Animal Crossing New Horizons is full of various fish. Some have a rarer appearance rate than others and their bell prices demonstrate that they are good to sell at Nook's Cranny. In this guide, we are going to make you the list of the rarest fish, therefore the most expensive and give you some tips to know the exact location or how to farm them faster than normal.
The list of rare / expensive fish
Period : December - March (Northern Hemisphere) / June - September (Southern Hemisphere)
Time : 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Place of appearance : Pond at the top of a cliff
Price : 15,000 bells
Size : Large
Only when it rains
Time : All day (rain)
Place of appearance : Ocean
Price : 15,000 bells
Size : Huge
Rarity : Very rare
Period : March - June / September - November (Northern Hemisphere) // March - May / September - December (Southern Hemisphere)
Time : 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Place of appearance: Pond at the top of a cliff
Price : 15,000 bells
Size : Large
Period : June -September (North) / December - March (South)
Time : 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Place of appearance : Ocean
Price : 15,000 bells
Size : Huge (fin)
Period : June - September (North) / December - March (South)
Time : 04h - 21h
Place of appearance : Rivière
Price : 15,000 bells
Size : Very large
Period : All year
Time : 9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Place of appearance : Ocean
Price : 15,000 bells
Size : Large
Period : June - September (North) / December - March (South)
Time : All day
Place of appearance : Ocean
Price : 13,000 bells
Size : Huge (fin)
Period : June -September (North) / December - March (South)
Time : 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Place of appearance : Ocean
Price : 12,000 bells
Size : Huge
Period : July - September (North) / December - March (South)
Time : 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Place of appearance : Rivière
Price : 10,000 bells
Size : Huge
Period : July - September / November - April (North) // January - March / May - November (South)
Time : All day
Place of appearance : Pier
Price : 10,000 bells
Size : Huge
Period : June - September (North) / December - March (South)
Time : 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Place of appearance : River
Price : 10,000 bells
Size : Medium
Period : July - August (North) / January - February (South)
Time : 04h - 21h
Place of appearance : Ocean
Price : 10,000 bells
Size : Huge
Period : September - March (North) / March - September (South)
Time : All day
Place of appearance : Mouth between river and ocean (estuary)
Price : 10,000 bells
Size : Large
Period : June -September (North) / December - March (South)
Time : 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Place of appearance : Ocean
Price : 8,000 bells
Size : Huge
Period : December - May (North) / June - November (South)
Time : All day
Place of appearance : Ocean
Price : 9,000 bells
Size : Large
Period : November - April (North) / May - October (South)
Time : All day
Place of appearance : Ocean (pontoon)
Price : 7000 bells
Size : Large
Period : May - October (North) / November - April (South)
Time : All day
Place of appearance : Ocean (pier)
Price : 6,000 bells
Size : Large
Period : July - October (North) / January - April (South)
Time : 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Place of appearance : Pond
Price : 6,000 bells
Size : Large
Period : All year
Time : 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Place of appearance : Pond
Price : 4,500 bells
Size : Small
Period : All year
Time : 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Place of appearance : Pond
Price : 1,300 bells
Size : Small
Period : All year
Time : All day
Place of appearance : Pond
Price : 1,300 bells
Size : Small
The list of other notable rare fish
We will list the rare fish that are notable with their prices.
- King salmon : 10,000 bells
- Koï carp : 4,000 bells
- Snapping turtle : 5,000 bells
- Scarus : 5,000 bells
Our little tips
- If you already have an idea of the fish you want to catch, go to its location (estuary, pier, waterfall, pond, etc.) and drop the bait to bring the fish. You can either make them yourself thanks to the Japanese Clams or by buying them at the Nook Boutique.
- Travel to the mystery islands and cross your fingers to find the island that provides a large concentration of fish in a pond or fish of medium / large / huge size in abundance.
- Pay attention to the period of appearance of the fish and the hours, it would be a shame to farm while the fish is not available.
- Changing your island will allow you to create waterfalls and ponds. Enough to make additional water points to better farm the fish.
- Do not run near bodies of water. The fish will be afraid and run away.
The locations in pictures
If you do not know where the pontoon, the estuary or the bodies of water are located here are all the images that could help you better understand the location of the different rare fish mentioned just above.
The falls
The pontoon
The estuary / river mouth
The pond
