All | All |
Dace | River | 4PM-9AM | All |
Carp | Pond | All | All |
Koi | Pond | 4PM-9AM | All |
Goldfish | Pond | All | All |
Pop-eyed Goldfish | Pond | 9AM-4PM | All |
Ranchu Goldfish | Pond | 9AM-4PM | All |
Killifish | Pond | All | April, May, June, July, August |
Crawfish | Pond | All | April, May, June, July, August, September |
Soft-shelled Turtle | River | 4PM-9AM | August, September |
Snapping Turtle | River | 9PM-4AM | April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Tadpole | Pond | All | March, April, May, June, July |
Frog | Pond | All | May, June, July, August |
Freshwater Goby | River | 4PM-9AM | All |
Loach | River | All | March, April, May |
Catfish | Pond | 4PM-9AM | May, June, July, August, September, October |
Giant Snakehead | Pond | 9AM-4PM | June, July, August |
Bluegill | River | 9AM-4PM | All |
Yellow Perch | River | All | January, February, March, October, November, December |
Black Bass | River | All | All |
Tilapia | River | All | June, July, August, September, October |
Pike | River | All | September, October, November, December |
Pond Smelt | River | All | January, February, December |
Sweetfish | River | All | July, August, September |
Cherry Salmon | River (clifftop) | 4PM-9AM | March, April, May, June, September, October, November |
Char | River (clifftop) | 4PM-9AM | March, April, May, June, September, October, November |
Golden Trout | River (clifftop) | 4PM-9AM | March, April, May, September, October, November |
Stringfish | River (clifftop) | 4PM-9AM | January, February, March, December |
Salmon | River (mouth) | All | September |
King Salmon | River (mouth) | All | September |
Mitten Crab | River | 4PM-9AM | September, October, November |
Guppy | River | 9AM-4PM | April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November |
Nibble Fish | River | 9AM-4PM | May, June, July, August, September |
Angelfish | River | 4PM-9AM | May, June, July, August, September, October |
Betta | River | 9AM-4PM | May, June, July, August, September, October |
Neon Tetra | River | 9AM-4PM | April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November |
Rainbowfish | River | 9AM-4PM | May, June, July, August, September, October |
Piranha | River | 9AM-4PM, 9PM-4AM | June, July, August, September |
Arowana | River | 4PM-9AM | June, July, August, September |
Dorado | River | 4AM-9PM | June, July, August, September |
Gar | Pond | 4PM-9AM | June, July, August, September |
Arapaima | River | 4PM-9AM | June, July, August, September |
Saddled Bichir | River | 9PM-4AM | June, July, August, September |
Sturgeon | River (mouth) | All | January, February, March, September, October, November, December |
Sea Butterfly | Sea | All | January, February, March, December |
Sea Horse | Sea | All | April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November |
Clown Fish | Sea | All | April, May, June, July, August, September |
Surgeonfish | Sea | All | April, May, June, July, August, September |
Butterfly Fish | Sea | All | April, May, June, July, August, September |
Napoleonfish | Sea | 4AM-9PM | July, August |
Zebra Turkeyfish | Sea | All | April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November |
Blowfish | Sea | 9PM-4AM | January, February, November, December |
Puffer Fish | Sea | All | July, August, September |
Anchovy | Sea | 4AM-9PM | All |
Horse Mackerel | Sea | All | All |
Barred Knifejaw | Sea | All | March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November |
Sea Bass | Sea | All | All |
Red Snapper | Sea | All | All |
Dab | Sea | All | January, February, March, April, October, November, December |
Olive Flounder | Sea | All | All |
Squid | Sea | All | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, December |
Moray Eel | Sea | All | August, September, October |
Ribbon Eel | Sea | All | June, July, August, September, October |
Tuna | Pier | All | January, February, March, April, November, December |
Blue Marlin | Pier | All | January, February, March, April, July, August, September, November, December |
Giant Trevally | Pier | All | May, June, July, August, September, October |
Mahi-mahi | Pier | All | May, June, July, August, September, October |
Ocean Sunfish | Sea | 4AM-9PM | July, August, September |
Ray | Sea | 4AM-9PM | August, September, October, November |
Saw Shark | Sea | 4PM-9AM | June, July, August, September |
Hammerhead Shark | Sea | 4PM-9AM | June, July, August, September |
Great White Shark | Sea | 4PM-9AM | June, July, August, September |
Whale Shark | Sea | All | June, July, August, September |
Suckerfish | Sea | All | June, July, August, September |
Football Fish | Sea | 4PM-9AM | January, February, March, November, December |
Oarfish | Sea | All | January, February, March, April, May, December |
Barreleye | Sea | 9PM-4AM | All |
Coelacanth | Sea (wet day) | All | All |
For extra info on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, check out our full guide.