Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Fish Guide, spawns and prices

That's a lot of fish.

Aidan O'Brien

Published: Mar 22, 2020 08:36 am

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is filled with different types of fish to catch. They spawn in different places, at different times of the year, and at different times a day. This will also vary depending on whether you are in the northern or southern hemisphere.

Nothern Hemisphere

Name	Spawns At	Month	Time	Price
Anchovy	Sea	All year	4 AM – 9 PM	200
Angelfish	River	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct	4 PM – 9 AM	3000
Arapaima	River	Jun, July, Aug, Sept	4 PM – 9 AM	10000
Arowana	River	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	4 PM – 9 AM	10000
Barred Knifejaw	Sea	Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov	24 hours	5000
Barreleye	Sea	All year	9 PM – 4 AM	15000
Bettta	River	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct	9 AM – 4 PM	2,500
Bitterling	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec	24 hours	900
Black Bass	River	All year	24 hours	400

Blowfish	Sea	Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec	6 PM – 4 AM	5000
Blue Marlin	Pier	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jul, Aug, Sept, Nov, Dec	24 hours	10000
Bluegill	River	All year	9 AM – 4 PM	180
Butterfly Fish	Sea	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	1000
Carp	Pond	All year	24 hours	300
Catfish	Pond	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct	4 PM – 9 AM	800
Char	River – clifftop	Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sept, Oct, Nov	4 PM – 9 AM	3,800
Cherry Salmon	River – clifftop	Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sept, Oct, Nov	4 PM – 9 AM	1000
Clown Fish	Sea	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	650
Coelacanth	Sea – only when raining	All year	24 hours	1500

Crawfish	River	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	200
Crucian Carp	River	All year	24 hours	160
Dab	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	300
Dace	River	All year	4 PM – 9 AM	240
Dorado	River	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	4 AM – 9 PM	15000
Football Fish	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	2,500
Freshwater Goby	River	All year	4 PM – 9 AM	400
Frog	Pond	May, Jun, Jul, Aug	24 hours	120
Gar	Pond	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	4 PM – 9 AM	6000
Giant Snakehead	Pond	Jun, Jul, Aug	9 AM – 4 PM	5,500

Giant Trevally	Pier	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	4,500
Golden Trout	River – clifftop	Mar, Apr, May, Sept, Oct, Nov	4 PM – 9 AM	15000
Goldfish	Pond	All year	24 hours	1,300
Great White Shark	Sea	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	4 PM – 9 AM	15000
Guppy	River	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov	9 AM – 4 PM	1,300
Hammerhead Shark	Sea	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	4 PM – 9 AM	8000
Horse Mackerel	Sea	All year	24 hours	150
Killifish	Pond	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug	24 hours	300
King Salmon	River mouth	Sept	24 hours	1,800
Koi	Pond	All year	4 PM – 9 AM	4000

Loach	River	Mar, Apr, May	24 hours	400
Mahi-mahi	Pier	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct	24 hours	6000
Mitten Crab	River	Sept, Oct, Nov	4 PM – 9 AM	2000
Moray Eel	Sea	Aug, Sept, Oct	24 hours	2000
Napoleonfish	Sea	Jul, Aug	4 AM – 9 PM	10000
Neon Tetra	River	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov	9 AM – 4 PM	500
Nibble Fish	River	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	9 AM – 4 PM	1,500
Oarfish	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec	24 hours	9000
Ocean Sunfish	Sea	Jul, Aug, Sept	4 AM – 9 PM	4000
Olive Flounder	Sea	All year	24 hours	800

Pale Chub	River	All year	9 AM – 4 PM	200
Pike	River	Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	1,800
Piranha	River	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	9 AM – 4 PM & 9 PM – 4 AM	2,500
Pond Smelt	River	Jan, Feb, Dec	24 hours	500
Pop-eyed Goldfish	Pond	All year	9 AM – 4 PM	1,300
Puffer Fish	Sea	Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	250
Rainbowfish	River	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct	9 AM – 4 PM	800
Ranchu Goldfish	Pond	All year	9 AM – 4 PM	4,500
Ray	Sea	Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov	4 AM – 9 PM	3000
Red Snapper	Sea	All year	24 hours	3000

Ribbon Eel	Sea	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct	24 hours	600
Saddled Bichir	River	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	9 PM – 4 AM	4000
Salmon	River mouth	Sept	24 hours	700
Saw Shark	Sea	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	4 PM – 9 AM	12000
Sea Bass	Sea	All year	24 hours	400
Sea Butterfly	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	24 hours	1000
Seahorse	Sea	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov	24 hours	1,100
Snapping Turtle	River	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct	9 PM – 4 AM	5000
Soft-shelled Turtle	River	Aug, Sept	4 PM – 9 AM	3,750
Squid	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec	24 hours	500

Stringfish	River – clifftop	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	15000
Sturgeon	River mouth	Jan, Feb, Mar, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	10000
Suckerfisk	Sea	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	1,500
Surgeonfish	Sea	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	1000
Sweetfish	River	Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	900
Tadpole	Pond	Mar, Apr, May, Jun, July	24 hours	100
Tilapia	River	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct	24 hours	800
Tuna	Pier	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec	24 hours	7000
Whale Shark	Sea	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	13000
Yellow Perch	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	300
Zebra Turkeyfish	Sea	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov	24 hours	500

Southern Hemisphere

Name	Spawns At	Month	Time	Price
Anchovy	Sea	All year	4 AM – 9 PM	200
Angelfish	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	3000
Arapaima	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr	4 PM – 9 AM	10000
Arowana	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	10000
Barred Knifejaw	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	5000
Barreleye	Sea	All year	9 PM – 4 AM	15000
Bettta	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec	9 AM – 4 PM	2,500
Bitterling	River	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	900
Black Bass	River	All year	24 hours	400

Blowfish	Sea	May, Jun, Jul, Aug	9 PM – 4 AM	5000
Blue Marlin	Pier	Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Hul, Aug, Sept, Oct	24 hours	10000
Bluegill	River	All year	9 AM – 4 PM	180
Butterfly Fish	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	1000
Carp	Pond	All year	24 hours	300
Catfish	Pond	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	800
Char	River – clifftop	Mar, Apr, May, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	3,800
Cherry Salmon	River – clifftop	Mar, Apr, May, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	1000
Clown Fish	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	650
Coelacanth	Sea only when raining	All year	24 hours	1500

Crawfish	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	200
Crucian Carp	River	All year	24 hours	160
Dab	Sea	Aug, Sept, Oct	24 hours	300
Dace	River	All year	4 PM – 9 AM	240
Dorado	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	4 AM – 9 PM	15000
Football Fish	Sea	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	4 PM – 9 AM	2,500
Freshwater Goby	River	All year	4 PM – 9 AM	400
Frog	Pond	Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec	24 hours	120
Gar	Pond	Jan, Feb, Mar	4 PM – 9 AM	6000
Giant Snakehead	Pond	Jan, Feb, Dec	9 AM – 4 PM	5,500

Giant Trevally	Pier	Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec	24 hours	4,500
Golden Trout	River – clifftop	Mar, Apr, May, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	15000
Goldfish	Pond	All year	24 hours	1,300
Great White Shark	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	15000
Guppy	River	Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov	9 AM – 4 PM	1,300
Hammerhead Shark	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	8000
Horse Mackerel	Sea	All year	24 hours	150
Killifish	Pond	Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec	9 AM – 4 PM	300
King Salmon	River mouth	Mar	24 hours	1,800
Koi	Pond	All year	4 PM – 9 AM	4000

Loach	River	Sept, Oct, Nov	24 hours	400
Mahi-mahi	Pier	Jan, Feb, Mar	24 hours	6000
Mitten Crab	River	Mar, April, May	4 PM – 9 AM	2000
Moray Eel	Sea	Feb, Mar, April	24 hours	2000
Napoleonfish	Sea	Jan, Feb	4 AM – 9 PM	10000
Neon Tetra	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, OCt, Nov, Dec	9 AM – 4 PM	500
Nibble Fish	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec	9 AM – 4 PM	1,500
Oarfish	Sea	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov	24 hours	9000
Ocean Sunfish	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar	4 AM – 9 PM	4000
Olive Flounder	Sea	All year	24 hours	800

Pale Chub	River	All year	9 AM – 4 PM	200
Pike	River	Mar, April, May, June	24 hours	1,800
Piranha	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	9 AM – 4 PM & 9 PM – 4 AM	2,500
Pond Smelt	River	Jun, Jul, Aug	24 hours	500
Pop-eyed Goldfish	Pond	All year	9 AM – 4 PM	1,300
Puffer Fish	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar	24 hours	250
Rainbowfish	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec	9 AM – 4 PM	800
Ranchu Goldfish	Pond	All year	9 AM – 4 PM	4,500
Ray	Sea	Feb, Mar, Apr, May	4 AM – 9 PM	3000
Red Snapper	Sea	All year	24 hours	3000

Ribbon Eel	Sea	Jan,Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec	24 hours	600
Saddled Bichir	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	9 PM – 4 AM	4000
Salmon	River mouth	Mar	24 hours	700
Saw Shark	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	4 PM – 9 AM	12000
Sea Bass	Sea	All year	24 hours	400
Sea Butterfly	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	1000
Seahorse	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, MAy, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	1,100
Snapping Turtle	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct,Nov, Dec	9 PM – 4 AM	5000
Soft-shelled Turtle	River	Feb, Mar	4 PM – 9 AM	3,750
Squid	Sea	All year	24 hours	500

Stringfish	River – clifftop	Unknown	4 PM – 9 AM	15000
Sturgeon	River mouth	Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	10000
Suckerfisk	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	24 hours	1,500
Surgeonfish	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	1000
Sweetfish	River	Jan, Feb, Mar	24 hours	900
Tadpole	Pond	Jan, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	100
Tilapia	River	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec	24 hours	800
Tuna	Pier	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct	24 hours	7000
Whale Shark	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec	24 hours	13000
Yellow Perch	River	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept	24 hours	300
Zebra Turkeyfish	Sea	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec	24 hours	500

Some if the information in the above tables was drawn from the Animal Crossing: New Horizons wiki.

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Aidan O'Brien

Aidan O'Brien has been playing games for over three decades and has been writing about them for five years. When not getting stomped on by the creations of Hidetaka Miyazaki, he enjoys spending too much time in Warframe, Destiny 2 and any other ARPG with a solid grind. When not writing, he is doing inexplicable behind-the-scenes magic for GAMURS Group.