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Lingcod

Lingcod
Lingcod
Type Fish
Location River; Mountain Lake
Time Any
Season Winter
Weather Any
Difficulty 85
Behaviour Mixed
Size 30 to 51
Sell Price 120g

The Lingcod is a large Winter predator that hunts in the rivers of Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest and in the Mountain Lake. It is one of the most valuable ordinary fish of the cold season, and also one of the hardest to land. Willy asks for one in his own quest, and he is the one villager who likes it as a gift. Demetrius can also ask for ten during Winter. For anglers who keep fishing after the crops are gone, the Lingcod is the prize catch that makes a cold Winter river worth visiting.


Catching

The Lingcod only bites in Winter. Within the season, any time of day and any weather will do. It can be found in the town river, the river in Cindersap Forest and the Mountain Lake. The river south of the houses in central Pelican Town is an easy spot to reach from the farm.

Magic Bait removes the season limit, so the Lingcod can also be hooked in Spring, Summer or Fall.

The Lingcod is a tough fish on the line. It has mixed behaviour and a high difficulty, so it switches between patterns and fights hard. Fishing level 5 or more is a sensible target before chasing it, since higher levels widen the green bar. The best tackle is a Cork Bobber, which widens the bar, or a Trap Bobber, which slows the loss of progress. Both need an Iridium Rod.

When the river is not cooperating, Krobus sometimes sells a Lingcod in his shop in The Sewers on Wednesdays. The Traveling Cart may also stock one.

Prices

The Lingcod sells for more than most river and lake fish. Iridium quality doubles its base value to 240g. The Fisher and Angler professions add a quarter and a half to the Lingcod's price. A Fish Smoker doubles the value again while keeping the quality, so a smoked iridium Lingcod sells for 480g before professions.

In a Fish Pond, the Lingcod breeds every three days. A Lingcod pond holds three fish at first, and three requests lift the limit to ten. Each request asks for two of another fish. The first wants Bream, Carp or Chub. The second wants Bullhead or Largemouth Bass. The last wants Ghostfish, Sandfish or Woodskip, so a stock of other fish speeds the pond along.

Lingcod Roe sells for 90g, and a Preserves Jar ages it into Aged Roe worth 180g. A pond with nine or more fish can also produce a stack of 20 Bug Meat, which is handy for crafting Bait.

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

Quality Price Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%)
Normal 120g 150g 180g
Silver qualitySilver 150g 187g 225g
Gold qualityGold 180g 225g 270g
Iridium qualityIridium 240g 300g 360g

Uses

Willy mails a request on the 13th of Winter in the second year, in a quest called "Catch a Lingcod". Delivering one to him at the Fish Shop pays 550g and adds a heart of friendship. A Lingcod caught before the letter arrived counts, so it is worth keeping one in a chest from the first Winter.

Demetrius may also post the "Aquatic Overpopulation" special order in Winter, asking for ten Lingcod within a week. It pays the value of the fish, and the first completion also gives the Farm Computer recipe.

In tailoring, the Lingcod makes the Fishing Vest in the Sewing Machine. It also works as an orange dye in the dye pots at 2 Willow Lane.

Like any fish, it goes into Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer.

Gifts

Willy likes the Lingcod, which makes it an easy Winter gift for him.

Demetrius, Leo, Linus, Pam and Sebastian are neutral about it.

Among those who dislike Lingcod are Jas and Vincent. Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin share that view, and so do the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis dislike it as well, as do Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Notes

Catch at least two Lingcod in the first Winter. One waits for Willy's letter in the second year, and the other can go to him as a liked gift. The rest sell well, especially at gold or iridium quality.

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