Stardew Valley: Complete Guide to All Fish and Where to Find Them!

In Stardew Valley, fish are part of an item category that has its own mechanics and several different characteristics. Most of them can be obtained with the Fishing Rod item in bodies of water. As soon as a fish takes the bait, a simple and fun minigame starts and you need to follow its movements until a bar is filled. By doing so, the fishing is successful and the fish is obtained as an item to be sold or used as an ingredient in recipes. Check out the full list of Stardew Valley fish and how and where to find them below!

normal fish

The fish below are the most common type that can be obtained with the Fishing Rod item. Most can only be found in certain bodies of water and in specific Seasons. Each one has its own behavior in the fishing minigame and can be sold for different values, according to the quality of the item:

Fish	Price in Gold	Season	ADDRESS
Anchovy	30 normal 37 silver 45 gold	Spring Autumn	Ocean
Tent	30 normal 37 silver 45 gold	All	mountain lake Sewage Secret Forest Lake
sunfish	30 normal 37 silver 45 gold	Spring Summer	Rio
Herring	30 normal 37 silver 45 gold	Spring Winter	Ocean
Sardine	40 normal 50 silver 60 gold	Spring Autumn Winter	Ocean
Brema	45 normal 56 silver 67 gold	All	Rio
ghost fish	45 normal 56 silver 67 gold	All	Mine
smallmouth bass	50 normal 62 silver 75 gold	Spring Autumn	Rio forest lake
You like	50 normal 62 silver 75 gold	Summer Autumn	Ocean
Aesqualium	50 normal 62 silver 75 gold	All	Rio
percha	55 normal 68 silver 82 gold	Winter	Rio
Allocine	60 normal 75 silver 90 gold	Spring Summer Autumn	Rio
rainbow trout	65 normal 81 silver 97 gold	Summer	Rio mountain lake
Salmon	75 normal 93 silver 112 gold	Autumn	Rio
Mullet	75 normal 93 silver 112 gold	Summer Winter	Ocean
Sea cucumber	75 normal 93 silver 112 gold	Autumn Winter	Ocean
sand	75 normal 93 silver 112 gold	All	Chalic Desert
Catfish	75 normal 93 silver 112 gold	All	mountain lake
Tilapia	75 normal 93 silver 112 gold	Summer Autumn	Ocean
Albacore	75 normal 93 silver 112 gold	Autumn Winter	Ocean
wood	75 normal 93 silver 112 gold	All	Secret Forest Lagoon
Squid	80 normal 100 silver 120 gold	Winter	Ocean
Halibute	80 normal 100 silver 120 gold	Spring Summer Winter	Ocean
Eel	85 normal 106 silver 127 gold	Spring Autumn	Ocean
Tuna	100 normal 125 silver 150 gold	Summer Winter	Ocean
Achigã	100 normal 125 silver 150 gold	All	mountain lake
Pike	100 normal 125 silver 150 gold	Summer Winter	Rio
Golden	100 normal 125 silver 150 gold	Summer	Rio
Mutant Salmon	100 normal 125 silver 150 gold	All	Lair of the Mutant Insects
green beak	105 normal 131 silver 157 gold	Autumn	Rio forest lake mountain lake
Ófis	120 normal 150 silver 180 gold	Winter	Rio mountain lake
Octopus	150 normal 187 silver 225 gold	Summer	Ocean
scorpion carp	150 normal 187 silver 225 gold	All	desert calico
Hybrid Salmon	150 normal 187 silver 225 gold	Autumn Winter	Rio
Null Salmon	150 normal 187 silver 225 gold	All	witch's swamp
Pufferfish	200 normal 250 silver 300 gold	Summer	Ocean
Catfish	200 normal 250 silver 300 gold	Spring Autumn Summer	Rio Secret Forest Lake witch's swamp
Flounder	100 normal 125 silver 150 gold	Spring Summer	Ocean
midnight carp	150 normal 187 silver 225 gold	Autumn Winter	mountain lake
Sturgeon	200 normal 250 silver 300 gold	Summer Winter	mountain lake
super cucumber	250 normal 312 silver 375 gold	Summer Autumn	Ocean
stone fish	300 normal 375 silver 450 gold	All	Mine
Chione	500 normal 625 silver 750 gold	All	Mine
lava eel	700 normal 875 silver 1050 gold	All	Mine

legendary fish

The fish below are considered Legendary because they have a much lower spawn rate, as well as a very high difficulty level in the fishing minigame. They can only be found in specific locations and some require a minimum Fishing level.

Fish	Price in Gold	Season	ADDRESS
Tamboril	900 normal 1125 silver 1350 gold	Autumn	Bridge North of Joja Market. Requires Level 3 Fishing.
ice fish	1000 normal 1250 silver 1500 gold	Winter	Cindersap Forest. Requires Level 7 Fishing.
Mutant carp	1000 normal 1250 silver 1500 gold	All	sewers
crimson fish	1500 normal 1875 silver 2250 gold	Version	East of the Beach. Requires Level 5 Fishing.
Legend	5000 normal 6250 silver 7500 gold	Spring	Mountain Lake. Requires Level 10 Fishing.

Covo trap fisheries

Some items can only be fished with the Covo trap. Unlike the Fishing Rod, you only need to use the Covo in a body of water equipped with a bait and come back later to collect the prey. Another difference is that the items below are not limited to certain seasons and can be found in any bodies of water.

While not technically fish, all of the items below can be used to make the Covo Set, recipes for any fish, in addition to the recipes shown below:

Fish	Price in Gold	Recipes
snail	20 normal	strange bread fish stew
Mussel	30 normal 37 silver 45 gold 60 iridium	fish stew
Ostra	40 normal 50 silver 60 gold 80 iridium	Recipes for any fish Conjunto Covo
Sea Shell	50 normal 62 silver 75 gold 100 iridium	Fish Soup Foliar Only
cockle	50 normal 62 silver 75 gold 100 iridium	Recipes for any fish Conjunto Covo
Shrimp	60 normal	Escargo
Slug	65 normal	Escargo
crayfish	75 normal	fish stew
Crab	100 normal	crab cakes
Lobster	120 normal	Lobster Bisque

Night Market Fish

The fish below can only be caught during the Night Market festival. For that, you need to talk to the Fishing Submarine captain and pay 1000 gold to participate in a deep sea fishing trip. The Night Market takes place between the 15th and 17th of Winter.

Fish	Price in Gold	fishing chance
midnight squid	100 normal 125 silver 150 gold	28%
scary fish	220 normal 275 silver 330 gold	18%
blob fish	500 normal 625 silver 750 gold	10%

How to use the Fish Pond

The Fish Pond is a building that allows you to grow and breed your own fish. It can be purchased from Robin Carpenter for the price of 5000 gold and takes 3 days to build, taking up a space of 5x5 blocks.

The Fish Pond can be used to farm any fish in the game, with the exception of Legendaries. However, each pond can only contain one species of fish, so you will need more than one to farm more species.

Fish placed in the Fish Pond will automatically breed until the maximum capacity is reached. When this happens, the fish will require you to bring specific items, in a kind of "quest". Upon completion, the pond's capacity will be increased up to a maximum of 10 fish.

If you want to change the species of fish in a lake, it is necessary to select the option "empty lake", i.e. catching all the fish in the building will not allow you to enter new species.

See also:

• Stardew Valley: how to play multiplayer mode and see the rules!
• Essential Tips for Beginners in Stardew Valley!
• Complete Gift List for every character in Stardew Valley!
• Check out the best Stardew Valley mods and how to install!