Shad

Shad

Type	Fish
Location	River
Time	9am to 2am
Season	Spring; Summer; Fall
Weather	Rain
Difficulty	45
Behaviour	Smooth
Size	20 to 49
Sell Price	60g

The Shad is a rainy-day river fish. It bites in the rivers of Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest through Spring, Summer and Fall. It only comes out on wet days, so a run of sunny weather keeps it out of reach. The Shad is needed for the River Fish Bundle in the Community Center, and a gold-quality Shad appears in the remixed Quality Fish Bundle. Its long biting window and calm movement make it an easy catch once the rain arrives.

Catching

The Shad lives in the river that runs through Pelican Town and on through Cindersap Forest. It also swims in the rivers of the Riverlands Farm, the Forest Farm and the Hill-top Farm, so farmers on those maps can catch it at home.

Rain is the one firm condition. On a sunny day the Shad never shows up, however long the line stays in the water. A rainy day in Spring, Summer or Fall is the moment to head for the river.

Once the rain starts, the window is wide. The Shad bites from 9am until 2am, so a full day of rain gives plenty of time. Rainy Fall days are especially busy, since the Walleye joins the same rivers from midday.

On the line, the Shad has smooth movement and a moderate difficulty. It glides up and down the bar without sudden jumps, which makes it a good fish to practise on. Bait shortens the wait between bites. A Quality Bobber raises the chance of a gold fish for the Quality Fish Bundle.

Magic Bait removes the weather, time and season limits. With it, a Shad can be hooked on a dry day or in Winter.

The fish can also be bought. Krobus sometimes stocks it on Wednesdays for 200g. The Traveling Cart may sell one for 180g to 1,000g.

Prices

A normal Shad sells for little, and iridium quality only doubles that. The Fisher profession lifts the Shad's price by a quarter, and Angler lifts it by half.

A Fish Smoker doubles the price of the fish and keeps its quality. It needs one piece of Coal per fish.

Sashimi is worth a look here. One Shad makes one Sashimi, and Sashimi sells for 75g. That is more than a normal Shad is worth, so spare low-quality fish earn more as Sashimi once Linus sends the recipe.

In a Fish Pond, Shad reproduce every two days and produce Shad Roe. Roe is worth 30g plus half the fish's base price, which gives 60g. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much.

Starting capacity for a Shad pond is three fish, 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. At any size, the pond produces roe nine times out of ten.

Uses

The Shad is one of the four fish in the River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank. The others are the Sunfish, the Catfish and the Tiger Trout. The Sunfish needs sun while the Shad needs rain, so the bundle can never be finished in a single day without help. Completing it rewards a stack of bait.

In a remixed game, the Fish Tank may hold the Quality Fish Bundle instead of a standard one. That bundle asks for a gold or better Shad.

In the kitchen, the Shad counts as "any fish" for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer.

At the Sewing Machine, a Shad in the spool makes a dyeable Fish Shirt.

A Bait Maker turns one Shad into Shad Bait. Targeted bait like this raises the chance of hooking another Shad, which helps on the few rainy days available.

Gifts

The Shad is a poor gift for most villagers. The older residents Demetrius, Linus and Pam feel neutral about Shad. Willy and Leo also feel neutral about it. The marriage candidates Elliott and Sebastian feel neutral about it too.

The Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard all dislike Shad. The children Jas and Vincent dislike it too. Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin dislike it as well, as do the older villagers Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis. The bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane also dislike it.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Notes

Catch at least two Shad on the first rainy day of the year. One goes to the River Fish Bundle, and a second fish starts a pond or covers a remixed bundle. A Rain Totem can create a rainy day when the forecast stays dry.

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