Capturing rare fish inStardew Valleyhas officially become easier thanks to an accidental exploit discovered by a player. This discovery makes it much easier to capture multiples of a specific fish, as long as you already have it present in a pond on your farm.
The glitch, which was discovered by Reddit userProfessional_Swan583and confirmed to work by other players in the comments, involvesfishing at just the right spotnext to the pond while using the challenger bait. Do it right, and you’rerewarded by several of the same type of fish, no matter how many fish you have in your pond.
Stardew Valley Trick Makes It Possible To Duplicate Fish
The Steps Are Simple, But Require Some Prepwork
Normally, fishing in your own pondpulls out your fishwithout needing to complete the fishing minigame. According to the Redditor, if you stand in just the right spot in the top left corner of a pond on the farm, youtrigger the fishing minigame, anyway.
The key to actually pulling out multiple of the same kind of fish (or eel) is touse the challenge bait. This bait allows you tocatch up to three of the same kind of fish with one pullif you complete the minigame perfectly, and can be acquired by acquiring Fishing Mastery.
If you struggle to complete the fishing minigame, you can try your luck with the Statue of Blessings and hope you get the Blessing of Waters, which makes fishing significantly easier—an effect that stacks with other
With the challenge bait equipped, getting a perfect pullearns you three fish, but only reduces the number of fish in the pond by one.In other words, as Reddit userAnommaputs it, “you get 2 fish from thin air.”
Stardew Valley Fishing Glitch Is “Literally Game Changing”
Quests And Leveling Made Easier
Being able to duplicate the fish in your pond is “literally game changing,“says RedditorFlatus_Spatus. Using this glitch, players no longer need to wait for the right factors and hope for some luck when looking for rare or legendary fish. All they have to do is go outside of their own farm and pull out multiples of their existing fish.
It’s pretty incredible that theStardew Valleycommunity keeps finding new secrets in the nearly decade-old game. This secret might not be intentional, but the game’s creator ConcernedApe has been known toturn glitches into features, so it’s very possible that it’s just a matter of time before the bug becomes an official part of the game.
