Carp

Carp
A common pond fish.
Information
Location	Mountain Lake • Secret Woods • The Sewers • Mutant Bug Lair
Time	Any
Season	All
Weather	Any
Difficulty	15
Behavior	Mixed
Size (inches)	15–51
Fishing XP	8    11    14    20
Energy / Health	13 5 18 8 23 10 33 14
Sell Prices Base Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%) 30g 37g 45g 60g 37g 46g 56g 75g 45g 55g 67g 90g

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Carp, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Carp - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Carp is a fish that can be caught during any season in the pond in the Secret Woods, in The Sewers, or in the Mutant Bug Lair. It can also be caught in the mountain lake during Spring, Summer, or Fall. Carp are always most abundant in the Secret Woods, comprising between 41% and 53% of all fish caught when it isn't raining. When fishing in the mountain lake, carp are somewhat more prevalent from 7pm-2am (26% to 29%) than they are earlier in the day (19% to 25%). Carp are also a bit more common when casting very close to shore, due to reduced competition from some other fish.

Bundles

Carp is used in the Lake Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.

Recipes

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price
	Carp Surprise	It's bland and oily.	Carp (4)	90 40	The Queen of Sauce 7 Summer, Year 2	data-sort-value="150">150g
	Maki Roll	Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed.	Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)	100 45	The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for data-sort-value="300">300g	data-sort-value="220">220g
	Quality Fertilizer	Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil.	Sap (4) Any Fish (1)	N/A	Farming Level 9	data-sort-value="10">10g
	Sashimi	Raw fish sliced into thin pieces.	Any Fish (1)	75 33	Linus (Mail - 3+ )	data-sort-value="75">75g

Quests

• Item Delivery: One carp may be randomly requested during Spring, Summer, or Fall at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of data-sort-value="90">90g and 150 Friendship points.
• Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-5 carp during Spring, Summer, or Fall at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of data-sort-value="30">30g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).

Note

• Carp will never sell for more than data-sort-value="67">67g under any circumstances, making it more profitable to turn all Carp into Sashimi (sell price data-sort-value="75">75g), or sometimes with regular or silver quality Carp (depending on profession), into Carp Surprise (sell price data-sort-value="150">150g), before selling them.
• Carp are one of the easiest fish to catch, rarely moving past the 3rd bar on your fishing meter in the fishing mini-game, making it easier to get "Perfect" on your catches.