Fishing

Fishing is an easy way to make money in the game, but unfortunately you don't start out with your own Fishing Rod. To obtain the pole, give Taro a gift each day until he reaches 2000 Friend Points. The next morning as you are leaving your house, the old man will have the Fishing Pole for you. The earliest you can get the pole is Spring 10 of your first year.

Taro likes the wild grasses that grow all over the island. Each one is worth 300 FP, and it should only take you about 10 days to get the free fishing pole from him. For players who have Mirabelle on the island, you can buy Fodder from her that is worth 500 FP when you give it to Taro.

To use the Fishing Rod, equip it on one of your 4 tool slots and then tap on the pole with your stylus, or use your DS button corresponding with the tool slot. When you see an exclamation point appear above your character's head, activate your Fishing Rod again. If you've timed it right, you'll pull up a Small Fish, Medium Fish, Large Fish, or some other junk item.

There are 6 different fishing locations:

• Goddess Pond: You need to unlock the Forest before you can reach it. The pond is next to the church.
• W.Town: The stream is just on the western side of W.Town, by the bridge leading to the Forest.
• Farm: You can fish on your own farm on the western side of your crop field. This also includes the stream that runs down the west side of the Rice Paddy. You can't catch fish in the water where you plant rice.
• Ocean: You can catch fish by casting from the beach or from the dock.
• E.Town: There are 2 places that span this area; the eastern side of E.Town and the stream that runs down the western side of the Meadow.
• Jungle: The fishing spot is in the northwest corner of the rural area.

Each season you will see different fish appear in the fishing spots. Some fish appear over multiple seasons, while others are season-specific. There are also special King Fish that you can rarely find, which are worth 100 Farm Degree points. You can catch multiple King Fish but you never get to keep them in your rucksack. Once you catch a King, you'll immediatly toss it back into the water.

A fish below 50 cm will be a Small Fish, between 50 cm to 1 meter is a Medium Fish, and anything larger than 1 m will be a Large Fish.

Item	Location	Profit	Stamina
Fish (S)	All fishing spots	Avg 30 G to ship S-Rank max 180 G to ship 18 G to Chen	+2 STA +2 FUL
Fish (M)	All fishing spots	Avg 80 G to ship S-Rank max 480 G to ship 48 G to Chen	+3 STA +3 FUL
Fish (L)	All fishing spots, but most often at the Ocean	Avg 120 G to ship S-Rank max 720 G to ship 72 G to Chen	+4 STA +4 FUL
Bottle	Ocean, Spring only	Avg 1 G to ship S-Rank max 6 G to ship 1 G to Chen	Can't eat
Pirate Treasure	Ocean, Summer only	Avg 10,000 G to ship S-Rank max 30,000 G to ship 6000 G to Chen	Can't eat
Fish Fossil	Ocean, Fall only	Avg 5000 G to ship S-Rank max 12,000 G to ship 3000 G to Chen	Can't eat
Empty Can	E.Town, W.Town	Avg 1 G to ship S-Rank max 6 G to ship 1 G to Chen	Can't eat
Stick	Goddess Pond, Farm, Jungle	Avg 1 G to ship S-Rank max 6 G to ship 1 G to Chen	Can't eat
Fish Bone	Goddess Pond, Farm, Ocean	Avg 1 G to ship S-Rank max 6 G to ship 1 G to Chen	Can't eat
Rubber Boot	E.Town, W.Town, Ocean	Avg 1 G to ship S-Rank max 6 G to ship 1 G to Chen	Can't eat

Fish	Location	Season	Max Size
Rock Trout	Ocean	All Seasons	40 cm
Horse Mackerel	Ocean	All Seasons	40 cm
Aburahaya	Goddess Pond E.Town	All Seasons	15 cm
Amago Trout	Goddess Pond E.Town	All Seasons	25 cm
Chicken Grunt	Ocean	All Seasons	40 cm
Sardine	Ocean	All Seasons	25 cm
Char	E.Town	Spring Summer Fall	50 cm
Big-Scaled Redfin	W.Town Farm Jungle	All Seasons	35 cm
Eel	W.Town Farm	All Seasons	100 cm
Pale Chub	W.Town Farm	All Seasons	15 cm
Bonito	Ocean	Spring Summer Fall	90 cm
Flounder	Ocean	All Seasons	60 cm
Filefish	Ocean	Spring Fall Winter	30 cm
Gold Crucian Carp	W.Town Farm Jungle	All Seasons	20 cm
Silver Crucian	W.Town Farm Jungle	All Seasons	30 cm
Longtooth Grouper	Ocean	Spring Fall Winter	70 cm
Bighead	W.Town Farm	All Seasons	1 m
Salmon	Ocean	Summer Fall	70 cm
Mackerel	Ocean	All Seasons	50 cm
Japanese Halfbeak	Ocean	Spring Summer Fall	40 cm
Spanish Mackerel	Ocean	Spring Summer Winter	1 m
Saury	Ocean	Fall	40 cm
Mahi-Mahi	Ocean	Spring Summer Fall	1 m 80 cm
Sea Bream	Ocean	All Seasons	1 m
Cod	Ocean	Spring Winter	50 cm
Weatherfish	W.Town Farm	Spring Summer Fall	12 cm
Goby	W.Town Farm	All Seasons	25 cm
Rainbow Trout	Goddess Pond E.Town	All Season	1 m
Herring	Ocean	All Seasons	30 cm
Silver Carp	W.Town Farm	All Season	1 m
Sailfin Sandfish	Ocean	Spring Fall Winter	20 cm
Halibut	Ocean	All Seasons	80 cm
Puffer Fish	Ocean	Spring Winter	50 cm
Black Bass	Goddess Pond W.Town Farm E.Town Jungle	All Seasons	50 cm
Yellow Tail	Ocean	Spring Winter	1 m
Bluegill	Goddess Pond W.Town Farm E.Town Jungle	All Seasons	25 cm
Crucian Carp	Goddess Pond Jungle	All Seasons	50 cm
Atka Mackerel	Ocean	Spring Fall Winter	40 cm
Tuna	Ocean	All Seasons	2 m 50 cm
Mola Mola	Ocean	Spring Summer Fall	2 m 50 cm
Lionfish	Ocean	All Seasons	30 cm
Rockfish	Ocean	Spring Summer Fall	30 cm
Masu Trout	E.Town	All Seasons	30 cm
Snakehead	W.Town Farm Jungle	Spring Summer Fall	80 cm
Pond Smelt	W.Town Farm Jungle	Spring Fall Winter	15 cm

Fish King	Location	Season	Max Size	Requirement
Huchen	W.Town	Spring Summer Fall	1 m 50 cm	No special requirements needed
Angler Fish	Ocean	Spring Winter	1 m	The weather must be Clear
Spa Catfish	E.Town	Spring Summer Fall	1 m 20 cm	The weather must be Drizzle or Rainy
Carp	Goddess Pond	Spring Summer Fall	80 cm	Catch the other 5 Fish Kings first
Coelacanth	Jungle	All Seasons	1 m 55 cm	Available only between 6:00 am and 12:00 pm
Squid	Ocean	Spring Winter	50 cm	Available only between 9:00 pm and 4:00 am