Nintendo’s latest game in the Animal Crossing series, New Horizons, comes with 80 different fish swimming in the seas, oceans, rivers and ponds. Fishing in New Horizons is a lucrative pastime – even more so if you know which fish are worth the most! To earn lots of Bells, you’ll want to target the best fish that have the highest sell price. So without further ado, here is a list of the 13 most valuable fish in New Horizons.
1. Great White Shark
Sell Price: 15,000 Bells
Location: Sea
Time: 4pm – 9am
Months for Northern Hemisphere: June, July, August, September
Months for Southern Hemisphere: December, January, February, March
2. Dorado
Sell Price: 15,000 Bells
Location: River
Time: 4am – 9pm
Months for Northern Hemisphere: June, July, August, September
Months for Southern Hemisphere: December, January, February, March
3. Barreleye
Sell Price: 15,000 Bells
Location: Sea
Time: 9pm – 4am
Months for Northern Hemisphere: All Months
Months for Southern Hemisphere: All Months
4. Stringfish
Sell Price: 15,000 Bells
Location: River (on the Clifftop)
Time: 4pm – 9am
Months for Northern Hemisphere: December, January, February, March
Months for Southern Hemisphere: June, July, August, September
5. Golden Trout
Sell Price: 15,000 Bells
Location: River (on the Clifftop)
Time: 4pm – 9am
Months for Northern Hemisphere: March, April, May, September, October, November
Months for Southern Hemisphere: March, April, May, September, October, November
6. Coelacanth
Sell Price: 15,000 Bells
Location: Sea (on rainy days)
Time: All Day
Months for Northern Hemisphere: All Months
Months for Southern Hemisphere: All Months
7. Whale Shark
Sell Price: 13,000 Bells
Location: Sea
Time: All Day
Months for Northern Hemisphere: June, July, August, September
Months for Southern Hemisphere: December, January, February, March
8. Saw Shark
Sell Price: 12,000 Bells
Location: Sea
Time: 4pm – 9am
Months for Northern Hemisphere: June, July, August, September
Months for Southern Hemisphere: December, January, February, March
9. Arowana
Sell Price: 10,000 Bells
Location: River
Time: 4pm – 9am
Months for Northern Hemisphere: June, July, August, September
Months for Southern Hemisphere: December, January, February, March
10. Arapaima
Sell Price: 10,000 Bells
Location: River
Time: 4pm – 9am
Months for Northern Hemisphere: June, July, August, September
Months for Southern Hemisphere: December, January, February, March
11. Blue Marlin
Sell Price: 10,000 Bells
Location: Pier
Time: All Day
Months for Northern Hemisphere: All Months except May and June
Months for Southern Hemisphere: All Months except November and December
12. Napoleonfish
Sell Price: 10,000 Bells
Location: Sea
Time: 4am – 9pm
Months for Northern Hemisphere: July, August
Months for Southern Hemisphere: January, February
13. Sturgeon
Sell Price: 10,000 Bells
Location: River (near the Mouth)
Time: All Day
Months for Northern Hemisphere: September, October, November, December, January, February, March
Months for Southern Hemisphere: March, April, May, June, July, August, September
Don’t feel like fishing? Go catch insects! Check here for a list of the most profitable bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.