A guide on where to fish and when to complete the collection as soon as possible. The locations are in the order they are based on the difficulty of the fish, as it starts with the easier fish to give you time to level up for the harder ones. All fish that can be caught in any weather I have put into sunny days as they are more common, but some can be caught on rainy days too, just wanted to simplify it!
Many of the fish in Spring can also be caught in later seasons if they are missed, but it’s much simpler to just try and get them all asap to focus on the more difficult ones later on. This is only doable in year 1 if the legendary fish can be caught by the end of Spring.
Spring
Sunny day 1: River
- Chub > Bundle
- Smallmouth bass
- Before 7pm: Sunfish > Bundle + Meal
- After 6pm: Bream > Bundle + Meal
Sunny day 2: Ocean
- Before 11 am OR After 7 pm: Halibut
- Before 7pm: Sardine > Bundle + Meal
- Before 8pm: Flounder > Meal
- Anchovy
- Herring
Sunny day 3: Mountain lake
- Carp > Bundle + Meal
- Bullhead > Bundle
- Before 7pm: Largemouth bass > Bundle + Meal
Rainy day: Begin at the river
- 6 am onwards: Catfish > Bundle
- 9 am onwards: Shad > Bundle
- 4 pm onwards: Move to beach, eel > Bundle + Meal
If level 7 reached:
- Eat Dish O’ The Sea
- Legendary fish from the central island of Mountain lake (shown below)
Summer
Sunny day 1: Forest river
- Before 7 pm: Rainbow trout
- Before 7 pm: Dorado
- Pike
Sunny day 2: Mountain lake
- Before 7 pm: Sturgeon > Bundle
Sunny day 3: Ocean
- Before 1 pm: Octopus
- Before 2 pm: Tilapia > Bundle
- 12 to 4 pm: Pufferfish > Bundle
- Before 7 pm: Tuna > Bundle + Meal
- Before 7 pm: Red mullet
- After 6 pm: Super cucumber
Rainy day: Ocean
- Before 7pm: Red snapper > Bundle
If level 5 reached:
- Right side pier of beach: Crimsonfish
Fall
Sunny day 1: Ocean
- Before 11 am OR after 6 pm: Albacore
- Before 7pm: Sea cucumber > Meal
Sunny day 2: Forest pond
- After 10pm: Midnight carp > Meal
Rainy day: Town river
- After 12 midday: Walleye > Bundle
- Before 7 pm: Salmon > Meal
- Before 7 pm: Tiger trout > Bundle
If level 3:
- Angler, town river bridge, as shown below:
Winter
Day 1: River
- Lingcod
- Perch
Day 2: Ocean
- After 6 pm: Squid > Meal
If level 6:
- Glacierfish, an island in Cindersnap forest, as shown below:
Other Fishes
Ocean crabpot:
- Lobster
- Crab
- Cockle
- Mussel
- Shrimp
- Oyster
Farm crabpot:
- Crayfish
- Periwinkle
- Snail
Secret Woods:
- Woodskip > Bundle
Desert:
- Before 10pm: Sandfish > Bundle
- Before 10pm: Scorpion carp
Sewers:
- Mutant carp
- In mutant bug lair: Slimejack
Mines:
- Ghostfish (level 20, 60) > Bundle
- Stonefish (level 20)
- Ice Pip (level 60)
- Lava eel (level 100)
Night Market:
- Midnight squid
- Spookfish
- Blobfish > Remixed bundle
Witch’s Swamp:
- Void salmon
Ginger Island:
- Ocean: Lionfish
- North and West: Blue discus
- Pirate cove: Stingray
That's everything we are sharing today for this Stardew Valley guide. This guide was originally created and written by annie. In case we fail to update this guide, you can find the latest update by following this link.