Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to Catch Stringfish
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 spawns that rarely appear 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 Stringfish guide below.
Stringfish Critterpedia Information
The rare Stringfish is a fish you can catch in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Like other rare fish getting the Stringfish to spawn is largely up to chance. Here is Critterpedia information to help you catch the Stringfish:
- Northern Hemisphere Spawn: December – March.
- Southern Hemisphere Spawn: June – September.
- Catchable Hours: 4 PM – 9 AM.
- Shadow Size: Large.
- Location: River (Clifftop).
- Price: 15,000 Bells.
So we know that the Stringfish is catchable in the River located on the cliffs of your island or a mystery island. These cliffs are the large rock faces that require either a ladder or ramp to climb up. On top of the cliffs you will find a river flowing. In this river you can possibly catch the Stringfish. Before heading out to fish for this rare fish you will want to stock up on plenty of Fish Bait.
How to Catch the Rare Stringfish
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 Stringfish in Animal Crossing New Horizons is the River (Clifftop). The River (Clifftop) location any water above the first set of cliffs on your island or a mystery island. At the River (Clifftop) look for large shadows. If they don’t spawn you can scare away the other fishes and use bait to force other fish types to spawn in.
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.
If your island proves to be a bit of a lackluster catching zone you may want to take a trip to a mystery island. Mystery islands have higher fish spawn rates so you are able to cycle through fish in the River (Clifftop) location much faster.
Focus your time trying to catch the large shadows you see appear in the River (Clifftop) and eventually you will catch the Stringfish. This is one of a few rare fish players can catch in Animal Crossing New Horizons.
