What is the item ID for Eel in Stardew Valley?

Eel's item ID in Stardew Valley is 148. Eel is in the Fish category of Stardew Valley items. It sells for 85g at base quality.

How do I spawn Eel in Stardew Valley?

To spawn Eel, buy any animal from Marnie's Ranch — a chicken at 800g is cheapest — and name it [148], including the square brackets. The Eel appears in your inventory after purchase. The naming cheat works on PC, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and mobile versions of Stardew Valley.

How much does Eel sell for in Stardew Valley?

Eel sells for 85g at base quality. Silver quality sells for 106g, gold quality for 127g, and iridium quality for 170g.

Where and when do you catch Eel in Stardew Valley?

Catch Eel during Spring and Fall between 4 PM–2 AM when it's raining. It's found at Beach.

What does a Eel pond produce in Stardew Valley?

A Eel Fish Pond produces Roe daily, plus Roe at higher populations.

Who hates Eel as a gift in Stardew Valley?

Eel is hated by Evelyn, Haley, Pierre. Each hated gift loses 40 friendship points — avoid giving it to anyone on this list.

Eel — Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

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

Eels are used in a number of crafting recipes including the Maki Roll, Fried Eel, Quality Fertilizer, Spicy Eel and the Sashmi. They're also required for the Night Fishing Bundle. You can obtain Eels via ocean fishing and rarely, find them within Garbage Cans.

Category: Objects
Subcategory: Fish
Sell Price: 85g

The item ID for Eel in Stardew Valley is: 148

[148]

Eel Information

The Eel is a fish that can be caught during rainy weather in the ocean at The Beach (or on the Beach Farm) during Spring or Fall from 4 PM to 2 AM. It can also randomly be found at the Traveling Cart for 255–1,000g or in Garbage Cans during Spring or Fall.

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

Catching Eel

Catch Eel from 4 PM–2 AM, rain only.

Seasons

SpringSummerFallWinter

Locations

Beach
100% chance.

Difficulty	70 (out of 110)
Behavior	Smooth
Size (in)	12–80

See all Stardew Valley fish →

Eel Effects

Eating Eel restores 30 energy and 13 health.

Eel Tailoring

Use Eel as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:

Sailor Shirt

Recipes That Use Eel

Eel is used as an ingredient in 5 recipes.

Eel in Community Center Bundles

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

Night FishingFish Tank
Needs Eel.
Reward: Small Glow Ring

Using Eel in Machines

What you get by putting Eel into farm machines.

Put Bait Maker5× Eel Bait(10 min)
Put Fish Smoker + 1× CoalSmoked Eel(50 min)

Eel in Collections

Shipping Eel counts toward the Full Shipment achievement (335 items). Track your shipping progress →

Eel in a Fish Pond

Put Eel in a Fish Pond on the farm and it produces items daily — higher populations unlock better output.

Roe	pop any	70%
Roe	pop 5+	100%

Population gates — items the fish request

Population 4:Frozen GeodeorSeaweedor3×Driftwood
Population 6:2×Coralor2×Clam
Population 8:2×Sea Urchinor2×AquamarineorMussel

See the full fish pond guide →

Eel Villager Gift Reactions

Give Eel as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost. Gifts given on a villager's birthday count 8× — a loved gift jumps from +80 to +640 friendship.

NeutralDemetrius🎂 Summer 19Elliott🎂 Fall 5Leo🎂 Summer 26Linus🎂 Winter 3Pam🎂 Spring 18Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Willy🎂 Summer 24
DislikesAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Emily🎂 Spring 27George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Harvey🎂 Winter 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Jodi🎂 Fall 11Kent🎂 Spring 4Krobus🎂 Winter 1Leah🎂 Winter 23Lewis🎂 Spring 7Marnie🎂 Fall 18Maru🎂 Summer 10Penny🎂 Fall 2Robin🎂 Fall 21Sam🎂 Summer 17Sandy🎂 Fall 15Shane🎂 Spring 20Vincent🎂 Spring 10Wizard🎂 Winter 17
HatesEvelyn🎂 Winter 20Haley🎂 Spring 14Pierre🎂 Spring 26

See the full Eel gift guide →

Similar Items

Other items in the Fish subcategory you might want IDs for.

Eel 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 [148]. You will then receive the Eel 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 [148] 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 Eel item.