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How to Find C.J. and His Fish Collectibles

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) - How to Find C.J. and His Fish Collectibles

Fishing for more information about the newest beaver in town? C.J.'s here to set up fishing tourneys and stream his seasports challenges to his fans! Catch what's up with C.J., what you can do with C.J., and how to commision fish models from C.J. by reading our article below!

How to Play CJ's Seasports Challenge

ACNH - C.J. talking to a villager

Step Direction
1.  Find and talk to C.J.
2  Join the Seasports Challenge
3  Catch some fish!
(Optional)  Sell your catch!

1. Talk to C.J.

Find C.J. around your island. You'll have to search for him — though if you're lucky, the game's title screen might give away his location!

2. Join the Seasports Challenge

C.J. will invite you to a Seasports Challenge, where you'll have to catch a couple fish with certain specification!

ACNH Fish Guide

3. Catch Some Fish!

ACNH - A resident fishes in a pond

Keeping in mind C.J.'s requirements, go and reel in those fishes!

How to Catch Fish Easily

4. Sell Your Catch (Optional)

ACNH - CJ offers 1,650 Bells for a seahorse

Once you complete the challenge, he'll buy off your catch at 50% above the regular price. You can keep coming back to sell him fish within the day!

C.J.'s Visit Schedule

ACNH - C.J. asks if the resident is ready for some seasports

Date & Time On weekdays (random)
until 5:00AM the next day
Location Around your island

C.J. will visit at random weekdays and will stay until 5:00AM the next day.

Why Isn't C.J. Showing Up? (Troubleshooting)

C.J. is a special character who visits your island every other week. If you can't find him anywhere, it might be possible that you'd just have to wait next week!

Time Traveling Guide

How to Get Collectibles

ACNH - CJ offers to have his partner make collectibles for the resident

Step Direction
1  Complete the seasports challenge
2  Choose “Make me a collectible.
3  Give three of the same fish to C.J.

1. Join C.J.'s Seasports Challenge

Before you can get you hands on a Fish Model, you'll have to prove yourself with C.J.'s seasports challenge! Just follow the steps above:

How to Play CJ's Seasports Challenge

2. Choose “Make me a collectible”

After the challenge, talk to C.J. again and choose “Make me a collectible,” and he'll go through the process of comissioning your very own Fish Model!

3. Give Three of the Same Fish

Make sure that you have three of the same fish in your inventory. Turn these over to C.J. and he'll mail you a model the very next day!

Take note that you can only commision one model at a time.

C.J.'s Fishing Tourney

ACNH - Spring Fishing Tourney Announcement

Alongside his seasports challenges, C.J. also hosts the Fishing Tourneys on the second Saturday every January, April, July, and October.

Players can catch as much fish as they can and trade points for exclusive "fish swag" or other reward items!

C.J.'s Fishing Tourney

Who is C.J.?

About C.J.

C.J.
JP: ジャスティン
Type Special Character
Birthday
March 7
First Appearance
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

C.J. is a brown beaver introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. He holds seasports challenges every other week and hosts the seasonal Fishing Tourney.

He can also buys fish at 50% above the regular price!

Did You Know...?

  • C.J. and Flick are business partners... and roommates!
  • C.J.'s fish and rod of choice are the Mahi-Mahi and the Fish Fishing Rod.
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