Flounder
| Flounder | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Fish |
| Location | Ocean; Ginger Island |
| Time | 6am to 8pm |
| Season | Spring; Summer |
| Weather | Any |
| Difficulty | 50 |
| Behaviour | Sinker |
| Size | 4 to 17 |
| Sell Price | 100g |
The Flounder is a flat ocean fish that lives on the sea floor. In the valley it bites at The Beach in Spring and Summer, and on Ginger Island it can be caught all year. It sells well for a common ocean fish. It is also one of the three ingredients in Seafoam Pudding, one of the strongest fishing buffs in the game. Sebastian is one of the rare villagers who likes a raw fish as a gift, and the Flounder is the one he likes.
Catching
At The Beach and on the Beach Farm, the Flounder bites in Spring and Summer. It is active from 6am until 8pm, in any weather. An evening trip after 8pm will find other fish instead.
Ginger Island extends the season. The ocean at Ginger Island West, the south and south-east beaches, and the Pirate Cove all hold Flounder in every season. Once the island is open, a Flounder can be caught there even in Fall or Winter.
On the line, the Flounder has sinker behaviour. It tends to drop quickly toward the bottom of the bar, which suits its life on the sea floor. Its difficulty is moderate. A Cork Bobber widens the bar, which makes those sudden drops easier to follow.
Magic Bait lets the Flounder bite at The Beach at any hour and in any season.
Garbage Cans in town sometimes hold a Flounder in Spring and Summer. The Traveling Cart may also sell one at a mark-up.
Prices
A normal Flounder sells for 100g, and an iridium one for 200g. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half. An iridium Flounder sold by an Angler fetches 300g.
Its raw price is above that of Sashimi, so shipping or smoking it beats cooking it into Sashimi.
A Fish Smoker doubles the price and keeps the quality of the fish. Each Smoked Fish uses a piece of Coal.
In a Fish Pond, Flounder produce Flounder Roe. Roe is worth 30g plus half the fish's base price, which comes to 80g. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice that. Once the pond holds seven or more fish, it can also produce a Sea Jelly.
A Flounder pond needs just two requests to reach full size. The first asks for three Coral, and the second asks for a single Sea Jelly. Fishing at The Beach turns up Sea Jelly, so a few ocean casts usually cover the second request.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Fisher (+25%) | Angler (+50%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 100g | 125g | 150g |
 Silver
|
125g | 156g | 187g |
 Gold
|
150g | 187g | 225g |
 Iridium
|
200g | 250g | 300g |
Uses
A Flounder cooked with a Midnight Carp and Squid Ink becomes Seafoam Pudding. It is one of the best fishing buffs in the game, raising the Fishing skill by four levels for a while. That boost is a big help for Legendary Fish and other hard catches. The Midnight Carp only bites late at night, so the ingredients take some planning.
"Aquatic Overpopulation" is a special order that Demetrius posts on the board outside the Mayor's Manor. In Spring, he may ask for ten Flounder. He pays what the fish would sell for and adds the Farm Computer recipe.
The Flounder also counts as "any fish" for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer. At the Sewing Machine, a Flounder in the spool makes a dyeable Sailor Shirt.
Cooking Flounder with the other ingredients below makes these dishes.
| Dish | Image | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Seafoam Pudding | 
|
Flounder (1), Midnight Carp (1), Squid Ink (1) |
Gifts
Sebastian likes the Flounder. It is one of the few raw fish that pleases any villager, and it makes a cheap gift for him in Spring and Summer.
Demetrius, Elliott, Leo, Linus, Pam and Willy are neutral about it.
Flounder is a poor gift for the shopkeepers Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin. The older villagers Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis dislike it as well, as do the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. Jas and Vincent also dislike it. The same goes for Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane.
Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.
Notes
Keep a few Flounder in a chest after Summer ends. They are needed for Seafoam Pudding, and outside Ginger Island they only bite in the first half of the year. A Flounder pond is also a quiet source of Sea Jelly, which is useful for crafting a Fish Smoker.
All Fish
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Location | Season | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albacore | 
|
Ocean | Fall; Winter | 75g |
| Anchovy | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Fall | 30g |
| Angler | 
|
Pelican Town | Fall | 900g |
| Blobfish | 
|
Submarine at Night Market | Winter | 500g |
| Blue Discus | 
|
Ginger Island | All | 120g |
| Bream | 
|
River | All | 45g |
| Bullhead | 
|
Mountain Lake | All | 75g |
| 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 | 
|
River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp | Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter | 200g |
| Chub | 
|
Mountain Lake; Forest River | All | 50g |
| Clam | 
|
- | All | 50g |
| Cockle | 
|
- | All | 50g |
| Crab | 
|
- | All | 100g |
| Crayfish | 
|
- | All | 75g |
| Crimsonfish | 
|
Ocean | Summer | 1500g |
| Dorado | 
|
Forest River | Summer | 100g |
| Eel | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Fall | 85g |
| Flounder | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Spring; Summer | 100g |
| Ghostfish | 
|
Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines | All | 45g |
| Glacierfish | 
|
Cindersap Forest | Winter | 1000g |
| Glacierfish Jr. | 
|
Cindersap Forest | All | 1000g |
| Goby | 
|
Cindersap Forest Waterfalls | All | 150g |
| Halibut | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Summer; Winter | 80g |
| Herring | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Winter | 30g |
| Ice Pip | 
|
The Mines, Floor 60 | All | 500g |
| Largemouth Bass | 
|
Mountain Lake; Wilderness Farm | All | 100g |
| Lava Eel | 
|
Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera | All | 700g |
| Legend | 
|
Mountain Lake | Spring | 5000g |
| Legend II | 
|
Mountain Lake | All | 5000g |
| Lingcod | 
|
River; Mountain Lake | Winter | 120g |
| Lionfish | 
|
Ginger Island | All | 100g |
| Lobster | 
|
- | All | 120g |
| Midnight Carp | 
|
Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Ginger Island North & West (freshwater) | Fall; Winter | 150g |
| Midnight Squid | 
|
Submarine at Night Market | Winter | 100g |
| Ms. Angler | 
|
Pelican Town | All | 900g |
| Mussel | 
|
- | All | 30g |
| Mutant Carp | 
|
The Sewers | All | 1000g |
| Octopus | 
|
The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market | Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island) | 150g |
| Oyster | 
|
- | All | 40g |
| Perch | 
|
River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond | Winter | 55g |
| Periwinkle | 
|
- | All | 20g |
| Pike | 
|
River; Forest Pond | Summer; Winter | 100g |
| Pufferfish | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Summer | 200g |
| Radioactive Carp | 
|
The Sewers | All | 1000g |
| Rainbow Trout | 
|
River; Mountain Lake | Summer | 65g |
| Red Mullet | 
|
Ocean | Summer; Winter | 75g |
| Red Snapper | 
|
Ocean; Beach Farm | Summer; Fall; Winter with Rain Totem | 50g |
| Salmon | 
|
River | Fall | 75g |
| Sandfish | 
|
The Desert | All | 75g |
| Sardine | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Fall; Winter | 40g |
| Scorpion Carp | 
|
The Desert | All | 150g |
| Sea Cucumber | 
|
Ocean; Submarine at Night Market | Fall; Winter | 75g |
| Shad | 
|
River | Spring; Summer; Fall | 60g |
| Shrimp | 
|
- | All | 60g |
| Slimejack | 
|
Mutant Bug Lair | All | 100g |
| Smallmouth Bass | 
|
Town River; Forest Pond | Spring; Fall | 50g |
| Snail | 
|
- | All | 65g |
| Son of Crimsonfish | 
|
Ocean | All | 1500g |
| Spook Fish | 
|
Submarine at Night Market | Winter | 220g |
| Squid | 
|
Ocean | Winter | 80g |
| Stingray | 
|
Pirate Cove | All | 180g |
| Stonefish | 
|
Floor 20 of The Mines | All | 300g |
| Sturgeon | 
|
Mountain Lake | Summer; Winter | 200g |
| Sunfish | 
|
River | Spring; Summer | 30g |
| Super Cucumber | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market | Summer; Fall; Winter during Night Market (15-17) | 250g |
| Tiger Trout | 
|
River | Fall; Winter | 150g |
| Tilapia | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Summer; Fall | 75g |
| Tuna | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Summer; Winter; Ginger Island (except Island North): All | 100g |
| Void Salmon | 
|
Witch's Swamp | All | 150g |
| Walleye | 
|
River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond | Fall; Winter with Rain Totem | 105g |
| Woodskip | 
|
Secret Woods; Forest Farm | All | 75g |