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Contents

  • How to Play
    • Controls
    • Map and Menus
    • Saving Your Game
    • Loading a Game
    • Time of Day
    • Seasons
    • Being Neighborly
    • Using Tools
    • Earning Bells
  • Shops and Such
    • In Town
    • Main Street
    • Shops to Unlock
  • Catalog
    • Furniture Showcase
      • Furniture Series
      • Themes
      • Furniture Sets
      • Other Furniture
      • Wallpaper
      • Flooring
    • Clothing Catalog
      • Sets and Disguises
      • Tops
      • Bottoms
      • Dresses
      • Headgear
      • Accessories
      • Socks and Tights
      • Footwear
      • Umbrellas
    • Other Items
      • Tools
      • Stationary
      • Seashells
      • Flowers
      • Trees and Shrubs
      • Fruit
      • Mushrooms
      • Ore
      • K.K. Slider Tunes
      • Ballons and Pinwheels
      • Gyroids
    • Museum Donations
      • Art
      • Insects
      • Fish
      • Fossils
  • Mayoral Mirth
    • The Development Permit
    • Ordinances
    • Public Works
  • Home Sweet Home
    • Home Upgrades
    • Home Renovations
    • Decorating Your Home
    • Wowing the HHA
  • Island Action
    • Island Cabana
    • Exploring the Island
    • Heading Home
    • Island Tours
  • Special Events
    • Variable Events
    • Seasonal Events
  • Calendar
    • Introduction
    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • July
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • December
  • Welcome to Town!
    • A Ride with Rover
    • To Town Hall
    • A Talk with Tom Nook
    • Lets Make It Official
    • Isabelles Tips
    • Home at Last
  • Friendly Faces
    • Pillars of the Community
    • Special Visitors
    • Neighbors
    • Favorite Coffee

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Guide › Catalog › Museum Donations

Fish

In addition to the fish that you catch with a rod, the museum’s fish exhibit also includes the deep-sea catches that you can nab while swimming with a wet suit on.

Rod Catches

ImageItem not for SaleNameValueLocationBest Appearance
Bitterling 900 In rivers. December through February (day) (18%)
Pale Chub 200 In rivers. April through June/early September/October through November (day) (10%)
Crucian Carp 120 In rivers. March/October (day) (22%)
Dace 200 In rivers. March (night) (16%)
Barbel Steed 200 In rivers. March (night) (16%)
Carp 300 In rivers. October (night)/November (day and night) (15%)
Koi 4000 In rivers. All year (morning and evening) (2%)
Goldfish 1300 In rivers. June through August (day) (2%)
Popeyed Goldfish 1300 In rivers. May through early September (day) (2%)
Killifish 300 In rivers. June (day) (5%)
Crawfish 200 In rivers. April (day) (13%)
Soft-Shelled Turtle 3750 In rivers. September (night) (5%)
Tadpole 100 In rivers. Best Appearance:(5% March - July)
Frog 120 In rivers. August (all day) (10%)
Freshwater Goby 300 In rivers. October through March (night) (5%)
Loach 300 In rivers. April (day) (21%)
Catfish 800 In rivers. Early September (night) (16%)
Eel 2000 In rivers. July (night) (12%)
Giant Snakehead 5500 In rivers. (2% June - Sep.)
Bluegill 120 In rivers. June through early September (day)/October through November (day) (10%)
Yellow Perch 240 In rivers. November through February (day) (8%)
Black Bass 300 In rivers. August (morning and evening) (16%)
Pike 1800 In rivers. (1% in all months)
Pond Smelt 300 In rivers. January through February (morning, evening, and day) (39%)
Sweetfish 900 In rivers. July (morning and evening) (16%)
Cherry Salmon 1000 In rivers. October (morning and evening) (11%)
Char 3800 In waterfalls. March through April/October (morning and evening) (8%)
Rainbow Trout 800 In rivers. October (morning and evening) (11%)
Stringfish 15000 In rivers. (1% September)
Salmon 700 Sea (early September)/River (late September) Early September (sea; morning, evening, and night) (40%)
King Salmon 1800 Sea (early September)/River (late September) Early September (sea; all day) (6%)
Mitten Crab 1000 In rivers. October through November (night) (5%)
Guppy 1300 In rivers. June through early September (day) (3%)
Nibble Fish 1500 In rivers. June through early September (day) (2%)
Angelfish 3000 In rivers. June through early September (morning, evening, and night) (2%)
Neon tetra 500 In rivers. June through early September (day) (3%)
Piranha 2500 In rivers. June through early September (day) (3%)
Arowana 10000 In rivers. (1% June - Sep (Night - Early Morning))
Dorado 15000 In rivers. June through September (morning and evening) (2%)
Gar 6000 Location:In lakes. (1% June - Sep (Night - Early Morning))
Arapaima 10000 In rivers. (1% July - Sep (Night - Early Morning))
Saddled Bichir 4000 In rivers. (1% June - September (Night))
Sea Butterfly 1000 In rivers. January (night) (12%)
Sea Horse 1100 In rivers. Late September (day and night) (9%)
Clownfish 650 In the sea. May through June (night)/July through early August (all day) (8%)
Surgeonfish 1000 In the sea. April through August (all day) (2%)
Butterflyfish 1000 In the sea. May through June (night) (8%)
Napoleonfish 10000 In the sea. (1% July - August)
Zebra Turkeyfish 400 In the sea. Late August (morning and evening) (12%)
Blowfish 125 In the sea. (5% Winter (Night))
Puffer Fish 240 In the sea. August (day and night) (12%)
Horse Mackerel 150 In the sea. March (day) (30%)
Barred Knifejaw 5000 In the sea. November (all day) (5%)
Sea Bass 200 In the sea. Year round (night) (25%)
Red Snapper 3000 In the sea. All year (all day) (8%)
Dab 300 In the sea. January (day)/February (morning, evening, and night)/December (morning and evening) (14%)
Olive Flounder 800 In the sea. January (day)/February and December
Squid 400 In the sea. April (night) (14%)
Moray Eel 2000 In the sea. (2% in all months)
Ribbon Eel 600 In the sea. Island only (all day) (5%)
Football Fish 2500 In the sea. January through February (night) (8%)
Tuna 7000 In the sea. February (morning, evening, and day) (4%)
Blue Marlin 10000 In the sea. July/August (end)/September (end) (all day) (2%)
Giant Trevally 4500 In the sea. Island only (day) (2%)
Ray 3000 In the sea. (1% in all months)
Ocean Sunfish 4000 In the sea. July through August (day) (2%)
Hammerhead Shark 8000 In the sea. (1% in all months)
Shark 15000 In the sea. June through early August/late September (3%)
Saw Shark 12000 In the sea. (1% in all months)
Whale Shark 13000 In the sea. Island only (all day) (1%)
Oarfish 9000 In the sea. (1% in all months)
Coelacanth 15000 In the ocean when it is raining. All year (night) (2%)

Deep-Sea Catches

Imageitem not for saleNameValueLocationBest Appearance
Seaweed 200 In the deep sea. March through May (day) (20%)
Sea Grapes 600 In the deep sea. August (morning, evening, and day) (15%)
Sea Urchin 800 In the deep sea. Early August (day) (15%)
Acorn Barnacle 200 In the deep sea. June through August (morning, evening, and day) (10%)
Oyster 400 In the deep sea. November through December (day) (15%)
Turban Shell 300 In the deep sea. April through May/August (night) (10%)
Abalone 400 In the deep sea. May through early September (night) (7%)
Ear Shell 300 In the deep sea. May (night) (10%)
Clam 300 In the deep sea. January (day) (13%)
Pearl Oyster 1600 In the deep sea. January (day) (12%)
Scallop 1000 In the deep sea. November through January (all day) (7%)
Sea Anemone 100 In the deep sea. January through July/late September through October (all day); November through December (morning, evening, and day) (6%)
Sea Star 100 In the deep sea. January through July/late September through October (all day); November through December (morning, evening, and day) (6%)
Sea Cucumber 150 In the deep sea. January through March (all day) (6%)
Sea Slug 200 In the deep sea. November through April (all day) (6%)
Flatworm 200 In the deep sea. (3% in all months)
Mantis Shrimp 1250 In the deep sea. March through April/early September (night) (8%)
Sweet Shrimp 650 In the deep sea. October through December (night) (10%)
Tiger Prawn 1600 In the deep sea. Late September (night) (5%)
Spiny Lobster 3000 In the deep sea. October through December (night) (5%)
Lobster 2500 In the deep sea. May (all day)/December (morning, evening, and day) (5%)
Snow Crab 4000 In the deep sea. December through February (morning and evening) (5%)
Horsehair Crab 4000 In the deep sea. December through February (morning and evening) (5%)
Red King Crab 6000 In the deep sea. December through February (morning and evening) (5%)
Spider Crab 10000 In the deep sea. (4% in all months)
Octopus 1200 In the deep sea. (Night) (3% in all months)
Spotted Garden Eel 600 In the deep sea. Island only (day) (10%)
Chambered Nautilus 900 In the deep sea. Island only (day) (10%)
Horseshoe Crab 1500 In the deep sea. August through early September (night) (5%)
Giant Isopod 9000 In the deep sea. Island only (all day) (4%)

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