How to Catch a Fly

[GingerLemon]

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!

 

[Bioness]

Rotten turnips also give you ants.

 

[Mairen]

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

 

[Figment]

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.

 

[Mairen]

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

 

[seliph]

i caught a fly on my rotten turnips

 

[PatrickW]

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

 

[Hurpy]

You put trash (you got will fishing) on the ground and sometimes you will find a fly there.

 

[Imbri]

Is there anything other than a turnip that will attract ants?

 

[LuchaSloth]

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.

 

[GingerLemon]

I find that a can is more successful than the boot or tire so try placing that instead

I've never caught a fly on my turnips, they only spawned ants for me! But that's cool if they spawn flies too

 

[cinnamonbella]

Yeah my rotten turnips had a fly then ants about an hour after