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Dorado Shadow Size, Price, Location and How to Catch

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ACNH Dorado Times and Price

The Dorado is a river fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn how to catch and find the Dorado and more like it's shadow size, sell price, location, and time for North and South Hemisphere.

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Dorado Sell Price and Basic Info

Dorado
ACNH - Dorado
Shadow Size ACNH Large Fish Shadow Size Large
Location River
Time 4 AM to 9 PM
Months June to September (NH)
December to March (SH)
Sell Price 15,000 Bells

Dorado Location and Times

Shadow Size Large
Location River
Time 4 AM to 9 PM
North Hemisphere		 4 AM to 9 PM
South Hemisphere

Dorado Months

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Dorado
Northern Hemisphere Calendar
Jan — Jul ACNH - Dorado icon
Feb — Aug ACNH - Dorado icon
Mar — Sep ACNH - Dorado icon
Apr — Oct —
May — Nov —
Jun ACNH - Dorado icon Dec —
Dorado
Southern Hemisphere Calendar
Jan ACNH - Dorado icon Jul —
Feb ACNH - Dorado icon Aug —
Mar ACNH - Dorado icon Sep —
Apr — Oct —
May — Nov —
Jun — Dec ACNH - Dorado icon

How to Catch the Dorado

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Steps Directions
1 　 Craft Fish Bait and throw it into the river to attract fish.
2 　 Check if the shadow of the fish that appeared is similar to the Dorado.
3
　 Equip your Fishing Rod ACNH - Fishing Rod

1. Craft Fish Bait

To easily catch the fish you want, you'll need to craft fish bait! This will help attract more fish instead of just waiting for one to pop out!

2. Check Shadow Size

You'll need to check the shadow size of the fish that appeared and make sure it's similar to the Dorado.

3. Go Fish!

Once you're sure the fish that appeared has the same shadow size as the fish you want, it's time to prepare your Fishing Rod and go fish!

Dorado Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

“"I caught a dorado! ♪ I say "dorado", you say "doraydo."♪"”

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

　 “Woo-hoo! So shiny! This massive fish's name, dorado, means "golden" in Spanish—a fitting title. They are also quite valuable, I understand. I congratulate you on your top-notch angling!

　 They are rather large, eh wot? It makes one wonder what all they might feed on... Fowl, perhaps?! One quivers at the very thought!

　 Well, it'll be safe behind glass, no doubt. Quite safe, hoo...”

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1 Hydronator Hydronator almost 5 years

I have like 10 dorados in storage and i'm just waiting to sell them to CJ

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