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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

April Fish and Bugs you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horzions

Every fish and bug you can catch this month.
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April has arrived in Animal Crossing: New Horzions, which means different bugs and fish will be available to catch. In this guide, you will find a full list of all the different bugs and fish that you can catch in the game in April, and where to get them.

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All April Bugs

Northern Hemisphere

Bug NameSelling PriceLocationTime
Common Butterfly160Above Flowers4am – 7pm
Yellow Butterfly160Flying4am – 7pm
Tiger Butterfly240Flying4am – 7pm
Peacock Butterfly2,500Above Purple, Black, and Blue Flowers4am – 7pm
Common Bluebottle300Flying4am – 7pm
Paper Kite Butterfly1,000Flying8am – 7pm
Agrias Butterfly3,000Flying8am – 5pm
Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing2,500Above Purple, Black, and Blue Flowers8am – 5pm
Moth130Around Light7pm – 4am
Atlas Moth3,000On Trees7pm – 4am
Madagascan Sunset Moth2,500Flying8am – 4pm
Long Locust200In Grass8am – 7pm
Mantis430On Flowers8am – 5pm
Orchid Mantis2,400On Flowers8am – 5pm
Honeybee200Above Flowers8am – 5pm
Wasp2,500Shaking TreesAll Day
Darner Dragonfly230Flying8am – 5pm
Mole Cricket500UndergroundAll Day
Giant Water Beetle2,000On Ponds and Rivers7pm – 8am
Stinkbug120On TreesAll Day
Man-faced Stinkbug1,000On Flowers7pm – 8am
Ladybug200On Flowers8am – 5pm
Tiger Beetle1,500FlyingAll Day
Jewel Beetle2,400On TreesAll Day
Citrus Long-horned Beetle350On Tree StumpsAll Day
Bagworm600On TreesAll Day
Ant80On Rotten TurnipsAll Day
Hermit Crab1,000On Beach7pm – 8am
Wharf Roach200On Beach (Rocks)All Day
Fly60On Rotten Turnips and TrashAll Day
Flea70On Infested VillagersAll Day
Snail250Under RocksAll Day
Pill Bug250Under Rocks11pm – 4pm
Centipede300Under Rocks5pm – 11pm
Spider480Shaking Trees7pm – 8am
Tarantula8,000On Ground7pm – 4am

Southern Hemisphere

Bug NameSelling PriceLocationTime
Common Butterfly160Above Flowers4am – 7pm
Yellow Butterfly160Flying4am – 7pm
Paper Kite Butterfly1,000Flying8am – 7pm
Monarch Butterfly140Flying4am – 5pm
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing4,000Flying8am – 4pm
Moth130Around Light7pm – 4am
Long Locust200In Grass8am – 7pm
Migratory Locust600In Grass8am – 7pm
Rice Grasshopper160In Grass8am – 7pm
Cricket130In Grass5pm – 8am
Bell Cricket430In Grass5pm – 8am
Mantis430On Flowers8am – 5pm
Orchid Mantis2,400On Flowers8am – 5pm
Wasp2,500Shaking TreesAll Day
Red Dragonfly180Flying8am – 7pm
Darner Dragonfly230Flying8am – 5pm
Banded Dragonfly4,500Flying8am – 5pm
Diving Beetle800In Rivers8am – 7pm
Stinkbug120On TreesAll Day
Man-faced Stinkbug1,000On Flowers7pm – 8am
Ladybug200On Flowers8am – 5pm
Citrus Long-horned Beetle350On Tree StumpsAll Day
Violin Beetle450On TreesAll Day
Goliath Beetle8,000On Trees5pm – 8am
Walking Stick600On Trees4am – 8am, 5pm – 7pm
Bagworm600On TreesAll Day
Ant80On Rotten TurnipsAll Day
Hermit Crab1,000On Beach7pm – 8am
Wharf Roach200On Beach (Rocks)All Day
Fly60On Rotten Turnips and TrashAll Day
Flea70On Infested VillagersAll Day
Snail250Under RocksAll Day
Spider480Shaking Trees7pm – 8am
Scorpion8,000On Ground7pm – 4am

All April Fish

Northern Hemisphere

Fish NameLocationTimeSelling Price
AnchovySea4 AM – 9 PM200
Barred KnifejawSea24 hours5000
BarreleyeSea9 PM – 4 AM15000
Black BassRiver24 hours400
Blue MarlinPier24 hours10000
BluegillRiver9 AM – 4 PM180
Butterfly FishSea24 hours1000
CarpPond24 hours300
CharRiver – clifftop4 PM – 9 AM3,800
Cherry SalmonRiver – clifftop4 PM – 9 AM1000
Clown FishSea24 hours650
CoelacanthSea – only when raining24 hours1500
CrawfishRiver24 hours200
Crucian CarpRiver24 hours160
DabSea24 hours300
DaceRiver4 PM – 9 AM240
Freshwater GobyRiver4 PM – 9 AM400
Golden TroutRiver – clifftop4 PM – 9 AM15000
GoldfishPond24 hours1,300
GuppyRiver9 AM – 4 PM1,300
Horse MackerelSea24 hours150
KillifishPond24 hours300
KoiPond4 PM – 9 AM4000
LoachRiver24 hours400
Neon TetraRiver9 AM – 4 PM500
OarfishSea24 hours9000
Olive FlounderSea24 hours800
Pale ChubRiver9 AM – 4 PM200
Pop-eyed GoldfishPond9 AM – 4 PM1,300
Ranchu GoldfishPond9 AM – 4 PM4,500
Red SnapperSea24 hours3000
Sea BassSea24 hours400
SeahorseSea24 hours1,100
Snapping TurtleRiver9 PM – 4 AM5000
SquidSea24 hours500
SurgeonfishSea24 hours1000
TadpolePond24 hours100
TunaPier24 hours7000
Zebra TurkeyfishSea24 hours500

Southern Hemisphere

Fish NameLocationTimeSelling Price
AnchovySea4 AM – 9 PM200
AngelfishRiver4 PM – 9 AM3000
ArapaimaRiver4 PM – 9 AM10000
Barred KnifejawSea24 hours5000
BarreleyeSea9 PM – 4 AM15000
Black BassRiver24 hours400
BluegillRiver9 AM – 4 PM180
CarpPond24 hours300
CatfishPond4 PM – 9 AM800
CharRiver – clifftop4 PM – 9 AM3,800
Cherry SalmonRiver – clifftop4 PM – 9 AM1000
CoelacanthSea only when raining24 hours1500
Crucian CarpRiver24 hours160
DaceRiver4 PM – 9 AM240
Freshwater GobyRiver4 PM – 9 AM400
Golden TroutRiver – clifftop4 PM – 9 AM15000
GoldfishPond24 hours1,300
GuppyRiver9 AM – 4 PM1,300
Horse MackerelSea24 hours150
KoiPond4 PM – 9 AM4000
Mitten CrabRiver4 PM – 9 AM2000
Moray EelSea24 hours2000
Neon TetraRiver9 AM – 4 PM500
Olive FlounderSea24 hours800
Pale ChubRiver9 AM – 4 PM200
PikeRiver24 hours1,800
Pop-eyed GoldfishPond9 AM – 4 PM1,300
RainbowfishRiver9 AM – 4 PM800
Ranchu GoldfishPond9 AM – 4 PM4,500
RaySea4 AM – 9 PM3000
Red SnapperSea24 hours3000
Ribbon EelSea24 hours600
Sea BassSea24 hours400
SeahorseSea24 hours1,100
Snapping TurtleRiver9 PM – 4 AM5000
SquidSea24 hours500
SturgeonRiver mouth24 hours10000
TilapiaRiver24 hours800
Yellow PerchRiver24 hours300
Zebra TurkeyfishSea24 hours500

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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.