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Dorado

Dorado
Dorado
Type Fish
Location Forest River
Time 6am to 7pm
Season Summer
Weather Any
Difficulty 78
Behaviour Mixed
Size 24 to 33
Sell Price 100g
Energy 25
Health 11

The Dorado is a fierce river fish that only appears in the Cindersap Forest river during Summer. It bites during the day, from the morning until early evening. It is hard to land, with a difficulty well above most other river fish. It sells well for a common catch, and Demetrius may ask for ten of them in a Special Order that rewards the Farm Computer recipe. A Dorado pond is unusual too: its requests ask for other fish, and a full pond produces stacks of Bug Meat.

The in-game description reads: A fierce carnivore with brilliant orange scales.


Catching

The Dorado lives in the river where it flows through Cindersap Forest. The stretch of river in Pelican Town holds other fish, so the forest banks are the place to go. It only bites in Summer, from 6am until 7pm, in any weather.

On the line it is a real test. Its behaviour is mixed, so it wanders up and down the bar without a steady pattern. Its difficulty is high for a common fish. A low-level angler may lose several before landing one. A Cork Bobber widens the green bar, and a Trap Bobber slows its escape when it slips away. Both need an Iridium Rod.

Magic Bait removes the season and time limits. With it, the Dorado can be caught in the forest river at any hour in any season.

It can also be bought. Krobus sometimes sells one on Wednesdays for 200g, and the Traveling Cart may stock one at a higher price.

Prices

A normal Dorado sells for 100g, and an iridium one for 200g. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half. An iridium Dorado sold by an Angler fetches 300g.

Its price is above that of Sashimi, so selling it raw beats cooking it.

A Fish Smoker doubles the value and keeps the quality. With one piece of Coal per fish, smoking is a good use for gold and iridium Dorado.

In a Fish Pond, Dorado produce Dorado Roe. Roe is worth 30g plus half the fish's base price, so each Dorado Roe sells for 80g. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much. Once the pond reaches nine or ten fish, it can also produce a large stack of Bug Meat, which is handy for crafting bait.

Like the Lingcod and Pike ponds, the Dorado pond asks for other fish to grow. The first request wants two Bream, two Carp or two Chub. The second wants two Bullhead or two Largemouth Bass. The last wants two Ghostfish, two Sandfish or two Woodskip. Keeping a few common fish in a chest makes these requests easy.

Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.

Quality Price Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%)
Normal 100g 125g 150g
Silver qualitySilver 125g 156g 187g
Gold qualityGold 150g 187g 225g
Iridium qualityIridium 200g 250g 300g

Uses

Demetrius can put up "Aquatic Overpopulation" on the Special Orders board outside the Mayor's Manor. In Summer, he may ask for ten Dorado. The reward is the Dorado's sale value plus the Farm Computer recipe. The Dorado's difficulty makes this one of the harder versions of the order, so a Trap Bobber is worth equipping before accepting it.

At the Sewing Machine, a Dorado in the spool makes a dyeable Fish Shirt. As with any fish, a Dorado can go into Sashimi, Maki Roll or Quality Fertilizer.

A Bait Maker turns a Dorado into Dorado Bait. Targeted bait raises the chance of hooking that same fish, which speeds up the Special Order.

Gifts

The Dorado is a poor gift. Willy and Leo count Dorado as a neutral gift. The same goes for Elliott and Sebastian, and for the older villagers Demetrius, Linus and Pam.

The shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin count Dorado as a disliked gift. The marriage candidates Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane share that view, and so do Jas and Vincent. The same goes for the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard, and for Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Notes

Summer days in the forest are a good time to train the Fishing skill on Dorado. Each catch gives solid experience, and the fish sells well even at normal quality. Keep a pair of Bream, Carp or Chub ready before starting a Dorado pond, since its first request asks for them.

All Fish

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name Image Location Season Price
Albacore Albacore Ocean Fall; Winter 75g
Anchovy Anchovy Ocean Spring; Fall 30g
Angler Angler Pelican Town Fall 900g
Blobfish Blobfish Submarine at Night Market Winter 500g
Blue Discus Blue Discus Ginger Island All 120g
Bream Bream River All 45g
Bullhead Bullhead Mountain Lake All 75g
Carp Carp Mountain Lake; Secret Woods; The Sewers; Mutant Bug Lair Spring; Summer; Fall in The Mountain Lake; All in Secret Woods, The Sewers, or Mutant Bug Lair 30g
Catfish Catfish River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter 200g
Chub Chub Mountain Lake; Forest River All 50g
Clam Clam - All 50g
Cockle Cockle - All 50g
Crab Crab - All 100g
Crayfish Crayfish - All 75g
Crimsonfish Crimsonfish Ocean Summer 1500g
Dorado Dorado Forest River Summer 100g
Eel Eel Ocean Spring; Fall 85g
Flounder Flounder Ocean; Ginger Island Spring; Summer 100g
Ghostfish Ghostfish Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines All 45g
Glacierfish Glacierfish Cindersap Forest Winter 1000g
Glacierfish Jr. Glacierfish Jr. Cindersap Forest All 1000g
Goby Goby Cindersap Forest Waterfalls All 150g
Halibut Halibut Ocean Spring; Summer; Winter 80g
Herring Herring Ocean Spring; Winter 30g
Ice Pip Ice Pip The Mines, Floor 60 All 500g
Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass Mountain Lake; Wilderness Farm All 100g
Lava Eel Lava Eel Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera All 700g
Legend Legend Mountain Lake Spring 5000g
Legend II Legend II Mountain Lake All 5000g
Lingcod Lingcod River; Mountain Lake Winter 120g
Lionfish Lionfish Ginger Island All 100g
Lobster Lobster - All 120g
Midnight Carp Midnight Carp Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Ginger Island North & West (freshwater) Fall; Winter 150g
Midnight Squid Midnight Squid Submarine at Night Market Winter 100g
Ms. Angler Ms. Angler Pelican Town All 900g
Mussel Mussel - All 30g
Mutant Carp Mutant Carp The Sewers All 1000g
Octopus Octopus The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island) 150g
Oyster Oyster - All 40g
Perch Perch River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond Winter 55g
Periwinkle Periwinkle - All 20g
Pike Pike River; Forest Pond Summer; Winter 100g
Pufferfish Pufferfish Ocean; Ginger Island Summer 200g
Radioactive Carp Radioactive Carp The Sewers All 1000g
Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout River; Mountain Lake Summer 65g
Red Mullet Red Mullet Ocean Summer; Winter 75g
Red Snapper Red Snapper Ocean; Beach Farm Summer; Fall; Winter with Rain Totem 50g
Salmon Salmon River Fall 75g
Sandfish Sandfish The Desert All 75g
Sardine Sardine Ocean Spring; Fall; Winter 40g
Scorpion Carp Scorpion Carp The Desert All 150g
Sea Cucumber Sea Cucumber Ocean; Submarine at Night Market Fall; Winter 75g
Shad Shad River Spring; Summer; Fall 60g
Shrimp Shrimp - All 60g
Slimejack Slimejack Mutant Bug Lair All 100g
Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Town River; Forest Pond Spring; Fall 50g
Snail Snail - All 65g
Son of Crimsonfish Son of Crimsonfish Ocean All 1500g
Spook Fish Spook Fish Submarine at Night Market Winter 220g
Squid Squid Ocean Winter 80g
Stingray Stingray Pirate Cove All 180g
Stonefish Stonefish Floor 20 of The Mines All 300g
Sturgeon Sturgeon Mountain Lake Summer; Winter 200g
Sunfish Sunfish River Spring; Summer 30g
Super Cucumber Super Cucumber Ocean; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market Summer; Fall; Winter during Night Market (15-17) 250g
Tiger Trout Tiger Trout River Fall; Winter 150g
Tilapia Tilapia Ocean; Ginger Island Summer; Fall 75g
Tuna Tuna Ocean; Ginger Island Summer; Winter; Ginger Island (except Island North): All 100g
Void Salmon Void Salmon Witch's Swamp All 150g
Walleye Walleye River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond Fall; Winter with Rain Totem 105g
Woodskip Woodskip Secret Woods; Forest Farm All 75g