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Fishing inStardew Valleyis a delightful pastime while waiting for your crops to grow. Yet if you want to become a real pro, you’ll need to take your Fishing Rod all around your new home in the valley.
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Whether you’re beginning in Spring of Year 1, or a valley veteran hunting down those last few fish for thatMaster Anglerachievement, you’re in the right place. Here’s everything you need to know about finding all the fish inStardew Valley.
Cindersap Forest
Cindersap Forest south of your farm offers three fishing opportunities: theRiver,thePond,and theSecret Woodsnorth of theWizard’sTower. All of the forest’s fishing spots are freshwater.
If you’re stillfinishing up the Community Center,remember to fish here in different weather. Catfish, Shad, Sunfish, and Walleye each only appear during certain weather conditions.
6PM to 2AM
Spring, Fall
6AM to 12AM
6AM to 7PM
Waterfalls
Green Algae
Midnight Carp
Fall, Winter
10PM to 2AM
Pond, River
Summer, Winter
Rainbow Trout
River Jelly
Spring, Summer, Fall
9AM to 2AM
Smallmouth Bass
Spring, Summer
Tiger Trout
12PM to 2AM
Secret Woods
To reach the Secret Woods, you’ll first need to upgrade your Axe to aSteel Axe so you can break down the large logblocking your way. Once you do, this hidden area provides a unique fish—the Woodskip—you’ll need for the Specialty Fish bundle.
Mountain Lake
The Mountain Lake up north byRobin’scabin and the Mines. If you’re still working toearn your Skull Keyat the bottom of the Mines, you may as well cast a line or two and see what bites.
Two very important fish to catch are theSturgeonand theMidnight Carp.A Sturgeon is required for your Lake Bundle, and it also producesSturgeon Roewhen put in a Fish Pond—age this in aPreserves Jarto get yourself some Caviar.
Make sure to catch at least one extra Sturgeon before completing the Lake Fish Bundle! I forgot in my most recent playthrough, and had to wait until Winter so I could makeCaviarfor theMissing Item Bundlerequired to unlock the Movie Theater.
On the other hand, Midnight Carp is an ingredient inSeafoam Pudding.Since this food gives +4 to your Fishing skill, it’s darn helpful when you’re trying to catch the five legendary fish.
Largemouth Bass
Ah, the sea! She offers a bounty of easy, difficult, and just plain strange fish for you to catch.
The key to catching everything the Ocean has to offer isto visit at a various times.A number of fish appear only at specific times, so it’s important to judge when toput off the farm chores and go fishingto land yourself a wily Octopus or prickly Pufferfish.
Given the distance between your farm and the Beach,use aBeach Totemto show up ASAP anduse aFarm Totemto quickly get back to work.
6AM to 11AM, then 6PM to 2AM
4PM to 2AM
6AM to 8PM
Spring, Summer, Winter
6AM to 11AM, then 7PM to 2AM
Spring, Winter
6AM to 1PM
Pufferfish
12PM to 4PM
Red Mullet
Red Snapper
Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall, Winter
Sea Cucumber
Super Cucumber
6AM to 2PM
The oceans around Ginger Island are also stocked with saltwater fish! However, the two ocean areas aren’tidentical, so make sure you’re on the right beach.
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Pelican Town
The little river running through Pelican Town also offers a variety of freshwater fish. All of these fish can also be caught in other locations, too.
With how frequently I need to visit town while playingStardew Valley,dropping a line while picking up seeds from Pierre or buying a new upgrade from Clint is pretty easy. Doing so saves time in a day by avoiding multiple trips off the farm.
6AM to 2AM
Ginger Island
This tropical paradise offers a variety of familiar fishy friends alongside three new tropical catches:Blue Discus, Lionfish,and theStingray.Unlike locations in the valley, on Ginger Island it’s always the same “season.”
Miss the season for one of the valley’s rarer fish? If you’ve alreadycompleted the Community Center and repaired Willy’s boat,sail on over to Ginger Island and your target will be ripe for the catching.
Blue Discus
Pond, Rivers
Volcano Caldera
Pirate Cove
Unlike other fish, those caught in aCrab Potdon’t care about specific locations. All that matters is whether the pot was placed in saltwater or freshwater.
Oceans at the Beach and Ginger Island are saltwater, and just about everything else is freshwater. The only exceptions are underground (like the Mines or the Sewers).
Water Type
Freshwater
Periwinkle
Fish In Secret Hideouts
Exploring the tertiary locations inStardew Valleyadds a lot to the game’s variety. Tracking down unusual fish is no exception!
Most fish in these locations don’t care about the season, time, or even the weather. No need to plan ahead—just track them down whenever you have a spare day.
The original Mines havefishing spots on levels 20, 60, and 100.You’ll need to catch at least one Ghostfish to complete the Community Center.
Good luck with the Lava Eel—this fiery fellow is nearly as difficult as a legendary fish. I find this fish easier after chowing down on Seafoam Pudding orDish O' The Sea.
Cave Jelly
20, 60, and 100
White Algae
Calico Desert
The little pool just south of Skull Cavern has two unique fish: theSandfishand theScorpion Carp.Like the Lava Eel, the latter is nearly as tough as the legendary fish—there’s no shame in munching through some buff items while trying to catch it.
Scorpion Carp
The Sewers
To enter the Sewers, you’ll need to first get theRusty Key. Keep donating Artifacts toGunther’s museum, andonce you’ve contributed 60 itemshe’ll fork it over.
What you may catch in the Sewers never changes due to the season, time, or weather. Fishing here you’ll findCarp,Green Algae, orWhite Algae.
Terribly exciting.
Mutant Bug Lair
You can reach the Mutant Bug Lair through adoor on the western side of the Sewers.However, the door’s blocked by a forcefield.
This forcefield was put up byKrobus,, the shadowy merchant who lives in the Sewers. During theWizard’sDark Talisman quest, he’ll let down the forcefield so you can explore this small area.
The only fish youreallyneed here is the uniqueSlimejack,although it’s also a good place to harvestFiber.
Witch’s Swamp
After retrieving the Dark Talisman, that same quest leads you to the Witch’s Swamp. Here you may fish up another unique fish for your collection: theVoid Salmon.
Void Salmon
Night Market
The Night Market takes place during the15th, 16th, and 17th of Wintereach year. It’sopen from 5PM until 2AM.
If you ride the submarine attraction, you’llgo underwater and be able to catch unique deep-sea fish.You might find aBlobfish,Midnight Squid, or aSpook Fishon the end of your line.
While fishing in the Submarine, you also might pull up aSea Cucumber, aSuper Cucumber, or anOctopus. Time and weather don’t impact on the Night Market—you’ll always find the same fish.
The Legendary Fish
Stardew Valleyoffers fivelegendary fishto challenge its most experienced anglers. Each legendary fish can only be found in a specific location, under specific conditions.
When a legendary fish is on the line, thefish icon has a red dot.
Requirements
Pelican Town.Stand on the wooden plank bridge north of JojaMart, and cast your line north.
Fishing Level 3
Crimsonfish
Ocean.Use 300Woodto repair the Beach’s bridge and access the east pier. Cast your line south from the end of the east pier.
Fishing Level 5
Glacierfish
Cindersap Forest.Go to the southern tip of the arrow-shaped island in the river, and cast south.
Fishing Level 6, Snowy
Mountain Lake.Go onto the lake islands, and cast your line toward the big log underwater.
Fishing Level 10, Rainy
Mutant Carp
The Sewers.Fish anywhere in the Sewers for a chance to reel in the Mutant Carp.
Once you catch a particular legendary fish, you’ll never see it again—they’re each one-of-a-kind.
However,Mr. Qi’sspecial orderExtended Family offers a rematchwith their next-of-scale. You’ll find these “legendary successors” in the same locations as the original legendaries.
Due to the quest, these rematch fish are not seasonal and have no weather requirements. Their fish icon also doesn’t have a red dot.
Catch each legendary fish and finish your collection, and you’ll receive theMaster Anglerachievement.
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