If you are a true completionist or simply a fan of the game, you will wish to catch every fish on Stardew Valley at least once while you’re playing the game. There are quite a lot of different fish here. Some of them are required in various cooking recipes, some are quest items and others just sell well or have some hidden purpose that you can discover. Besides everything you are a farmer and quality fertilizer is one part fish. So the uses are many, however here the most important thing is to discuss how to be a completionist fisher and Catch Every Fish! in Stardew Valley.
There are 59 different fish in Stardew Valley that you can lay your hands on. Some are an easy catch, and some are a real challenge, and some are legendary.
- Bream - a river fish that can be caught at night from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. during any season and in any weather.
- Largemouth Bass - a lake fish that is most easily caught in the Mountain Lake, during any season or weather from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Carp - can be found in Mountain Lake and Sewers during all seasons, in winter it only dwells in Secret Woods pond though.
- Seaweed - a fishing item that can be caught anywhere you can fish despite the season.
- Green Algae - a fishing item that can be caught anywhere despite the season.
- Ghostfish - can be found in the mines during all seasons.
- White Algae - a fishing item that can be caught anywhere despite the season.
- Stonefish - can be caught on the 20th floor in the Mines at any time.
- Ice Pip - can be caught on the 60th floor in the Mines at any time.
- Lava Eel - can be caught on the 100th floor in the Mines at any time.
- Sandfish - a fish that can be caught in the Calico dessert pond despite the weather or the season.
- Scorpion Carp - can be caught in the Calico dessert pond any time, it’s just a bit tricky catch.
- Mutant Carp - a legendary fish that dwells in the Sewers during all seasons.
- Bullhead - can be caught in Mountain Lake during all seasons.
- Chub - a freshwater fish that can be caught in forest rivers or Mountain Lake during all seasons.
- Lobster - can be caught in the ocean anytime using a Crab Pot.
- Crayfish - can be caught in freshwater anytime using a Crab Pot.
- Crab - can be caught in the ocean anytime using a Crab Pot.
- Cockle - can be caught anytime with the Crab Pot or foraged from the beach.
- Mussel - can be caught anytime with the Crab Pot or foraged from the beach.
- Shrimp - can be caught in the ocean anytime using a Crab Pot.
- Snail - can be caught in freshwater anytime using a Crab Pot.
- Periwinkle - can be caught in freshwater anytime using a Crab Pot.
- Oyster - can be caught anytime with the Crab Pot or foraged from the beach.
- Woodskip - can be caught anytime in the Secret Woods pond.
- Void Salmon - can be caught in Witch’s Swamp anytime.
- Slimejack - can be caught in Mutant Bug Lair anytime.
- Anchovy - is an ocean fish that can be caught at any weather in spring or fall.
- Sardine - is an ocean fish that can be caught in spring, fall or winter from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., the weather doesn’t matter.
- Smallmouth Bass - can be found in rivers and forest lake in spring and fall, the weather doesn’t matter.
- Sunfish - a river fish that can be caught on sunny days during spring or summer from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Legend - a legendary deep water fish that can be caught during rainy days of spring.
- Shad - a river fish that can be caught on rainy days of spring, summer or fall.
- Halibut - an ocean fish that can be caught in spring, summer or winter from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Pufferfish - is an ocean fish that can be caught on sunny summer days from 12 to 4 p.m.
- Tuna - is an ocean fish that can be caught in summer or winter from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., the weather doesn’t influence the appearance.
- Rainbow Trout - can be found in rivers and Mountain Lake on sunny summer days from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Octopus - can be caught in the ocean from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. all summer.
- Red Snapper - an ocean fish that can be caught on rainy summer or fall days from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Super Cucumber - can be caught in the ocean during summer or fall from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Crimsonfish - a legendary ocean fish that can be caught in summer.
- Tilapia - an ocean fish that can be caught in summer or fall from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Dorado - a forest river fish that can be caught in summer from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Salmon - a river fish that can be caught in fall from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Walleye - a freshwater fish that can be found in rivers, Forest Lake and Mountain Lake on rainy days of fall from 12 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Catfish - a river fish that can be caught in rainy days of fall, can also be caught in spring or summer but in Secret Woods pond only.
- Eel - an ocean fish that can be caught on rainy days of fall and spring from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Sea Cucumber - an ocean fish that can be caught in fall or winter from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Angler - a deepwater legendary fish that can be caught in fall.
- Tiger Trout - a river fish that can be caught in fall or winter from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Albacore - an ocean fish that can be caught in fall or winter from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Perch - a freshwater fish that can be found in rivers, Forest and Mountain Lakes anytime in winter.
- Pike - a freshwater fish that can be caught in rivers or Forest Lake in winter or summer.
- Red Mullet - an ocean fish that can be from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in winter or summer.
- Herring - an ocean fish that can be caught in winter or spring.
- Squid - can be caught in the ocean from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. during winter.
- Sturgeon - can be caught in the Mountain Lake in winter or summer from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Lingcod - can be caught in rivers and Mountain Lake anytime in winter.
- Glacierfish - a legendary fish that can be caught in winter on the island of Cindersap forest.
