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Perch

Perch
Perch
Type Fish
Location River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond
Time Any
Season Winter
Weather Any
Difficulty 35
Behaviour Dart
Size 10 to 25
Sell Price 55g

The Perch is the freshwater fish of Winter. It bites in the rivers of Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest, in the Mountain Lake and in the Cindersap Forest pond, at any hour and in any weather. That makes it one of the easiest catches of the cold season. It is cheap and easy to land, so it suits new anglers and quick trips between other chores. Its main jobs are filling a Winter Special Order for Demetrius, stocking a Fish Pond, and making the Fishing Vest at the Sewing Machine.


Catching

The Perch only bites in Winter. In that season it is found in almost every body of fresh water near town: the river through Pelican Town, the river in Cindersap Forest, the Cindersap Forest pond and the Mountain Lake. The hour and the weather make no difference, so a snowy evening is as good as a clear morning. With Magic Bait, it also bites outside Winter.

On the line, the Perch has dart behaviour and a low difficulty. Dart fish jump up and down in sudden bursts, but the size of the jumps grows with difficulty. The Perch's jumps are small, so it can be landed with any rod.

The Perch can also be found without fishing. Garbage Cans in town sometimes hold one in Winter. At the Feast of the Winter Star, Pierre's booth sometimes sells one for 500g, and the Traveling Cart may carry one at a high price.

Prices

The Perch is one of the cheaper fish. An iridium Perch is worth double, and the Fisher or Angler profession adds a quarter or a half on top. An iridium Perch sold by an Angler fetches 165g.

A normal Perch is worth less than a plate of Sashimi, so slicing spare fish into Sashimi earns a little more. A Fish Smoker doubles the price while keeping the quality. That makes the smoker a better choice for gold or iridium Perch, as long as there is Coal to spare.

In a Fish Pond, every item the Perch produces is Perch Roe, worth 57g. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much. A Perch pond holds three fish at the start, and three requests raise it 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.

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

Quality Price Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%)
Normal 55g 68g 82g
Silver qualitySilver 68g 85g 102g
Gold qualityGold 82g 102g 123g
Iridium qualityIridium 110g 137g 165g

Uses

Demetrius sometimes pins "Aquatic Overpopulation" to the Special Orders board outside the Mayor's Manor. In Winter, the order may name the Perch, and it then asks for ten of them within a week. Demetrius pays what the fish would sell for and adds the recipe for the Farm Computer the first time the order is finished. The Perch bites all day in so many places that this is one of the easiest versions of the order.

In the kitchen, the Perch counts as "any fish" for Maki Roll and Sashimi. Crafting Sap with a fish makes Quality Fertilizer, so the Perch works there too.

At the Sewing Machine, a Perch in the spool with Cloth makes the Fishing Vest. In the dye pots at Emily and Haley's house, it serves as a yellow dye.

A Bait Maker turns one Perch into a stack of Perch Bait. That bait makes the Perch more likely to bite, which speeds up the Special Order.

Gifts

The Perch is a poor gift for nearly everyone. Willy and Leo feel neutral about Perch. Elliott and Sebastian feel neutral about it as well, as do Demetrius, Linus and Pam.

Perch is a poor gift for the bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane. Jas and Vincent dislike it too, and so do the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. The same goes for the older villagers Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis, and for Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Stock a Fish Pond with Perch during Winter. The fish vanishes from the rivers when Spring arrives, but a pond keeps producing its roe all year.

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