Animal Crossing New Leaf: Fish Guide

Animal Crossing New Leaf Fishing Guide

Updated 4/26/14

All information below comes from personal experience playing the game and from a Japanese guide to the game by Nintendo Dream

Available Year Round

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
Barbel Steed ニゴイ	River	All day	M	200
Black Bass ブラックバス	River	All day	L	300
Bluegill ブルーギル	River	9am to 4pm	S	120
Carp コイ	River	All day	L	300
Coelacanth シーラカンス	Ocean	4pm to 9am Snow/ Rain	XXL	15000
Crucian Carp フナ	River	All day	S	120
Dace ウグイ	River	4pm to 9am	M	200
Freshwater Goby ドンコ	River	4pm to 9am	S	300
Giant Trevally ロウニンアジ	Island Only	All day	XL	4500
Goldfish キンギョ	River	All day	XS	1300
Horse Mackerel アジ	Ocean	All day	S	150
Koi ニシキゴイ	River	4pm to 9am	L	4000
Olive Flounder ヒラメ	Ocean	All day	L	800
Pale Chub オイカワ	River	9am to 4pm	XS	160
Popeyed Goldfish デメキン	River	9am to 4pm	XS	1300
Red Snapper タイ	Ocean	All day	M	3000
Ribbon Eel ハナヒゲウツボ	Island Only	All day	Thin	600
Sea Bass スズキ	Ocean	All day	XL	200
Whale Shark ジンベエザメ	Island Only	All day	Fin	13000

January First Chance Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
Bitterling タナゴ	River	All day	XS	900
Blowfish フグ	Ocean	9pm to 4am	M	125
Dab カレイ	Sea	All day	M	300
Football Fish チョウチンアンコウ	Ocean	4pm to 4am	L	2500
Oarfish リュウグウノツカイ	Ocean	All day	XXL	9000
Pond Smelt ワカサギ	River	All day	S	300
Sea Butterfly クリオネ	Ocean	All day	XS	1000
Squid イカ	Ocean	All day	M	400
Stringfish イトウ	River	4pm to 9am	XXL	15000
Tuna マグロ	Ocean	All day	XXL	7000
Yellow Perch イエローパーチ	River	All day	M	250

Last Chance January Fish:

None

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Last Chance February Fish (no new fish)

Bitterling (Returns in November)
Blowfish (Returns in November)
Pond Smelt (Returns in December)
Sea Butterfly (Returns in December)
Stringfish (Returns in December)

March First Chance Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
Barred Knifejaw イシダイ	Ocean	All day	M	5000
Char オオイワナ	Waterfall	4am to 9am 4pm to 9pm	M	3800
Loach ドジョウ	River	All day	S	300
Rainbow Trout ニジマス	River	4am to 9am 4pm to 9pm	L	800
Cherry Salmon ヤマメ	River	4am to 9am and 4pm to 9pm	M	1000
Tadpole オタマジャクシ	Pond	All day	XS	300

Last Chance March Fish

Football Fish (Returns in November)
Tuna (Returns in November)
Yellow Perch (Returns in October)

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April First Chance Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
Surgeonfish ナンヨウハギ	Ocean	All day	S	1000
Butterfly Fish チョウチョウウオ	Ocean	All day	S	1000
Clownfish クマノミ	Ocean	All day	XS	650
Crawfish ザリガニ	Pond	All day	S	200
Guppy グッピー	River	9am to 4pm	XS	1300
Killifish メダカ	Pond	All day	XS	300
Neon Tetra ネオンテトラ	River	9am to 4pm	XS	500
Sea Horse タツノオトシゴ	Ocean	All day	XS	1100
Zebra Turkeyfish ミノカサゴ	Ocean	All day	M	400

Last Chance April Fish

Dab (Returns in October)

May First Chance Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
Angelfish エンゼルフィッシュ	River	4pm to 9am	S	3000
Catfish ナマズ	Lake	4pm to 9am	L	800
Frog カエル	Pond	All day	S	120
Nibble Fish ドクターフィッシュ	River	9am to 4pm	S	1500

Last Chance May Fish

Loach (Returns in March)
Oarfish (Returns in December)

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June First Chance Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
Arowana アロワナ	River	4pm to 9am	L	10000
Dorado ドラド	River	4am to 9pm	XL	15000
Eel ウナギ	River	4pm to 9am	Thin	2000
Gar ガー	Lake	4pm to 9am	XXL	6000
Hammerhead Shark シュモクザメ	Ocean	4pm to 9am	Fin	8000
Ocean Sunfish マンボウ	Ocean	4am to 9pm	Fin	4000
Piranha ピラニア	River	9am-4pm/9pm-4am	S	2500
Saddled Bichir エンドリケリー	River	9pm to 4am	L	4000
Shark サメ	Ocean	4pm to 9am	Fin	15000
Giant Snakehead ライギョ	Lake	9am to 4pm	XL	5500

Last Chance June Fish

Char (Returns in September)
Rainbow Trout (Returns in September)
Cherry Salmon (Returns in September)

July First Chance Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
Arapaima ピラルク	River	4pm to 9am	XXL	10000
Blue Marlin カジキ	Ocean	All day	XL	10000
Napoleon fish ナポレオンフィッシュ	Ocean	4am to 9pm	XXL	10000
Puffer Fish ハリセンボン	Ocean	All day	M	240
Sawshark ノコギリザメ	Ocean	4pm to 9am	Fin	12000
Sweetfish アユ	River	All day	M	900

Last Chance July FIsh

Tadpole (Returns in March)

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August First Chance Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
Moray Eel ウツボ	Ocean	All day	XL	2000
Soft Shelled Turtle スッポン	River	4pm to 9am	M	3750
Ray エイ	Ocean	4am to 9pm	L	3000

Last Chance August Fish

Frog (Returns in May)
Killifish (Returns in April)
Napoleon Fish (Returns in July)
Giant Snakehead (Returns in June)
Squid 8/15 (Returns in December)

September First Chance Fish

**Returning Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
**Char オオイワナ	Waterfall	4am to 9pm	M	3800
**Cherry Salmon ヤマメ	River	4am to 9pm	M	1000
King Salmon キングサーモン	Waterfall	All day	XXL	1800
Mitten Crab シャンハイガニ	River	4pm to 9am	S	2000
Pike パイク	River	4am to 9pm	XL	1800
**Rainbow Trout ニジマス	River	4am to 9pm	L	800
Salmon サケ	Waterfall	All day	L	700

Last Chance September Fish

Arapaima (Returns in July)
Arowana 9/15 (Returns in June)
Blue Marlin (Returns in July)
Surgeonfish (Returns in April)
Butterfly Fish (Returns in April)
Clownfish (Returns in April)
Crawfish 9/15 (Returns in April)
Dorado (Returns in June)
Eel 9/15 (Returns in June)
Gar (Returns in June)
Hammerhead Shark (Returns in June)
King Salmon (September Only)
Nibble Fish (Returns in May)
Ocean Sunfish (Returns in June)
Piranha 9/15 (Returns in June)
Puffer Fish (Returns in July)
Saddled Bichir (Returns in June)
Salmon (September Only)
Shark (Returns in June)
Soft Shelled Turtle (Returns in May)
Sweetfish 9/15 (Returns in July)

October First Chance Fish

**Returning Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
**Dab カレイ	Sea	All day	M	300
**Yellow Perch イエローパーチ	River	All day	M	250

Last Chance October Fish

Angelfish (Returns in May)
Catfish (Returns in May)
Moray Eel (Returns in August)

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November First Chance Fish

**Returning Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
**Bitterling タナゴ	River	All day	XS	900
**Blow Fish フグ	Ocean	9pm to 4am	M	125
**Football Fish チョウチンアンコウ	Ocean	4pm to 4am	L	2500
**Tuna マグロ	Ocean	All day	XXL	7000

Last Chance November

Barred Knifejaw (Returns in March)
Char (Returns in March)
Cherry Salmon (Returns in March)
Mitten Crab (Returns in September)
Guppy (Returns in April)
Neon Tetra (Returns in April)
Rainbow Trout (Returns in March)
Saw Shark (Returns in June)
Sea Horse (Returns in April)
Zebra Turkeyfish (Returns in April)
Ray (Returns in August)

December First Chance Fish

**Returning Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Size	Price
**Oarfish リュウグウノツカイ	Ocean	All day	XXL	9000
**Pond Smelt ワカサギ	River	All day	S	300
**Sea Butterfly クリオネ	Ocean	All day	XS	1000
**Squid イカ	Ocean	All day	M	400
**Stringfish イトウ	River	4pm to 9am	XXL	15000

Last Chance December Fish (All start over in January unless noted)

Pike (Returns in September)