Octopus

Octopus

Type	Fish
Location	The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market
Time	6am to 1pm; Anytime during Night Market Submarine Ride (5pm - 2am)
Season	Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island)
Weather	Any
Difficulty	95
Behaviour	Sinker
Size	12 to 49
Sell Price	150g

The Octopus is the hardest ordinary fish to catch in Stardew Valley. Only the Legendary Fish put up a tougher fight. It lives in the ocean at The Beach, where it bites only on Summer mornings, and in the waters of Ginger Island West all year round. Its hook chance is low, its feeding window is short, and it plunges down the bar the moment it bites. The reward is a fish Willy loves, a strong option for the remixed Master Fisher's Bundle, and a Fish Pond that can produce Omni Geodes once it is full.

The in-game description reads: A mysterious and intelligent creature.

Catching

At The Beach, the Octopus bites only in Summer, from 6am to 1pm, in any weather. The Beach Farm's ocean follows the same rules. On Ginger Island West, it bites in every season, which makes the island the better hunting ground once it is open. During the Night Market in Winter, the submarine ride also has a small chance of bringing one up.

Even in the right place and time, an Octopus only takes the bait on a small share of casts. Octopus Bait from a Bait Maker raises that share a great deal. Magic Bait removes the season and time limits, so an Octopus can be hooked at the beach in any season.

The fight is the real test. The Octopus has sinker behaviour and a difficulty of 95. Sinker fish accelerate quickly downwards, so the Octopus keeps dragging towards the bottom of the bar. The best setup is an Iridium Rod with a Cork Bobber or a Trap Bobber, plus a food buff that raises Fishing. Adding the Master enchantment at the Volcano Forge with a Prismatic Shard gives a further Fishing level.

The Statue Of Blessings offers the biggest help. When it grants the Blessing Of Waters, ordinary fish become half as difficult for the first three fish. That brings the Octopus down to the level of an everyday lake fish. Pairing the blessing with Octopus Bait gives the best chance that one of those three fish is an Octopus.

The Octopus can also be found without a rod. Garbage Cans sometimes hold one in Summer, and the Traveling Cart may sell one at a steep price.

Prices

For such a hard fish, the Octopus sells for less than might be expected. Iridium quality doubles its price, and the Fisher and Angler professions add a quarter or a half on top. An iridium Octopus sold by an Angler fetches 450g. A Fish Smoker doubles the value again while keeping the quality.

The Fish Pond is more interesting. The pond starts with room for three Octopus and grows to ten through three requests. The first asks for Coral, Honey, an Oyster or Refined Quartz. The second asks for a Dried Starfish, Emeralds, Omni Geodes or Purple Mushrooms. The last asks for Green Tea. Octopus Roe sells for 105g, and a Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much. Once the pond holds nine or more Octopus, it can also produce Omni Geodes, sometimes in batches of three or even ten.

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

Quality	Price	Fisher (+25%)	Angler (+50%)
Normal	150g	187g	225g
Silver	187g	233g	280g
Gold	225g	281g	337g
Iridium	300g	375g	450g

Uses

When the Community Center bundles are remixed, the Octopus is an option for the Master Fisher's Bundle in the Fish Tank. That bundle asks for two of four hard fish, and the Octopus is one of the choices.

The Octopus cannot be eaten raw. It still counts as "any fish" for Maki Roll, Sashimi and Quality Fertilizer, though its difficulty makes it a costly ingredient.

At the Sewing Machine, an Octopus in the spool with Cloth makes the dyeable Blue Buttoned Vest. An Octopus is also an orange dye for the pots in Emily and Haley's house.

In Summer, the Octopus sometimes appears in Help Wanted requests on the board outside Pierre's General Store.

Gifts

Willy loves the Octopus. His birthday is Summer 24, right in the middle of the Octopus season, so a fresh catch makes an ideal birthday present.

Elliott likes it. Demetrius, Leo, Linus and Sebastian feel neutral about it.

Among those who dislike Octopus are the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. The same goes for the shopkeepers Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin, and for the bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane. The older villagers Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis share that view, and so do Jas and Vincent.

Evelyn, Haley, Pam and Pierre hate it.

These villagers love receiving Octopus as a gift.

Villager	Image
Willy

Notes

Keep the first Octopus for a Bait Maker or a Fish Pond rather than selling it. Octopus Bait makes every later Octopus easier to find, and a full pond's Omni Geodes are worth the wait.

All Fish

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	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