Shad
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| Lives in a school at sea, but returns to the rivers to spawn. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | River | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 9am – 2am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Spring •  Summer •  Fall
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| Weather |  Rain
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| Difficulty | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Smooth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 20–49
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| Fishing XP | 18  21  24  30
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The Shad is a fish that can be caught in the river (in Pelican Town or Cindersap Forest) and the Riverlands Farm, Forest Farm, or Hill-Top Farm during Spring, Summer, and Fall while raining. It can also be gifted by a pet cat with max friendship. It may also randomly appear in Krobus' shop on Wednesdays for 
200g, or at the Traveling Cart for 180–1,000g.
Shad can be caught regardless of weather, time, or season using Magic Bait.
Map
Shad 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
- Shad is used in the
River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank. - 1 gold/iridium quality Shad is used in the
Quality Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank (Remixed).
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
Shad can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Fish Shirt. 
It can be used in dyeing, serving as a green dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Fish Pond
Shad 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 green Shad 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
Shad is not used in any quests.
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.
- 1.5: Is now used in a remixed bundle.
- 1.6: Can now be gifted by a pet cat with max friendship.