Fishing has a few benefits in Animal Crossing: New Horizons: You candonate your catches to Blathers’ museum and—most importantly—sell them at the shop for Bells. This form of currency gives players money to purchase furniture, clothing options and much more. (Not to mention pay off the debt to Tom Nook for sending you to the island and paying for a home.)
Here’s a guide to every fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including how much they’ll get you at the shop and where and when to find them.
ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS FISH SELLING PRICE
There are 80 different species of fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Each one is unique in not just how they look but when and where they can be found.
Certain species only appear at certain times of the day or month of the year. Others can only be found in special locations like ponds or oceans. With an island to explore, players will want to constantly check every day to see if they find something new.
If you want to find a specific fish, check out our list of every species in the game, including how much they sell for, what body of water they can be fished from and the time and month they appear in (for the Northern Hemisphere).
Note: Any missing information will be filled-in as we get confirmation
Anchovy (200 Bells)
Ocean4am-9pmAll year
Angelfish (3000 Bells)
River4pm-9amMay - October
Arapaima (10,000 Bells)
River4pm-9amJune - September
Arowana (10,000 Bells)
River4pm-9amJune - September
Barred Knifejaw (5000 Bells)
OceanAll DayMarch - November
Barreleye (15,000 Bells)
Ocean9pm-4amAll year
Betta (2500 Bells)
River9am-4pmMay - October
Bitterling (900 Bells)
RiverAll DayNovember - March
Black Bass (400 Bells)
RiverAll DayAll Year
Blowfish (5000 Bells)
Ocean9pm-4amNovember - February
Blue Marlin (10,000 Bells)
PierAll dayNovember - April, July - September
Bluegill (180 Bells)
River9am-4pmAll year
Butterfly Fish (1000 Bells)
SeaAll dayApril - September
Carp (300 Bells)
RiverAll dayAll year
Catfish (800 Bells)
Pond4pm-9amMay - October
Char (3800 Bells)
River4pm-9amMarch - June, September - November
Cherry Salmon (1000 Bells)
River (clifftop)All dayMarch - June, September - November
Clownfish (650 Bells)
OceanAll dayApril - September
Coelacanth (15,000 Bells)
Ocean (Rain)All dayAll year
Crawfish (200 Bells)
PondAll dayApril - September
Crucian Carp (160 Bells)
RiverAll dayAll year
Dab (300 Bells)
OceanAll dayOctober - April
Dace (240 Bells)
River4pm-9amAll year
Dorado (15,000 Bells)
River4pm-9amJune - September
Football Fish (2500 Bells)
Ocean4pm-9amNovember - March
Freshwater Goby (400 Bells)
River4pm-9amAll year
Frog
PondAll dayMay - August
Gar (6000 Bells)
Pond4pm-9amJuly - October
Giant Snakehead
Pond9am-4pmJune - August
Giant Trevally
PierAll dayMay - October
Golden Trout (15,000 Bells)
River (Clifftop)4pm-9amMarch - May, September - November
Goldfish (1300 Bells)
PondAll dayAll year
Great White Shark (15,000 Bells)
Sea4pm-9amJune - September
Guppy (1300 Bells)
River9am-4pmApril - November
Hammerhead Shark (8000 Bells)
Ocean4pm - 9amJune - September
Horse Mackerel (150 Bells)
OceanAll dayAll year
Killifish
PondAll dayApril - August
King Salmon (1800 Bells)
RiverAll daySeptember
Koi (4000 Bells)
Pond4pm-9amSeptember - November
Loach (400 Bells)
RiverAll dayMarch - May
Mahi-mahi
PierAll dayMay - October
Mitten Crab (2000 Bells)
River4pm-9amSeptember - November
Moray Eel (2000 Bells)
OceanAll dayAugust - October
Napoleonfish (10,000 Bells)
Sea?July - August
Neon Tetra (500 Bells)
River4am-4pmApril - November
Nibble Fish (1500 Bells)
River9am-4pmMay - September
Oarfish (9000 Bells)
OceanAll dayDecember - May
Ocean Sunfish (4000 Bells)
Ocean4am-9pmJuly - September
Olive Flounder (800 Bells)
OceanAll dayAll year
Pale Chub (200 Bells)
River9am-4pmAll year
Pike (1800 Bells)
RiverAll daySeptember - December
Piranha (2500 Bells)
River9am-4pmJune - September
Pond Smelt (320 Bells)
RiverAll dayDecember - February
Pop-Eyed Goldfish (1300 Bells)
Pond9am-4pmAll year
Puffer Fish (250 Bells)
OceanAll dayJuly - September
Rainbowfish (800 Bells)
River9am-4pmMay - October
Ranchu Goldfish (4500 Bells)
Pond9am-4pmAll year
Ray (3000 Bells)
Ocean4am-9pmAugust - November
Red Snapper (3000 Bells)
OceanAll dayAll year
Ribbon Eel (600 Bells)
OceanAll dayJuly - October
Saddled Bichir (4000 Bells)
River9pm-4am
Salmon (700 Bells)
RiverAll daySeptember
Saw Shark (12,000 Bells)
Sea4pm-9amApril - October
Sea Bass (400 Bells)
OceanAll dayAll year
Sea butterfly (1000 Bells)
OceanAll dayDecember - March
Seahorse (1100 Bells)
OceanAll dayApril - November
Snapping Turtle (5000 Bells)
River9pm-4amApril - October
Soft-shelled Turtle (3750 Bells)
River4pm-9amAugust - September
Squid (500 Bells)
OceanAll dayDecember - August
Stringfish (15,000 Bells)
Elevated rivers on cliffs (requires Ladder)4pm-9amDecember - March
Sturgeon (10,000 Bells)
RiverAll daySeptember - March
Suckerfish (1500 Bells)
River4pm-9amDecember - March
Surgeonfish (1000 Bells)
SeaAll day
Sweetfish (900 Bells)
RiverAll dayJuly - September
Tadpole (100 Bells)
PondAll dayMarch - July
Tilapia (800 Bells)
RiverAll dayJune - October
Tuna (7000 Bells)
PierAll dayNovember - April
Whale Shark (13,000 Bells)
Sea?June-September
Yellow Perch (300 Bells)
RiverAll dayOctober - March
Zebra Turkeyfish (500 Bells)
SeaAll dayApril - May, July - November
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now for Nintendo Switch.
Which fish are you finding the easiest? Let us know in the comments section.
