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ACNH - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

Stringfish Shadow Size, Price, Location and How to Catch

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ACNH Stringfish Times and Price

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

Stringfish Sell Price and Basic Info

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

Stringfish Location and Times

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

Stringfish Months

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

How to Catch the Stringfish

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Steps Directions
1   Craft Fish Bait and throw it into the pool above a cliff to attract fish.
2   Check if the shadow of the fish that appeared is similar to the Stringfish.
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 Stringfish.

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!

Stringfish Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

"OH MY GOSH! I caught a stringfish! Five more and I'll have a guitarfish!"

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

  The stringfish grows slowly, but also lives quite a long time for a fish, with up to 15 years being typical.

  Consequently, while it takes a while, they can get quite large—perhaps even up to six feet long!

  The stringfish is perhaps the best embodiment in the fish world of 'slow and steady wins the race.'

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5 Anonymous Anonymous over 5 years

Shadow was huge but it turned up in a pond, not in the river, not exactly clear in just "above the cliff". make sure to check upper-cliff ponds too!

4 Anonymous Anonymous over 5 years

I have this technique - Slide to the left.. slide to the right.. oh oh baby alright..

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