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Stardew Valley Fish Finder: Where and When Fish Bite

Updated Verified for Stardew Valley 1.6.15

Short answer: pick the season, weather, time and place you are fishing and the table shows every fish that can bite there, most valuable first. Leave a box on "Any" to see all of them, or type a name to look up one fish.

Covers all 66 fish: 48 caught with a rod, 3 from the Night Market submarine (Winter 15–17), 5 legendary fish and 10 from Crab Pots. The most valuable everyday rod catch is the Lava Eel (700g): Mines (Floor 100), Volcano Caldera, any time, all seasons, any weather.

When and where

Rain in Winter needs a Rain Totem.

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How fish times, seasons and weather work

  • Time: a fish only bites inside its hours. The fishing day runs from 6am to 2am, so "6pm–2am" means until you pass out. "Any time" fish bite all day.
  • Weather: "Sun" fish bite on sunny and windy days, "Rain" fish on rainy and stormy days. It never rains in Winter, so Winter rain fish need a Rain Totem used the day before.
  • Place: rivers, the Mountain Lake and the ocean have different fish even in the same season. Ginger Island has its own weather, and some ocean fish bite there all year.
  • Magic Bait ignores season, time and weather: with it, any fish of the place can bite.
  • Crab Pots catch the same creatures in every season and weather; the table only says whether they need ocean or fresh water.

Assumptions

  • Prices are base prices at normal quality, before the Fisher (+25%) and Angler (+50%) professions.
  • Legendary fish can be caught once per save, and each needs a minimum Fishing level, shown under its location.

Every fish: where, when and what weather

All 66 fish in Stardew Valley 1.6.15, most valuable first. The filters above narrow this list to your day.

Where and when to catch every fish
FishWhereTimeSeasonWeatherPrice
Legend (legendary)The Mountain Lake near the log (Fishing level 10+)Any timeSpringRain5,000g
Crimsonfish (legendary)East Pier on The Beach (Fishing level 5+)Any timeSummerAny1,500g
Glacierfish (legendary)South end of Arrowhead Island in Cindersap Forest (Fishing level 6+)Any timeWinterAny1,000g
Mutant Carp (legendary)The SewersAny timeAll seasonsAny1,000g
Angler (legendary)Near the waterfall north of JojaMart (Fishing level 3+)Any timeFallAny900g
Lava EelMines (Floor 100), Volcano CalderaAny timeAll seasonsAny700g
BlobfishNight Market submarine5pm–2amWinter 15–17Any500g
Ice PipMines (Floor 60)Any timeAll seasonsAny500g
StonefishMines (Floor 20)Any timeAll seasonsAny300g
Super CucumberOcean, Ginger Island Oceans6pm–2amSummer, Fall (all year on Ginger Island)Any250g
Spook FishNight Market submarine5pm–2amWinter 15–17Any220g
CatfishTown River, Forest River, Secret Woods, Witch's Swamp6am–12amSpring, Fall (Winter with a Rain Totem)Rain200g
PufferfishOcean, Ginger Island Oceans12pm–4pmSummer (all year on Ginger Island)Sun200g
SturgeonMountain Lake6am–7pmSummer, WinterAny200g
StingrayPirate Cove (Ginger Island)Any timeAll seasonsAny180g
GobyForest WaterfallsAny timeAll seasonsAny150g
Midnight CarpForest Pond, Mountain Lake, Ginger Island Rivers10pm–2amFall, Winter (all year on Ginger Island)Any150g
OctopusOcean, Ginger Island Oceans6am–1pmSummer (all year on Ginger Island)Any150g
Scorpion CarpDesert (Fishing level 4+)6am–8pmAll seasonsAny150g
Tiger TroutTown River, Forest River6am–7pmFall, WinterAny150g
Void SalmonWitch's SwampAny timeAll seasonsAny150g
Blue DiscusGinger Island RiversAny timeAll seasonsAny120g
LingcodTown River, Forest River, Mountain LakeAny timeWinterAny120g
LobsterCrab Pot in the oceanAny timeAll seasonsAny120g
WalleyeTown River, Forest River, Forest Pond, Mountain Lake12pm–2amFall (Winter with a Rain Totem)Rain105g
CrabCrab Pot in the oceanAny timeAll seasonsAny100g
DoradoForest River6am–7pmSummerAny100g
FlounderOcean, Ginger Island Oceans6am–8pmSpring, Summer (all year on Ginger Island)Any100g
Largemouth BassMountain Lake6am–7pmAll seasonsAny100g
LionfishGinger Island OceansAny timeAll seasonsAny100g
Midnight SquidNight Market submarine5pm–2amWinter 15–17Any100g
PikeTown River, Forest River, Forest PondAny timeSummer, WinterAny100g
SlimejackMutant Bug LairAny timeAll seasonsAny100g
TunaOcean, Ginger Island Oceans6am–7pmSummer, Winter (all year on Ginger Island)Any100g
EelOcean4pm–2amSpring, FallRain85g
HalibutOcean6am–11am, 7pm–2amSpring, Summer, WinterAny80g
SquidOcean6pm–2amWinterAny80g
AlbacoreOcean6am–11am, 6pm–2amFall, WinterAny75g
BullheadMountain LakeAny timeAll seasonsAny75g
CrayfishCrab Pot in fresh waterAny timeAll seasonsAny75g
Red MulletOcean6am–7pmSummer, WinterAny75g
SalmonTown River, Forest River, Forest Waterfalls6am–7pmFallAny75g
SandfishDesert6am–8pmAll seasonsAny75g
Sea CucumberOcean6am–7pmFall, WinterAny75g
TilapiaOcean, Ginger Island Rivers6am–2pmSummer, Fall (all year on Ginger Island)Any75g
WoodskipSecret Woods, Forest FarmAny timeAll seasonsAny75g
Rainbow TroutTown River, Forest River, Mountain Lake6am–7pmSummerSun65g
SnailCrab Pot in fresh waterAny timeAll seasonsAny65g
ShadTown River, Forest River9am–2amSpring, Summer, FallRain60g
ShrimpCrab Pot in the oceanAny timeAll seasonsAny60g
PerchTown River, Forest River, Forest Pond, Mountain LakeAny timeWinterAny55g
ChubForest River, Mountain LakeAny timeAll seasonsAny50g
ClamCrab Pot in the oceanAny timeAll seasonsAny50g
CockleCrab Pot in the oceanAny timeAll seasonsAny50g
Red SnapperOcean6am–7pmSummer, Fall (Winter with a Rain Totem)Rain50g
Smallmouth BassTown River, Forest PondAny timeSpring, FallAny50g
BreamTown River, Forest River6pm–2amAll seasonsAny45g
GhostfishMines (Floors 20 & 60), Ghost DropsAny timeAll seasonsAny45g
OysterCrab Pot in the oceanAny timeAll seasonsAny40g
SardineOcean6am–7pmSpring, Fall, WinterAny40g
AnchovyOceanAny timeSpring, FallAny30g
CarpMountain Lake, Secret Woods, Sewers, Mutant Bug LairAny timeAll seasonsAny30g
HerringOceanAny timeSpring, WinterAny30g
MusselCrab Pot in the oceanAny timeAll seasonsAny30g
SunfishTown River, Forest River6am–7pmSpring, SummerSun30g
PeriwinkleCrab Pot in fresh waterAny timeAll seasonsAny20g

Locations, hours, seasons and weather come from the wiki's Fish page and each fish's own page, which agree for every fish listed.

Sources and accuracy

Verified for Stardew Valley 1.6.15 Data last checked 2026-10-26.

Every value comes from the Stardew Valley Wiki and is cross-checked between two wiki sources; the formulas are tested against the wiki's own tables. See the methodology. Found a wrong number? Tell us.

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