Lobster

Lobster

Type	Fish
Season	All
Size	2 to 20
Sell Price	120g

The Lobster is the most valuable catch from an ocean Crab Pot. It turns up in any saltwater pot, in every season and in any weather, which makes it a steady earner for anyone who keeps a line of pots along The Beach. Elliott loves it, and it is the key ingredient in Willy's family recipe, Lobster Bisque, a strong fishing buff food. It also fills a slot in the Crab Pot Bundle and settles Gus's "Wanted: Lobster" request. Few Crab Pot catches have as many good uses.

The in-game description reads: A large ocean-dwelling crustacean with a strong tail.

Catching

A Crab Pot placed in salt water, such as the ocean at The Beach, can catch a Lobster. The pot needs bait, and it is checked the next day to see what it caught. Ocean pots and freshwater pots have different catch lists, and the Lobster belongs to the ocean list. Season, weather and time of day have no effect.

Crab Pots unlock at Fishing level 3. Willy sells them for 1,500g, and crafting one takes 40 Wood and 3 Iron Bars. The Trapper profession cuts that to 25 Wood and 2 Copper Bars. Completing the Crab Pot Bundle also rewards three pots.

The Trapper path leads to two helpful professions at level 10. Mariner stops pots from catching trash. Luremaster removes the need for bait. A small group of pots beside a normal daily route is quicker to empty than a long, scattered row.

Prices

At 120g, the Lobster sells for more than any other Crab Pot catch. The Fisher and Angler professions add a quarter or a half to that price. A Fish Smoker doubles the value to 240g for one piece of Coal. Smoking is also the simplest way to make a Lobster edible, since Crab Pot catches only become food through cooking or smoking.

In a Fish Pond, Lobsters breed every three days. The pond starts with room for three, and three requests raise the limit to ten. The first asks for 5 Clay. The second asks for 10 Bug Meat or 5 Quartz. The last asks for a Sea Urchin, 5 Solar Essence or Wild Bait.

Lobster Roe sells for 90g, and Aged Roe from a Preserves Jar sells for 180g. A Lobster pond is not a roe machine, though. Many days bring nothing, and other days bring Seaweed or beach trash. With five or more Lobsters, Coral and Sea Urchins can appear. With nine or more, a Warp Totem: Beach or a Nautilus Shell is possible.

Uses

Cooking one Lobster with one Milk makes Lobster Bisque. It restores a large amount of energy and gives Fishing +3 and Max Energy +50 for a long stretch. The recipe airs on The Queen of Sauce on the 14th of Winter in the second year. Willy also mails it once he reaches nine hearts of friendship.

The Lobster is an option in the Crab Pot Bundle in the Fish Tank. Any five of the listed shellfish complete the bundle, and the reward is three Crab Pots.

Gus asks for a Lobster by mail on the 6th of Fall in the second year, in the "Wanted: Lobster" quest. Bringing one to him pays 500g and adds a heart of friendship.

In tailoring, the Lobster makes the dyeable Sailor Shirt in the Sewing Machine. It also counts as a red dye in the dye pots at 2 Willow Lane.

It can also go into Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer like any fish.

Cooking Lobster with the other ingredients below makes these dishes.

Dish	Image	Ingredients
Lobster Bisque		Lobster (1), Milk (1)

The Community Center asks for Lobster in these bundles.

Bundle	Room	Amount
Crab Pot Bundle	Fish Tank	1

Gifts

Elliott loves the Lobster. It is one of his favourite gifts, and an easy one to supply from a few pots. His birthday is the 5th of Fall, and on that day the Statue Of Endless Fortune produces a Lobster.

Willy and Leo count Lobster as a neutral gift. The older villagers Demetrius, Linus and Pam share that view, and so does Sebastian.

Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin count Lobster as a disliked gift. Jas and Vincent also dislike it. So do the older villagers Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis. The same goes for the bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane, and for the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

These villagers love receiving Lobster as a gift.

Villager	Image
Elliott

Notes

Store at least three Lobsters. One covers the Crab Pot Bundle, one waits for Gus in the second Fall, and one becomes Lobster Bisque before a big fishing day. Any extras make easy weekly gifts for Elliott.

All Crab Pot Catches

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Location	Season	Price
Clam	-	All	50g
Cockle	-	All	50g
Crab	-	All	100g
Crayfish	-	All	75g
Lobster	-	All	120g
Mussel	-	All	30g
Oyster	-	All	40g
Periwinkle	-	All	20g
Shrimp	-	All	60g
Snail	-	All	65g