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Animal Crossing – Fishes & Bugs Guide

April 18, 2020

Hello all and welcome to my Animal Crossing review and guide, second part. Today I am going to tackle two main topics in the everyday activities on the island: fishing and catching bugs.

So let’s start with the fishing!

Fishing

Of course one of the main things you will want to do if you play Animal Crossing is catching them all and donating it to the museum. Blathers will happily take your donation and also tell you some interesting facts about the animal.

Fishes can be caught in the sea, rivers and ponds. There are different types of fishes, as well as different months and time of the day in which you have the possibility to find them.

If the time frame is a bit short for you, you might want to catch some manila clams and make some fishing bait out of it. That will not guarantee you will catch the desired fish, but it will give you more chances of it.

So take your shovel, find those spots in the sand where air comes out and get those clams!

Meeting CJ

C.J, a fish loving beaver, is the newest host of the Fishing Tourney, which is an annual event that occurs every third Saturday during certain months of the year.

You can test your skills by seeing how much fish you can catch in 3 minutes. I have tested it with and without bait, but you generally get the around 7-10 fishes in a round.

The fish can be sold to CJ and he will pay you more than Tommy and Timmy… after all, he is a fish influencer! The points can be exchanged for different fishing items and decorative items.

Generally you can also find CJ in your town once in a while, where you can only sell the fish to him and get a collectable fish decoration (you will have to give him 3 times the desired fish, though).

Bonus: April Fishes

So here are the fishes you can actually catch in the current month, April:

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Anchovy

Sea, 4 AM – 9 PM

Price: 200 Bells

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Carp

River, All day

Price: 300 Bells

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Horse Mackerel

Sea, All day

Price: 150 Bells

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Black Bass

River, All day

Price: 400 Bells

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Red Snapper

Sea, All day

Price: 3,000 Bells

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Koi

Pond, 4 PM – 9 AM

Price: 4,000 Bells

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Freshwater Goby

River, 4 PM – 9 AM

Price: 300 Bells

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Bluegill

River, All day

Price: 5,120 bells

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Dace

River, 4 PM – 9 AM

Price: 200 bells

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Olive Flounder

Sea, All day

Price: 800 Bells

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Pale Chub

River, 9 AM – 4 PM

Price: 200 Bells

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Coelacanth

Sea, All day (Rain)

Price: 15,000 Bells

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Sea Bass

Sea, All day (sadly)

Price: 200 Bells

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Barreleye

Sea, 9 PM – 4 AM

Price: 15,000 Bells

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Goldfish

Pond, All day

Price: 1,300 Bells

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Crucian Carp

River, All day

Price: 120 Bells

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Pop-eyed Goldfish

Pond, 9 AM – 4 PM

Price: 1,300 Bells

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Squid

Sea, All day

Price: 500 Bells

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Barred Knifejaw

Sea, All day

Price: 5,000 Bells

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Cherry Salmon

River (Clifftop), 4 PM – 9 AM

Price: 1,000 Bells

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Olive Flounder

Sea, All day

Price: 300 Bells

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Loach

River, All day

Price: 300 Bells

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Crawfish

Pond, All day

Price: 200 Bells

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Killifish

Pond, All day

Price: 300 Bells

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Guppy

River, 9 AM – 4 PM

Price: 1,300 Bells

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Seahorse

Sea, All day

Price: 1,100 Bells

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Blue Marlin

Pier, All day

Price: 10,000 Bells

Last month of appearing

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Neon Tetra

River, 9 AM – 4 PM

Price: 500 Bells

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Surgeonfish

Sea, All day

Price: 1,000 Bells

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Clownfish

Sea, All day

Price: 650 Bells

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Butterfly Fish

Sea, All day

Price: 1,000 Bells

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Zebra Turkeyfish

Sea, All day

Price: 500 Bells

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Tuna

Pier, All day

Price: 7,000 Bells

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Snapping Turtle

River, 9 PM – 4 AM

Price: 5,000 Bells

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Nibble Fish

River, 9 AM – 4 PM

Price: 1,500 Bells

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Char

River (Clifftop), 4 PM – 9 AM

Price: 3,800 Bells

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Tadpole

Pond, All day

Price: 100 Bells

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Oarfish

Sea, All day

Price: 9,000 Bells

Bugs

Personally, I am more into catching the bugs in Animal Crossing and Flick, the ‘bug character’, is cooler in all ways. Additionally, I am more lucky in making money with bugs rather than fishes, so you get where I am heading.

The same as with the fish, bugs can be found all over the island at different months and different times of year. You can donate your catches to the museum, but mind that Blathers hates bugs so he will be always happier if you are not curious about the additional information and tell him you simply do not have time.

Flick

Flick is some hind of emo rocker with deep thoughts about metamorphosis, one that happens to like and collect bugs. You can sell him your catches at extra price, and also get a collectable by giving 3 of the same species. He can be found once in a while in your town… just look for him!

Making Money!

One of the best way to make money is by catching expensive bugs. While there is a promise of a special tarantula island out there, I never seem to get it no matter how much I make Dodo blush.

Nevertheless, there is some good news: you can actually create your own tarantula farm. The drawback is that you will get some water bugs especially in April, but you can easily release those.

I also heard about the tip of creating some ground patters and just jumping inside when a tarantula follows you, but that from my point of view is a waste of time. You will take longer and the risk of being bitten while running away is high. Additionally, in the star ground formation, tarantula can still find a way inside after rotating a few times… so if you do not catch it in the first 5-10 seconds… you are bitten again!

So how do you make your island hold tarantulas only? Simple: remove all trees (insects can grow inside it), roots (insects can grow on it), flowers (insects can grow on it, again), rocks (insects can grow under it)… just really all! You can then dump them on the beach!

And voila – now the only thing that can be generated in the game are tarantula or… water bugs, if you happen to have a river feature on the island. You can do that how many times you need… and get rich in the process!

Bonus: April Bugs

NamePriceLocationTime
Common butterfly160 BellsFlying4am – 7pm
Yellow butterfly160 BellsFlying4am – 7pm
Tiger butterfly240 BellsFlying4am – 7pm
Peacock butterfly2,500 BellsFlying by hybrid flowers4am – 7pm
Common bluebottle300 BellsFlying4am – 7pm
Paper kite butterfly1,000 BellsFlying8am – 7pm
Agrias butterfly3,000 BellsFlying8am – 5pm
Rajah Brooke’s birdwing2,500 BellsFlying8am – 5pm
Moth130 BellsFlying near light sources7pm – 4am
Atlas moth3,000 BellsOn trees7pm – 4am
Madagascan sunset moth2,500 BellsFlying8am – 4pm
Long locust200 BellsOn the ground8am – 7pm
Mantis430 BellsOn flowers8am – 5pm
Orchid mantis2,400 BellsOn white flowers8am – 5pm
Honeybee200 BellsFlying8am – 5pm
Wasp2,500 BellsShaking treesAll day
Darner Dragonfly230 BellsFlying8am – 5pm
Mole cricket500 BellsUndergroundAll day
Giant water bug2,000 BellsOn fresh water7pm – 8am
Stinkbug120 BellsOn flowersAll day
Man-faced stink bug1,000 BellsOn flowers7pm – 8am
Ladybug200 BellsOn flowers8am – 5pm
Tiger beetle1,500 BellsOn the groundAll day
Jewel beetle2,400 BellsOn tree stumpsAll day
Citrus long-horned beetle350 BellsOn tree stumpsAll day
Bagworm600 BellsShaking treesAll day
Ant80 BellsOn rotten foodAll day
Hermit crab1,000 BellsDisguised as shells7pm – 8am
Wharf roach200 BellsOn rocks at the beachAll day
Fly60 BellsOn trashAll day
Flea70 BellsOn villagersAll day
Snail250 BellsOn rocks during rainAll day
Pill bug250 BellsHitting rocks11pm – 4pm
Centipede300 BellsHitting rocks4pm – 11pm
Spider480 BellsShaking trees7pm – 8am
Tarantula8,000 BellsOn the ground7pm – 4am

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