Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to Catch Golden Trout
In Animal Crossing New Horizons there are a number of activities for players to complete on their islands. One activity players can undertake is fishing. There are a great number of fish for players to catch in Animal Crossing New Horizons with some being more rare than others. Rare fish are spawn that rarely appears while players are fishing. These rare fish sell for high number of bells and must be caught to complete your Critterpedia. To help you find one of the rare fish use our how to catch Golden Trout guide.
Golden Trout Critterpedia Information
The rare Golden Trout is a fish you can catch in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Like other rare fish getting the Golden Trout to spawn is largely up to chance. Use this information from the Critterpedia on the Golden Trout rare fish to help you catch this fish:
- Northern Hemisphere Spawn: March – June; September – November.
- Southern Hemisphere Spawn: March – May; September – December.
- Catchable Hours: 4 PM – 9 AM.
- Shadow Size: Medium.
- Location: River (Clifftop).
- Price: 15,000 Bells.
So we know that the Golden is catchable on the Clifftop River of your island between 4 PM – 9 AM during the spawn months. This means you will want to stock up on Fish Bait before heading out.
How to Catch the Rare Golden Trout
Note: Rare fish are rare spawns which means some may get it soon while other’s may take a little longer. Don’t give up.
The location to catch the rare Golden Trout fish in Animal Crossing New Horizons is the Clifftop River. The Clifftop is the rock faces that jut up on your island and need to be scaled using the Ladder. When you wish to try to catch the Golden Trout head to your island’s cliff area (or a mystery island with cliffs) and look for the river there. In the river focus on the medium shadows as these are possible Golden Trout spawns. If there aren’t any medium shadows use your bait to make them appear. If other fish appear simply scare them away and repeat the fish baiting process until you get the shadow you want.
Infinite Fish Bait: If you feel like using a bit of an exploit to preserve your Fish Bait I have one for you. Craft about 5 – 7 Fish Bait and then save and exit your game. Head back into the game and go to the fishing spot. Here you have about 2.5 Minutes to fish before the game autosaves. Before the autosave triggers simply kill the game via the Nintendo Switch homescreen to have essentially infinite Fish Bait. Repeat this process until you’ve caught the fish you desire.
As I mentioned earlier this fish can be caught on mystery islands. The only requirement for the island has to be that it has cliffs. If you are having trouble catching this fish head to a mystery island and fish the rivers there to see if you have better luck.
Spend you time trying to catch the medium shadows you see appear and eventually you will catch the Golden Trout. This is just one of a few rare fish players can catch in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Here’s hoping the process is not very long for you.
