Fishing is an activity in Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition, and Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life.
The protagonist is able to fish in four locations around Forget-Me-Not Valley. The spring, located by the Harvest Sprites' home, upstream, by the waterfall, downstream by the bridge, and in the swamp, located behind Inner Inn. Each location has different species of fish.
Fishing Rods[]
There are two fishing rods available for fishing. The first fishing rod can be purchased from Van's shop with 500 G. The other is received from Galen starting in Chapter 2 after befriending him.
Fish[]
Note that in Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, there are only two size of fish; Normal and Big. Some fish may be caught in some locations but the list below is where you can find certain fish the most.
| Name of Fish | Size | Description | Sell | Upstream | Downstream | Spring | Swamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | Tiny | Found downstream or in the swamp. Caught very often. | 10 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Normal | 20 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Big | Often caught in places like the swamp. Not very tasty. | 40 G | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Huge | 100 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Snelt | Tiny | Often caught downstream or at the spring. The smallest fish around these parts. | 20 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Normal | 30 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Big | Often caught downstream or at the spring. | 60 G | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Huge | 100 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Nyamame | Tiny | This fish lives in clear upstream waters. Rich tasting, with a bit of bitterness. | 50 G | ✓ | |||
| Normal | This fish lives in clear upstream waters. Perfect for Meuniere Set. | 60 G | ✓ | ||||
| Big | This fish lives in clear upstream waters. Rich tasting, with a bit of bitterness. | 130 G | ✓ | ||||
| Huge | This fish lives in clear upstream waters. Perfect for Meuniere Set. | 250 G | ✓ | ||||
| Huchep | Tiny | This fish can be caught upstream. Perfect for something like Meuniere Set. | 60 G | ✓ | |||
| Normal | 90 G | ✓ | |||||
| Big | This fish can be caught upstream. Has a light flavor. | 170 G | ✓ | ||||
| Huge | 250 G | ✓ | |||||
| Rainbob | Tiny | Rarely seen downstream or at the spring. | 70 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Normal | 80 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Big | Caught downstream or at the spring. Somewhat plain tasting. | 150 G | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Huge | 500 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Arna | Tiny | This fish lives in the spring and swamp. Hardly ever caught. | 300 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Normal | 400 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Big | Very rarely seen at the spring and swamp. The rarest fish in the area. | 800 G | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Huge | 1500 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Yamame | Tiny | On rare occasions, this fish can be caught upstream or in the swamp. | 300 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Normal | 500 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Big | This fish lives upstream and in the swamp. It's very unusual to catch one of these. | 1000 G | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Huge | 2000 G | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Sharshark | Tiny | Found downstream. Quite a rare fish. | 500 G | ✓ | |||
| Normal | 600 G | ✓ | |||||
| Big | Very rarely caught downstream. Has a very distinctive flavor. | 1200 G | ✓ | ||||
| Huge | 2500 G | ✓ |
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