Stardew Valley Fishing: How To Fish, All Spring, Summer, Fall And ...

Fish are an important resource in Stardew Valley for, not only can they be sold, but you can use them in various recipes or breed them in fish ponds in return for useful items.

Each season - Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter - has a variety of fish for you to catch. Once you’ve mastered fishing, there’s even five Legendary Fish for you to hunt down. The introduction of Ginger Island in the 1.5 update for Stardew Valley also brought a selection of fish who can only be caught in the island’s waters. Don’t forget to learn how to fish first though!

You will also need to catch specific fish to complete the Fish Tank Community Center bundle - from one's dwelling in a lake deep within the mines and others swimming in the forest river.

Below you’ll find every Stardew Valley fish listed by season, along with the Ginger Island fish list, the Night Market fish and where to find the Legendary Fish.

On this page:

• Any Season fish list
• Spring fish list
• Summer fish list
• Fall fish list
• Winter fish list
• Ginger Island fish list
• Legendary fish explained
• Night Market Fish explained

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Any Season fish in Stardew Valley

Below you'll find all the fish that can always be caught, no matter the season, in Stardew Valley:

Name	Location	Time	Weather
Bream	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest	6pm to 2am	Any
Bullhead	Mountain Lake	Any	Any
Carp	Mountain LakeSecret Woods PondThe Sewers	Any	Any
Chub	Cindersap Forest RiverMountain Lake	Any	Any
Ghostfish	Mines - Level 20 and 60Dropped by Ghosts	Any	Any
Goby	Cindersap Forest waterfalls	Any	Any
Ice Pip	Requires Fishing Level 5Mines - Level 60	Any	Any
Largemouth Bass	Mountain Lake	6am to 7pm	Any
Lava Eel	Requires Fishing Level 7Mines - Level 100	Any	Any
Sandfish	The Desert	6am to 8pm	Any
Scorpion Carp	Requires Fishing Level 4The Desert	6am to 8pm	Any
Slimejack	Mutant Bug Lair	Any	Any
Stingray	Ginger Island:Pirate Cove	Any	Any
Stonefish	Requires Fishing Level 3Mines - Level 20	Any	Any
Void Salmon	Witch's Swamp	Any	Any
Woodskip	Secret Woods PondForest Farm Map	Any	Any

Stardew Valley Spring fish list

Here are the fish that will appear, alongside the year round fish, in Spring:

Name	Location	Time	Weather
Anchovy	Ocean	Any	Any
Catfish	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap ForestSecret Woods PondWitch's Swamp	6am to 12am	Rain
Eel	Ocean	4pm to 2am	Rain
Flounder	Ocean	6am to 8pm	Any
Halibut	Ocean	6am to 11am7pm to 2am	Any
Herring	Ocean	Any	Any
Sardine	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Any
Shad	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest	9am to 2am	Rain
Smallmouth Bass	River in Pelican TownCindersap Forest Pond	Any	Any
Sunfish	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest	6am to 7pm	SunWind

Stardew Valley Summer fish list

Alongside the year round fish, you'll be able to catch the following fish throughout Summer in Stardew Valley:

Name	Location	Time	Weather
Catfish	Secret Woods Pond	6am to 12am	Rain
Dorado	River - Cindersap Forest	6am to 7pm	Any
Flounder	Ocean	6am to 8pm	Any
Halibut	Ocean	6am to 11am7pm to 2am	Any
Octopus	Ocean	6am to 1pm	Any
Pike	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest	Any	Any
Pufferfish	Ocean	12pm to 4pm	Sun
Rainbow Trout	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap ForestMountain Lake	6am to 7pm	Sun
Red Mullet	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Any
Red Snapper	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Rain
Shad	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest	9am to 2am	Rain
Sturgeon	Mountain Lake	6am to 7pm	Any
Sunfish	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest	6am to 7pm	SunWind
Super Cucumber	Ocean	6pm to 2am	Any
Tilapia	Ocean	6am to 2pm	Any
Tuna	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Any

Stardew Valley Fall fish list

During Fall in Stardew Valley, you'll be able to catch, as well as the year round fish, the following fish:

Name	Location	Time	Weather
Albacore	Ocean	6am to 11am6pm to 2am	Any
Anchovy	Ocean	Any	Any
Catfish	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap ForestWitch's Swamp	6am to 12am	Rain
Eel	Ocean	4pm to 2am	Rain
Midnight Carp	Mountain LakeCindersap Forest Pond	10pm to 2am	Any
Red Snapper	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Rain
Salmon	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap ForestIncluding forest waterfalls	6am to 7pm	Any
Sardine	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Any
Sea Cucumber	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Any
Shad	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest	9am to 2am	Rain
Smallmouth Bass	River - in Pelican TownCindersap Forest Pond	Any	Any
Super Cucumber	Ocean	6pm to 2am	Any
Tiger Trout	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest	6am to 7pm	Any
Tilapia	Ocean	6am to 2pm	Any
Walleye	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap ForestCindersap Forest PondMountain Lake	12pm to 2am	Rain

Stardew Valley Winter fish list

Below you'll find the fish that, alongside the all year round fish, that you can caught throughout Winter in Stardew Valley:

Name	Location	Time	Weather
Albacore	Ocean	6am to 11am6pm to 2am	Any
Halibut	Ocean	6am to 11am7pm to 2am	Any
Herring	Ocean	Any	Any
Lingcod	River- in both Pelican Town and Cindersap ForestMountain Lake	Any	Any
Midnight Carp	Mountain LakeCindersap Forest Pond	10pm to 2am	Any
Perch	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap ForestCindersap Forest PondMountain Lake	Any	Any
Pike	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap ForestCindersap Forest Pond	Any	Any
Red Mullet	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Any
Red Snapper	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Rain(Use Rain Totem)
Sardine	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Any
Sea Cucumber	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Any
Squid	Ocean	6pm to 2am	Any
Sturgeon	Mountain Lake	6am to 7pm	Any
Tiger Trout	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest	6am to 7pm	Any
Tuna	Ocean	6am to 7pm	Any
Walleye	River - in both Pelican Town and Cindersap ForestCindersap Forest PondMountain Lake	12pm to 2am	Rain(Use Rain Totem)

Stardew Valley Ginger Island fish list

Here are all of the fish you can catch on Ginger Island in Stardew Valley. Some fish appear in the valley, while others, like the Lionfish, are exclusive to Ginger Island itself. This means, if you want to complete your fish collection, you'll need to visit Ginger Island!

So here are the Ginger Island fish in Stardew Valley:

Name	Location	Time	Weather
Blue Discus	PondRiver	All seasonsAny time	Any
Flounder	Ocean	All seasons6am to 8pm	Any
Lionfish	Ocean	All seasonsAny time	Any
Midnight Carp	PondRiver	All seasons10pm to 2am	Any
Octopus	Ocean	All seasons6am to 1pm	Any
Pufferfish	Ocean	All seasons12pm to 4pm	Sun
Stingray	Pirate Cove	All seasonsAny time	Any
Super Cucumber	Ocean	All seasons6pm to 2am	Any
Tilapia	River	All seasons6am to 2pm	Any
Tuna	Ocean	All seasons6am to 7pm	Any

Legendary Fish in Stardew Valley explained

Hidden beneath the waters of Stardew Valley, there are five Legendary Fish waiting to test your skill at fishing. Each fish can be found in a specific location and will test your reaction time in the fishing minigame. All, except the Mutant Carp, require you to have a specific Fishing Level, or higher, to catch it.

You'll know when you have a Legendary Fish on the line, because the little fish in the mini-game will be wearing a hat.

There is only one of each Legendary Fish per save file in Stardew Valley, so decide carefully what you want to do with yours - do you want to sell it for a nice lump of cash or are you keeping it for bragging rights?

Name	Location	Season	Time	Weather
Angler	Requires Level 3 FishingNorth of JojaMart on the wooden plank bridge	Fall	Any	Any
Crimsonfish	Requires Level 5 FishingEast pier on the Beach	Summer	Any	Any
Glacierfish	Requires Level 6 FishingSouth end of the arrowhead shaped island in Cindersap Forest	Winter	Any	Any
Legend	Requires Level 10 FishingThe Mountain Lake near the underwater log	Spring	Any	Rain
Mutant Carp	The Sewers	Any	Any	Any

After you've collected 100 Golden Walnuts and can enter Mr. Qi's room on Ginger Island, you'll gain access to his special order board. Every so often this board will offer the 'Extended Family' quest which tasks you with catching the family members of the Legendary Fish in three days.

Thankfully, these fish do not appear in specific seasons so it is possible to complete in this time frame. It's important to remember, however, these fish do require the same Fishing Level, appear in the same locations and have the same difficulty as the previous Legendary Fish. Though you can catch multiple versions of these fish!

Here's a run down on how to find the second set of Legendary Fish:

Name	Location	Season	Time	Weather
Ms. Angler	Requires Level 3 FishingNorth of JojaMart on the wooden plank bridge	All seasons	Any	Any
Son of Crimsonfish	Requires Level 5 FishingEast pier on the Beach	All seasons	Any	Any
Glacierfish Jr.	Requires Level 6 FishingSouth end of the arrowhead shaped island in Cindersap Forest	All seasons	Any	Any
Legend II	Requires Level 10 FishingThe Mountain Lake near the underwater log	All seasons	Any	Any
Radioactive Carp	The Sewers	Any	Any	Any

Night Market Fish in Stardew Valley explained

The Night Market runs on the 15th, 16th and 17th of Winter at The Beach from 5pm to 2am. There are a variety of activities for you to partake in during this event, but the fishing related one is the Submarine Ride.

The Submarine Ride runs between 5pm to 11pm and will take you on a deep sea fishing tour for 1,000g.

The journey to the sea floor takes 30 in-game minutes there and back - an hour in total - so, if you're planning on using the submarine, it's a good idea to dedicate a whole night of the Night Market to pure fishing; especially since there are three fish that can only be caught on the submarine.

Below you'll find the fish that are exclusive to the Night Market, along with the other fish that and other items that you might catch:

Fish exclusive to the Night Market Submarine:

• Blobfish
• Midnight Squid
• Spook Fish

Other fish you can catch:

• Octopus
• Sea Cucumber
• Super Cucumber

Items you can catch:

• Pearl
• Seaweed
• Sea Jelly

Don't forget to take a look at our guides on how to fish and fishing rods in Stardew Valley, along with fish ponds, crab pots and treasure chests!