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Pike

Pike
Pike
Type Fish
Location River; Forest Pond
Time Any
Season Summer; Winter
Weather Any
Difficulty 60
Behaviour Dart
Size 15 to 61
Sell Price 100g

The Pike is a large freshwater fish that lives in the rivers of Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest and in the Cindersap Forest pond. It bites at any hour in Summer and Winter, then leaves the water in Spring and Fall. Its darting fight is a step up from the common river fish, and its price rewards the effort. A Pike pond is unusual: it only grows when it is fed other fish, and a full pond can bring up large stacks of Bug Meat alongside its roe.

The in-game description reads: A freshwater fish that's difficult to catch.


Catching

In Summer and Winter, the Pike bites in the river through Pelican Town, the river in Cindersap Forest and the pond in Cindersap Forest. The time of day and the weather make no difference. Two farm maps also hold it. Players on the Riverland Farm can catch it anywhere on their land, and the large pond on the Forest Farm holds Pike too.

Outside its seasons, Magic Bait brings the Pike back in Spring and Fall.

On the line, the Pike has dart behaviour and a middling difficulty. Dart fish jump up and down the bar in sudden bursts, and the size of the jumps grows with the fish's difficulty. The Pike's jumps are big enough to catch out a careless angler. A Trap Bobber slows the meter when the Pike breaks free, and a Cork Bobber makes the bar wider.

The Pike can also be found without fishing. Garbage Cans in town sometimes hold one in Summer or Winter. The Traveling Cart may sell one too, though always at a mark-up.

Prices

A normal Pike sells for a solid price for a river fish. Iridium quality doubles that, and the Fisher and Angler professions add a quarter or a half on top. An iridium Pike sold by an Angler fetches 300g.

A Fish Smoker doubles the price again while keeping the quality, so a smoked normal Pike sells for 200g. Turning a Pike into Sashimi loses money, since the dish is worth less than the raw fish.

The Fish Pond works differently for the Pike. The pond starts with room for three fish and grows to ten through three requests, and each request asks for other fish. The first asks for two Bream, Carp or Chub. The second asks for two Bullhead or Largemouth Bass. The last asks for two Ghostfish, Sandfish or Woodskip, which means trips to The Mines, the Calico Desert or the Secret Woods.

The reward is a steady pond. Almost every item it produces is Pike Roe, worth 80g each. A Preserves Jar turns that into Aged Roe worth twice as much. Once the pond holds nine or more Pike, it can also produce a stack of twenty Bug Meat, which is useful for crafting Bait.

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

Quality Price Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%)
Normal 100g 125g 150g
Silver qualitySilver 125g 156g 187g
Gold qualityGold 150g 187g 225g
Iridium qualityIridium 200g 250g 300g

Uses

In the kitchen, the Pike counts as "any fish" for Maki Roll and Sashimi. Crafting Sap with a fish makes Quality Fertilizer, so the Pike works there too. Its price makes it a poor choice for any of these.

At the Sewing Machine, a Pike in the spool with Cloth makes the Fishing Vest. The dye pots in Emily and Haley's house accept Pike as a yellow dye.

A Bait Maker turns one Pike into a stack of Pike Bait.

Gifts

The Pike is a poor gift for nearly everyone. Among those who feel neutral about Pike are the marriage candidates Elliott and Sebastian. The same goes for Willy and Leo. The older villagers Demetrius, Linus and Pam also feel neutral about it.

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

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Notes

Before stocking a Pike pond, set aside a few cheap fish such as Bream, Carp and Chub. Gather the Ghostfish, Sandfish or Woodskip for the last request early, since they come from far-off places.

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