Void Salmon
| Void Salmon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Fish |
| Location | Witch's Swamp |
| Time | Any |
| Season | All |
| Weather | Any |
| Difficulty | 80 |
| Behaviour | Mixed |
| Size | 24 to 66 |
| Sell Price | 150g |
The Void Salmon is a salmon twisted by void energy, and it lives only in the Witch's Swamp. Reaching the swamp takes a chain of late-game quests, so it is usually a late catch. It bites in every season, at any hour and in any weather, but it fights hard on the line. A gold-quality Void Salmon is one of the options for the Missing Bundle, which turns the abandoned JojaMart into the Movie Theater. In a Fish Pond it yields roe, Void Essence and Void Eggs.
The in-game description reads: A salmon, twisted by void energy. The fresh meat is jet black, but rapidly turns pink when exposed to air.
Catching
The Witch's Swamp opens after the Community Center or the Joja route is complete. A cutscene starts the Wizard's quest to recover his Magic Ink from his ex-wife, the Witch. Krobus in the Sewers opens the way into the Mutant Bug Lair, where the Dark Talisman waits. Placing the talisman on the strange structure blocking the cave in the north-east of the Railroad breaks the seal. The cave beyond leads to the swamp.
Once inside, the Void Salmon is the main prize. It swims in the swamp's dark water and nowhere else in the game. The Catfish shares the same water, so not every bite will be a Void Salmon.
Season, weather and time of day never matter. A trip can be made at any point in the year.
On the line, the Void Salmon has mixed behaviour and a high difficulty. It moves unpredictably and pulls hard. Fitting a Cork Bobber widens the green bar, and a Trap Bobber slows the fish's escape. For the Missing Bundle, a Quality Bobber raises the fish's quality by one step, which makes a gold fish far more likely.
Prices
The Void Salmon sells for a good price. Iridium quality doubles it. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half.
One piece of Coal lets a Fish Smoker double the Void Salmon's price again while keeping its quality.
In a Fish Pond, Void Salmon reproduce every four days. The pond starts with room for a single fish. Four requests open it to ten. The first asks for 5 Void Essence. The second asks for 10 Bat Wings. The third asks for a Diamond or a Void Egg, and the last asks for Iridium Ore.
Void Salmon Roe is the main product, worth 105g, and a Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much. From eight fish upward, the pond can also produce stacks of Void Essence. A pond of nine or ten often gives two or three roe at once, and it adds a small chance of a Void Egg.
Void Essence and Void Eggs make the pond more than a roe farm. The Wizard loves Void Essence, and Krobus loves the Void Egg, so a full pond supplies loved gifts for both.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Fisher (+25%) | Angler (+50%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 150g | 187g | 225g |
 Silver
|
187g | 233g | 280g |
 Gold
|
225g | 281g | 337g |
 Iridium
|
300g | 375g | 450g |
Uses
The Missing Bundle in the abandoned JojaMart offers six options and needs any five. One of them is a gold-quality or better Void Salmon. The others are Caviar, a Prismatic Shard, five gold Ancient Fruit, silver Wine and Dinosaur Mayonnaise. Completing the bundle builds the Movie Theater.
In the kitchen, the Void Salmon counts as "any fish" for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer. Those recipes waste its value.
At the Sewing Machine, a Void Salmon in the spool makes a Fishing Hat.
A Bait Maker turns one Void Salmon into Void Salmon Bait. Targeted bait raises the chance of hooking another, which helps when chasing a gold fish for the bundle.
Gifts
The Void Salmon is a poor gift. Among those who feel neutral about Void Salmon are Elliott and Sebastian. Demetrius, Linus and Pam feel neutral about it as well. Willy and Leo also feel neutral about it.
Among those who dislike Void Salmon are Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis. The children Jas and Vincent share that view, and so do Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane. The Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard dislike it as well, as do the shopkeepers Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin.
Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.
Notes
Keep any gold or iridium Void Salmon until the Missing Bundle is done. A normal-quality fish is the better choice for starting a pond. Gather 5 Void Essence before stocking it, because the pond asks for them before it can hold a second fish.
All Fish
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | 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 |