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 recycling machine (which unlocks with level 4 fishing.)
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 boundary once, you will receive a "perfect" notification.
See the fishing page for more details about equipment, mechanics and things unlocked as the fishing skill levels up.
There are five fish in the game classified as 'legendary'. These fish are exceptionally rare, difficult to catch and can only be caught once. After catching a legendary fish it will not appear again.
An upgraded pole, bait and quality tackle will make catching these fish easier.
Image
Name
Description
Price
Location
Time
Season
Weather
Size
Difficulty
Crimsonfish
Lives deep in the ocean but likes to lay its eggs in the warm summer water.
Some fish are only catchable using a baited crab pot. All of these creatures can be used as components in the Crab Pot Bundle. All can be used in Cooking except for the mussel and cockle.
Image
Name
Description
Price
Location
Trap Chance
Lobster
A large ocean-dwelling crustacean with a strong tail.
data-sort-value="120"
120g
150g
180g
240g
Ocean
5%
Clam
Someone lived here once.
data-sort-value="50"
50g
62g
75g
100g
Ocean
15%
Crayfish
A small freshwater relative of the lobster.
data-sort-value="75"
75g
93g
112g
150g
Freshwater
35%
Crab
A marine crustacean with two powerful pincers.
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100g
125g
150g
200g
Ocean
10%
Cockle
A common saltwater clam.
data-sort-value="50"
50g
62g
75g
100g
Ocean
30%
Mussel
A common bivalve that often lives in clusters.
data-sort-value="30"
30g
37g
45g
60g
Ocean
35%
Shrimp
A scavenger that feeds off the ocean floor. Widely prized for its meat.
data-sort-value="60"
60g
75g
90g
120g
Ocean
20%
Snail
A wide-ranging mollusc that lives in a spiral shell.
data-sort-value="65"
65g
81g
97g
130g
Freshwater
25%
Periwinkle
A tiny freshwater snail that lives in a blue shell.
data-sort-value="20"
20g
25g
30g
40g
Freshwater
55%
Oyster
Constantly filters water to find food. In the process, it removes dangerous toxins from the environment.
data-sort-value="40"
40g
50g
60g
80g
Ocean
15%
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. All 3 can be used in cooking, most notably Seaweed in the Maki Roll recipe for the Chef's bundle.
Image
Name
Description
Price
Location
Seaweed
It can be used in cooking.
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20g
25g
30g
40g
Ocean
Green Algae
It's really slimy.
data-sort-value="15"
15g
18g
22g
30g
Mines/River
White Algae
It's super slimy.
data-sort-value="25"
25g
31g
37g
50g
Mines/Sewers
Unknown Sea Entities
Image
Name
Description
Price
Location
The Sea Monster
A yet unknown entity that appears sometimes in the sea.
N/A
Ocean
Prime Locations
The quality of fish rises the farther the line is cast from any walk-able area.
Therefore it is possible to always catch golden fish if fishing from the right spot and using near max cast range. Some examples of this are:
The southern tip of the island near the hat shop in the forest, and from the northern shore, just at the top of the angle on the right of the bridge to the right.
