In case you never tried leaving trash around your island, you might not know how to catch flies!
Not only is fishing trash out from your waters useful for learning DIY recipes (and the environment ;P ), but you can also use it to entice flies onto your island! Drop one of the rubbish items like boot, can or tire on the ground and eventually a small bug will start to buzz around it.
Now is your chance to strike. Equip your net and swing!
I'm really glad when I figured this out! I'd hate to lower my town rating by leaving trash around the island, so I got this done and over with as soon as I could
How long does this normally take? I've left multiple items of trash out and checked back multiple times but they never come. Can flies appear at night? Maybe I miss them because that's when I usually have the opportunity to play.
it took about a day and a half for me. and the first time I missed the fly, I didn't even see it on the tire. it waited until I was in the middle of the animation of entering my house before it started buzzing around, so I lost my chance the first time. The second time, I barely saw the fly on the object it seemed to entirely blend in for me. it wasn't until it buzzed up and landed again that I even knew a fly was there. so look extra carefully
I've had a lot of boots around my island and I've only seen one in 1.5 days. I blew it! Then I got two rotten turnips and dropped them, success within an hour! Lucky me I guess
I've long known how to catch a fly, but, my OCD has kept me from actually doing it. I left a boot on my island for a couple days. Want to say...two, or maybe even three. Never saw a fly. Eventually, I couldn't tolerate that boot just sitting there and I tossed it. One of these days I'll suck it up and wait as long as it takes. Lol.
