Pike
| Pike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A freshwater fish that's difficult to catch. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | River • Forest Pond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Summer •  Winter
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Dart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 15–61
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| Fishing XP | 23  26  29  35
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The Pike is a fish that can be caught in the river (in Pelican Town or Cindersap Forest) and the pond in Cindersap Forest during Summer and Winter. The Pike can also be caught anywhere on the Riverland Farm and in the large pond on the Forest Farm. It can also be gifted by a pet cat with max friendship, as well as randomly being found in Garbage Cans during Summer and Winter, or at the Traveling Cart for 
300–1,000g.
Pike can be caught regardless of season using Magic Bait.
Map
The Pike can be found in the town river, the Riverland Farm, and in the river and the pond in the forest.
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
Pike 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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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
Pike can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the Fishing Vest. 
It can be used in dyeing, serving as a yellow dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Fish Pond
Pike 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 primary output is yellow Pike Roe (80g), but Bug Meat is also possible starting at population 9.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| Before Quest | After Quest | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 Bream, 2 Carp, or 2 Chub | 35 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 Bullhead or 2 Largemouth Bass | 35 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 Ghostfish, 2 Sandfish, or 2 Woodskip | 35 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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13 | 1-8 | 100% | 23-79% |
| 9-10 | 95% | 83-90% | ||
 Bug Meat (20)
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10 | 9-10 | 5% | 4-5% |
| Nothing | 1-8 | 0% | 77-21% | |
| 9-10 | 0% | 13-5% |
Quests
- Item Delivery: One Pike may be randomly requested in Summer or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 300g and 150 Friendship points.
- Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-4 Pike to be caught during Summer or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 100g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.
- 1.6: Can now be gifted by a pet cat with max friendship.