Catching Fish
Besides growing crops and raising animals, you can make money by catching fish in the mountain area. There are two ways you can go fishing; one is by bare hand fishing and the other is by using a fishing pole. You will make more money when using fishing equipment than by just using your hands.
When you catch a fish, you will be told its species and size. The star rank of the fish determines its shipping price, not the fish's size.
Hand Fishing
Catching fish using your bare hands is super easy to do. You can use this method to catch fish to sell right at the beginning of the game.
There are two areas on the mountain where you can bare hand fish; the Konohana low-mountain area and the Bluebell low-mountain area. The watery sections of these areas are shallow enough for you to walk through. Keep an eye out for small fish shadows swimming through the water. When you see one, walk up to it and press the A button! If you're fast enough, you'll catch the fish. If it swims away, you can chase after it, pressing A over and over, until you catch it or it escapes and disappears.
You can catch other things besides fish. Sometimes you will catch a Coin, Fish Bones, Old Ball, or Old Boot. The Coin is used as gifts or message board requests, and the Old Ball / Old Boot are necessary if you want to eventually receive the Master (fishing) Rod. Keep 10 of each "old" item in your horse storage cart until Rutger posts the request for the fishing pole. Fish Bones are simply garbage.
The star rank of the fish you catch using your hands will increase the more years you spend in the game. In year 1 you can catch fish up to two stars and this increases by one star every year; year 2 is max three stars, year 3 is up to four stars, and once you reach year 4, you can catch fish with up to five stars.
Shallow water fish will refresh every hour. If you can't find any more fish to catch, leave the area until the next top of the hour (:00). The fish will repopulate when you go back to the area.
Bare Hand fishing is not possible in Winter when the shallow waters freeze.
List of Hand Caught Fish
Fish Name | Location | Season | Time | Max Size | Ship Price 1 Star to 5 Stars |
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Small Sweetfish | Konohana | Spring and Summer | 6am to 8pm | 10 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Small Char | Both | Spring | 6am to 8pm | 15 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Small Eel | Both | Summer | 6pm to midnight | 15 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Small Carp | Konohana | Summer and Fall | 6am to 8pm | 15 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Small Shishamo | Bluebell | Spring and Summer | 6am to 8pm | 5 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Icefish | Bluebell (Summer) Konohana (Fall) | 6am to midnight | 15 cm | 80 G | 110 G | 140 G | 160 G | 190 G | |
Small Icefish | Bluebell (Summer) Konohana (Fall) | 6am to 8pm | 7 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G | |
Small Loach | Both | Summer and Fall | 6am to 8pm | 15 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Goby | Both | Fall | 6am to midnight | 15 cm | 120 G | 160 G | 200 G | 240 G | 280 G |
Small Goby | Bluebell | Spring | 6am to 8pm | 8 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Small Funa | Bluebell (Summer and Fall) Konohana (Spring and Summer) | 6am to 8pm | 15 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G | |
Small Black Bass | Both | Summer | 6am to midnight | 12 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Small Bluegill | Both | Summer | 6am to midnight | 10 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Small Trout | Bluebell (Summer) Konohana (Spring) | 6am to 8pm | 15 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G | |
Killifish | Both | Spring to Fall | 6am to 4am | 4 cm | 20 G | 30 G | 40 G | 40 G | 50 G |
Small Killifish | Both | Spring to Fall | 6am to 4am | 2 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Small Masu Salmon | Both | Spring | 6am to 8pm | 15 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Smelt | Bluebell (Spring) Konohana (Fall) | 6am to midnight | 15 cm | 140 G | 190 G | 240 G | 280 G | 330 G | |
Small Smelt | Both | Spring | 6am to 8pm | 8 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Blue Crab | Bluebell | Summer | 6pm to 4am | 8 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 60 G | 60 G | 70 G |
Crab | Bluebell (Summer) Konohana (Spring to Fall) | 6pm to 4am | 10 cm | 20 G | 30 G | 40 G | 40 G | 50 G | |
Small Crab | Bluebell (Summer and Fall) Konohana (Spring) | 6pm to 4am | 7 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G | |
Small Blue Crab | Konohana | Summer | 6pm to 4am | 15 cm | 30 G | 40 G | 50 G | 60 G | 70 G |
King Fish | |||||
Snapping Turtle | Both | Summer (Stormy weather) | Bluebell (6am to midnight) Konohana (6am to 8pm) | 30 cm | (Can't be shipped) |
Other Items | |||||
Letter in a Bottle | Both | Summer (Stormy weather) | 6am to midnight | --- | 240 G | 320 G | 400 G | 440 G | 480 G |
Yellow Wonderful | Bluebell (Fall - Rainy) Konohana (Spring - Rainy) | 6am to midnight | --- | Collect all 6 to make a wish | |
Blue Wonderful | Bluebell (Fall - Rainy) Konohana (Spring - Rainy) | 6am to midnight | --- | Collect all 6 to make a wish |
Rod Fishing
You can't go fishing with a fishing rod until you receive one! On Summer 1, you will receive a Fishing Rod from your town's mayor. Until then, you can only do bare-hand fishing.
To use the Fishing Rod, equip it as a tool and then go to one of the four docks you'll find in the mountain area. Press A when prompted on the dock to cast your rod. When you see an exclamation point appear above your head, press A over and over until you reel in the fish. You can't just hold down the A button to catch the fish; you have to repeat your button presses until the fish emerges from the water.
You can catch different fish depending on which of the two fishing poles you're using. To get the Master Rod, you need to have 7750 FP with Rutger (2 flowers = 10,000 FP) and have a Request Level of 3 or higher; you can find your current Request Level inside your Info menu. Rutger will request 6000 G, 10 Old Balls, and 10 Old Boots.
In the Winter season the river waters will freeze. You simply need to use your Hammer on the ice cracks at the spot you want to fish at in order to open a hole in the ice.
Unlike bare-hand fishing, the deeper water fish are not time specific. You can catch the same fish regardless of what time of day it is. Some fish are weather-specific though.
There are four fishing pole locations you can cast from; one in Bluebell high-mountain, one in Konohana high-mountain, and two in Konohana mid-mountain. The two spots in Konohana mid-mountain are not the same spot and you can find different fish in each one.
List of Rod Caught Fish
Kono-Mid-S = Konohana mid-mountain, lower stream, Kono-Mid-W = Konohana mid-mountain, waterfall
Fish Name | Location | Season | Rod | Max Size | Ship Price 1 Star to 5 Stars |
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Sweetfish | Kono-High | Spring to Fall | Fishing | 25 cm | 240 G | 320 G | 400 G | 480 G | 560 G |
Large Sweetfish | Kono-High | Fall and Winter | Master | 35 cm | 380 G | 510 G | 640 G | 760 G | 890 G |
Char | Kono-Mid-W | Spring to Fall | Fishing | 30 cm | 250 G | 330 G | 420 G | 500 G | 580 G |
Large Char | Kono-Mid-S | Spring | Master | 60 cm | 420 G | 560 G | 640 G | 760 G | 890 G |
Eel | Blue-High Kono-Mid-S | Spring or Summer | Master | 100 cm | 310 G | 410 G | 520 G | 620 G | 720 G |
Large Eel | Kono-High Kono-Mid-W | Summer | Master | 150 cm | 390 G | 520 G | 660 G | 790 G | 920 G |
Carp | Kono-Mid-S | All Year | Fishing | 40 cm | 360 G | 480 G | 600 G | 720 G | 840 G |
Salmon | Blue-High Kono-Mid-W | Summer and Fall | Master | 60 cm | 390 G | 520 G | 660 G | 790 G | 920 G |
Small Salmon | Kono-High | Spring | Fishing | 30 cm | 180 G | 240 G | 300 G | 360 G | 420 G |
Special Salmon | Kono-High | Fall | Master | 90 cm | 450 G | 600 G | 760 G | 910 G | 1060 G |
Shishamo | All Locations | All Year | Both | 20 cm | 140 G | 190 G | 240 G | 280 G | 330 G |
Special Shishamo | Kono-Mid-W | Fall and Winter | Fishing | 20 cm | 340 G | 460 G | 580 G | 690 G | 810 G |
Icefish | Kono-High | Spring to Fall | Fishing | 15 cm | 80 G | 110 G | 140 G | 160 G | 190 G |
Large Icefish | Kono-Mid-S | Spring | Master | 20 cm | 360 G | 480 G | 600 G | 720 G | 840 G |
Sea Bass | Kono-High Kono-Mid-S | Spring to Fall | Master | 90 cm | 370 G | 490 G | 620 G | 740 G | 860 G |
Small Sea Bass | Kono-Mid-S | Spring | Fishing | 40 cm | 300 G | 400 G | 500 G | 600 G | 700 G |
Large Sea Bass | Kono-High Kono-Mid-S | Summer | Master | 120 cm | 400 G | 540 G | 680 G | 810 G | 950 G |
Loach | Blue-High Kono-Mid-W | Spring and Summer | Fishing | 25 cm | 260 G | 350 G | 440 G | 520 G | 610 G |
Large Loach | Blue-High Kono-Mid-S | Summer | Master | 40 cm | 360 G | 480 G | 600 G | 720 G | 840 G |
Goby | All Locations | All Year | Both | 15 cm | 120 G | 160 G | 200 G | 240 G | 280 G |
Fish Name | Location | Season | Rod | Max Size | Ship Price 1 Star to 5 Stars |
Large Goby | Kono-Mid-W | Winter | Master | 20 cm | 360 G | 480 G | 600 G | 720 G | 840 G |
Funa | Kono-High | Spring to Fall | Fishing | 25 cm | 240 G | 320 G | 400 G | 480 G | 560 G |
Large Funa | Kono-High | Spring | Master | 60 cm | 360 G | 480 G | 600 G | 720 G | 840 G |
Black Bass | All Locations | All Year | Both | 50 cm | 120 G | 160 G | 200 G | 240 G | 280 G |
Large Black Bass | Blue-High | Winter | Master | 80 cm | 240 G | 320 G | 400 G | 480 G | 560 G |
Bluegill | All Locations | All Year | Both | 20 cm | 100 G | 140 G | 180 G | 210 G | 250 G |
Large Bluegill | Blue-High | Winter | Master | 70 cm | 240 G | 320 G | 400 G | 480 G | 560 G |
Trout | Blue-High Kono-High | Spring to Fall | Fishing | 40 cm | 240 G | 320 G | 400 G | 480 G | 560 G |
Large Trout | Blue-High Kono-High | Fall and Winter | Master | 70 cm | 310 G | 410 G | 520 G | 620 G | 720 G |
Large Killifish | Blue-High | Fall | Master | 6 cm | 360 G | 480 G | 600 G | 720 G | 840 G |
Masu Salmon | Kono-Mid-W | Spring to Fall | Fishing | 25 cm | 260 G | 350 G | 440 G | 520 G | 610 G |
Large Masu Salmon | Kono-Mid-W | Fall | Master | 60 cm | 390 G | 520 G | 660 G | 790 G | 920 G |
Blotch Snakehead | Kono-High | Spring to Fall | Fishing | 80 cm | 250 G | 330 G | 420 G | 500 G | 580 G |
Small Snakehead | Blue-High Kono-Mid-S | Summer | Fishing | 30 cm | 210 G | 280 G | 360 G | 430 G | 500 G |
Large Snakehead | Kono-Mid-S Kono-Mid-W | Summer | Master | 120 cm | 360 G | 480 G | 600 G | 720 G | 840 G |
Smelt | Blue-High Kono-High Kono-Mid-S | Winter | Fishing | 15 cm | 140 G | 190 G | 240 G | 280 G | 330 G |
Large Smelt | Kono-High | Winter | Master | 20 cm | 300 G | 400 G | 500 G | 600 G | 700 G |
Bonito | Blue-High Kono-Mid-S Kono-Mid-W | Summer Stormy Weather | Master | 300 cm | 1200 G | 1600 G | 2000 G | 2400 G | 2600 G |
Tuna | Kono-High | Summer Stormy Weather | Master | 300 cm | 1200 G | 1600 G | 2000 G | 2400 G | 2600 G |
Ocean Sunfish | Blue-High | Summer Stormy Weather | Master | 300 cm | 1800 G | 2400 G | 3000 G | 3600 G | 4200 G |
Fish Name | Location | Season | Rod | Max Size | Ship Price 1 Star to 5 Stars |
Dogfish Shark | Kono-Mid-S Kono-Mid-W | Summer Stormy Weather | Master | 300 cm | 180 G | 240 G | 300 G | 360 G | 420 G |
Moray Eel | Kono-Mid-S | Winter Stormy Weather | Master | 60 cm | 840 G | 1120 G | 1400 G | 1680 G | 1960 G |
Mackerel | Blue-High | Winter Stormy Weather | Fishing | 50 cm | 840 G | 1120 G | 1400 G | 1680 G | 1960 G |
Flounder | Kono-Mid-S Kono-Mid-W | Winter Stormy Weather | Master | 70 cm | 1200 G | 1600 G | 2000 G | 2400 G | 2600 G |
King Fish | |||||
Giant Hutchen | Blue-High Kono-High | Winter | Master | 200 cm | Can't sell. Must have caught a Giant Salamandar, Dragon Carp, and Giant Catfish first. |
Giant Salamandar | Kono-High | Fall | Fishing | 185 cm | Can't sell. Enter the Kono-High area after midnight. |
Dragon Carp | Kono-Mid-W | Spring | Fishing | 155 cm | Can't sell. The weather must be sunny. |
Giant Catfish | Blue-High Kono-Mid-S | Summer | Fishing | 170 cm | Can't sell. The weather must be rainy. |
Other Items | |||||
Fish Fossil | Kono-High Kono-Mid-S | Summer | Master (Kono-High) Fishing (Kono-Mid-S) | --- | 4000 G. The weather must be sunny. |
Legendary Treasure | Blue-High Kono-Mid-W | Fall | Fishing | --- | 2000 G. The weather must be rainy. |
Green Wonderful | Kono-Mid-S | Summer | Master | --- | Can't sell. The weather must be rainy. |
Purple Wonderful | Blue-High | Winter | Master | --- | Can't sell. The weather must be snowy. |
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