Fishing spots?

[Lydia3.3]

I was wondering if there’s a specific place in fishing that brings the most income? Is it the pond, ocean etc. Which area fish cost the most, basically. thanks!

 

[Lew Zealand]

Fishing is generally about difficulty of catching vs. payout in g in early game as a lost fish costs limited and valuable Energy. I see most people recommending the Mountain Lake and sometimes Ocean for early game Fishing but I also dislike the time cost of getting to those places (which also reduces income), so I almost always Fish directly south of the farm at the river in Cindersap. However when in the area, I usually stop to Fish in the Mountain Lake and less often at the Ocean.

But!

The Ocean has a big advantage until 5pm as you can Fish at the middle pier and sell immediately at Willy's Fish Shop in case you run out of inventory space or need that g for quick purchases that day. Another good solution for limited inventory is to put a Chest down next to where you Fish but triple-check that no Villager pathing goes through that spot or they'll destroy your Chest.

 

[HaleyRocks]

1. Ocean (lots of different fish, few trash, all seasons have regular fish)
2. Mountain Lake (second best choice, fewer variety, not many fish late evening with few exceptions, etc)
3. Forest and Town River(s) (do i have to fish there, post collecting all different fish? lots of trash, hard to catch fish that don't sell for much each, etc)
4. Sewers (way too many garbage, only 1 type of fish)

 

[Jianadaren1]

I was wondering if there’s a specific place in fishing that brings the most income? Is it the pond, ocean etc. Which area fish cost the most, basically. thanks!

Depends on season, weather, skill level, and time of day.

In Spring, for example, the mountain lake is usually best unless you have higher skill and it's raining, then the river is best (or secret woods if you're level 10) to catch catfish.

 

[PerfectionWhaleFarm]

Generally I have a bias towards Ocean because its fish is more interesting most of the time, but just having fished for such a long time, I have a vague sense of where I would like to go generally.

My list:
- If Legend / Legend II is possible --> Mountain Lake
- Else if Submarine possible --> Submarine
- Else if Ginger Island Southeast unlocked --> Pirate Cove
- Else
-- If Summer Morning/Day (1PM) or Winter Night --> Ocean
-- If Summer Day (1PM+) --> Forest
-- If Winter Day --> Mountain Lake
-- If Fall --> Town Lake
-- If Spring --> Ocean

Strictly by intuition on what I like to do in the past, and where I felt interesting fish is present.
If you are strictly looking for money fueled by fishing, nothing beats Legend/Legend II and their roes.
If you cannot catch them consistently yet, I would recommend catching a Lava Eel when you can instead and put it in a pond. Even if you are farming them and selling the base fish once you reach max capacity, it's still worth a lot.

 

[FilthyGorilla]

Generally I have a bias towards Ocean because its fish is more interesting most of the time, but just having fished for such a long time, I have a vague sense of where I would like to go generally.

My list:
- If Legend / Legend II is possible --> Mountain Lake
- Else if Submarine possible --> Submarine
- Else if Ginger Island Southeast unlocked --> Pirate Cove
- Else
-- If Summer Morning/Day (1PM) or Winter Night --> Ocean
-- If Summer Day (1PM+) --> Forest
-- If Winter Day --> Mountain Lake
-- If Fall --> Town Lake
-- If Spring --> Ocean

Strictly by intuition on what I like to do in the past, and where I felt interesting fish is present.
If you are strictly looking for money fueled by fishing, nothing beats Legend/Legend II and their roes.
If you cannot catch them consistently yet, I would recommend catching a Lava Eel when you can instead and put it in a pond. Even if you are farming them and selling the base fish once you reach max capacity, it's still worth a lot.

Largely agree with this list

Weather can also have a big impact, catfish fishing in the spring/fall rain for example in the secret woods will often bring in more cash than you can otherwise get fishing at someplace like the ocean at the same time, though you'll have overlaps in times that can make walking around and fishing in a bunch of different places the optimal thing to do.

It's really up to you whether you want to take the extra effort and move around, oftentimes if you're fishing at the second best place for a certain time it's perfectly fine, just focus on catching them perfectly for the increase in quality and getting chests when you can (extra points for both).