Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug, Fish, & Item Tracking
Active Fish • 24
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!
bluegill
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Small
Active until 4 PM!
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!
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!
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!
pale chub
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
X-Small
Active until 4 PM!
pond smelt
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Dec
January
December
River
Small
Active until March!
pop-eyed goldfish
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Active until 4 PM!
ranchu goldfish
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
Small
Active until 4 PM!
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!
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 • 14
Rajah Brooke's birdwing
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Apr - Sep, Dec
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 5 PM!
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!
citrus long-horned beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On tree stumps
Always Active!
common butterfly
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
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!
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!
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!
paper kite butterfly
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 7 PM!
pill bug
Activity
11 PM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
From hitting rocks
Active until 4 PM!
snail
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On rocks/bushes
Always Active!
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 • 16
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!
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!
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 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!
whelk
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
Creatures Leaving This Month • 1
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