The Best Stardew Valley Fish Guide For 40+ Fish

This Stardew Valley fish guide will tell you how to get all the fish in the game. We will state all their locations and times to catch all the fish in the game. And the rewards for capturing all the fish. Would you mind reading the first four paragraphs before skipping ahead? You may get confused because we will point out a few things you probably need to know.

First, we review a few quick tips if you struggle to catch fish efficiently. When you generally fish, your fishing bar gets more prominent when you level up your fishing skill.

Bobbers
Use certain bobbers for certain fish. Some bobbers can help you catch fish easier or give special rewards. Don’t give up. It takes practice. Just keep going at it, and it’ll get easier.

Upgrading fishing rod
Upgrade your fishing rod as soon as possible. You can go to Willy to buy a better fishing rod at some point in the game. So go check and see if you can upgrade your fishing rod. It will help a lot.

Rain totem
To catch some fish, they require rain, and other fish need it to be winter. So if you have a rain totem, you can make it rain during winter, allowing you to catch that specific fish that requires rain and capture it during winter. For example, you can capture the Red snapper during summer, fall, or winter with a rain totem. So you can technically catch this fish in the winter. You’d have to use a rain totem to make it rain because it doesn’t naturally rain in winter. Also, there are some others fishing this game that I’m not like showing in this video.

Stardew Valley Fish Guide

 Pufferfish
You can find this fish in the ocean or on the ginger island between 12 and 4 p.m. it has to be summer, and it has to be sunny, though. The difficulty for this fish is 80.

 Anchovy
Anchovies can be found in the ocean at any time of day during spring and fall, under any weather conditions. It has a difficulty of 30.

 Tuna
Tuna can be found in the ocean, ginger island, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., in summer or winter in any weather. The difficulty is 70.

 Sardine
Sardine can be found in the ocean between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. during spring, fall, or winter in any weather, and the difficulty is 30.

 Bream
You can catch Bream the whole year round in rivers. You can catch the fish only between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. under any weather condition. It has a difficulty of 35.

 Largemouth Bass
Find the Largemouth bass in the mountain lake on the wilderness farm between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. All seasons in any weather. The difficulty is 50.

 Smallmouth Bass
Find the smallmouth bass in the town river, the forest pond, at anytime a day, spring or fall, in any weather, and the difficulty is 28.

 Rainbow Trout
Capture the rainbow trout in any of the rivers, Mountain Lake, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. During summer, the weather has to be sunny, and the difficulty is 45.

 Salmon
Find the salmon in all the rivers between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. You can capture it only during the fall, under any weather. The difficulty is 50.

 Walleye
You can find and capture the walleye in rivers. The mountain lake, the forest pond, and the forest farm pond must be between 12 p.m. and 2 a.m. It has to be fall or winter, and the weather has to be raining difficulty is 45.

 Perch
The Perch can be found in rivers, mountain lakes, and forest ponds. It can be anytime a day, it has to be winter, and it can be any weather—difficulty level 35.

 Carp
The carp can be found in the mountain lake, the secret woods, the sewer, and the mutant bug lair. The time of day can be any, all seasons in any weather.

 Catfish
The Catfish can be found in the river, secret woods, and witch swamp. Between 6 a.m. and 12 a.m., in spring or fall and it has to be raining. Difficulty level 75.

 Pike
You can find the pike in all the rivers and forest ponds at any time, during summer or winter, in any weather. And the difficulty level is 60.

 Sunfish
The Sunfish can be found in any river between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. in spring or summer. For the weather, it has to be sunny or windy, and the difficulty is level 30.

 Red Mullet
The red mullet can be found in the ocean between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. in either summer or winter. Any weather and difficulty level is 55.

 Herring
Find the herring in the ocean at any time of day during the spring or winter under any weather. The difficulty level is 25.

 Eel
For the eel, capture the fish from the ocean between 4 p.m. and 2 a.m., during spring or fall. It has to be raining, though. The difficulty is level 70.

 Octopus
The Octopus can be found in the ocean or on the ginger island between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. in summer and under any weather condition. The difficulty is level 95.

 Red Snapper
Find the red snapper in the ocean and the beach farm between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. In either summer, fall, or winter with the rain totem. It has to be raining, and the difficulty is level 40.

 Squid
In the ocean, find the squid between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. It has to be during the winter and under any weather. The difficulty is level 75.

Sea Cucumber
Another fish found in the ocean is the sea cucumber between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. During either fall or winter, in any weather, the difficulty is level 40.

 Super Cucumber
Like the previous sea cucumber, the super cucumber can also be found in the ocean. However, on Ginger Island, between 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. in either summer or fall, in any weather, the difficulty level is 80.

 Ghostfish
You find the ghostfish in the mines. You can find them by either killing specific enemies or fishing on any of the floors in the mine. It can be any season, any weather, and the difficulty is level 50.

 Stonefish
The stonefish can only be found at level 20 mines, but you must fish for this. It’s not like the ghostfish where you can get it from enemies. You must physically capture it at level 20 in the mines and eventually get the stonefish. It can be anytime a day, in all seasons, in any weather. The difficulty level is 65.

 Ice Pip
The ice pip is a rare fish that can only be found at level 60 mines. Like the stonefish, you have to capture it physically. Luckily you can catch the ice pip in all seasons and all weather conditions. The difficulty level is 85.

 Crimson Fish
The crimson fish is one of the legendary fish. Crimson fish can be found in the ocean but at a specific location, namely the East Pier on the beach. It can be any time of day, for this one it has to be summer, any weather and difficulty is level 90.

You get to the east pier of the beach by going to the right of the beach, get enough wood to get the little plank to go over, go all the way right, and then go down, and you’ll see a different dock. When you get to the pier, go down to this exact location. Throw your rod as far as possible, and you’ll eventually be able to catch the legendary fish. You know when the legendary fish is on your hook because it will be like a bit of that symbol on the fish when you’re trying to catch it.

 Angler Fish
The angler fish is another legendary fish. Angler fish can be found in Pelican town in this exact location. You have to make sure that you throw your rod around this location to catch the fish.

It can be anytime a day, it has to be during the fall, it can be any weather, and the difficulty is level 85. You will also know when you’re catching this legendary fish and not other fish because it will have a little hat icon when you’re trying to catch the fish. The Ice pip can be found in the mines at level 60 at anytime a day, in any season in any weather, and the difficulty is level 85.

 Lava Eel
The lava eel can be found in level 100 of the mines or the volcano on ginger Island. You can catch this fish anytime, during any season, and under any weather. The difficulty is level 90.

 Legend
The legend is the most challenging fish to catch in the game and is one legendary fish. It can be found in the mountain lake in this exact location.

You must go to this exact location in the mountains by the mines. It can be anytime a day, it has to be spring, and it has to be raining. The difficulty is 110. You’ll also know if you’re catching this legendary fish because you will have a little hat icon on the fish when trying to catch it.

 Sandfish
Sandfish can be found in the desert between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. in any season or weather. The difficulty is level 65.

 Scorpion Carp
The Scorpion carp can be found in the desert between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. All seasons and weather. The difficulty is level 90.

 Flounder
The flounder can be found in the Ginger Island ocean between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. During spring or summer, any weather and the difficulty is level 50.

 Midnight carp
Midnight carp can be found in the mountain lake, the forest pond, and Ginger Island on the northwest side, where there’s fresh water. Between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. It has to be there during the fall or winter under any weather. The difficulty is level 55.

 Mutant Carp
The next fish is a mutant carp. This one is one of the legendary fish. It can be found in the sewers, and you must fish in this location to find it. It can be any day, in all seasons, weather, and difficulties level 80. You will also know when you’re catching this fish because it will have a little hat icon when you try to catch it.

 Sturgeon
Sturgeon can be found in the mountain lake between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. For the season, it has to be summer or winter. It can be any weather, and the difficulty is level 78.

 Tiger Trout
Tiger trout can be found in the river between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. and either fall or winter. Any weather and difficulty is level 60.

 Bullhead
You find the bullhead by the mountain lake at any time of day, all seasons, during any weather. The difficulty is level 46.

 Tilapia
The tilapia can be found in the ocean or on Ginger island between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. For seasons it can be summer, fall, during any weather. The difficulty is level 50.

 Chub
The chub can be found in the mountain lake, the forest river, all seasons, weather conditions, and any time of day. The difficulty is level 35.

 Dorado
The dorado can be found in the forest river between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. It has to be summer. Any weather and difficulty is level 78.

 Albacore
The albacore can be found in the ocean between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. or 6 p.m. and 2 p.m. It has to be fall or winter, in any weather, and the difficulty is level 60.

 Shad
The Shad can be found in any of the rivers between 9 a.m. and 2 a.m. in either spring, summer, or fall, it has to be raining, and the difficulty is level 45.

 Lingcod
Lingcod can be found in any of the rivers of the mountain lake at any time a day during winter; any weather condition and difficulty is level 85.

 Halibut
The Halibut can be found in the ocean between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. or 7 p.m. and 2 a.m., during spring, summer, or winter, under any weather. It has a difficulty level of 50.

Crab Pot Fish

The following fish can be caught in crab pots. Lobster, clam, crayfish, crab, cockle, mussel, shrimp, snail, periwinkle, and oyster. Depending on the area, you place the crab pot in the river or the ocean lake. The only one that’s different is the crab.

You can also find crabs in the mine from monster drops, rock crabs, or lava crabs. All the others, including the crab, can also be found in the crab pots. These can be any season, anytime a day in any weather, and there is no difficulty. So basically, all these can be found at the same time.

 Woodskip
You find the woodskip in the secret woods or the forest farm. During any time of day, season and weather. The weather difficulty is level 50.

 Glacier Fish
Glacier fish is one of the harder legendary fish to find, found in sinners that forest in this exact location. It can be anytime, winter can be any weather, and the difficulty is level 100.

 Void Salmon
The void salmon can be found in the witches’ swamp at anytime a day. In all seasons, any weather difficulty is level 80.

 Slimejack
Slimejack can be found in the mutant bug lair. This fish is also during all times of day, all seasons, and under any weather. The difficulty is level 55.

 Midnight Squid
Midnight squid can be found in the submarine at the night market. The time of day, between 5 p.m. and 2 a.m., has to be winter because that’s when the vessels going on any weather and difficulty is level 55.

 Spookfish
Spookfish can be found in the submarine at the night market between 5 p.m. and 2 a.m. .season has to be in the winter because that’s when the vessels are going on. Any weather and difficulty is level 60.

 Blobfish
Blobfish can be found in the submarine night market between 5 p.m. and 2 a.m. The season is winter because that’s when the vessels are going on. Any weather and difficulty is level 75.

 Stingray
The stingray can be found in Pirates Cove on Ginger Island. It can be any day, in all seasons, under any weather. The difficulty is level 80.

 Lionfish and Blue Discus
The lionfish and blue discus can be found on Ginger Island at any time of day during all seasons. The lionfish has a difficulty level of 50. The blue discus has 60.

Conclusion

You have reached the end of this guide. You will now know how to find and catch all your fish efficiently. Don’t forget to gift some fish to your favorite Stardew Valley character. Penny, for instance, loves the sandfish, or Elliot loves an excellent lobster. You can also create some nice sashimi from any fish you can eat or gift to Linus. There are many ways to enjoy your catch of the day. Have fun playing the game!