Fish

Fish are creatures located in any lake, pond, sea, or most bodies of water on the island. The player can catch fish using a Fishing Pole. Confirmed catchable creatures include fish, starfish, squid, and crabs.

It should be noted that some fish will only appear in certain weather and locations, such as rainy weather or the sea. The player can use fish as an ingredient for cooking, temple offering or as a quest item. Caught fish will be able to be displayed in the museum.

Fish Spawns

Fish currently spawn on the main map and entrance of the Cavern only, but may be expanded to all bodies of water in the future.

Some fish may be caught all day, others spawn only during certain hours of the day: Morning, Afternoon, Evening, or Night. Some fish also spawn in specific seasons or weather, or during specific dates. Additionally, some fish are rarer than others, with rare fish appearing less frequently than more common ones. The length of the cast when fishing can influence the fish's rarity and size, as well as the odds of catching trash, and there is a constant small chance of catching a rare item like a geode or coffer. Bait may eventually be used to further modify the chances of catching certain types of fish.

For most spawn locations, the distribution is as follows:

Cast Length	Trash	Treasure	Fish Size	Fish Rarity
1	30%	.05%	Small: 60% • Medium: 30.75% Large: 7.25% • Gigantic: 2%	Common: 58.75% • Uncommon: 28% Rare: 8.5% • Super Rare: 3.75% Legendary: 1%
2	25%	.05%	Small: 55% • Medium: 32.25% Large: 8.75% • Gigantic: 4%	Common: 50.6% • Uncommon: 30.75% Rare: 10.3% • Super Rare: 6.35% Legendary: 2%.
3	20%	.05%	Small: 49.2% • Medium: 34.8% Large: 10.65% • Gigantic: 5.35%	Common: 43.1% • Uncommon: 33% Rare: 12.45% • Super Rare: 8.2% Legendary: 3.25%

Locations

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For the purpose of fish spawns, the island's map is divided into separate bodies of water.

Area name	Description
Rice field	A flooded field for growing rice found north of the farm. Part of them is reachable for fishing from a small viewing deck next to the Huntress Cabin.
Pond	The four small bodies of water dotting the farm.
River (Farm)	The river that flows just east of the farm, starting near the Recycling Center.
River (Forest)	The river that flows within the forest, starting from the waterfall.
River (Town)	The river that flows through the Woodlands north of town.
Estuary	A body of water where river meets ocean near the sacred tree found between the farm and the Lookout.
Ocean (Dock)	The portion of the ocean east of town where the Tavern and Zarah's boat are located.
Ocean (Beach)	A stretch of the ocean that spans most of the map's southern shore.
Ocean (Lookout)	The portion of the ocean immediately surrounding the Lookout and Lighthouse.
Ocean (Forest)	A brackish stretch of the ocean located just to the west of the farm.
Cavern (Entrance)	The body of water in the main chamber of the Cavern. It can be fished from a dock to the left of the entrance.
Cavern Mines	Any body of water within the Cavern's Elemental Mines. None of them can be used for fishing in the current version, though the data for them exists.
Lake Temple	The large body of water surrounding the Temple Offering.

Uses of fish

Every fish the player catches can be donated to the museum to be displayed. Each fish donated earns the player 3 town rank points.

Fish can also be shipped or sold in Beach Shack. They can also be gifted but most characters dislike or hate them, with the exception of Bree and Eleanor that like all fish, and Jim and Theo who are neutral about them. Several people like Wataru, Theo, and Scott love specific fish.

Cooking

Ten cooking recipes can be made with fish: eight with any fish and two with particular types. Grilled fish is especially notable for its simple recipe and its sell price of 180g that can be used to increase the value of cheap common fish for selling.

Icon	Name	Ingredients	Utensil	Restores	Sell price	Recipe source
Fish taco × 60	Fish taco	Any fish (1) basic	basic	238 333 Fishing +10%	320	Emma(2 hearts)
Grilled fish × 60	Grilled fish	Any fish (1)	basic	240 170 Diving +10%	180
Sashimi × 60	Sashimi	Any fish (1) basic	basic	270 200 Diving +10%	270	Fishing level 2
Seafood ramen × 60	Seafood ramen	basic Any fish (1) Any mussel (1)	basic	336 380	360	Sunny(4 hearts)
Smoked salmon × 60	Smoked salmon	basic basic	basic	240 180 Fishing +10%	215	Jim(5 hearts)
Sushi × 60	Sushi	Any fish (1) basic	basic	370 238 Diving +10%	260
Smoked fish × 60	Smoked fish	Any fish except salmon (1) basic	basic	240 185 Diving +10%	185
Fish soup × 60	Fish soup	Any fish (1) Any vegetable (1) basic Any truffle oil (1)	basic	250 315 Fishing +10%	615	Connor(3 hearts)
Pad thai × 60	Pad thai	basic basic Any vegetable (1) basic	basic	252 370	345	Jack(2 hearts)
Fish sandwich × 60	Fish sandwich	basic Any fish (1) basic basic	basic	277 275	310

Types of fish

NOTE: Several fish spawns aren't working properly or are otherwise unobtainable in the current build of the game. Unavailable fish and locations have been struck out. If the fish is obtainable by other methods, those methods have been listed.

Image	Name	Price	Location	Time	Weather	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter	Rarity
	Salmon	(Basic) 45 (Bronze) 52 (Silver) 59 (Gold) 68 (Osmium) 90	Estuary • Lake During Fall: River (Farm • Forest • Town)	All Day	Any	✓			✓	Common
	Giant snakehead	(Basic) 95 (Bronze) 109 (Silver) 124 (Gold) 143 (Osmium) 190	River (Farm • Town)	Morning Evening Night	Sunny Windy		✓	✓		Uncommon
	Catfish	(Basic) 45 (Bronze) 52 (Silver) 59 (Gold) 68 (Osmium) 90	Rice Field • Pond • River (Forest) Trash Cans (Spring • Summer) • Beach Shack (Spring)	Evening Night	Rain Storm	✓	✓			Common
	Flowerhorn	(Basic) 80 (Bronze) 92 (Silver) 104 (Gold) 120 (Osmium) 160	Cavern (Entrance)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Uncommon
	Tilapia	(Basic) 40 (Bronze) 46 (Silver) 52 (Gold) 60 (Osmium) 80	Pond • Lake	All Day	Any	✓			✓	Common
	Red king arowana	(Basic) 620 (Bronze) 713 (Silver) 806 (Gold) 930 (Osmium) 1240	Cavern (Earth Mine • Water Mine • Air Mine • Fire Mine)	Afternoon Evening	Rain Storm Windy			✓ (22-28)		Legendary
	Silver Arowana	(Basic) 80 (Bronze) 92 (Silver) 104 (Gold) 120 (Osmium) 160	River (Town) • Cavern (Water Mine) • Lake Trash Cans (Winter)	Morning Afternoon	All				✓	Uncommon
	Koi	(Basic) 175 (Bronze) 201 (Silver) 228 (Gold) 263 (Osmium) 350	River (Town) • Cavern (Entrance) • Lake	Morning Afternoon	Sunny Rain Storm Windy	✓	✓			Rare
	Black phantom ghost fish	(Basic) 35 (Bronze) 40 (Silver) 46 (Gold) 53 (Osmium) 70	River (Farm, Town) • Lake Trash Cans (Spring)	Any	Sunny Windy	✓				Common
	Gator gar	(Basic) 210 (Bronze) 242 (Silver) 273 (Gold) 315 (Osmium) 420	River (Forest) • Lake	Morning Afternoon	Rain Storm	✓				Rare
	Rainbow fish	(Basic) 60 (Bronze) 69 (Silver) 78 (Gold) 90 (Osmium) 120	River (Town)	All Day	Sunny Windy Snow Blizzard	✓			✓	Uncommon
	Tiger barb	(Basic) 35 (Bronze) 40 (Silver) 46 (Gold) 53 (Osmium) 70	Pond • Lake	All Day	Sunny Windy			✓		Common
	Crayfish	(Basic) 35 (Bronze) 40 (Silver) 46 (Gold) 53 (Osmium) 70	Pond • River (Farm)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓		Common
	Freshwater eel	(Basic) 45 (Bronze) 52 (Silver) 59 (Gold) 68 (Osmium) 90	Estuary • River (Farm)	Afternoon Evening Night	Sunny Rain Storm Windy	✓	✓	✓		Common
	Goldfish	(Basic) 70 (Bronze) 81 (Silver) 91 (Gold)105 (Osmium) 140	River (Farm • Forest) • Lake	All Day	Any		✓	✓		Uncommon
	Snakehead	(Basic) 45 (Bronze) 52 (Silver) 59 (Gold) 68 (Osmium) 90	Lake	Morning Night	Rain Storm	✓	✓	✓		Common
	Bluegill	(Basic) 40 (Bronze) 46 (Silver) 52 (Gold) 60 (Osmium) 80	Pond • River (Town) • Lake	Afternoon Evening Night	Any		✓			Common
	Arapaima	Base: 355 408 462 533 710 </includeonly	River (Forest)	All Day	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard			✓	✓	Rare
	Zebra fish	Base: 25 29 33 38 50 </includeonly	Rice Field Spring: Rice Field • River (Farm • Forest)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Common
	Golden gar	Base: 105 121 137 158 210 </includeonly	River (Farm) • Lake	All Day	Rain Storm		✓			Rare
	Chub	Base: 25 29 33 38 50 </includeonly	River (Forest, Town) • Lake	All Day	Any		✓		✓	Common
	Brown trout	Base: 30 35 39 45 60 </includeonly	River (Farm) Trash cans (Any)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Common
	Cobia	Base: 80 92 104 120 160 </includeonly	Estuary • Ocean (Dock)	Morning Afternoon	Any	✓	✓	✓		Uncommon
	Frogfish	Base: 90 104 117 135 180 </includeonly	Estuary • Ocean (Lookout)	All Day	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	✓	✓	✓	✓	Uncommon
	Monkfish	Base: 125 144 163 188 250 </includeonly	Ocean (Forest)	Evening Night	Sunny Windy	✓ (1-14)				Legendary
	Yellowtail	Base: 145 167 189 218 290 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock) All Season: Cavern (Fire Mine)	All Day	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	✓	✓	✓	✓	Common
	Tuna	Base: 80 92 104 120 160 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock • Lookout) All Season: Cavern (Fire Mine)	Afternoon Evening	Any			✓		Rare
	Pufferfish	Base: 90 104 117 135 180 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock • Lookout)	Morning Afternoon	Any				✓	Uncommon
	Ruby red dragonet	Base: 50 58 65 75 100 </includeonly	Ocean (Beach) • Cavern (Entrance)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Common
	Yellow moray eel	Base: 745 857 969 1118 1490 </includeonly	Ocean (Beach)	Night	Any	✓ (15-28)	✓ (15-28)			Legendary
	Pink snapper	Base: 230 265 299 345 460 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock) All Season: Cavern (Air Mine)	All Day	Any	✓			✓	Common
	Squid	Base: 30 35 39 45 60 </includeonly	Ocean (Lookout)	Evening Night	Any		✓	✓		Common
	Octopus	Base: 105 121 137 158 210 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock, Beach)	Evening Night	Any	✓	✓	✓		Uncommon
	Giant mudskipper	Base: 30 35 39 45 60 </includeonly	Rice Field • Estuary All Season: Cavern (Lava)	All Day	Sunny Windy			✓	✓	Common
	Grouper	Base: 80 92 104 120 160 </includeonly	Estuary • Ocean (Dock) • Cavern (Entrance)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓		Uncommon
	Sea cucumber	Base: 105 121 137 158 210 </includeonly	Ocean (Forest)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Rare
	Parrotfish	Base: 40 46 52 60 80 </includeonly	Ocean (Beach • Lookout)	Morning Afternoon	Any		✓	✓	✓	Common
	Polka-dot batfish	Base: 40 46 52 60 80 </includeonly	Ocean (Forest)	All Day	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	✓	✓	✓	✓	Uncommon
	Flameback fish	Base: 50 58 65 75 100 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock)	Afternoon Evening Night	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	✓	✓	✓	✓	Uncommon
	Giant stingray	Base: 355 408 462 533 710 </includeonly	River (Forest)	Afternoon Evening	Sunny Windy	✓ (15-28)	✓ (15-28)			Legendary
	Lobster	Base: 105 121 137 158 210 </includeonly	Ocean (Beach)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Uncommon
	Lionfish	Base: 105 121 137 158 210 </includeonly	Ocean (Beach, Lookout)	Morning Afternoon Evening	Sunny Rain Storm Windy	✓	✓			Uncommon
	Damselfish	Base: 210 242 273 315 420 </includeonly	Ocean (Beach)	Morning Afternoon Evening	Sunny Windy Snow Blizzard	✓	✓	✓	✓	Rare
	Mandarin	Base: 210 242 273 315 420 </includeonly	Ocean (Forest)	Evening Night	Sunny Windy Snow Blizzard	✓	✓	✓	✓	Rare
	Archer	Base: 90 104 117 135 180 </includeonly	River (Farm) • Cavern (Entrance)	All Day	Any			✓	✓	Uncommon
	Angelfish	Base: 55 63 72 83 110 </includeonly	River (Forest)	Morning Afternoon Evening	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Uncommon
	Blue tang	Base: 30 35 39 45 60 </includeonly	Ocean (Beach) All Season: Cavern (Earth Mine)	All Day	Any	✓		✓	✓	Common
	Clownfish	Base: 25 29 33 38 50 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock)	Afternoon Evening Night	Sunny Windy	✓	✓			Common
	Firefish	Base: 50 58 65 75 100 </includeonly	Ocean (Forest)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Common
	Asian sheepshead	Base: 260 299 338 390 520 </includeonly	Ocean (Forest)	All Day	Any				✓	Rare
	Boxfish	Base: 30 35 39 45 60 </includeonly	Ocean (Lookout)	Afternoon Evening Night	Any	✓			✓	Common
	Mackerel	Base: 30 35 39 45 60 </includeonly	Ocean (Lookout • Forest)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Common
	Yellowfin tuna	Base: 125 144 163 188 250 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock • Beach)	Afternoon Evening	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard				✓	Rare
	Crab	Base: 55 63 72 83 110 </includeonly	Rice Field • River (Forest) • Ocean (Lookout) Trash Cans (Fall)	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Uncommon
	Swordfish	Base: 125 144 163 188 250 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock)	All Day	Any	✓			✓	Rare
	Cod	Base: 30 35 39 45 60 </includeonly	Estuary	Evening Night	Sunny Windy Snow Blizzard		✓	✓	✓	Common
	Barracuda	Base: 65 75 85 98 130 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock • Beach)	Morning Afternoon Evening	Any	✓	✓	✓		Uncommon
	Giant sea bass	Base: 845 972 1099 1268 1690 </includeonly	Ocean (Forest)	Morning Night	Any			✓ (1-7)		Legendary
	Sardine	Base: 25 29 33 38 50 </includeonly	Ocean (Beach • Lookout) All Season: Cavern (Fire Lava Mine)	Evening Night	Any		✓	✓		Common
	Red snapper	Base: 105 121 137 158 210 </includeonly	River (Town) • Estuary • Lake	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Common
	Green sawfish	Base: 845 972 1099 1268 1690 </includeonly	Estuary	Afternoon Evening Night	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard				✓	Legendary
	Sturgeon	Base: 355 408 462 533 710 </includeonly	River (Farm) • Lake	Evening Night	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard		✓	✓	✓	Rare
	Sockeye salmon	Base: 105 121 137 158 210 </includeonly	Estuary • Lake Fall: River (Farm • Forest • Town)	All Day	Any				✓	Uncommon
	Shrimp	Base: 25 29 33 38 50 </includeonly	Pond	All Day	Any	✓	✓	✓	✓	Common
	Barramundi	Base: 105 121 137 158 210 </includeonly	River (Town) • Estuary	All Day	Any	✓		✓		Rare
	Jellyfish	Base: 230 265 299 345 460 </includeonly	Ocean (Beach • Lookout)	Evening Night	Sunny Windy	✓				Rare
	Great white shark	Base: 845 972 1099 1268 1690 </includeonly	Ocean (Dock)	Morning Afternoon	Sunny Windy		✓ (1-14)			Legendary
	Hammerhead	Base: 355 408 462 533 710 </includeonly	Ocean (Lookout)	Morning Evening Night	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard			✓ (8-21)	✓ (8-21)	Legendary
	Raja Ampat shark	Base: 310 357 403 465 620 </includeonly	Ocean (Lookout)	Evening Night	Sunny, Rain Storm, Windy		✓ (1-14)			Legendary