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Pike — Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

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

A freshwater fish that's difficult to catch.

Category
Objects
Subcategory
Fish
Sell Price
100g

The item ID for Pike in Stardew Valley is: 144

Pike
[144]

Pike Information

The Pike is a fish that can be caught in the river (in Pelican Town or Cindersap Forest) and the pond in Cindersap Forest during Summer and Winter. The Pike can also be caught anywhere on the Riverland Farm and in the large pond on the Forest Farm. It can also randomly be found in Garbage Cans during Summer and Winter, or at the Traveling Cart for 300–1,000g.

Pike can be caught regardless of season using Magic Bait.

Catching Pike

Catch Pike from 6 AM–2 AM, any weather.
Seasons
SpringSummerFallWinter
Locations
  • Cindersap Forest
    100% chance.
  • Pelican Town
    100% chance.
Difficulty60 (out of 110)
BehaviorDart
Size (in)15–60

See all Stardew Valley fish →

Pike Effects

Eating Pike restores 37 energy and 16 health.

Pike Tailoring

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

Recipes That Use Pike

Pike is used as an ingredient in 3 recipes.

Using Pike in Machines

What you get by putting Pike into farm machines.

Pike in Collections

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

Pike in a Fish Pond

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

Roepop any100%
Bug Meat×20pop 9+5%

Population gates — items the fish request

See the full fish pond guide →

Pike Villager Gift Reactions

Give Pike 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 Pike gift guide →

Pike 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 [144]. You will then receive the Pike 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 [144] 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 Pike item.