Walleye

Walleye

Type	Fish
Location	River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond
Time	12pm to 2am
Season	Fall; Winter with Rain Totem
Weather	Rain
Difficulty	45
Behaviour	Smooth
Size	10 to 41
Sell Price	105g
Energy	30
Health	13

The Walleye is a freshwater fish of rainy Fall days. It bites in the rivers, the Mountain Lake and the pond in Cindersap Forest. It only comes out when it rains, and only from midday until late at night. That narrow mix of season and weather means it takes some planning. The Walleye is needed for the Night Fishing Bundle in the Community Center, and a gold-quality Walleye appears in the remixed Quality Fish Bundle. Its sell price is good for a freshwater catch, and it settles well into a Fish Pond.

The in-game description reads: A freshwater fish caught at night.

Catching

The Walleye lives in fresh water across the valley. It swims in the river through Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest, in the Mountain Lake and in the Cindersap Forest pond. Players on the Riverlands Farm or the Forest Farm can also catch it in the water on their own land.

Rain is the firm condition. The Walleye only bites on rainy days in Fall, from 12pm until 2am. Using a Rain Totem in Winter creates a rainy day, and the Walleye bites then too.

The Cindersap Forest pond is the best spot. On a rainy Fall day, nearly a third of all casts there hook a Walleye. The pond is the first place to try on a wet afternoon.

On the line, the Walleye has smooth movement and a moderate difficulty. It glides up and down the bar without sudden jumps, so a mid-level angler lands it easily. Bait shortens the wait between bites, which matters when rainy days are few.

Magic Bait removes the weather, time and season limits.

The fish can also be found rather than caught. Garbage Cans sometimes hold one in Fall and Winter, and the Traveling Cart may sell one for 315g to 1,000g.

Prices

The Walleye sells for a good price for a freshwater fish. Iridium quality doubles it. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half.

The Fish Smoker doubles a Walleye's value again and holds its quality. Every fish smoked uses one Coal.

In a Fish Pond, Walleye reproduce every three days and produce Walleye Roe, worth 82g. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much.

Room for three Walleye comes first, and three requests bring the pond up 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.

A pond is especially useful for this fish. Rainy Fall days are limited, and a pond provides Walleye on demand without waiting for the weather.

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

Quality	Price	Fisher (+25%)	Angler (+50%)
Normal	105g	131g	157g
Silver	131g	163g	196g
Gold	157g	196g	235g
Iridium	210g	262g	315g

Uses

The Walleye is one of the fish in the Night Fishing Bundle in the Fish Tank, together with the Bream. The bundle's name suggests night fishing, but the Walleye bites from midday onward as long as it is raining. Completing the bundle rewards a glowing ring.

In a remixed game, the Fish Tank may hold the Quality Fish Bundle. That bundle asks for a gold or better Walleye, along with gold Largemouth Bass, Shad and Tuna.

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

At the Sewing Machine, a Walleye in the spool makes a Fishing Vest.

A Bait Maker turns one Walleye into Walleye Bait. Targeted bait raises the chance of hooking another Walleye, which helps squeeze more out of a single rainy day.

Gifts

The Walleye is a poor gift. The marriage candidates Elliott and Sebastian feel neutral about Walleye. Willy and Leo also feel neutral about it. The same goes for Demetrius, Linus and Pam.

The Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard count Walleye as a disliked gift. The older residents Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis also dislike it. The children Jas and Vincent dislike it too, and so do the shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin. So do Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Notes

On the first rainy afternoon in Fall, head straight for the Cindersap Forest pond. Catch one Walleye for the Night Fishing Bundle, a gold one if a remixed bundle needs it, and a few more to start a pond. A missed Fall can be rescued in Winter with a Rain Totem.

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