Animal Crossing New Horizons: Fishing tournament, how to participate? Rules and Rewards The Fishing Tournament is back in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Find out how to participate.
Fishing is an emblematic activity ofAnimal Crossing, which often gave rise to fishing tournaments. This will still be the case in New Horizons, and we explain all the rules and the new format of this tournament, which many fans are waiting for!
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Fishing tournament in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The fishing tournaments are back in this new installment of Animal Crossing, and it's very easy to participate! You will know very quickly if a tournament is organized on your island, since it is announced once you start the game! A message appears, explaining that " The Spring Fishing Tournament has begun! ».
Then go to the Residents Office Square, you will see a blue tent there, as well as a beaver, named Pollux. It is to him that you must speak to participate in the tournament and find out about the rules!
The format of the tournament is as follows: you have three minutes for catch as many fish as possible. Each fish earns you points, and beyond 3 fish caught, you win bonus points. You can then redeem these points for rewards ! It is possible to play several games, between 9 a.m. and 18 p.m., to accumulate as many points as possible.
Be careful though, the tournament is not free! The first participation is free, but the following ones will cost you 500 Bells. Regarding the caught fish, you can choose to collect them at the end of the round to donate them to the museum, or choose to sell them to Pollux, who will offer you a very good price!
The dates of the fishing tournament
Four fishing tournaments will take place during the year:
- 2nd Saturday in April
- 2nd Saturday in July
- 2nd Saturday in October
- 2nd Saturday in January
The multi of the fishing tournament
It is possible to participate in these tournaments with your friends ! This has several advantages, including winning additional cooperation pointss, which can allow you to earn more rewards. Furthermore, the tournament is free if players are on your island.
For it, contact Pollux et start a round. All players on your island will automatically participate. If one of them doesn't want to take part, no worries, they just have to ignore the timer!
The Fishing Tournament Points System
For each participation, you accumulate points according to the number of fish caught. For each fish caught you get 1 point and if you catch more than 3 fish you get 2 extra points!
1 fish = 1 point
Bonus if you have 3 fish or more = +2 points
If you play in co-op, bonus points are also distributed as follows:
| Number of fish caught in coop | Points bonus |
| 5 to 9 | 5 |
| 10 to 14 | 7 |
| 15 and + | 10 |
Fishing Tournament Trophy & Rewards
Once you have obtained 10 points or more, go talk to Pollux who will exchange it for a random reward. You can earn several rewards in the same day! As the fishing tournament takes place several times a year (once per season), all your points accumulated over all the tournaments allow you to win trophies and various rewards!
List of trophies
| Trophies | Number of accumulated points |
| bronze trophy | 100 point |
| silver trophy | 200 point |
| gold trophy | 300 point |
List of awards
| Fish dryer | Decorated cooler |
| Fishing rod display | Fish print t-shirt |
| Anchor sculpture | fish wand |
| ichtyograms | fish pouch |
| Fish wallpaper | pannier |
| Fish rug | Umbrella fish |
| Fish plate | Mur marin pop |
| Fishing bag (blue) |
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