Fishing is an extremely important part of Animal Crossing: New Horizons; it has been in the franchise since its inception and it is one of the best activities to do.
But it can be a challenge to raise money or fill out the museum if you're not sure what fish you can catch when they're available and where; you also won't want to waste your time on fish that fetch for nothing either.
Here is our complete fish guide for Animal Crossing New Horizons!
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Animal Crossing New Horizons Fish List
- Anchovy (200 Bells)
- Ocean
- 4am-9pm
- All year
- Angelfish (3000 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- May - October
- Arapaima (10,000 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- June - September
- Arowana (10,000 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- June - September
- Barred Knifejaw (5000 Bells)
- Ocean
- All Day
- March - November
- Barreleye (15,000 Bells)
- Ocean
- 9pm-4am
- All year
- Betta (2500 Bells)
- River
- 9am-4pm
- May - October
- Bitterling (900 Bells)
- River
- All Day
- November - March
- Black Bass (400 Bells)
- River
- All Day
- All Year
- Blowfish (5000 Bells)
- Ocean
- 9pm-4am
- November - February
- Blue Marlin (10,000 Bells)
- Pier
- All day
- November - April, July - September
- Bluegill (180 Bells)
- River
- 9am-4pm
- All year
- Butterfly Fish (1000 Bells)
- Sea
- All day
- April - September
- Carp (300 Bells)
- River
- All day
- All year
- Catfish (800 Bells)
- Pond
- 4pm-9am
- May - October
- Char (3800 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- March - June, September - November
- Cherry Salmon (1000 Bells)
- River (clifftop)
- All day
- March - June, September - November
- Clownfish (650 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- April - September
- Coelacanth (15,000 Bells)
- Ocean (Rain)
- All day
- All year
- Crawfish (200 Bells)
- Pond
- All day
- April - September
- Crucian Carp (160 Bells)
- River
- All day
- All year
- Dab (300 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- October - April
- Dace (240 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- All year
- Dorado (15,000 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- June - September
- Football Fish (2500 Bells)
- Ocean
- 4pm-9am
- November - March
- Freshwater Goby (400 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- All year
- Frog
- Pond
- All day
- May - August
- Gar (6000 Bells)
- Pond
- 4pm-9am
- July - October
- Giant Snakehead
- Pond
- 9am-4pm
- June - August
- Giant Trevally
- Pier
- All day
- May - October
- Golden Trout (15,000 Bells)
- River (Clifftop)
- 4pm-9am
- March - May, September - November
- Goldfish (1300 Bells)
- Pond
- All day
- All year
- Great White Shark (15,000 Bells)
- Sea
- 4pm-9am
- June - September
- Guppy (1300 Bells)
- River
- 9am-4pm
- April - November
- Hammerhead Shark (8000 Bells)
- Ocean
- 4pm - 9am
- June - September
- Horse Mackerel (150 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- All year
- Killifish
- Pond
- All day
- April - August
- King Salmon (1800 Bells)
- River
- All day
- September
- Koi (4000 Bells)
- Pond
- 4pm-9am
- September - November
- Loach (400 Bells)
- River
- All day
- March - May
- Mahi-mahi
- Pier
- All day
- May - October
- Mitten Crab (2000 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- September - November
- Moray Eel (2000 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- August - October
- Napoleonfish (10,000 Bells)
- Sea
- July - August
- Neon Tetra (500 Bells)
- River
- 4am-4pm
- April - November
- Nibble Fish (1500 Bells)
- River
- 9am-4pm
- May - September
- Oarfish (9000 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- December - May
- Ocean Sunfish (4000 Bells)
- Ocean
- 4am-9pm
- July - September
- Olive Flounder (800 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- All year
- Pale Chub (200 Bells)
- River
- 9am-4pm
- All year
- Pike (1800 Bells)
- River
- All day
- September - December
- Piranha (2500 Bells)
- River
- 9am-4pm
- June - September
- Pond Smelt (320 Bells)
- River
- All day
- December - February
- Pop-Eyed Goldfish (1300 Bells)
- Pond
- 9am-4pm
- All year
- Puffer Fish (250 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- July - September
- Rainbowfish (800 Bells)
- River
- 9am-4pm
- May - October
- Ranchu Goldfish (4500 Bells)
- Pond
- 9am-4pm
- All year
- Ray (3000 Bells)
- Ocean
- 4am-9pm
- August - November
- Red Snapper (3000 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- All year
- Ribbon Eel (600 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- July - October
- Saddled Bichir (4000 Bells)
- River
- 9pm-4am
- Salmon (700 Bells)
- River
- All day
- September
- Saw Shark (12,000 Bells)
- Sea
- 4pm-9am
- April - October
- Sea Bass (400 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- All year
- Sea butterfly (1000 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- December - March
- Seahorse (1100 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- April - November
- Snapping Turtle (5000 Bells)
- River
- 9pm-4am
- April - October
- Soft-shelled Turtle (3750 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- August - September
- Squid (500 Bells)
- Ocean
- All day
- December - August
- Stringfish (15,000 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- December - March
- Sturgeon (10,000 Bells)
- River
- All day
- September - March
- Suckerfish (1500 Bells)
- River
- 4pm-9am
- December - March
- Surgeonfish (1000 Bells)
- Sea
- All day
- Sweetfish (900 Bells)
- River
- All day
- July - September
- Tadpole (100 Bells)
- Pond
- All day
- March - July
- Tilapia (800 Bells)
- River
- All day
- June - October
- Tuna (7000 Bells)
- Pier
- All day
- November - April
- Whale Shark (13,000 Bells)
- Sea
- June-September
- Yellow Perch (300 Bells)
- River
- All day
- October - March
- Zebra Turkeyfish (500 Bells)
- Sea
- All day
- April - May, July - November