Source: iMore
Spending the day staring at the water with a fishing pole in hand is a relaxing way to pass the time in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If you're a serious angler, you'll need to keep in mind the time of year and the hemisphere you've selected to know what fish you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. That's because the real-world time of day, as well as the real-life time of year, affects what happens in-game. Some fish only appear in the winter months, or they might only show up in the summer.
To help you know what catches are available to you, we've made a list of all the fish you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this month as well as lists for fish that will be coming into and leaving from the game this next month. We also have a list of the bugs you can catch this month.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fish Northern Hemisphere
Source: iMore
For anyone who has their Animal Crossing: New Horizons game playing in the northern hemisphere, here are the fish you'll be able to encounter this month.
September fish Northern Hemisphere
Name | Bell Price | Shadow Size | Location | Seasonality | Active Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anchovy | 200 Bells | Small | Sea | All Year | 4 a.m. - 9 p.m. |
Angelfish | 3,000 Bells | Small | River | May-Oct | 4 p.m.- 9 a.m. |
Arapaima | 10,000 Bells | Largest | River | Jun-Sep | 4 p.m.- 9 a.m. |
Arowana | 10,000 Bells | Large | River | Jun-Sep | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Barred Knifejaw | 5,000 Bells | Medium | Sea | Mar - Nov | All Day |
Barreleye | 12,000 Bells | Small | Sea | All Year | 9 p.m. - 4 a.m. |
Betta | 2,500 Bells | Small | River | May-Oct | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Black Bass | 400 Bells | Large | River | All Year | All Day |
Blue Marlin | 10,000 Bells | Largest | Pier | July-Sep, Nov-April | All Day |
Bluegill | 180 Bells | Small | River | All Year | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Butterfly Fish | 1,000 Bells | Small | Sea | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Carp | 300 Bells | Large | Pond | All Year | All Day |
Catfish | 800 Bells | Large | Pond | May-Oct | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Char | 3,800 Bells | Medium | River/Pond | Mar-June, Sep-Nov | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Cherry Salmon | 1,000 Bells | Medium | River | Mar-June, Sep-Nov | All Day |
Clownfish | 650 Bells | Smallest | Sea | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Coelacanth | 15,000 Bells | Largest | Sea (rainy days) | All Year | All Day |
Crawfish | 200 Bells | Small | Pond | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Crucian Carp | 160 Bells | Small | River | All Year | All Day |
Dace | 240 Bells | Medium | River | All Year | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Dorado | 15,000 Bells | Largest | River | June-Sep | 4 a.m.- 9p.m. |
Freshwater Goby | 400 Bells | Small | River | All Year | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Gar | 6,000 Bells | Largest | Pond | Jun-Sep | 4 p.m.-9a.m. |
Giant Trevally | 4,500 Bells | Large | Pier | May-Oct | All Day |
Golden Trout | 15,000 Bells | Medium | River (clifftop) | Mar-June, Sep-Nov | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Goldfish | 1,300 Bells | Smallest | Pond | All Year | All Day |
Great White Shark | 15,000 Bells | Largest with fin | Sea | June-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Guppy | 1,300 Bells | Smallest | River | Apr-Nov | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Hammerhead Shark | 8,000 Bells | Largest with fin | Sea | Jun-Sep | 4 p.m.- 9 a.m. |
Horse Mackerel | 150 Bells | Small | Sea | All Year | All Day |
King Salmon | 1,800 Bells | Largest | River (mouth) | Sep | All Day |
Koi | 4,000 Bells | Large | Pond | All Year | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Mahi-mahi | 6,000 Bells | Large | Sea | May-Oct | All Day |
Mitten Crab | 2,000 Bells | Small | River | Sep-Nov | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Moray Eel | 2,000 Bells | Narrow | Sea | Aug-Oct | All Day |
Neon Tetra | 500 Bells | Smallest | River | Apr-Nov | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Nibble Fish | 1,500 Bells | Small | River | May-Sep | 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. |
Ocean Sunfish | 4,000 Bells | Largest with fin | Sea | July-Sep | 4 a.m.-9 p.m. |
Olive Flounder | 800 Bells | Large | Sea | All Year | All Day |
Pale Chub | 160 Bells | Smallest | River | All Year | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Pike | 1,800 Bells | Largest | River | Sep-Dec | All Day |
Piranha | 2,500 Bells | Small | River | June-Sep | 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 9 p.m.-4 a.m. |
Pop-eyed Goldfish | 1,300 Bells | Smallest | Pond | All Year | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Puffer Fish | 250 Bells | Medium | Sea | July-Sep | All Day |
Rainbowfish | 800 Bells | Small | River | May-Oct | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Ranchu Goldfish | 4,500 Bells | Small | Pond | All Year | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Ray | 3,000 Bells | Largest | Sea | Aug-Nov | 4 a.m.-9 p.m. |
Red Snapper | 3,000 Bells | Large | Sea | All Year | All Day |
Ribbon Eel | 600 Bells | Narrow | Sea | June- Oct | All Day |
Saddled Bichir | 4,000 Bells | Large | River | June-Sep | 9 p.m.-4 a.m. |
Salmon | 700 Bells | Large | River (mouth) | Sep | All Day |
Saw Shark | 12,000 Bells | Largest with fin | June-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. | |
Sea Bass | 400 Bells | Largest | Sea | All Year | All Day |
Seahorse | 1,100 Bells | Smallest | Sea | Apr-Nov | All Day |
Snapping Turtle | 5,000 Bells | Largest | River | Apr-Oct | 9 a.m.-4 a.m. |
Soft-shelled Turtle | 3,750 Bells | Large | River | Aug-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Sturgeon | 10,000 Bells | Small | River (mouth) | Sep-Mar | All Day |
Suckerfish | 1,500 Bells | Large with fin | Sea | June-Sep | All Day |
Surgeonfish | 1,000 Bells | Small | Sea | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Sweetfish | 900 Bells | Medium | River | July-Sep | All Day |
Tilapia | 800 Bells | Medium | River | June-Oct | All Day |
Whale Shark | 13,000 Bells | Largest with fin | Sea | June-Sep | All Day |
Zebra Turkeyfish | 500 Bells | Medium | Sea | Apr-Nov | All Day |
Fish leaving at the end of September Northern Hemisphere
Name | Bell Price | Shadow Size | Location | Seasonality | Active Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arapaima | 10,000 Bells | Largest | River | Jun-Sep | 4 p.m.- 9 a.m. |
Arowana | 10,000 Bells | Large | River | Jun-Sep | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Blue Marlin | 10,000 Bells | Largest | Pier | July-Sep, Nov-April | All Day |
Butterfly Fish | 1,000 Bells | Small | Sea | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Clownfish | 650 Bells | Smallest | Sea | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Crawfish | 200 Bells | Small | Pond | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Dorado | 15,000 Bells | Largest | River | June-Sep | 4 a.m.- 9p.m. |
Gar | 6,000 Bells | Largest | Pond | Jun-Sep | 4 p.m.-9a.m. |
Great White Shark | 15,000 Bells | Largest with fin | Sea | June-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Hammerhead Shark | 8,000 Bells | Largest with fin | Sea | Jun-Sep | 4 p.m.- 9 a.m. |
King Salmon | 1,800 Bells | Largest | River (mouth) | Sep | All Day |
Nibble Fish | 1,500 Bells | Small | River | May-Sep | 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. |
Ocean Sunfish | 4,000 Bells | Largest with fin | Sea | July-Sep | 4 a.m.-9 p.m. |
Piranha | 2,500 Bells | Small | River | June-Sep | 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 9 p.m.-4 a.m. |
Puffer Fish | 250 Bells | Medium | Sea | July-Sep | All Day |
Saddled Bichir | 4,000 Bells | Large | River | June-Sep | 9 p.m.-4 a.m. |
Salmon | 700 Bells | Large | River (mouth) | Sep | All Day |
Saw Shark | 12,000 Bells | Largest with fin | June-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. | |
Soft-shelled Turtle | 3,750 Bells | Large | River | Aug-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Suckerfish | 1,500 Bells | Large with fin | Sea | June-Sep | All Day |
Surgeonfish | 1,000 Bells | Small | Sea | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Sweetfish | 900 Bells | Medium | River | July-Sep | All Day |
Whale Shark | 13,000 Bells | Largest with fin | Sea | June-Sep | All Day |
Fish coming next month in October Northern Hemisphere
Name | Bell Price | Shadow Size | Location | Seasonality | Active Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dab | 300 Bells | Medium | Sea | Oct-April | All Day |
Yellow Perch | 300 Bells | Medium | River | Oct-Mar | All Day |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fish Southern Hemisphere
Source: iMore
For anyone who has their Animal Crossing: New Horizons game playing in the southern hemisphere, here are the fish you'll be able to encounter this month.
September fish Southern Hemisphere
Name | Bell Price | Shadow Size | Location | Seasonality | Active Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anchovy | 200 Bells | Small | Sea | All Year | 4 a.m. - 9 p.m. |
Barred Knifejaw | 5,000 Bells | Medium | Sea | Sep-May | All Day |
Barreleye | 12,000 Bells | Small | Sea | All Year | 9 p.m. - 4 a.m. |
Betta | 2,500 Bells | Small | River | May-Sep | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Bitterling | 900 Bells | Smallest | River | May-Sep | All Day |
Black Bass | 400 Bells | Large | River | All Year | All Day |
Blue Marlin | 10,000 Bells | Largest | Pier | Jan-Mar, May-Nov | All Day |
Bluegill | 180 Bells | Small | River | All Year | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Carp | 300 Bells | Large | Pond | All Year | All Day |
Char | 3,800 Bells | Medium | River/Pond | Mar-May, Sep-Dec | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Cherry Salmon | 1,000 Bells | Medium | River | Mar-May, Sep-Dec | All Day |
Coelacanth | 15,000 Bells | Largest | Sea (rainy days) | All Year | All Day |
Crucian Carp | 160 Bells | Small | River | All Year | All Day |
Dab | 300 Bells | Medium | Sea | Apr-Oct | All Day |
Dace | 240 Bells | Medium | River | All Year | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Football Fish | 2,500 Bells | Large | Sea | May-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Freshwater Goby | 400 Bells | Small | River | All Year | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Golden Trout | 15,000 Bells | Medium | River (clifftop) | March-May, Sep-Dec | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Goldfish | 1,300 Bells | Smallest | Pond | All Year | All Day |
Horse Mackerel | 150 Bells | Small | Sea | All Year | All Day |
Koi | 4,000 Bells | Large | Pond | All Year | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Loach | 400 Bells | Small | River | Sep-Nov | All Day |
Oarfish | 9,000 Bells | Largest | Sea | June-Nov | All Day |
Olive Flounder | 800 Bells | Large | Sea | All Year | All Day |
Pale Chub | 160 Bells | Smallest | River | All Year | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Pop-eyed Goldfish | 1,300 Bells | Smallest | Pond | All Year | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Ranchu Goldfish | 4,500 Bells | Small | Pond | All Year | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Red Snapper | 3,000 Bells | Large | Sea | All Year | All Day |
Sea Bass | 400 Bells | Largest | Sea | All Year | All Day |
Sea Butterfly | 1,000 Bells | Smallest | Sea | June-Sep | All Day |
Stringfish | 15,000 Bells | Largest | River (clifftop) | June-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Sturgeon | 10,000 Bells | Largest | River (mouth) | Mar-Sep | All Day |
Tadpole | 100 Bells | Smallest | Pond | Sep-Jan | All Day |
Tuna | 7,000 Bells | Largest | Pier | May-Oct | All Day |
Yellow Perch | 300 Bells | Medium | River | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Fish leaving at the end of September Southern Hemisphere
Name | Bell Price | Shadow Size | Location | Seasonality | Active Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Betta | 2,500 Bells | Small | River | May-Sep | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Bitterling | 900 Bells | Smallest | River | May-Sep | All Day |
Football Fish | 2,500 Bells | Large | Sea | May-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Sea Butterfly | 1,000 Bells | Smallest | Sea | June-Sep | All Day |
Stringfish | 15,000 Bells | Largest | River (clifftop) | June-Sep | 4 p.m.-9 a.m. |
Sturgeon | 10,000 Bells | Largest | River (mouth) | Mar-Sep | All Day |
Yellow Perch | 300 Bells | Medium | River | Apr-Sep | All Day |
Fish coming next month in October Southern Hemisphere
Name | Bell Price | Shadow Size | Location | Seasonality | Active Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Butterfly Fish | 1,000 Bells | Small | Sea | Oct-Mar | All Day |
Clownfish | 650 Bells | Smallest | Sea | Oct-Mar | All Day |
Crawfish | 200 Bells | Small | Pond | Oct-Mar | All Day |
Guppy | 1,300 Bells | Smallest | River | Oct-May | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Killifish | 300 Bells | Smallest | Pond | Oct-Feb | All Day |
Neon Tetra | 500 Bells | Smallest | River | Oct-May | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Seahorse | 1,100 Bells | Smallest | Sea | Oct-May | All Day |
Snapping Turtle | 5,000 Bells | Largest | River | Oct-Apr | 9 a.m.-4 a.m. |
Surgeonfish | 1,000 Bells | Small | Sea | Oct-Mar | All Day |
Zebra Turkeyfish | 500 Bells | Medium | Sea | Oct-May | All Day |
Gone fishing
Those are all of the fish you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this month, along with the fish that are coming and leaving soon. Make sure to nab all of these fish before they disappear for a while. I hope you're able to catch plenty of rare fish and make tons of Bells.
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