Goby
| Goby | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Fish |
| Location | Cindersap Forest Waterfalls |
| Time | Any |
| Season | All |
| Weather | Any |
| Difficulty | 55 |
| Behaviour | Dart |
| Size | 3 to 13 |
| Sell Price | 150g |
The Goby is a small river fish that lives in only one place: the pools at the foot of the twin waterfalls in southern Cindersap Forest. It bites all year round, at any hour and in any weather, yet it is still one of the trickier fish to collect. It shares its pools with other fish and only takes the bait on a small share of casts. For its size, it is worth a lot of money, and a Fish Pond of Goby makes steady roe. Its main draw is the collection itself.
Catching
The waterfalls sit in the south-east of Cindersap Forest, just east of the Abandoned House. Two streams fall into two small pools, and both pools hold Goby. The cast must land inside one of those lower pools. A bobber that drops into the larger body of water nearby only finds the ordinary fish that live there.
Patience is the main tool. With a normal rod in the right spot, roughly one bite in seven is a Goby. A Curiosity Lure doubles that chance. Goby Bait raises it further, to a little over a third of all bites. Leave the Training Rod at home.
There are two ways to get Goby Bait. Willy sometimes stocks it at the Fish Shop as part of his changing range of bait. A Bait Maker also turns any Goby into a stack of Goby Bait. That second option only helps once the first Goby is in hand, so the bait is mostly a tool for filling a pond or a chest later on.
A Sonar Bobber is a handy alternative. It shows which fish has taken the hook, so an unwanted catch can be let go without wasting time or energy on the fight.
The Goby itself is hard to hold. It has dart behaviour and a middling difficulty, so it jumps up and down the bar in sudden bursts. An Iridium Rod is the best choice, since it carries bait and a lure at the same time.
Prices
For a small fish, the Goby sells well. It is worth more than most of the fish in the town and forest rivers. Iridium quality doubles its value, and the Fisher and Angler professions add a quarter or a half on top. An iridium Goby sold by an Angler fetches 450g.
A Fish Smoker doubles the price again while keeping the quality. Turning a Goby into Sashimi loses money, since the dish sells for half as much as the raw fish.
A Fish Pond is the better long-term use. Goby reproduce every four days, and the pond starts with room for three fish. Three requests raise the limit to ten. The first asks for Acorns, Bug Meat, Maple Seeds or Pine Cones. The second asks for Gold Ore, Maple Syrup or Mixed Seeds. The last asks for a Crayfish, Honey, Jade or a Periwinkle.
The pond produces only Goby Roe, which sells for 105g. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth 210g, or 294g with the Artisan profession.
Uses
The Goby counts as "any fish" for Maki Roll, Sashimi and Quality Fertilizer. It is a poor choice for any of them, because a cheaper fish does the same job.
At the Sewing Machine, a Goby in the spool with Cloth makes the Fish Shirt. In the dye pots at Emily and Haley's house, it serves as an orange dye.
Eating a raw Goby drains energy instead of restoring it. Inside Maki Roll or Sashimi, it is perfectly safe.
Gifts
The Goby is a poor gift for nearly everyone. Among those who feel neutral about Goby are Elliott and Sebastian. The older residents Demetrius, Linus and Pam also feel neutral about it. Willy and Leo feel neutral about it as well.
Among those who dislike Goby are Jas and Vincent. Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin also dislike it. The same goes for the older residents Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis, and for the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. The bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane dislike it too.
Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.
Keep the first Goby rather than selling it. One fish can fill a Fish Pond or feed a Bait Maker, and either choice makes the next Goby much easier to get.
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 |