Animal Crossing: New Horizons — All fish you can catch in September 2020

Animal Crossing New Horizons Monthly Fish Bugs Hero (Image credit: 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.

Northern Hemisphere

This month's Fish
Fish leaving at the end of the month
Fish coming next month

Southern Hemisphere

This month's Fish
Fish leaving at the end of the month
Fish coming next month

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fish Northern Hemisphere

Animal Crossing New Horizons Cj Fish (Image credit: 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

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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.	Row 51 - Cell 5
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

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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.	Row 17 - Cell 5
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

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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

Animal Crossing New Horizons Valuable Bugs Fish Shells (Image credit: 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

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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

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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

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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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