Carp
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| A common pond fish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Lake • The Sewers • Mutant Bug Lair | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  All
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 15in to 51in
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| Fishing XP | 8  11  14  20
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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, if you know where to look. The best place to try is from the west side of the mountain lake, near the mines. Carp can be found at the lake or in the pond in Cindersap Forest during Spring, Summer, or Fall. But it is also available during any season in the pond in the Secret Woods or in The Sewers.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Hate |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Demetrius •  Dwarf •  Elliott •  Emily •  Evelyn •  George •  Gus •  Haley •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Linus •  Marnie •  Maru •  Pam •  Penny •  Pierre •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Sebastian •  Shane •  Vincent •  Willy •  Wizard
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Bundles
It is used in the 
Lake Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Recipes
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Carp Surprise | It's bland and oily. |  Carp (4)
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 90 40
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 150g
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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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Quests
- The Carp may be randomly requested during any season at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 90g per fish and 150 Friendship points.
Note
- Carp will never sell for more than 67g under any circumstances, making it more efficient to turn them into Carp Surprise (sell price 150g) or Sashimi (sell price 75g) before selling them. (Four Sashimi are more profitable than 1 Carp Surprise.)
- Carp are one of the easiest fish to catch, never moving past the 2nd or rarely 3rd bar on your fishing meter in the fishing mini-game, making it easy to get PERFECT on your catches.