
Fishing is one of the most popular activities in Animal Crossing New Horizons, because the fish allow you to fill the Bébêtopédie, but also to obtain bells by selling them. Some of them are worth more than others due to their rarity, notably the Blue marlin for example. We explain to you how to put all the chances on your side to fish it!
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Blue marlin, all the information on this rare fish
This information works if your island is in the northern hemisphere.
Name | Period | Hour | Location | Price | Size | |
Blue marlin | July-September / November-April | All day | Ocean (pontoon) | 10 Bells | 6 |
This very rare Animal Crossing: New Horizons fish can be caught at two times of the year: between the months of July and September, and the months of November and April. You can find it at any time of the day, without a specific time. To have a chance of catching it, you will have to fish in theocean, near to pontoons. This fish is distinguished by its very Large size, equivalent to that of sharks (6th size out of 6 in total).
If you catch it, you can resell your Sturgeon for 10 Bells, or donate it to the museum if you're catching it for the first time!
How to catch rare fish on Animal Crossing?
To have a better chance of getting rare fish, we advise you to go to mystery islands ! These are usually good places to catch rare fish, like sturgeon or golden trout for example. You can also try to get some with bait, but the success rate is lower. You can craft bait by finding clams in the sand!
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