Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug, Fish, & Item Tracking
Active Fish • 25
anchovy
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
Small
Active until 9 PM!
bitterling
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Nov - Dec
January
December
River
X-Small
Active until April!
black bass
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Large
Always Active!
blue marlin
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Jul - Sep, Nov - Dec
January
December
Pier
XX-Large
Active until May!
carp
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
Large
Always Active!
coelacanth
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea (rainy days)
XX-Large
Always Active!
crucian carp
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Small
Always Active!
dab
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Oct - Dec
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until May!
dace
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
football fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Nov - Dec
January
December
Sea
Large
Active until 9 AM!
freshwater goby
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Small
Active until 9 AM!
goldfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Always Active!
horse mackerel
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
Small
Always Active!
koi
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
Large
Active until 9 AM!
oarfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - May, Dec
January
December
Sea
XX-Large
Active until June!
olive flounder
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Always Active!
pond smelt
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Dec
January
December
River
Small
Active until March!
red snapper
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
Large
Always Active!
sea bass
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Always Active!
sea butterfly
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Dec
January
December
Sea
X-Small
Active until April!
squid
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Aug, Dec
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until September!
stringfish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Dec
January
December
River (clifftop)
X-Large
Active until 9 AM!
sturgeon
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Sep - Dec
January
December
River (mouth)
XX-Large
Active until April!
tuna
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Nov - Dec
January
December
Pier
XX-Large
Active until May!
yellow perch
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Oct - Dec
January
December
River
Medium
Active until April!
Active Bugs • 16
ant
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On rotten turnips or candy
Always Active!
bagworm
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Shaking trees (hardwood or cedar only)
Always Active!
centipede
Activity
4 PM – 11 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
From hitting rocks
Active until 11 PM!
citrus long-horned beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On tree stumps
Always Active!
damselfly
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Nov - Dec
January
December
Flying near water
Active until March!
dung beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Dec
January
December
Pushing snowballs
Active until March!
emperor butterfly
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Jun - Sep, Dec
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 8 AM!
fly
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Flying near trash (boots, tires, cans, used fountain fireworks) or rotten turnips
Always Active!
hermit crab
Activity
7 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Disguised on shoreline
Active until 8 AM!
mole cricket
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - May, Nov - Dec
January
December
Underground (dig where noise is loudest)
Active until June!
moth
Activity
7 PM – 4 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Flying near light sources
Active until 4 AM!
snail
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On rocks/bushes
Always Active!
spider
Activity
7 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Shaking trees (hardwood or cedar only)
Active until 8 AM!
tarantula
Activity
7 PM – 4 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Nov - Dec
January
December
On the ground
Active until 4 AM!
wasp
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Shaking trees
Always Active!
wharf roach
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On beach rocks
Always Active!
Active Sea Creatures • 20
Dungeness crab
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - May, Nov - Dec
January
December
Medium
Active until June!
Venus' flower basket
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Oct - Dec
January
December
Medium
Active until March!
abalone
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan, Jun - Dec
January
December
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
acorn barnacle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
X-Small
Always Active!
lobster
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan, Apr - Jun, Dec
January
December
Large
Active until February!
mantis shrimp
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Active until 9 AM!
octopus
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Medium
Always Active!
oyster
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Sep - Dec
January
December
Small
Active until March!
pearl oyster
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
red king crab
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Nov - Dec
January
December
Large
Active until April!
scallop
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Medium
Always Active!
sea anemone
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Large
Always Active!
sea cucumber
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Nov - Dec
January
December
Medium
Active until May!
sea pig
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Nov - Dec
January
December
Small
Active until 9 AM!
sea slug
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
X-Small
Always Active!
sea star
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
seaweed
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jul, Oct - Dec
January
December
Large
Active until August!
snow crab
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Nov - Dec
January
December
Large
Active until May!
sweet shrimp
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Sep - Dec
January
December
Small
Active until 9 AM!
whelk
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
Creatures Leaving This Month • 2
abalone
Sea Creatures
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan, Jun - Dec
January
December
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
lobster
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan, Apr - Jun, Dec
January
December
Large
Active until February!
Creatures Coming Next Month • 1
tiger beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Feb - Oct
January
December
On the ground
Inactive until February