Red Mullet

Red Mullet

Type	Fish
Location	Ocean
Time	6am to 7pm
Season	Summer; Winter
Weather	Any
Difficulty	55
Behaviour	Smooth
Size	8 to 23
Sell Price	75g

The Red Mullet is an ocean fish that bites at The Beach and on the Beach Farm in Summer and Winter. It feeds through the daylight hours in any weather, so it is a dependable catch in two very different seasons. Its sell price sits in the middle of the ocean fish, level with a plate of Sashimi. Its main jobs are a Summer Special Order for Demetrius and a quiet but steady Fish Pond. In the dye pots, it is one of the fish that gives a red dye.

The in-game description reads: Long ago these were kept as pets.

Catching

The Red Mullet lives in the ocean south of Pelican Town. Any spot along the shore or on the docks will do, and the salt water on the Beach Farm works too. It bites in Summer and Winter, from 6am to 7pm. Rain, wind and snow make no difference. Magic Bait removes the time and season limits, so it can also be hooked in Spring, in Fall or after dark.

On the line, the Red Mullet has smooth behaviour and a middling difficulty. Smooth fish follow a steadier path than most, without the sudden jumps of darting fish. That makes the Red Mullet easy to read: follow it calmly with the green bar and avoid over-correcting. A Cork Bobber widens the bar, and a Trap Bobber slows the meter if the fish escapes.

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

Prices

An iridium-quality Red Mullet is worth twice a normal one, so perfect catches with a Quality Bobber pay off. A Fisher sells it for a quarter more, and an Angler for half more. An iridium Red Mullet sold by an Angler fetches 225g.

A Fish Smoker doubles the value while keeping the quality. It needs one piece of Coal per fish. Sashimi sells for the same as a normal Red Mullet, so cooking gains nothing.

In a Fish Pond, the Red Mullet produces Red Mullet Roe, worth 67g each. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much. Three Red Mullet fill a new pond, and the cap climbs to ten after three requests. The first asks for Driftwood, a Frozen Geode or Seaweed. The second asks for Clams or Coral. The last asks for Aquamarine, a Mussel or Sea Urchins. Below five fish, the pond only gives roe some of the time. From five fish upwards, every item it produces is roe.

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

Quality	Price	Fisher (+25%)	Angler (+50%)
Normal	75g	93g	112g
Silver	93g	116g	139g
Gold	112g	140g	168g
Iridium	150g	187g	225g

Uses

The board outside the Mayor's Manor is where Demetrius posts his "Aquatic Overpopulation" special order. In Summer, the order may name the Red Mullet, and it then asks for ten of them within a week. Completing it pays what the Red Mullet would sell for, and the first completion also brings the Farm Computer recipe. The Red Mullet bites all day in any weather, so ten fish can be gathered quickly.

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

At the Sewing Machine, a Red Mullet in the spool with Cloth makes the dyeable Sailor Shirt. In the dye pots at Emily and Haley's house, it serves as a red dye.

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

Gifts

The Red Mullet is a poor gift for nearly everyone. The older villagers Demetrius, Linus and Pam all feel neutral about Red Mullet. Willy and Leo feel neutral about it too, and so do Elliott and Sebastian.

The Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard count Red Mullet as a disliked gift. The bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane share that view, and so do Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin. The children Jas and Vincent dislike it as well. The older residents Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis dislike it too.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Gold and iridium Red Mullet are the ones worth smoking. Normal-quality fish suit a Fish Pond, the Special Order or a Bait Maker better.

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