Fish

Lava Eel

It can somehow survive in pools of red-hot lava.

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Some sources below mention late-game locations or progression.

Base sale value

700g

Normal-quality base value before professions and profit-margin settings. Not purchase price or profit.

At a glance

Edible: Yes
Catch difficulty: 90
Movement pattern: mixed

Fishing

Rod fishing: CalderaLate-game source

Location: Caldera
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Minimum shore distance: 1 fishing depth units
Maximum shore distance: 1

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
This spawn bypasses ordinary fish-data time, weather and minimum-skill checks. Its own spawn gates still apply.

Rod fishing: CalderaLate-game source

Location: Caldera
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Minimum shore distance: 2 fishing depth units
Maximum shore distance: 2

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
This spawn bypasses ordinary fish-data time, weather and minimum-skill checks. Its own spawn gates still apply.

Rod fishing: CalderaLate-game source

Location: Caldera
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Minimum shore distance: 3 fishing depth units
Maximum shore distance: 3

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
This spawn bypasses ordinary fish-data time, weather and minimum-skill checks. Its own spawn gates still apply.

Rod fishing: CalderaLate-game source

Location: Caldera
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Minimum shore distance: 4 fishing depth units
Maximum shore distance: 4

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
This spawn bypasses ordinary fish-data time, weather and minimum-skill checks. Its own spawn gates still apply.

Rod fishing: CalderaLate-game source

Location: Caldera
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Minimum shore distance: 5 fishing depth units
Maximum shore distance: 5

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
This spawn bypasses ordinary fish-data time, weather and minimum-skill checks. Its own spawn gates still apply.

Rod fishing: CalderaLate-game source

Location: Caldera
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Minimum shore distance: 6 fishing depth units
Maximum shore distance: 6

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
This spawn bypasses ordinary fish-data time, weather and minimum-skill checks. Its own spawn gates still apply.

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Rod fishing: CalderaLate-game source

Location: Caldera
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Minimum shore distance: 7 fishing depth units
Maximum shore distance: 7

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
This spawn bypasses ordinary fish-data time, weather and minimum-skill checks. Its own spawn gates still apply.

Rod fishing: CalderaLate-game source

Location: Caldera
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Minimum shore distance: 8 fishing depth units

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
This spawn bypasses ordinary fish-data time, weather and minimum-skill checks. Its own spawn gates still apply.

Fish Pond production

Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Magma Geode × 10
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Magma Geode

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 10 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Cave Jelly × 3
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Cave Jelly

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 10 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Magma Geode × 5
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Magma Geode

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 9 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Spicy Eel × 5
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Spicy Eel

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 9 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Roe × 3
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 9 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Roe × 2
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 9 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

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Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Cave Jelly × Runtime-defined
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Cave Jelly

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 8 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Gold Ore × 5
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Gold Ore

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 3 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Roe × Runtime-defined
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 6 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Lava Eel

Stocked fish: Lava Eel
Candidate output: Roe × Runtime-defined
Reproduction time: Derived from fish value by game logic; not a fixed source duration

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 0 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Cooking & crafting

Sashimi — cooking

Used as an ingredient

Output: 1 × Sashimi

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Linus: 3 friendship hearts; recipe delivery/letter progress must also be satisfied.
Equipment: A kitchen or usable Cookout Kit.
1 × Any fish (substitutions must match this selector).

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Maki Roll — cooking

Used as an ingredient

Output: 1 × Maki Roll

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Listed in The Queen of Sauce broadcast recipe pool; broadcast date, rerun selection and whether you watched it matter.
Recipe offer at Saloon; shop access and stock rules still apply.
Equipment: A kitchen or usable Cookout Kit.

More conditions & notes (3)

1 × Any fish (substitutions must match this selector).
1 × Seaweed.
1 × Rice.

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Quality Fertilizer — crafting

Used as an ingredient

Output: 2 × Quality Fertilizer

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Farming level 9; recipe learning follows the game’s level-up/progression handling.
Equipment: Crafting menu; no workstation specified by this recipe.
4 × Sap.

More conditions & notes (1)

1 × Any fish (substitutions must match this selector).

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Machine processing

Bait Maker → Specific Bait

Inputs / alternatives: 1 from the required input group
Output candidates: Specific Bait × 5–10
Processing time: 10 in-game minutes

Equipment: Bait Maker
Input alternative: Pufferfish
Input alternative: Anchovy
Input alternative: Tuna
Input alternative: Sardine
Input alternative: Bream
Input alternative: Largemouth Bass
Input alternative: Smallmouth Bass

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Input alternative: Rainbow Trout
Input alternative: Salmon
Input alternative: Walleye
Input alternative: Perch
Input alternative: Carp
Input alternative: Catfish
Input alternative: Pike
Input alternative: Sunfish
Input alternative: Red Mullet
Input alternative: Herring
Input alternative: Eel
Input alternative: Octopus
Input alternative: Red Snapper
Input alternative: Squid
Input alternative: Sea Cucumber
Input alternative: Super Cucumber
Input alternative: Ghostfish
Input alternative: Stonefish
Input alternative: Crimsonfish
Input alternative: Angler
Input alternative: Ice Pip
Input alternative: Legend
Input alternative: Sandfish
Input alternative: Scorpion Carp
Input alternative: Flounder
Input alternative: Midnight Carp
Input alternative: Clam
Input alternative: Mutant Carp
Input alternative: Sturgeon
Input alternative: Tiger Trout
Input alternative: Bullhead
Input alternative: Tilapia
Input alternative: Chub
Input alternative: Dorado
Input alternative: Albacore
Input alternative: Shad
Input alternative: Lingcod
Input alternative: Halibut
Input alternative: Lobster
Input alternative: Crayfish
Input alternative: Crab
Input alternative: Cockle
Input alternative: Mussel
Input alternative: Shrimp
Input alternative: Snail
Input alternative: Periwinkle
Input alternative: Oyster
Input alternative: Woodskip
Input alternative: Glacierfish
Input alternative: Void Salmon
Input alternative: Slimejack
Input alternative: Midnight Squid
Input alternative: Spook Fish
Input alternative: Blobfish
Input alternative: Stingray
Input alternative: Lionfish
Input alternative: Blue Discus
Input alternative: Son of Crimsonfish
Input alternative: Ms. Angler
Input alternative: Legend II
Input alternative: Radioactive Carp
Input alternative: Glacierfish Jr.
Input alternative: Goby
Output candidate: Specific Bait

The first applicable machine rule wins. One valid output is selected; listed alternatives are not simultaneous yields.
Specific Bait is an output family; flavor, value and other fields depend on the actual input.

Fish Smoker → Smoked Fish

Inputs / alternatives: 1 from the required input group
Output candidates: Smoked Fish × Runtime-defined
Processing time: 50 in-game minutes

Equipment: Fish Smoker
Input alternative: Pufferfish
Input alternative: Anchovy
Input alternative: Tuna
Input alternative: Sardine
Input alternative: Bream
Input alternative: Largemouth Bass
Input alternative: Smallmouth Bass

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Input alternative: Rainbow Trout
Input alternative: Salmon
Input alternative: Walleye
Input alternative: Perch
Input alternative: Carp
Input alternative: Catfish
Input alternative: Pike
Input alternative: Sunfish
Input alternative: Red Mullet
Input alternative: Herring
Input alternative: Eel
Input alternative: Octopus
Input alternative: Red Snapper
Input alternative: Squid
Input alternative: Sea Cucumber
Input alternative: Super Cucumber
Input alternative: Ghostfish
Input alternative: Stonefish
Input alternative: Crimsonfish
Input alternative: Angler
Input alternative: Ice Pip
Input alternative: Legend
Input alternative: Sandfish
Input alternative: Scorpion Carp
Input alternative: Flounder
Input alternative: Midnight Carp
Input alternative: Clam
Input alternative: Mutant Carp
Input alternative: Sturgeon
Input alternative: Tiger Trout
Input alternative: Bullhead
Input alternative: Tilapia
Input alternative: Chub
Input alternative: Dorado
Input alternative: Albacore
Input alternative: Shad
Input alternative: Lingcod
Input alternative: Halibut
Input alternative: Lobster
Input alternative: Crayfish
Input alternative: Crab
Input alternative: Cockle
Input alternative: Mussel
Input alternative: Shrimp
Input alternative: Snail
Input alternative: Periwinkle
Input alternative: Oyster
Input alternative: Woodskip
Input alternative: Glacierfish
Input alternative: Void Salmon
Input alternative: Slimejack
Input alternative: Midnight Squid
Input alternative: Spook Fish
Input alternative: Blobfish
Input alternative: Stingray
Input alternative: Lionfish
Input alternative: Blue Discus
Input alternative: Son of Crimsonfish
Input alternative: Ms. Angler
Input alternative: Legend II
Input alternative: Radioactive Carp
Input alternative: Glacierfish Jr.
Input alternative: Goby
Output candidate: Smoked Fish
Additional consumption: Coal

The first applicable machine rule wins. One valid output is selected; listed alternatives are not simultaneous yields.
Smoked Fish is an output family; flavor, value and other fields depend on the actual input.
Additional consumption: 1 × Coal.

More conditions & notes (1)

This flavored output uses the input quality.

Bundle uses

Master Fisher's — remixed possibility

Candidate donation: 1 × Lava Eel; minimum normal quality

Remixed possibility, not an active-save checklist. Bundle sets, slot choices select which candidates appear.
One alternative per grouped slot is selected; remaining slots follow the template.
2 selected slots required. The full candidate pool is not simultaneously required.

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Gifts & recipients

Base item taste; acceptance still depends on the recipient and current save.

Loved by

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Dwarf — Positive friendship gains require understanding Dwarvish. The taste itself is unchanged; access to the Dwarf’s area is separate.

Neutral for

Demetrius · Elliott · Linus · Pam · Sebastian · Willy

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Leo — Requires the host’s island introduction progress. Home changes after the host’s move-to-the-valley event; this is not a fixed daily schedule.

Disliked by

Abigail · Alex · Caroline · Clint · Emily · George · Gus · Harvey · Jas · Jodi · Leah · Lewis · Marnie · Maru · Penny · Robin · Sam · Shane · Vincent · Wizard

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Kent — Arrives in year 2; not present in year 1.
Krobus
Sandy — Ordinary friendship/gifting requires the Oasis introduction event to have been seen by at least one player. Reaching the Desert also depends on your travel options.

Hated by

Evelyn · Haley · Pierre

Ordinary tastes describe base items. Quality, birthdays and other friendship modifiers are separate; special items use their own handlers. Gift guide →