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Animal Crossing New Horizons December Fishing Guide
Like all previous Animal Crossing games, the variety of fish available to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons rotates out throughout the year. This guide presents information on which fish are available with the most important information first: which fish won't be available after the end of the month and which fish are now available starting with this month. Looking for a complete list of fish available in the game? Look no further than our Animal Crossing New Horizons fish guide.
Northern Hemisphere
Fish Leaving at the end of December
Name |
Location |
Time |
Size |
Price (Bells) |
Pike |
River |
Any |
Extra Large |
1,800 |
New Fish Available in December
Name |
Location |
Time |
Size |
Price (Bells) |
Pond smelt |
River |
Any |
Small |
500 |
Stringfish |
River (cliffs) |
Any |
Small |
15,000 |
Squid |
Sea |
Any |
Medium |
500 |
Sea butterfly |
Sea |
Any |
Tiny |
1,000 |
Oarfish |
Sea |
Any |
Huge |
9,000 |
All Fish Available in December
Name |
Location |
Time |
Size |
Price (Bells) |
Tuna |
Pier |
Any |
Huge |
7,000 |
Blue marlin |
Pier |
Any |
Huge |
10,000 |
Goldfish |
Pond |
Any |
Tiny |
1,300 |
Pop-eyed goldfish |
Pond |
9am-4pm |
Tiny |
1,300 |
Ranchu goldfish |
Pond |
9am-4pm |
Small |
4,500 |
Carp |
Pond |
Any |
Large |
300 |
Koi |
Pond |
4pm-9am |
Large |
4,000 |
Pale chub |
River |
9am-4pm |
Tiny |
200 |
Crucian Carp |
River |
Any |
Small |
160 |
Dace |
River |
4pm-9am |
Medium |
240 |
Freshwater goby |
River |
4pm-9am |
Small |
320 |
Bluegill |
River |
9am-4pm |
Small |
180 |
Black bass |
River |
Any |
Large |
400 |
Pike |
River |
Any |
Extra Large |
1,800 |
Yellow perch |
River |
Any |
Medium |
300 |
Bitterling |
River |
Any |
Tiny |
900 |
Pond smelt |
River |
Any |
Small |
500 |
Sturgeon |
River (mouth) |
Any |
Huge |
10,000 |
Stringfish |
River (cliffs) |
Any |
Small |
15,000 |
Sea bass |
Sea |
Any |
Extra Large |
400 |
Olive flounder |
Sea |
Any |
Extra Large |
800 |
Barreleye |
Sea |
9pm-4am |
Small |
15,000 |
Anchovy |
Sea |
4am-9pm |
Small |
200 |
Horse mackerel |
Sea |
Any |
Small |
150 |
Red snapper |
Sea |
Any |
Large |
3,000 |
Dab |
Sea |
Any |
Medium |
300 |
Blowfish |
Sea |
9pm-4am |
Medium |
5,000 |
Football fish |
Sea |
4pm-9am |
Large |
2,500 |
Squid |
Sea |
Any |
Medium |
500 |
Sea butterfly |
Sea |
Any |
Tiny |
1,000 |
Oarfish |
Sea |
Any |
Huge |
9,000 |
Coelacanth |
Sea (rain) |
Any |
Huge |
15,000 |
Southern Hemisphere
Fish Leaving at the end of December
Name |
Location |
Time |
Size |
Price (Bells) |
Cherry salmon |
River (cliffs), Pond |
4pm-9am |
Medium |
1,000 |
Char |
River (cliffs), Pond |
4pm-9am |
Medium |
3,800 |
New Fish Available in December
Name |
Location |
Time |
Size |
Price (Bells) |
Giant snakehead |
Pond |
9am-4pm |
Extra Large |
5,500 |
Gar |
Pond |
4pm-9am |
Huge |
6,000 |
Arapaima |
River |
4pm-9am |
Huge |
10,000 |
Tilapia |
River |
Any |
Medium |
800 |
Dorado |
River |
4am-9pm |
Extra Large |
15,000 |
Arowana |
River |
4pm-9am |
Large |
10,000 |
Saddled bichir |
River |
9pm-4am |
Large |
4,000 |
Piranha |
River |
9am-4pm, 9pm-4am |
Small |
2,500 |
Suckerfish |
Sea |
Any |
Medium (fin) |
1,500 |
Great white shark |
Sea |
4pm-9am |
Huge (fin) |
15,000 |
Whale shark |
Sea |
Any |
Huge (fin) |
13,000 |
Ribbon eel |
Sea |
Any |
Thin |
600 |
Hammerhead shark |
Sea |
4pm-9am |
Huge (fin) |
8,000 |
Saw shark |
Sea |
4pm-9am |
Huge (fin) |
12,000 |
All Fish Available in December
Name |
Location |
Time |
Size |
Price (Bells) |
Giant trevally |
Pier |
Any |
Extra Large |
4,500 |
Mahi-mahi |
Pier |
Any |
Extra Large |
6,000 |
Goldfish |
Pond |
Any |
Tiny |
1,300 |
Pop-eyed Goldfish |
Pond |
9am-4pm |
Tiny |
1,300 |
Ranchu Goldfish |
Pond |
9am-4pm |
Small |
4,500 |
Koi |
Pond |
4pm-9am |
Large |
4,000 |
Carp |
Pond |
Any |
Large |
300 |
Tadpole |
Pond |
Any |
Tiny |
100 |
Killifish |
Pond |
Any |
Tiny |
300 |
Crawfish |
Pond |
Any |
Small |
200 |
Catfish |
Pond |
4pm-9am |
Large |
800 |
Frog |
Pond |
Any |
Small |
120 |
Giant snakehead |
Pond |
9am-4pm |
Extra Large |
5,500 |
Gar |
Pond |
4pm-9am |
Huge |
6,000 |
Freshwater goby |
River |
4pm-9am |
Small |
400 |
Dace |
River |
4pm-9am |
Medium |
240 |
Bluegill |
River |
9am-4pm |
Small |
180 |
Yellow perch |
River |
Any |
Medium |
300 |
Black bass |
River |
Any |
Large |
400 |
Crucian Carp |
River |
Any |
Small |
160 |
Pale chub |
River |
9am-4pm |
Tiny |
200 |
Bitterling |
River |
Any |
Tiny |
900 |
Pond smelt |
River |
Any |
Small |
500 |
Guppy |
River |
9am-4pm |
Tiny |
1,300 |
Neon tetra |
River |
9am-4pm |
Tiny |
500 |
Snapping Turtle |
River |
9pm-4am |
Extra Large |
5,000 |
Angelfish |
River |
4pm-9am |
Small |
3,000 |
Nibble fish |
River |
9am-4pm |
Tiny |
1,500 |
Rainbowfish |
River |
9am-4pm |
Tiny |
800 |
Betta |
River |
9am-4pm |
Small |
2,500 |
Arapaima |
River |
4pm-9am |
Huge |
10,000 |
Tilapia |
River |
Any |
Medium |
800 |
Dorado |
River |
4am-9pm |
Extra Large |
15,000 |
Arowana |
River |
4pm-9am |
Large |
10,000 |
Saddled bichir |
River |
9pm-4am |
Large |
4,000 |
Piranha |
River |
9am-4pm, 9pm-4am |
Small |
2,500 |
Char |
River (cliffs), Pond |
4pm-9am |
Medium |
3,800 |
Cherry salmon |
River (cliffs), Pond |
4pm-9am |
Medium |
1,000 |
Stringfish |
River (cliffs) |
Any |
Small |
15,000 |
Sturgeon |
River (mouth) |
Any |
Huge |
10,000 |
Anchovy |
Sea |
4am-9pm |
Small |
200 |
Horse mackerel |
Sea |
Any |
Small |
150 |
Olive flounder |
Sea |
Any |
Extra Large |
800 |
Red snapper |
Sea |
Any |
Large |
3,000 |
Sea bass |
Sea |
Any |
Extra Large |
400 |
Barreleye |
Sea |
9pm-4am |
Small |
15,000 |
Football fish |
Sea |
4pm-9am |
Large |
2,500 |
Squid |
Sea |
Any |
Medium |
500 |
Sea butterfly |
Sea |
Any |
Tiny |
1,000 |
Blowfish |
Sea |
9pm-4am |
Medium |
5,000 |
Barred knifejaw |
Sea |
Any |
Medium |
5,000 |
Zebra turkeyfish |
Sea |
Any |
Medium |
500 |
Butterfly fish |
Sea |
Any |
Small |
1,000 |
Surgeonfish |
Sea |
Any |
Small |
1,000 |
Clown fish |
Sea |
Any |
Tiny |
650 |
Sea horse |
Sea |
Any |
Tiny |
1,100 |
Suckerfish |
Sea |
Any |
Medium (fin) |
1,500 |
Great white shark |
Sea |
4pm-9am |
Huge (fin) |
15,000 |
Whale shark |
Sea |
Any |
Huge (fin) |
13,000 |
Ribbon eel |
Sea |
Any |
Thin |
600 |
Hammerhead shark |
Sea |
4pm-9am |
Huge (fin) |
8,000 |
Saw shark |
Sea |
4pm-9am |
Huge (fin) |
12,000 |
Coelacanth |
Sea (rain) |
Any |
Huge |
15,000 |
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