Salmon
| Salmon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Swims upstream to lay its eggs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | River | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 6am – 7pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Fall
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Mixed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 24–66
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| Fishing XP | 19  22  25  31
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The Salmon is a fish that can be found in the river (in Pelican Town or Cindersap Forest) during Fall. It may also randomly be found in Garbage Cans during Fall or at the Traveling Cart for 
225–1,000g.
Map
The Salmon can be found in the river.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Elliott •  Leo •  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
The Salmon is not used in any bundles.
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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Salmon Dinner | The lemon spritz makes it special. |  Salmon (1) Amaranth (1) Kale (1)
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125 56
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300g
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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
Salmon is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the Faded Denim Shirt. 
Fish Pond
Salmon 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 light red Salmon Roe.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| Before Quest | After Quest | ||
| 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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12 | 1-10 | 90% | 21-86% |
| Nothing | 1-10 | 10% | 79-14% |
Quests
- Item Delivery: One salmon may be randomly requested in Fall at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 225g and 150 Friendship points.
- Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-4 salmon during Fall at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 75g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
- Aquatic Overpopulation: Demetrius may request 10 salmons in Fall at the Special Orders board outside the Mayor's Manor for a reward of gold equivalent to selling the fish and the Farm Computer recipe.