Catfish — Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

Spawn ID, locations, seasons, and difficulty for Catfish.

Catfish Item ID

The item ID for Catfish in Stardew Valley is: 143

[143]

Catfish Information

An uncommon fish found in streams.

Item ID	143
Category	Objects
Subcategory	Fish
Sell Price	200

The Catfish is a fish that can be caught in the river (in Pelican Town or Cindersap Forest), the Secret Woods, the Witch's Swamp, and the Riverlands Farm, Forest Farm, or Hill-Top Farm during Spring and Fall when raining, or in Spring, Summer, and Fall during rain in the Secret Woods or Witch's Swamp. It can also be caught in Winter at these locations if a Rain Totem is used. It can be randomly be found in Garbage Cans during Spring and Fall, or at the Traveling Cart for 600–1,000g.

Catfish can be caught regardless of weather, time, or season using Magic Bait.

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Recipes That Use Catfish

Catfish is used as an ingredient in 3 recipes.

Catfish in Community Center Bundles

Catfish is needed for 1 Community Center bundle. Donate to restore the bundle and unlock its reward.

River FishFish Tank
Needs Catfish
Reward: 30× Bait

Catching Catfish

Catch Catfish from 6 AM–12 AM, rain only.

Seasons

SpringSummerFallWinter

Locations

Cindersap Forest(River)
100% chance
Pelican Town
100% chance
Secret Woods
100% chance
Witch's Swamp
100% chance

Difficulty	75 (out of 110)
Behavior	Mixed
Size (in)	12–72

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Catfish Effects

Eating Catfish restores 50 energy and 22 health.

Catfish Villager Gift Reactions

Give Catfish as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost.

LovesWilly
NeutralDemetriusElliottLeoLinusPamSebastian
DislikesAbigailAlexCarolineClintDwarfEmilyGeorgeGusHarveyJasJodiKentKrobusLeahLewisMarnieMaruPennyRobinSamSandyShaneVincentWizard
HatesEvelynHaleyPierre

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Catfish Cheat Help

Item spawning in Stardew Valley isn't accomplished through typical commands. Instead, it involves a cheat method where you name your character, or an animal, with the item code of the desired item, enclosed in square brackets [ and ]. Include the brackets when naming.

Spawn Using Animal Name

To spawn this item, buy an animal (we recommend a chicken because it is the cheapest) from Marnie's Ranch, name it [143]. You will then receive the Catfish item.

Spawn Using Character Name

Since you can only set your character's name once at the game's inception, we advise using the animal naming method.

However, if you opt for this method, name your character [143] while creating your save file. When you converse with any villager who mentions your name in their dialogue, like Gus at the Stardrop Saloon, you'll receive the Catfish item.