Perch
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| A freshwater fish of the winter. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Found in: | River • Mountain Lake • Forest Pond | ||||||||||||||||
| Time of Day: | Any | ||||||||||||||||
| Season: |  Winter
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| Weather: | Any | ||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty: | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Behavior: | Dart | ||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches): | 10-25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fishing XP: | 14  17  20  26
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| Base Price: |  Fisher: (+25%) |
 Angler: (+50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Roe: | Aged Roe: | Aged Roe: (+40%)
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The Perch is a fish that can be found in the river (in Pelican Town or Cindersap Forest), the Mountain Lake, and the Cindersap Forest pond during the Winter. It may also be purchased from the Traveling Cart for 
165-1,000g, or found in Garbage Cans during Winter.
Map
Perch can be found in the river, mountain lake, and Cindersap Forest pond.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions | |
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| Neutral | • • • • • • |
| Dislike | • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • |
| Hate | • • |
Bundles
Perch is not used in any bundles.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Restores | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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 100 45
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220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (2) Any Fish (1)
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N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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75g
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)Tailoring
Perch can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the Fishing Vest. 
Fish Pond
Perch can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 2 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. The only possible output is yellow Perch Roe.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| 3 | 5 | 3 Acorns, 10 Bug Meat, 3 Maple Seeds, or 3 Pine Cones | 30 |
| 5 | 7 | 3 Gold Ore, 1 Maple Syrup, or 5 Mixed Seeds | 30 |
| 7 | 10 | 1 Crayfish, 1 Honey, 2 Jade, or 1 Periwinkle | 30 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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12 | 1-10 | 90% | 21-86% |
| Nothing | 1-10 | 10% | 79-14% |
Quests
- Item Delivery: One perch may be randomly requested in Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 165g and 150 Friendship points.
- Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-4 perch during Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 55g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.