Eel
| Eel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A long, slippery little fish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | Ocean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 4pm – 2am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Spring •  Fall
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| Weather |  Rain
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| Difficulty | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Smooth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 12–81
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| Fishing XP | 26  29  32  38
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The Eel is a fish that can be caught during rainy weather in the ocean at The Beach (or on the Beach Farm) during Spring or Fall from 4 PM to 2 AM. It can also randomly be found at the Traveling Cart for 
255–1,000g or in Garbage Cans during Spring or Fall.
An Eel can be caught regardless of weather, time, or season using Magic Bait.
Map
The Eel can be found in the ocean.
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
Eel is used in the 
Night Fishing Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Buff(s) | Buff Duration | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Fried Eel | Greasy but flavorful. |  Eel (1) Oil (1)
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 75 33
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 Luck (+1)
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 7m
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120g
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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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N/A | N/A |
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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 | N/A | 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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N/A | N/A |
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75g
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Spicy Eel | It's really spicy! Be careful. | Eel (1) Hot Pepper (1)
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115 51
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Luck (+1) Speed (+1)
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7m
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175g
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Tailoring
Eel can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
It can be used in dyeing, serving as an orange dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Fish Pond
Eels can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 3 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 brown Eel Roe.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| Before Quest | After Quest | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 Driftwood, 1 Frozen Geode, or 1-2 Seaweed | 35 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 Clams or 2 Coral | 35 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 Aquamarine, 1 Mussel, or 2 Sea Urchins | 35 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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12 | 1-4 | 70% | 16-33% |
| 5-10 | 100% | 55-95% | ||
| Nothing | 1-4 | 30% | 84-67% | |
| 5-10 | 0% | 45-5% |
Quests
- Item Delivery: One eel may be randomly requested in Spring or Fall at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 255g and 150 Friendship points.