Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Fish - Complete Fish List, Fishing Tips, Times, Locations And Prices - Nintendo Life

Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Fish - Complete Fish List, Fishing Tips, Times, Locations And Prices - Nintendo Life


Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Fish - Complete Fish List, Fishing Tips, Times, Locations And Prices - Nintendo Life

Posted: 06 Oct 2020 12:00 AM PDT

Animal Crossing New Horizons Gone Fishin

If you're looking for information about fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you've come to the right place. Below you will find a complete Animal Crossing: New Horizons fish list featuring a gallery of every fish and collectable underwater creature in the game and some basic fishing tips.

There are a total of 80 fish to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The creatures in this guide are listed in the order they appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Critterpedia, and each entry includes a picture, the time of day/year it is available (in each hemisphere), the spawn location and the selling price you'll get if you sell your catch at Nook's Cranny.

If you're after rare fish, check out our guides on how to catch the rare Golden Trout and Stringfish, and find out every creature (including bugs) leaving at the end of the month, too. Bug catchers may want to check out our Animal Crossing: New Horizons bug guide with all the same information as below, except for bugs, insects and creepy crawlies instead of fish and marine life.

Remember: Certain fish (and bugs) will be leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons at the end of October, you'll want to catch these fish before November 1.

How to catch fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Equipment You'll Need

To catch fish you'll need a fishing rod. You will need the following ingredients to craft a Flimsy Fishing Rod:

  • x5 tree branch

However, serious anglers will want to upgrade that to a proper Fishing Rod. To do so, you'll need:

Once you've got the gear, it's time to head out and hook some fish.

Ponds

Fishing Tips & Techniques

Fishing in Animal Crossing is a simple yet delicate art. It requires intense observation, precision and timing to hook a fish, but the principle is always the same whether you're snagging a Snapper or bagging a Bitterling.

Fish appear as shadows beneath the surface of the water. The size relates to the type of fish, but just as in real life you'll never be sure exactly what you've hooked until you pull it out of the water.

  • Approach the riverbank or shore slowly so as not to scare away your catch. Cast your line so the lure lands within the viewing range at the front of the fish.
    Cast
    Poke
  • Once you have its attention, the fish will start investigating at the lure. Sometimes it will take it immediately, other times it may poke and prod at it multiple times before taking the bait.
  • Wait until you hear the 'plop' and see the lure disappear beneath the water's surface. You now have a limited window to press 'A' and catch the fish. Both the visual and audio cues will help you, so if you're having trouble make sure you have the volume turned up.

    Wrapped
    Bagged
  • If you do this in time, the fish will start swimming rapidly in a circle before you hoist your catch out of the water. Once this begins you can relax. Hammering 'A' will make no difference; you've already won.

  • If you're too late with your button press, the fish will swim away.

Fish Bait - How to craft fish bait with a Manila Clam

As you've been beach-combing you've probably seen Manila Clams squirting water from beneath the sand. These can be dug up with your shovel and turned into fish bait at any crafting bench. Use this bait in any body of water and a fish shadow will spawn ready for you to (attempt to) catch.

Complete Fish List - Every fish in the Critterpedia

1. Bitterling

Bitterling
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Nov-Mar (N) / May-Sep (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 900 Bells

2. Pale Chub

Pale Chub
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 160 Bells

3. Crucian Carp

Crucian Carp
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 160 Bells

4. Dace

Dace
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 240 Bells

5. Carp

Carp
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 300 Bells

6. Koi

Koi
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 4,000 Bells

7. Goldfish

Goldfish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 1,300 Bells

8. Pop-eyed Goldfish

Pop-eyed Goldfish
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 1,300 Bells

9. Ranchu Goldfish

Ranchu Goldfish
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 4,500 Bells

10. Killifish

Killifish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Aug (N) / Oct-Feb (S)
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 300 Bells

11. Crawfish

Crawfish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Sep (N) / Oct-Mar (S)
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 200 Bells

12. Soft-shelled Turtle

Soft-shelled Turtle
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Aug-Sep (N) / Feb-Mar (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 3,750 Bells

13. Snapping Turtle

Snapping Turtle
  • Time: 9pm - 4am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Oct (N) / Oct-Apr (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 5,000 Bells

14. Tadpole

Tadpole
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Mar-Jul (N) / Sep-Jan (S)
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 100 Bells

15. Frog

Frog
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): May-Aug (N) / Nov-Feb (S)
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 120

16. Freshwater Goby

Freshwater Goby
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 400 Bells

17. Loach

Loach
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Mar-May (N) / Sep-Nov (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 400 Bells

18. Catfish

Catfish
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): May-Oct (N) / Nov-Apr (S)
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 800 Bells

19. Giant Snakehead

Giant Snakehead
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Aug (N) / Dec-Feb (S)
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 5500 Bells

20. Bluegill

Bluegill
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 180 Bells

21. Yellow Perch

Yellow Perch
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Oct-Mar (N) / Apr-Sep (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 300 Bells

22. Black Bass

Black Bass
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 400 Bells

23. Tilapia

Tilapia
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Oct (N) / Dec-Apr (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 800 Bells

24. Pike

Pike
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Sep-Dec (N) / Mar-Jun (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 1,800 Bells

25. Pond Smelt

Pond Smelt
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Dec-Feb (N) / Jun-Aug (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 400 Bells

26. Sweetfish

Sweetfish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jul-Sep (N) / Jan-Mar (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 900 Bells

27. Cherry Salmon

Cherry Salmon
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov (N) / Mar-May, Sep-Dec (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 1,000 Bells

28. Char

Char
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov (N) / Mar-May, Sep-Dec (S)
  • Location: Rivers and ponds
  • Sell price: 3,800 Bells

29. Golden Trout

Golden Trout
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Mar-May, Sep-Nov (Both)
  • Location: Clifftop river (highest water on your island)
  • Sell price: 15,000 Bells

30. Stringfish

Stringfish
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Dec-Mar (N) / Jun-Sep (S)
  • Location: Clifftop river (highest water on your island)
  • Sell price: 15,000 Bells

31. Salmon

Salmon
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Sep (N) / Mar (S)
  • Location: River mouth
  • Sell price: 700 Bells

32. King Salmon

King Salmon
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Sep (N) / Mar (S)
  • Location: River mouth
  • Sell price: 1,800 Bells

33. Mitten Crab

Mitten Crab
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Sep-Nov (N) / Mar-May (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 2,000 Bells

34. Guppy

Guppy
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Nov (N) / Oct-May (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 1,300 Bells

35. Nibble Fish

Nibble Fish
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): May-Sep (N) / Nov-Mar (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 1,500 Bells

36. Angelfish

Angelfish
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): May-Oct (N) / Nov-Apr (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 3,000 Bells

37. Betta

Betta
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): May-Oct (N) / Nov-Apr (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 2,500 Bells

38. Neon Tetra

Neon Tetra
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Nov (N) / Oct-May (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 500 Bells

39. Rainbowfish

Rainbowfish
  • Time: 9am - 4pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): May-Oct (N) / Nov-Apr (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 800 Bells

40. Piranha

Piranha
  • Time: 9am - 4pm, 9pm - 4am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 2,500 Bells

41. Arowana

Arowana
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 10,000 Bells

42. Dorado

Dorado
  • Time: 4am - 9pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 15,000 Bells

43. Gar

Gar
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Ponds
  • Sell price: 6,000 Bells

44. Arapaima

Arapaima
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 10,000 Bells

45. Saddled Bichir

Saddled Bichir
  • Time: 9pm - 4am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Rivers
  • Sell price: 4,000 Bells

46. Sturgeon

Sturgeon
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Sep-Mar (N) / Mar-Sep (S)
  • Location: River mouth
  • Sell price: 10,000 Bells

47. Sea Butterfly

Sea Butterfly
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Dec-Mar (N) / Jun-Sep (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 1,000 Bells

48. Sea Horse

Sea Horse
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Nov (N) / Oct-May (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 1,100 Bells

49. Clown Fish

Clown Fish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Nov (N) / Oct-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 650 Bells

50. Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Sep (N) / Oct-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 1,000 Bells

51. Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Sep (N) / Oct-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 1,000 Bells

52. Napoleonfish

Napoleonfish
  • Time: 4am - 9pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 10,000 Bells

53. Zebra Turkeyfish

Zebra Turkeyfish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Apr-Nov (N) / Oct-May (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 500 Bells

54. Blowfish

Blowfish
  • Time: 9pm - 4am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Nov-Feb (N) / May-Aug (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 5,000 Bells

55. Puffer Fish

Puffer Fish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jul-Sep (N) / Jan-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 250 Bells

56. Anchovy

Anchovy
  • Time: 4am - 9pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 200 Bells

57. Horse Mackerel

Horse Mackerel
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 150 Bells

58. Barred Knifejaw

Barred Knifejaw
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Mar-Nov (N) / Sep-May(S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 5,000 Bells

59. Sea Bass

Sea Bass
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 400 Bells

60. Red Snapper

Red Snapper
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 3,000 Bells

61. Dab

Dab
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Oct-Apr (N) / Apr-Oct (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 300 Bells

62. Olive Flounder

Olive Flounder
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 800 Bells

63. Squid

Squid
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Dec-Aug (N) / Jun-Feb (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 500 Bells

64. Moray Eel

Moray Eel
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Aug-Oct (N) / Feb-Apr (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 2,000 Bells

65. Ribbon Eel

Ribbon Eel
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Oct (N) / Dec-Apr (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 600 Bells

66. Tuna

Tuna
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Nov-Apr (N) / May-Oct (S)
  • Location: Sea (pier)
  • Sell price: 7,000 Bells

67. Blue Marlin

Blue Marlin
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jul-Sep, Nov-Apr (N) / Jan-Mar, May-Nov (S)
  • Location: Sea (pier)
  • Sell price: 10,000 Bells

68. Giant Trevally

Giant Trevally
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): May-Oct (N) / Nov-Apr (S)
  • Location: Sea (pier)
  • Sell price: 4,500 Bells

69. Mahi-Mahi

Mahi-Mahi
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): May-Oct (N) / Nov-Apr (S)
  • Location: Sea (pier)
  • Sell price: 6,000 Bells

70. Ocean Sunfish

Ocean Sunfish
  • Time: 4am - 9pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jul-Sep (N) / Jan-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 4,000 Bells

71. Ray

Ray
  • Time: 4am - 9pm
  • Month (Hemisphere): Aug-Nov (N) / Feb-May (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 3,000 Bells

72. Saw Shark

Saw Shark
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 12,000 Bells

73. Hammerhead Shark

Hammerhead Shark
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 8,000 Bells

74. Great White Shark

Great White Shark
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 15,000 Bells

75. Whale Shark

Whale Shark
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 13,000 Bells

76. Suckerfish

Suckerfish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 1,500 Bells
Football Fish
  • Time: 4pm - 9am
  • Month (Hemisphere): Nov-Mar (N) / May-Sep (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 2,500 Bells

78. Oarfish

Oarfish
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): Dec-May (N) / Jun-Nov (S)
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 9,000 Bells

79. Barreleye

Barreleye
  • Time: 9pm - 4am
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Sea
  • Sell price: 15,000 Bells

80. Coelacanth

Coelacanth
  • Time: All day and night
  • Month (Hemisphere): All year
  • Location: Sea (when it's raining)
  • Sell price: 15,000 Bells

This article is part of our Animal Crossing: New Horizons walkthrough, which includes a Complete Fish List, Complete Bug List and Complete Sea Creatures List. If you're looking for specific fish or bug, we can tell you how to catch the elusive Coelacanth, Mahi-Mahi, Giant Trevally, Stringfish, Golden Trout and all the Sharks and Beetles, along with a full list of Critters leaving at the end of the month. We've also compiled a Complete Villager List and a Complete List of K.K. Slider Songs, as well as the Best Custom Design Codes and Islands we've found so far, and the best islands to visit using Dream Address Codes.

We can also help with How to Spot Redd's Fake Paintings and Statues, How to Make Bells Fast, How to Breed Flowers, How to Get more DIY Recipes, How to Upgrade Nook's Cranny, where and when to find special characters like Gulliver, Sable, Label, Wisp, Celeste, Pirate Gulliver and Jack, plus tips on using the Star Wand, Tool Ring, Rock Trick, Cutting Down and Moving Trees, using amiibo on Harv's Island, How to Back Up Your Island Data, How to Time Travel, How to Get a 5-Star Island Rating and a whole lot more.

And finally Where to Buy Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch if for some reason you haven't yet picked up the game.

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