Since Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out on the 20th, everyone has been scrambling to pay off their house debt to Nook while also maintaining enough Bells to buy furniture, flowers, and fruit.
A major way to get Bells fast is through catching bugs and fish. Not only can they sell for a lot, but you can slowly add to your museum as well.
However, what are the best bugs and fish to catch? This list should help you, as we have compiled some of the bugs and fish that will get you the most Bells!
10 Emperor Butterfly - 4,000 Bells
Veteran players will be happy to find out that the price for Emperor Butterflies has almost doubled since past games!
Here are some tips for finding these beautiful blue butterflies! Firstly, they usually can be found near flowers. Secondly, they are found from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Thirdly, they can only be found from January through March, June through September, and December.
9 Coelacanth - 15,000 Bells
This is one of the rarest fish out there, so you may prefer to donate it to your museum before trying to sell it to the Nook Shop. However, it can get you 15,000 Bells!
They are an ocean-dwelling fish that are catchable through all seasons and times of the day. While it has not been proven yet in New Horizons, previous games only had coelacanth come out in the rain.
8 Orchid Mantis - 2,400 Bells
Orchid Mantis’ are one of the prettiest bugs that are not butterflies. They blend in with the flowers, which can make them hard to catch. If you want to catch one, be sure to search through the flowers on your island.
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, this bug is catchable from March to November. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is from September to May.
7 Golden Trout - 15,000 Bells
Like the cherry salmon and char, this rare fish can only be caught at the clifftops of rivers. So if you don’t have such a location on your island, you will need a Nook Miles ticket or need to make one once you can edit the landscape. Unlike many rare fish, this one is a little small. Don’t let that fool you though. It is a rarity!
The fish only comes out from 4 P.M. to 9 A.M. It can be caught from March to June and September to November.
6 Peacock Butterfly - 2,500 Bells
This greenish-blue butterfly is not as expensive as the Emperor Butterfly, but it is a little more common! It is catchable from March to June, so we are currently seeing them (unless you are time traveling). They appear from 4 A.M. to 7 P.M.
List most other butterflies, this one can be found around flowers. Since there are two butterflies on this list, it may be wise to invest in a flower garden! In fact, that would also attract the Orchid Mantis. Also, flowers are pretty and make your neighbors happy, so it is a win-win situation.
5 Sturgeon- 10,000 Bells
If you have caught a Sturgeon, then we do advise donating it to your museum before the end of March. This is because the fish is only available from September through March. So by the time March ends, you will have to wait until September to catch one!
While Sturgeons are available all day, their location is particular. You can only catch them at the mouths of rivers- in other words, where the river meets the ocean. On the bright side, that means you don’t have to constantly scan the island for a large shadow in the rivers.
4 Wasp- 2,500 Bells
It just would not be fair to the players if Wasps did not make some decent Bells. These creatures fall out of shaken trees and will chase you until you catch them or they sting you. If you are stung, then you have to take medicine or wait for the next day for your swollen face to go back to normal.
Our advice is to shake every tree while equipped with the bug net. Run to keep a distance and then catch them as they come towards you. The nest is also worth selling or keeping for a medicinal ingredient.
3 Whale Shark - 13,000 Bells
Whale sharks are massive both in real life and in Animal Crossing. They will be the largest shadows you see the ocean and are available at any time of the day. However, they are seasonal creatures. If you live in the Northern hemisphere, they are available from June to September. If you live in the Southern hemisphere, then they are available from December to March.
Many guides suggest using Fish Bait as a tool to help hunt for Whale Sharks. If you haven’t unlocked Fish Bait yet in New Horizons, get a shovel and dig up where you see water squirting out of the sand!
2 Tarantula - 8,000 Bells
Tarantulas are nightmare fuel, so they sell for a decent amount. They only come out at night and can run pretty fast and are hard to see. The worst part is that they can bite you and you’ll faint and wake up at your house! They can jump backward to dodge your net too, so they are tricky little guys.
There are many guides to catching tarantulas already. Some players even dig a hole around the spider with a shovel in order to trap it. Quite clever!
1 Stringfish - 15,000 Bells
Available between December and March, the Stringfish is another incredibly rare catch. They can only be found in bodies of water up on cliff-sides. That means you are going to need a ladder first before even attempting to find this fish.
It is also important to know that they are only available between 4 P.M. and 9 A.M. If it is not between those hours, just don’t bother. Like the Whale Shark, remember to use Fish Bait to help fish spawn!
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