LIGHTHOUSE
Lobster
$9
- REQUIRES
- Hot Dog
- WHY THIS IS LISTED
- Highest confirmed regular base value for this stage.
- SELL STATUS
- Safe to sell
MONEY & SELLING GUIDECHECKED FOR PATCH 1.0.10
How to Fish Money Guide
Find the best confirmed regular value at your current stage, compare every known sale price, estimate cooking and Killscore multipliers, and avoid selling a catch the story still needs.
STAGE-BY-STAGE
Best Ways to Make Money at Each Stage
Each recommendation uses the highest confirmed regular base value available in that island tier. It does not pretend to measure travel time or catches per minute.
Early game
FOREST
Goldfish
$24
- REQUIRES
- Beginner Lure
- WHY THIS IS LISTED
- Highest confirmed regular base value for this stage.
- SELL STATUS
- Safe to sell
Mid game
DESERT
Bowlfish
$150
- REQUIRES
- Standard Lure
- WHY THIS IS LISTED
- Highest confirmed regular base value for this stage.
- SELL STATUS
- Quest option
ROCKS
Dripper
$380
- REQUIRES
- Professional Lure
- WHY THIS IS LISTED
- Highest confirmed regular base value for this stage.
- SELL STATUS
- Quest option
Late game
VOLCANO
Superdwarf Fish
$1,700
- REQUIRES
- Scientific Lure
- WHY THIS IS LISTED
- Highest confirmed regular base value for this stage.
- SELL STATUS
- Quest option
BY ISLAND
Best Fish to Sell by Island
- 1
Lobster
Lighthouse · Hot Dog
$9
- 2
Goldfish
Forest · Beginner Lure
$24
- 3
Bowlfish
Desert · Standard Lure
$150
- 4
Dripper
Rocks · Professional Lure
$380
- 5
Superdwarf Fish
Volcano · Scientific Lure
$1,700
HIGHEST BASE VALUES
Most Valuable Fish in How to Fish
- #1
Bowhead Whale
Keep for now
$8,000
- #2
Goblin Shark
Quest option
$6,200
- #3
Tuna
Keep for now
$2,000
- #4
Superdwarf Fish
Quest option
$1,700
- #5
Anglerfish
Safe to sell
$1,500
Highest base value does not mean best money per minute—or safe to sell. Tuna and Bowhead Whale are required by the main route.
CONFIRMED BASE VALUES
Fish Value & Selling Table
Base value is the starting price before cooking and Killscore. The table includes 38 regular creatures and six confirmed sellable Boss or mini-Boss catches.
44 values shown
Lobster
Lighthouse
$9
Hot Dog
Safe to sellRock Crab
Lighthouse
$7
Hot Dog
Safe to sellShrimp
Lighthouse
$5
No bait · Crab Fishing Rod
Safe to sellBrown Crab
Lighthouse
$3
No bait · Crab Fishing Rod
Safe to sellGoldfish
Forest
$24
Beginner Lure
Safe to sellPerch
Forest
$18
Beginner Lure
Safe to sellTriggerfish
Forest
$18
Beginner Lure
Safe to sellPike
Forest
$12
Beginner Lure
Safe to sellGoby
Forest
$12
Beginner Lure
Safe to sellCod
Forest
$10
Beginner Lure
Safe to sellMackerel
Forest
$6
No bait · Fishing Rod
Safe to sellGar
Forest
$5
No bait · Fishing Rod
Safe to sellPiranha
Forest
$4
Beginner Lure
Safe to sellThe Old Pike
Forest
$80
Beginner Boss Lure
Safe to sellOpen catch guide →Sunfish
Forest
$50
Beginner Boss Lure
Safe to sellOpen catch guide →Bowlfish
Desert
$150
Standard Lure
Quest optionSeahorse
Desert
$100
Standard Lure
Quest optionAngelfish
Desert
$62
Standard Lure
Safe to sellBluegill
Desert
$62
Standard Lure
Safe to sellNeedlefish
Desert
$60
Standard Lure
Quest optionOpen catch guide →Yellow Boxfish
Desert
$53
Standard Lure
Safe to sellSea Urchin
Desert
$52
Standard Lure
Safe to sellCatfish
Desert
$46
Standard Lure
Safe to sellClownfish
Desert
$46
Standard Lure
Safe to sellSalmon
Desert
$14
Beginner Lure
Safe to sellBlue Shark
Desert
$300
Standard Boss Lure
Quest optionOpen catch guide →Dripper
Rocks
$380
Professional Lure
Quest optionParrotfish
Rocks
$350
Professional Lure
Safe to sellVoxelfish
Rocks
$340
Professional Lure
Safe to sellOpen catch guide →Flying Fish
Rocks
$320
Professional Lure
Safe to sellTigerfish
Rocks
$310
Professional Lure
Safe to sellHalibut
Rocks
$290
Professional Lure
Safe to sellEel
Rocks
$280
Professional Lure
Safe to sellRed Snapper
Rocks
$280
Professional Lure
Safe to sellSengarat
Rocks
$280
Professional Lure
Safe to sellBass
Rocks
$250
Professional Lure
Safe to sellTuna
Rocks
$2,000
Professional Boss Lure
Keep for nowOpen catch guide →Superdwarf Fish
Volcano
$1,700
Scientific Lure
Quest optionOpen catch guide →Anglerfish
Volcano
$1,500
Scientific Lure
Safe to sellStonefish
Volcano
$1,500
Scientific Lure
Safe to sellOarfish
Volcano
$1,450
Scientific Lure
Quest optionOpen catch guide →Blobfish
Volcano
$1,360
Scientific Lure
Safe to sellBowhead Whale
Volcano
$8,000
Fish Bucket
Keep for nowOpen catch guide →Goblin Shark
Volcano
$6,200
Scientific Boss Lure
Quest optionOpen catch guide →
ESTIMATED SELL PRICE
Sale Value Calculator
Choose a confirmed sellable catch. The estimate applies the documented base value × Killscore × cooking model.
SELLING CHECK
Should You Sell This?
This lookup only covers the 44 catches with confirmed base sale values.
ROCKS · BOSS
Tuna
$2,000
Keep for now
Keep the dead Tuna until it has triggered Albatross on Rocks.
Safe after: After the dead Tuna has triggered Albatross.
PROGRESSION WARNING
Fish & Items You Shouldn't Sell Yet
Only confirmed main-route sale risks appear here. A high base value is not worth repeating a required Boss chain.
KEEP FOR PROGRESSION
Tuna
$2,000
Keep the dead Tuna until it has triggered Albatross on Rocks.
Safe after: After the dead Tuna has triggered Albatross.
Open the required progression step →KEEP FOR PROGRESSION
Bowhead Whale
$8,000
Keep the dead Bowhead Whale for the Main Lava step that spawns Mutated Bowhead Whale.
Safe after: After the body has triggered Mutated Bowhead Whale.
Open the required progression step →SALE MECHANICS
How Fish Value Works
1 · BASE VALUE
Confirmed starting price
Each entry in the value table starts with a verified base sale value.
2 · COOKING
Reported sweet spot ×1.5
The current model supports a 1.5 cooking multiplier at the sweet spot. Burnt value eventually collapses, but the exact curve is unresolved.
3 · KILLSCORE
Multiplicative style bonuses
Compatible Killscore bonuses multiply. The calculator accepts the final multiplier shown for the qualifying kill.
CURRENT ESTIMATE MODEL
Base value × Killscore × Cooking
The multiplication is strongly cross-checked. Full modifier ordering and final rounding are still unresolved, so this site labels calculator output as estimated.
SELLING TROUBLESHOOTER
Why Did My Fish Sell for a Different Price?
Cooking state
A raw, sweet-spot cooked, or burnt catch can produce a different value.
Killscore multiplier
Compare the multiplier attached to the qualifying kill, not a different catch.
Same creature
Normal, Boss, and variant names can look related while using different value records.
Base vs final value
Database values are base prices; the calculator estimates modified final value.
Patch version
Economy changes can make an older guide or screenshot disagree with Patch 1.0.10 data.
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