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Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

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Fishing is one of the five main skills in Stardew Valley and an excellent way to make some money. However, the fishing minigame involves a bit of skill and the type of fish you can catch changes each season. Combine that with a few different fishing locations, bait, and tackle, and the fishing can become a bit overwhelming. Here's everything you need to know about fishing.

How to fish

Using a fishing rod, you can cast it into a body of water by holding the action button to determine cast strength. Once the bobber is in the water, you need to hit the action button again when an exclamation point appears, which will hook your catch. If it was a fish biting your line, this will start the fishing minigame.

The fishing minigame puts a fish icon on a large bar, moving sporadically up and down the bar. You need to keep your green bar on the fish to reel it in, feathering the action button to keep it in the same place. The best technique is to hold the button to move the green bar and to let go to let its momentum hold it in place. When the fish isn't in your green bar, the catch meter goes down and the fish escapes if it bottoms out. The rarer the fish, the more frantically it moves during the minigame.

While your first fishing rod can't have any attachments, at fishing level 2 and 6, new rods are for sale in Willy's Fish Shop, which can hold bait and tackle.

Bait makes fish bite faster, so you can catch more fish in a single day. Bait is made from bug meat or from a bait spawner, which will produce bait every day. There are a few specialty types of bait, like targeted bait, which helps you catch specific fish.

Tackles on the other hand impact the fishing minigame or the type of fish being caught in different ways. Below is a table of every tackle type, what it does, and how to obtain it.

Ocean fish

There are three primary places to catch fish: the ocean, river, and mountain lake. Depending on which location you cast your line at, different fish will be available to catch. The Ocean can be found to the south of town.

River fish

The river is the water running through town and through the Cindersap Forest. The "lake" in Cindersap Forest counts as river fishing. If you choose the fishing farm layout, the water on the farm counts as a river as well. There is also a lot of crossovers between river fish and lake fish, so some of these fish will appear on both lists.

Mountain Lake fish

The Mountain Lake refers exclusively to the lake outside the mine in the northeast section of Stardew Valley.

Special fishing locations

There are a few special fishing locations in Stardew Valley. Each of these is typically only home to one type of fish that can only be found there. This includes small ponds inside the mines, the pond in the desert, and other special locations

Crab Pot

There are also a handful of fish that can be caught by Crab Pots overnight. These fish can be caught year-round and are only split by being either in the ocean or in freshwater (rivers and mountain lake.) Crab Pots can be crafted at fishing level 3 using 40 wood and 3 iron bars. Bait must be placed into the Crab Pot for it to catch anything.

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Fishing is one of the five main skills in Stardew Valley and an excellent way to make some money. However, the fishing minigame involves a bit of skill and the type of fish you can catch changes each season. Combine that with a few different fishing locations, bait, and tackle, and the fishing can become a bit overwhelming. Here's everything you need to know about fishing.

How to fish

Using a fishing rod, you can cast it into a body of water by holding the action button to determine cast strength. Once the bobber is in the water, you need to hit the action button again when an exclamation point appears, which will hook your catch. If it was a fish biting your line, this will start the fishing minigame.

The fishing minigame puts a fish icon on a large bar, moving sporadically up and down the bar. You need to keep your green bar on the fish to reel it in, feathering the action button to keep it in the same place. The best technique is to hold the button to move the green bar and to let go to let its momentum hold it in place. When the fish isn't in your green bar, the catch meter goes down and the fish escapes if it bottoms out. The rarer the fish, the more frantically it moves during the minigame.

While your first fishing rod can't have any attachments, at fishing level 2 and 6, new rods are for sale in Willy's Fish Shop, which can hold bait and tackle.

Bait makes fish bite faster, so you can catch more fish in a single day. Bait is made from bug meat or from a bait spawner, which will produce bait every day. There are a few specialty types of bait, like targeted bait, which helps you catch specific fish.

Tackles on the other hand impact the fishing minigame or the type of fish being caught in different ways. Below is a table of every tackle type, what it does, and how to obtain it.

Ocean fish

There are three primary places to catch fish: the ocean, river, and mountain lake. Depending on which location you cast your line at, different fish will be available to catch. The Ocean can be found to the south of town.

River fish

The river is the water running through town and through the Cindersap Forest. The "lake" in Cindersap Forest counts as river fishing. If you choose the fishing farm layout, the water on the farm counts as a river as well. There is also a lot of crossovers between river fish and lake fish, so some of these fish will appear on both lists.

Mountain Lake fish

The Mountain Lake refers exclusively to the lake outside the mine in the northeast section of Stardew Valley.

Special fishing locations

There are a few special fishing locations in Stardew Valley. Each of these is typically only home to one type of fish that can only be found there. This includes small ponds inside the mines, the pond in the desert, and other special locations

Crab Pot

There are also a handful of fish that can be caught by Crab Pots overnight. These fish can be caught year-round and are only split by being either in the ocean or in freshwater (rivers and mountain lake.) Crab Pots can be crafted at fishing level 3 using 40 wood and 3 iron bars. Bait must be placed into the Crab Pot for it to catch anything.

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Fishing is one of the five main skills in Stardew Valley and an excellent way to make some money. However, the fishing minigame involves a bit of skill and the type of fish you can catch changes each season. Combine that with a few different fishing locations, bait, and tackle, and the fishing can become a bit overwhelming. Here's everything you need to know about fishing.How to fishTo successfully catch a fish, you need to keep the green bar on it.Using a fishing rod, you can cast it into a body of water by holding the action button to determine cast strength. Once the bobber is in the water, you need to hit the action button again when an exclamation point appears, which will hook your catch. If it was a fish biting your line, this will start the fishing minigame.The fishing minigame puts a fish icon on a large bar, moving sporadically up and down the bar. You need to keep your green bar on the fish to reel it in, feathering the action button to keep it in the same place. The best technique is to hold the button to move the green bar and to let go to let its momentum hold it in place. When the fish isn't in your green bar, the catch meter goes down and the fish escapes if it bottoms out. The rarer the fish, the more frantically it moves during the minigame.More Stardew Valley guides:Stardew Valley: How To Upgrade Your ToolsStardew Valley: How To Catch SturgeonEvery Barn Upgrade In Stardew ValleyStardew Valley: How To Unlock The GreenhouseWhile your first fishing rod can't have any attachments, at fishing level 2 and 6, new rods are for sale in Willy's Fish Shop, which can hold bait and tackle.Bait makes fish bite faster, so you can catch more fish in a single day. Bait is made from bug meat or from a bait spawner, which will produce bait every day. There are a few specialty types of bait, like targeted bait, which helps you catch specific fish.Tackles on the other hand impact the fishing minigame or the type of fish being caught in different ways. Below is a table of every tackle type, what it does, and how to obtain it.TackleBoostHow to obtainSpinnerReduces maximum delay before a fish can bite by 3.75 seconds.Fishing level 6Craft with 2 iron bar or purchase for 500GDressed SpinnerReduces maximum delay before a fish can bite by 7.5 seconds.Fishing level 8Craft with 2 iron bar and 1 cloth or purchase for 1,000GTrap BobberProgress depletes 33% slower when the fish is outside the green bar.Fishing level 6Craft with 1 copper bar and 10 sap or purchase for 500GCork BobberIncreases the size of the green bar.Fishing level 7Craft with 10 wood, 5 hardwood, and 10 slime or purchase for 750GLead BobberAdds weight to the bar so it doesn't bounce if dropped to the bottom.Fishing level 6Purchase for 200GTreasure HunterIncreases the chances of finding a treasure chest and prevents the progress bar from depleting when on the treasure but not the fish.Fishing level 7Craft with 2 gold bars or purchase for 750GBarbed Hook"Hooks" the fish, causing the green bar to stick with it whenever it moves.Fishing level 8Craft with 1 copper bar, 1 silver bar, and 1 gold bar or purchase for 1,000GCuriosity LureIncreases the chances of catching a rare fish.Random drop in the Quarry Mines, Skull Cavern, and Volcano DungeonQuality BobberIncreases the quality level of the fish being caught by one tier.Unlock the recipe from Willy for completing the town board quest "Juicy Bugs Wanted!" crafted using 1 copper bar, 10 sap, 5 solar essenceSonar BobberReveals what fish in on the line whenever you hook a fish.Fishing level 6Crafted using 1 iron bar and 2 refined quartz or purchase for 500GOcean fishThere are three primary places to catch fish: the ocean, river, and mountain lake. Depending on which location you cast your line at, different fish will be available to catch. The Ocean can be found to the south of town.FishAvailability (time)WeatherAvailability (season)Pufferfish12pm to 4pmSunnySummerAnchovyAnytimeAnySpring/FallTuna6am to 7pmAnySummer/WinterSardine6am to 7pmAnySpring/Fall/WinterRed Mullet6am to 7pmAnySummer/WinterHerringAnytimeAnySpring/WinterEel4pm to 2amRainSpring/FallOctopus6am to 1pmAnySummerRed Snapper6am to 7pmRainSummer/Fall/WinterSquid6pm to 2amAnyWinterSea Cucumber6am to 7pmAnyFall/WinterSuper Cucumber6pm to 2amAnySummer/FallFlounder6am to 8pmAnySpring/SummerTilapia6am to 2pmAnyFallAlbacore6am to 11pm and 6pm to 2amAnyFall/WinterHalibut6am to 11am and 7pm to 2amAnySpring/Summer/WinterCrimsonfishAny (East Pier on The Beach, requires fishing level 5)AnySummerRiver fishThe river is the water running through town and through the Cindersap Forest. The "lake" in Cindersap Forest counts as river fishing. If you choose the fishing farm layout, the water on the farm counts as a river as well. There is also a lot of crossovers between river fish and lake fish, so some of these fish will appear on both lists.FishAvailability (time)WeatherAvailability (season)Bream6pm to 2amAnyAllSmallmouth BassAnyAnySpring/FallRainbow Trout6am to 7pmSunSummerSalmon6am to 7pmAnyFallWalleye12pm to 2amRainFall/WinterPerchAnyAnyAllCatfish6am to 12amRainFall (Spring and Summer in Secret Woods Pond)PikeAnySun/WindSpring/SummerSunfish6am to 7pmSun/WindSpring/SummerMidnight Carp10pm to 2amAnyFall/Winter (Cindersap Forest pond)Tiger Trout6am to 7pmAnyFall/WinterChubAnyAnyAllDorado6am to 7pmAnySummer (Cindersap Forest)Shad9am to 2amRainSpring/Summer/FallLingcodAnyWinterAnyAnglerAny (North of Joja Mart on the wooden plank bridge, fishing level 3)FallAnyMountain Lake fishMountain Lake fish can only be caught in the water outside the mines.The Mountain Lake refers exclusively to the lake outside the mine in the northeast section of Stardew Valley.FishAvailability (time)WeatherAvailability (season)Largemouth Bass6am to 7pmAnyAllRainbow Trout6am to 7pmSunSummerWalleye12pm to 2amRainFall/WinterPerchAnyAnyWinterCarpAnyAnyAllMidnight Carp10pm to 2amAnyFall/WinterSturgeon6am to 7pmAnySummer/WinterBullheadAnyAnyAllChubAnyAnyAllLingcodAnyAnyWinterLegendAny (Mountain Lake near the log, fishing level 10 required)RainSpringSpecial fishing locationsThere are a few special fishing locations in Stardew Valley. Each of these is typically only home to one type of fish that can only be found there. This includes small ponds inside the mines, the pond in the desert, and other special locationsFishAvailability (time)WeatherAvailability (season)LocationGhostfishAnyAnyAllMines floors 20 and 60StonefishAnyAnyAllMines floor 20Ice PipAnyAnyAllMines floor 60Lava EelAnyAnyAllMines floor 100 and Volcano CalderaSandfish6am to 8pmAnyAllCalico Desert pondScorpion Carp6am to 8pm (requires fishing level 4)AnyAllCalico Desert pondWoodskipAnyAnyAllSecret Woods pond and Forest FarmVoid SalmonAnyAnyAllWitch's SwampSlimejackAnyAnyAllMutant Bug LairStingrayAnyAnyAllPirate Cove on Ginger IslandLionfishAnyAnyAllGinger Island oceanBlue DiscusAnyAnyAllGinger Island pond and riversGlacierfishAny (requires fishing level 6)AnyWinterSouth end of Arrowhead Island in Cindersap ForestMutant CarpAnyAnyAllThe SewersCrab PotThere are also a handful of fish that can be caught by Crab Pots overnight. These fish can be caught year-round and are only split by being either in the ocean or in freshwater (rivers and mountain lake.) Crab Pots can be crafted at fishing level 3 using 40 wood and 3 iron bars. Bait must be placed into the Crab Pot for it to catch anything.FishLocationLobsterOceanClamOceanCrayfishFreshwaterCrabOceanCockleOceanMusselOceanShrimpOceanSnailFreshwaterPeriwinkleFreshwaterOysterOcean

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Fishing is one of the five main skills in Stardew Valley and an excellent way to make some money. However, the fishing minigame involves a bit of skill and the type of fish you can catch changes each season. Combine that with a few different fishing locations, bait, and tackle, and the fishing can become a bit overwhelming. Here's everything you need to know about fishing.

How to fish

To successfully catch a fish, you need to keep the green bar on it.

Using a fishing rod, you can cast it into a body of water by holding the action button to determine cast strength. Once the bobber is in the water, you need to hit the action button again when an exclamation point appears, which will hook your catch. If it was a fish biting your line, this will start the fishing minigame.

The fishing minigame puts a fish icon on a large bar, moving sporadically up and down the bar. You need to keep your green bar on the fish to reel it in, feathering the action button to keep it in the same place. The best technique is to hold the button to move the green bar and to let go to let its momentum hold it in place. When the fish isn't in your green bar, the catch meter goes down and the fish escapes if it bottoms out. The rarer the fish, the more frantically it moves during the minigame.

More Stardew Valley guides:

• Stardew Valley: How To Upgrade Your Tools

• Stardew Valley: How To Catch Sturgeon

• Every Barn Upgrade In Stardew Valley

• Stardew Valley: How To Unlock The Greenhouse

While your first fishing rod can't have any attachments, at fishing level 2 and 6, new rods are for sale in Willy's Fish Shop, which can hold bait and tackle.

Bait makes fish bite faster, so you can catch more fish in a single day. Bait is made from bug meat or from a bait spawner, which will produce bait every day. There are a few specialty types of bait, like targeted bait, which helps you catch specific fish.

Tackles on the other hand impact the fishing minigame or the type of fish being caught in different ways. Below is a table of every tackle type, what it does, and how to obtain it.

Tackle	Boost	How to obtain
Spinner	Reduces maximum delay before a fish can bite by 3.75 seconds.	Fishing level 6 Craft with 2 iron bar or purchase for 500G
Dressed Spinner	Reduces maximum delay before a fish can bite by 7.5 seconds.	Fishing level 8 Craft with 2 iron bar and 1 cloth or purchase for 1,000G
Trap Bobber	Progress depletes 33% slower when the fish is outside the green bar.	Fishing level 6 Craft with 1 copper bar and 10 sap or purchase for 500G
Cork Bobber	Increases the size of the green bar.	Fishing level 7 Craft with 10 wood, 5 hardwood, and 10 slime or purchase for 750G
Lead Bobber	Adds weight to the bar so it doesn't bounce if dropped to the bottom.	Fishing level 6 Purchase for 200G
Treasure Hunter	Increases the chances of finding a treasure chest and prevents the progress bar from depleting when on the treasure but not the fish.	Fishing level 7 Craft with 2 gold bars or purchase for 750G
Barbed Hook	"Hooks" the fish, causing the green bar to stick with it whenever it moves.	Fishing level 8 Craft with 1 copper bar, 1 silver bar, and 1 gold bar or purchase for 1,000G
Curiosity Lure	Increases the chances of catching a rare fish.	Random drop in the Quarry Mines, Skull Cavern, and Volcano Dungeon
Quality Bobber	Increases the quality level of the fish being caught by one tier.	Unlock the recipe from Willy for completing the town board quest "Juicy Bugs Wanted!" crafted using 1 copper bar, 10 sap, 5 solar essence
Sonar Bobber	Reveals what fish in on the line whenever you hook a fish.	Fishing level 6 Crafted using 1 iron bar and 2 refined quartz or purchase for 500G

Ocean fish

There are three primary places to catch fish: the ocean, river, and mountain lake. Depending on which location you cast your line at, different fish will be available to catch. The Ocean can be found to the south of town.

Fish	Availability (time)	Weather	Availability (season)
Pufferfish	12pm to 4pm	Sunny	Summer
Anchovy	Anytime	Any	Spring/Fall
Tuna	6am to 7pm	Any	Summer/Winter
Sardine	6am to 7pm	Any	Spring/Fall/Winter
Red Mullet	6am to 7pm	Any	Summer/Winter
Herring	Anytime	Any	Spring/Winter
Eel	4pm to 2am	Rain	Spring/Fall
Octopus	6am to 1pm	Any	Summer
Red Snapper	6am to 7pm	Rain	Summer/Fall/Winter
Squid	6pm to 2am	Any	Winter
Sea Cucumber	6am to 7pm	Any	Fall/Winter
Super Cucumber	6pm to 2am	Any	Summer/Fall
Flounder	6am to 8pm	Any	Spring/Summer
Tilapia	6am to 2pm	Any	Fall
Albacore	6am to 11pm and 6pm to 2am	Any	Fall/Winter
Halibut	6am to 11am and 7pm to 2am	Any	Spring/Summer/Winter
Crimsonfish	Any (East Pier on The Beach, requires fishing level 5)	Any	Summer

River fish

The river is the water running through town and through the Cindersap Forest. The "lake" in Cindersap Forest counts as river fishing. If you choose the fishing farm layout, the water on the farm counts as a river as well. There is also a lot of crossovers between river fish and lake fish, so some of these fish will appear on both lists.

Fish	Availability (time)	Weather	Availability (season)
Bream	6pm to 2am	Any	All
Smallmouth Bass	Any	Any	Spring/Fall
Rainbow Trout	6am to 7pm	Sun	Summer
Salmon	6am to 7pm	Any	Fall
Walleye	12pm to 2am	Rain	Fall/Winter
Perch	Any	Any	All
Catfish	6am to 12am	Rain	Fall (Spring and Summer in Secret Woods Pond)
Pike	Any	Sun/Wind	Spring/Summer
Sunfish	6am to 7pm	Sun/Wind	Spring/Summer
Midnight Carp	10pm to 2am	Any	Fall/Winter (Cindersap Forest pond)
Tiger Trout	6am to 7pm	Any	Fall/Winter
Chub	Any	Any	All
Dorado	6am to 7pm	Any	Summer (Cindersap Forest)
Shad	9am to 2am	Rain	Spring/Summer/Fall
Lingcod	Any	Winter	Any
Angler	Any (North of Joja Mart on the wooden plank bridge, fishing level 3)	Fall	Any

Mountain Lake fish

Mountain Lake fish can only be caught in the water outside the mines.

The Mountain Lake refers exclusively to the lake outside the mine in the northeast section of Stardew Valley.

Fish	Availability (time)	Weather	Availability (season)
Largemouth Bass	6am to 7pm	Any	All
Rainbow Trout	6am to 7pm	Sun	Summer
Walleye	12pm to 2am	Rain	Fall/Winter
Perch	Any	Any	Winter
Carp	Any	Any	All
Midnight Carp	10pm to 2am	Any	Fall/Winter
Sturgeon	6am to 7pm	Any	Summer/Winter
Bullhead	Any	Any	All
Chub	Any	Any	All
Lingcod	Any	Any	Winter
Legend	Any (Mountain Lake near the log, fishing level 10 required)	Rain	Spring

Special fishing locations

There are a few special fishing locations in Stardew Valley. Each of these is typically only home to one type of fish that can only be found there. This includes small ponds inside the mines, the pond in the desert, and other special locations

Fish	Availability (time)	Weather	Availability (season)	Location
Ghostfish	Any	Any	All	Mines floors 20 and 60
Stonefish	Any	Any	All	Mines floor 20
Ice Pip	Any	Any	All	Mines floor 60
Lava Eel	Any	Any	All	Mines floor 100 and Volcano Caldera
Sandfish	6am to 8pm	Any	All	Calico Desert pond
Scorpion Carp	6am to 8pm (requires fishing level 4)	Any	All	Calico Desert pond
Woodskip	Any	Any	All	Secret Woods pond and Forest Farm
Void Salmon	Any	Any	All	Witch's Swamp
Slimejack	Any	Any	All	Mutant Bug Lair
Stingray	Any	Any	All	Pirate Cove on Ginger Island
Lionfish	Any	Any	All	Ginger Island ocean
Blue Discus	Any	Any	All	Ginger Island pond and rivers
Glacierfish	Any (requires fishing level 6)	Any	Winter	South end of Arrowhead Island in Cindersap Forest
Mutant Carp	Any	Any	All	The Sewers

Crab Pot

There are also a handful of fish that can be caught by Crab Pots overnight. These fish can be caught year-round and are only split by being either in the ocean or in freshwater (rivers and mountain lake.) Crab Pots can be crafted at fishing level 3 using 40 wood and 3 iron bars. Bait must be placed into the Crab Pot for it to catch anything.

Fish	Location
Lobster	Ocean
Clam	Ocean
Crayfish	Freshwater
Crab	Ocean
Cockle	Ocean
Mussel	Ocean
Shrimp	Ocean
Snail	Freshwater
Periwinkle	Freshwater
Oyster	Ocean

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Fishing is one of the five main skills in Stardew Valley and an excellent way to make some money. However, the fishing minigame involves a bit of skill and the type of fish you can catch changes each season. Combine that with a few different fishing locations, bait, and tackle, and the fishing can become a bit overwhelming. Here's everything you need to know about fishing.

How to fish

To successfully catch a fish, you need to keep the green bar on it.

Using a fishing rod, you can cast it into a body of water by holding the action button to determine cast strength. Once the bobber is in the water, you need to hit the action button again when an exclamation point appears, which will hook your catch. If it was a fish biting your line, this will start the fishing minigame.

The fishing minigame puts a fish icon on a large bar, moving sporadically up and down the bar. You need to keep your green bar on the fish to reel it in, feathering the action button to keep it in the same place. The best technique is to hold the button to move the green bar and to let go to let its momentum hold it in place. When the fish isn't in your green bar, the catch meter goes down and the fish escapes if it bottoms out. The rarer the fish, the more frantically it moves during the minigame.

More Stardew Valley guides:

• Stardew Valley: How To Upgrade Your Tools

• Stardew Valley: How To Catch Sturgeon

• Every Barn Upgrade In Stardew Valley

• Stardew Valley: How To Unlock The Greenhouse

While your first fishing rod can't have any attachments, at fishing level 2 and 6, new rods are for sale in Willy's Fish Shop, which can hold bait and tackle.

Bait makes fish bite faster, so you can catch more fish in a single day. Bait is made from bug meat or from a bait spawner, which will produce bait every day. There are a few specialty types of bait, like targeted bait, which helps you catch specific fish.

Tackles on the other hand impact the fishing minigame or the type of fish being caught in different ways. Below is a table of every tackle type, what it does, and how to obtain it.

Tackle	Boost	How to obtain
Spinner	Reduces maximum delay before a fish can bite by 3.75 seconds.	Fishing level 6 Craft with 2 iron bar or purchase for 500G
Dressed Spinner	Reduces maximum delay before a fish can bite by 7.5 seconds.	Fishing level 8 Craft with 2 iron bar and 1 cloth or purchase for 1,000G
Trap Bobber	Progress depletes 33% slower when the fish is outside the green bar.	Fishing level 6 Craft with 1 copper bar and 10 sap or purchase for 500G
Cork Bobber	Increases the size of the green bar.	Fishing level 7 Craft with 10 wood, 5 hardwood, and 10 slime or purchase for 750G
Lead Bobber	Adds weight to the bar so it doesn't bounce if dropped to the bottom.	Fishing level 6 Purchase for 200G
Treasure Hunter	Increases the chances of finding a treasure chest and prevents the progress bar from depleting when on the treasure but not the fish.	Fishing level 7 Craft with 2 gold bars or purchase for 750G
Barbed Hook	"Hooks" the fish, causing the green bar to stick with it whenever it moves.	Fishing level 8 Craft with 1 copper bar, 1 silver bar, and 1 gold bar or purchase for 1,000G
Curiosity Lure	Increases the chances of catching a rare fish.	Random drop in the Quarry Mines, Skull Cavern, and Volcano Dungeon
Quality Bobber	Increases the quality level of the fish being caught by one tier.	Unlock the recipe from Willy for completing the town board quest "Juicy Bugs Wanted!" crafted using 1 copper bar, 10 sap, 5 solar essence
Sonar Bobber	Reveals what fish in on the line whenever you hook a fish.	Fishing level 6 Crafted using 1 iron bar and 2 refined quartz or purchase for 500G

Ocean fish

There are three primary places to catch fish: the ocean, river, and mountain lake. Depending on which location you cast your line at, different fish will be available to catch. The Ocean can be found to the south of town.

Fish	Availability (time)	Weather	Availability (season)
Pufferfish	12pm to 4pm	Sunny	Summer
Anchovy	Anytime	Any	Spring/Fall
Tuna	6am to 7pm	Any	Summer/Winter
Sardine	6am to 7pm	Any	Spring/Fall/Winter
Red Mullet	6am to 7pm	Any	Summer/Winter
Herring	Anytime	Any	Spring/Winter
Eel	4pm to 2am	Rain	Spring/Fall
Octopus	6am to 1pm	Any	Summer
Red Snapper	6am to 7pm	Rain	Summer/Fall/Winter
Squid	6pm to 2am	Any	Winter
Sea Cucumber	6am to 7pm	Any	Fall/Winter
Super Cucumber	6pm to 2am	Any	Summer/Fall
Flounder	6am to 8pm	Any	Spring/Summer
Tilapia	6am to 2pm	Any	Fall
Albacore	6am to 11pm and 6pm to 2am	Any	Fall/Winter
Halibut	6am to 11am and 7pm to 2am	Any	Spring/Summer/Winter
Crimsonfish	Any (East Pier on The Beach, requires fishing level 5)	Any	Summer

River fish

The river is the water running through town and through the Cindersap Forest. The "lake" in Cindersap Forest counts as river fishing. If you choose the fishing farm layout, the water on the farm counts as a river as well. There is also a lot of crossovers between river fish and lake fish, so some of these fish will appear on both lists.

Fish	Availability (time)	Weather	Availability (season)
Bream	6pm to 2am	Any	All
Smallmouth Bass	Any	Any	Spring/Fall
Rainbow Trout	6am to 7pm	Sun	Summer
Salmon	6am to 7pm	Any	Fall
Walleye	12pm to 2am	Rain	Fall/Winter
Perch	Any	Any	All
Catfish	6am to 12am	Rain	Fall (Spring and Summer in Secret Woods Pond)
Pike	Any	Sun/Wind	Spring/Summer
Sunfish	6am to 7pm	Sun/Wind	Spring/Summer
Midnight Carp	10pm to 2am	Any	Fall/Winter (Cindersap Forest pond)
Tiger Trout	6am to 7pm	Any	Fall/Winter
Chub	Any	Any	All
Dorado	6am to 7pm	Any	Summer (Cindersap Forest)
Shad	9am to 2am	Rain	Spring/Summer/Fall
Lingcod	Any	Winter	Any
Angler	Any (North of Joja Mart on the wooden plank bridge, fishing level 3)	Fall	Any

Mountain Lake fish

Mountain Lake fish can only be caught in the water outside the mines.

The Mountain Lake refers exclusively to the lake outside the mine in the northeast section of Stardew Valley.

Fish	Availability (time)	Weather	Availability (season)
Largemouth Bass	6am to 7pm	Any	All
Rainbow Trout	6am to 7pm	Sun	Summer
Walleye	12pm to 2am	Rain	Fall/Winter
Perch	Any	Any	Winter
Carp	Any	Any	All
Midnight Carp	10pm to 2am	Any	Fall/Winter
Sturgeon	6am to 7pm	Any	Summer/Winter
Bullhead	Any	Any	All
Chub	Any	Any	All
Lingcod	Any	Any	Winter
Legend	Any (Mountain Lake near the log, fishing level 10 required)	Rain	Spring

Special fishing locations

There are a few special fishing locations in Stardew Valley. Each of these is typically only home to one type of fish that can only be found there. This includes small ponds inside the mines, the pond in the desert, and other special locations

Fish	Availability (time)	Weather	Availability (season)	Location
Ghostfish	Any	Any	All	Mines floors 20 and 60
Stonefish	Any	Any	All	Mines floor 20
Ice Pip	Any	Any	All	Mines floor 60
Lava Eel	Any	Any	All	Mines floor 100 and Volcano Caldera
Sandfish	6am to 8pm	Any	All	Calico Desert pond
Scorpion Carp	6am to 8pm (requires fishing level 4)	Any	All	Calico Desert pond
Woodskip	Any	Any	All	Secret Woods pond and Forest Farm
Void Salmon	Any	Any	All	Witch's Swamp
Slimejack	Any	Any	All	Mutant Bug Lair
Stingray	Any	Any	All	Pirate Cove on Ginger Island
Lionfish	Any	Any	All	Ginger Island ocean
Blue Discus	Any	Any	All	Ginger Island pond and rivers
Glacierfish	Any (requires fishing level 6)	Any	Winter	South end of Arrowhead Island in Cindersap Forest
Mutant Carp	Any	Any	All	The Sewers

Crab Pot

There are also a handful of fish that can be caught by Crab Pots overnight. These fish can be caught year-round and are only split by being either in the ocean or in freshwater (rivers and mountain lake.) Crab Pots can be crafted at fishing level 3 using 40 wood and 3 iron bars. Bait must be placed into the Crab Pot for it to catch anything.

Fish	Location
Lobster	Ocean
Clam	Ocean
Crayfish	Freshwater
Crab	Ocean
Cockle	Ocean
Mussel	Ocean
Shrimp	Ocean
Snail	Freshwater
Periwinkle	Freshwater
Oyster	Ocean

content_text: Fishing is one of the five main skills in Stardew Valley and an excellent way to make some money. However, the fishing minigame involves a bit of skill and the type of fish you can catch changes each season. Combine that with a few different fishing locations, bait, and tackle, and the fishing can become a bit overwhelming. Here's everything you need to know about fishing.How to fishTo successfully catch a fish, you need to keep the green bar on it.Using a fishing rod, you can cast it into a body of water by holding the action button to determine cast strength. Once the bobber is in the water, you need to hit the action button again when an exclamation point appears, which will hook your catch. If it was a fish biting your line, this will start the fishing minigame.The fishing minigame puts a fish icon on a large bar, moving sporadically up and down the bar. You need to keep your green bar on the fish to reel it in, feathering the action button to keep it in the same place. The best technique is to hold the button to move the green bar and to let go to let its momentum hold it in place. When the fish isn't in your green bar, the catch meter goes down and the fish escapes if it bottoms out. The rarer the fish, the more frantically it moves during the minigame.More Stardew Valley guides:Stardew Valley: How To Upgrade Your ToolsStardew Valley: How To Catch SturgeonEvery Barn Upgrade In Stardew ValleyStardew Valley: How To Unlock The GreenhouseWhile your first fishing rod can't have any attachments, at fishing level 2 and 6, new rods are for sale in Willy's Fish Shop, which can hold bait and tackle.Bait makes fish bite faster, so you can catch more fish in a single day. Bait is made from bug meat or from a bait spawner, which will produce bait every day. There are a few specialty types of bait, like targeted bait, which helps you catch specific fish.Tackles on the other hand impact the fishing minigame or the type of fish being caught in different ways. Below is a table of every tackle type, what it does, and how to obtain it.TackleBoostHow to obtainSpinnerReduces maximum delay before a fish can bite by 3.75 seconds.Fishing level 6Craft with 2 iron bar or purchase for 500GDressed SpinnerReduces maximum delay before a fish can bite by 7.5 seconds.Fishing level 8Craft with 2 iron bar and 1 cloth or purchase for 1,000GTrap BobberProgress depletes 33% slower when the fish is outside the green bar.Fishing level 6Craft with 1 copper bar and 10 sap or purchase for 500GCork BobberIncreases the size of the green bar.Fishing level 7Craft with 10 wood, 5 hardwood, and 10 slime or purchase for 750GLead BobberAdds weight to the bar so it doesn't bounce if dropped to the bottom.Fishing level 6Purchase for 200GTreasure HunterIncreases the chances of finding a treasure chest and prevents the progress bar from depleting when on the treasure but not the fish.Fishing level 7Craft with 2 gold bars or purchase for 750GBarbed Hook"Hooks" the fish, causing the green bar to stick with it whenever it moves.Fishing level 8Craft with 1 copper bar, 1 silver bar, and 1 gold bar or purchase for 1,000GCuriosity LureIncreases the chances of catching a rare fish.Random drop in the Quarry Mines, Skull Cavern, and Volcano DungeonQuality BobberIncreases the quality level of the fish being caught by one tier.Unlock the recipe from Willy for completing the town board quest "Juicy Bugs Wanted!" crafted using 1 copper bar, 10 sap, 5 solar essenceSonar BobberReveals what fish in on the line whenever you hook a fish.Fishing level 6Crafted using 1 iron bar and 2 refined quartz or purchase for 500GOcean fishThere are three primary places to catch fish: the ocean, river, and mountain lake. Depending on which location you cast your line at, different fish will be available to catch. The Ocean can be found to the south of town.FishAvailability (time)WeatherAvailability (season)Pufferfish12pm to 4pmSunnySummerAnchovyAnytimeAnySpring/FallTuna6am to 7pmAnySummer/WinterSardine6am to 7pmAnySpring/Fall/WinterRed Mullet6am to 7pmAnySummer/WinterHerringAnytimeAnySpring/WinterEel4pm to 2amRainSpring/FallOctopus6am to 1pmAnySummerRed Snapper6am to 7pmRainSummer/Fall/WinterSquid6pm to 2amAnyWinterSea Cucumber6am to 7pmAnyFall/WinterSuper Cucumber6pm to 2amAnySummer/FallFlounder6am to 8pmAnySpring/SummerTilapia6am to 2pmAnyFallAlbacore6am to 11pm and 6pm to 2amAnyFall/WinterHalibut6am to 11am and 7pm to 2amAnySpring/Summer/WinterCrimsonfishAny (East Pier on The Beach, requires fishing level 5)AnySummerRiver fishThe river is the water running through town and through the Cindersap Forest. The "lake" in Cindersap Forest counts as river fishing. If you choose the fishing farm layout, the water on the farm counts as a river as well. There is also a lot of crossovers between river fish and lake fish, so some of these fish will appear on both lists.FishAvailability (time)WeatherAvailability (season)Bream6pm to 2amAnyAllSmallmouth BassAnyAnySpring/FallRainbow Trout6am to 7pmSunSummerSalmon6am to 7pmAnyFallWalleye12pm to 2amRainFall/WinterPerchAnyAnyAllCatfish6am to 12amRainFall (Spring and Summer in Secret Woods Pond)PikeAnySun/WindSpring/SummerSunfish6am to 7pmSun/WindSpring/SummerMidnight Carp10pm to 2amAnyFall/Winter (Cindersap Forest pond)Tiger Trout6am to 7pmAnyFall/WinterChubAnyAnyAllDorado6am to 7pmAnySummer (Cindersap Forest)Shad9am to 2amRainSpring/Summer/FallLingcodAnyWinterAnyAnglerAny (North of Joja Mart on the wooden plank bridge, fishing level 3)FallAnyMountain Lake fishMountain Lake fish can only be caught in the water outside the mines.The Mountain Lake refers exclusively to the lake outside the mine in the northeast section of Stardew Valley.FishAvailability (time)WeatherAvailability (season)Largemouth Bass6am to 7pmAnyAllRainbow Trout6am to 7pmSunSummerWalleye12pm to 2amRainFall/WinterPerchAnyAnyWinterCarpAnyAnyAllMidnight Carp10pm to 2amAnyFall/WinterSturgeon6am to 7pmAnySummer/WinterBullheadAnyAnyAllChubAnyAnyAllLingcodAnyAnyWinterLegendAny (Mountain Lake near the log, fishing level 10 required)RainSpringSpecial fishing locationsThere are a few special fishing locations in Stardew Valley. Each of these is typically only home to one type of fish that can only be found there. This includes small ponds inside the mines, the pond in the desert, and other special locationsFishAvailability (time)WeatherAvailability (season)LocationGhostfishAnyAnyAllMines floors 20 and 60StonefishAnyAnyAllMines floor 20Ice PipAnyAnyAllMines floor 60Lava EelAnyAnyAllMines floor 100 and Volcano CalderaSandfish6am to 8pmAnyAllCalico Desert pondScorpion Carp6am to 8pm (requires fishing level 4)AnyAllCalico Desert pondWoodskipAnyAnyAllSecret Woods pond and Forest FarmVoid SalmonAnyAnyAllWitch's SwampSlimejackAnyAnyAllMutant Bug LairStingrayAnyAnyAllPirate Cove on Ginger IslandLionfishAnyAnyAllGinger Island oceanBlue DiscusAnyAnyAllGinger Island pond and riversGlacierfishAny (requires fishing level 6)AnyWinterSouth end of Arrowhead Island in Cindersap ForestMutant CarpAnyAnyAllThe SewersCrab PotThere are also a handful of fish that can be caught by Crab Pots overnight. These fish can be caught year-round and are only split by being either in the ocean or in freshwater (rivers and mountain lake.) Crab Pots can be crafted at fishing level 3 using 40 wood and 3 iron bars. Bait must be placed into the Crab Pot for it to catch anything.FishLocationLobsterOceanClamOceanCrayfishFreshwaterCrabOceanCockleOceanMusselOceanShrimpOceanSnailFreshwaterPeriwinkleFreshwaterOysterOcean
pub_date: 29 August 2024, 4:00 pm
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