Difficulty catching stonefish?

[Reluctant Gamer]

I am on level 20 of the mines and at level 10 fishing. I ate fish stew and am using bait and a lead bobber, yet I only seem to catch ghostfish. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[Chililover]

If your catching ghost fish your on the wrong floor! Edit: wait the wiki says stone fish is on floor 20 and I'm pretty sure ghost fish is in the city area of the mine, I think this is a glitch! But idk

Stonefish - Stardew Valley Wiki

The Stonefish is a fish that can be found in The Mines on the 20th floor during all seasons. It requires Fishing level 3, either naturally or using Fishing Buffs.

stardewvalleywiki.com

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[Ereo]

No, Ghostfish are on minefloors 20 and 60. The chances of stonefish (or ice pip) on those floors is just really small.
Just keep trying!

 

[Rotan]

took me 3 days of just fishing to catch both the stone fish and the pip. They are ULTRA rare. Good luck :)

 

[Jack Of Shades]

I am on level 20 of the mines and at level 10 fishing. I ate fish stew and am using bait and a lead bobber, yet I only seem to catch ghostfish. Am I doing something wrong?

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Some fish are simply more rare than others. Hard to catch and hard to find.

 

[Chililover]

Some fish are simply more rare than others. Hard to catch and hard to find.

I guess I'm really lucky lol! I caught a stone fish in less than 7 minutes irl time lol!

 

[Boo1972]

I guess I'm really lucky lol! I caught a stone fish in less than 7 minutes irl time lol!

You are! I actually found the stone fish and I’ve pip more frustrating than the legendary fish.

 

[27dschild]

HEEERE FISHY FISHY FISHY!!!! (Shark comes out of the water)

 

[Reluctant Gamer]

So. Much. Algae!

 

[Reluctant Gamer]

And I caught the ice pip, yet still no stonefish! And I am missing a fish that doesn’t appear to be on the Wiki :

I know the square-ish one is the stonefish, and the last 3 are the winter market fish.... but what is between the lava eel and the sand fish?? On the wiki page they are side by side

 

[Ereo]

I see the Legend in between those two on the wiki.

 

[Holly3353]

And I caught the ice pip, yet still no stonefish! And I am missing a fish that doesn’t appear to be on the Wiki : View attachment 1356

I know the square-ish one is the stonefish, and the last 3 are the winter market fish.... but what is between the lava eel and the sand fish?? On the wiki page they are side by side

That’s spring legend fish

 

[Reluctant Gamer]

Thank you! I thought I had caught him already lol. You mean this one, right?

And of course, I just started summer

 

[Magically Clueless]

best of luck with your fishing ventures! lava eel gave me the most trouble...

 

[Sophie]

lava eel gave me the most trouble...

Same here - it happened so rarely I was often kinda zoned out when it happened and I lost it :(

 

[Reluctant Gamer]

Yes, the lava eel was very challenging! I hooked & lost him many times before I finally caught one.

best of luck with your fishing ventures! lava eel gave me the most trouble...

 

[Lew Zealand]

The Lava Eel and I have a chequered past. It behaves most like a cat, barely acknowledging the piece of string you're dangling into it's fluffy bed of Lava but secretly coveting it while you're not looking. It preys on your boredom, as you languidly check your watch-- 8:30 pm, hmmm, there's still time to hack through 5 more levels and this Lucky Lunch won't last forever. Weighing your options, it pounces, knowing you're no match.

The fool, it thinks, your cork bobber just ran out on the last cast but you didn't notice. Lol, you have No Chance. It toys with you for a while, getting your hopes up. Feeling smug and malicious it may throw a chest at you just to taunt-- you'll never get that *and* bag a Lava Eel. And you know there's a Prismatic Shard in there thanks to Mr. Lunch. You didn't even need to try for the Chest, just thinking about it means the Eel got the upper hand, your tasty Bait, and your goat.

Glumly you try a few more casts but the Lava Eel knows it has already won. He's not gonna bite. Too late for Floor 105, you slink back to the Stardrop Saloon. Emily will be there and she's all smiles. When you walk in the door you notice how much Emily's teeth look like the Eel's.

 

[Reluctant Gamer]

you really know how to paint a picture with words!



well done

The Lava Eel and I have a chequered past. It behaves most like a cat, barely acknowledging the piece of string you're dangling into it's fluffy bed of Lava but secretly coveting it while you're not looking. It preys on your boredom, as you languidly check your watch-- 8:30 pm, hmmm, there's still time to hack through 5 more levels and this Lucky Lunch won't last forever. Weighing your options, it pounces, knowing you're no match.

The fool, it thinks, your cork bobber just ran out on the last cast but you didn't notice. Lol, you have No Chance. It toys with you for a while, getting your hopes up. Feeling smug and malicious it may throw a chest at you just to taunt-- you'll never get that *and* bag a Lava Eel. And you know there's a Prismatic Shard in there thanks to Mr. Lunch. You didn't even need to try for the Chest, just thinking about it means the Eel got the upper hand, your tasty Bait, and your goat.

Glumly you try a few more casts but the Lava Eel knows it has already won. He's not gonna bite. Too late for Floor 105, you slink back to the Stardrop Saloon. Emily will be there and she's all smiles. When you walk in the door you notice how much Emily's teeth look like the Eel's.

 

[Reluctant Gamer]

So, I finally caught the Legend... now what?!

It seems I can’t do anything but sell it, really?

I totally assumed it would be a bigger deal... like, at least a parade or something ... lol

I see the Legend in between those two on the wiki.

 

[Ereo]

You could make a museum and display it.

Or eat sashimi that wasn't made from snails for once :p

Or put it in chest because it's unique.

Or sell it. There really is nothing special about it. What did you do with the other legendary fish?