River Jelly
| River Jelly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Resource |
| Location | Fishing Pole; Midnight Carp Fish Pond; Bookseller; Cat |
| Sell Price | 125g |
River Jelly is a rare green blob that sometimes bites instead of a fish in freshwater. It matters mostly as one of the three jellies needed for the Fish Smoker, together with Sea Jelly and Cave Jelly. Almost any river or lake in the valley can hold it. The game lists it in the Fish tab of the collection, yet treats it as a separate kind of item almost everywhere else. Luck buffs raise the odds of a catch sharply, so a lucky meal before a fishing trip pays off. Spare jellies sell for a decent sum or make a filling snack.
Location
Freshwater across the valley can hold River Jelly in every season. The rivers through Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest both count, along with the lake on the Mountain and the pond in Cindersap Forest. The pond in the Secret Woods, the ponds of the Calico Desert and the fresh water on Ginger Island hold it too. Most farm maps have freshwater that works, but the Standard Farm and the Beach Farm do not.
A catch announces itself at once. No fishing minigame appears, and the jelly simply pops up as a find. If the minigame starts, the bite was a fish instead.
Luck buffs from food or drink make a big difference, with each level adding a large share to the chance. The daily fortune on the TV has no effect on jellies. This makes buff food the main tool when hunting one.
The best odds come from the freshwater pond on Ginger Island West, fished with a Training Rod. Every fish there is too hard for that rod, so only River Jelly, a Snake Skull or trash can bite. One quirk shapes the method: the roll that decides a jelly only changes after a jelly or a real fish is caught. After a piece of trash, switching to a normal rod and landing one fish resets the roll, and then the Training Rod can go back in.
Three quieter routes exist. A Midnight Carp Fish Pond with a good population sometimes produces River Jelly. A pet cat at full friendship may bring one as a morning gift. The Bookseller also trades jellies for a copy of Jewels Of The Sea once its power has been learned.
Uses
The Fish Smoker is the main reason to keep one. Willy's Fish Shop sells it, and it can also be crafted from ten Hardwood and one each of River Jelly, Sea Jelly and Cave Jelly. Smoking a fish with a piece of Coal doubles its value and keeps its quality. Smoked fish is also what the Raccoon at the Giant Stump asks for in his first request.
Eaten raw, a River Jelly restores a fair amount of energy and health. It also raises Max Energy for a while, which helps on a long day of chopping or mining.
Crafting River Jelly with the other materials below makes these items.
| Item | Image | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Fish Smoker | 
|
Hardwood (10), Sea Jelly (1), River Jelly (1), Cave Jelly (1) |
Notes
Willy will not buy River Jelly at the Fish Shop, even though it sits in the Fish collection and counts for the fishing achievements. A spare one goes into the Shipping Bin instead.
Since only one of each jelly is needed for the smoker, extra River Jelly is best kept for a second smoker or eaten on a busy day.
All Resources
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bat Wing | 
|
15g |
| Battery Pack | 
|
500g |
| Bone Fragment | 
|
12g |
| Broken CD | 
|
0g |
| Broken Glasses | 
|
0g |
| Bug Meat | 
|
8g |
| Cave Jelly | 
|
180g |
| Cinder Shard | 
|
50g |
| Clay | 
|
20g |
| Coal | 
|
15g |
| Copper Bar | 
|
- |
| Copper Ore | 
|
5g |
| Driftwood | 
|
0g |
| Fiber | 
|
1g |
| Gold Bar | 
|
- |
| Gold Ore | 
|
25g |
| Green Algae | 
|
15g |
| Hardwood | 
|
15g |
| Iridium Bar | 
|
- |
| Iridium Ore | 
|
100g |
| Iron Bar | 
|
- |
| Iron Ore | 
|
10g |
| Joja Cola | 
|
25g |
| Monster Loot | - | - |
| Moss | 
|
5g |
| Radioactive Bar | 
|
- |
| Radioactive Ore | 
|
300g |
| Refined Quartz | 
|
50g |
| Rice | 
|
100g |
| River Jelly | 
|
125g |
| Rotten Plant | 
|
0g |
| Sea Jelly | 
|
200g |
| Soggy Newspaper | 
|
0g |
| Solar Essence | 
|
40g |
| Stone | 
|
2g |
| Sugar | 
|
50g |
| Trash | - | - |
| Trash (item) | 
|
0g |
| Treasure Chest | 
|
5000g |
| Vinegar | 
|
100g |
| Void Essence | 
|
50g |
| Wheat Flour | 
|
50g |
| White Algae | 
|
25g |
| Wood | 
|
2g |