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I cannot find a Surgeonfish.

DaviddivaD

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All I get are horse mackerels and butterfly fish. I've been in search of them since April 1st. I have all other April introduced fish and insects.
 
I don't know for sure, but maybe they come out later in the summer? if not, i have tted to try to get villagers out and caught one in june by the pier so maybe its a newly pier fish? i don't really know
 
Well, they are supposed to be there for NH. I'm SH, so my time-slot for them is done.

You're probably competing against other fish that appear "all day" like the surgeonfish.
 
They only spawn in river mouths, just so you know. Not the river, and not the ocean.
 
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They only spawn in river mouths, just so you know. Not the river, and not the ocean.
I think you might be confusing sturgeons for surgeonfishes. Sturgeons are the ones that spawn in river mouths. Surgeonfishes are from the ocean.
 
they're a very similar size to the easter eggs so they might be harder to get right now, after april 12th I think they'll spawn more . I got one 2 days ago so they must still be around to catch
 
I think you might be confusing sturgeons for surgeonfishes. Sturgeons are the ones that spawn in river mouths. Surgeonfishes are from the ocean.

I am. I read the post as "sturgeon fish". Oof
 
Yesterday I was about to post how I couldn't find a surgeonfish for the life of me and to ask if anyone else was having this problem. All I reeled in were horse mackerels. But yesterday evening I finally managed to catch one of the little guys. I was under the impression they weren't that rare, but I had more trouble catching a surgeonfish than I ever did catching a stringfish, lol.

Don't give up! They're out there :)
 
I got my first one just a couple of days ago, and another yesterday, so it's definitely possible. Just keep on fishing. :)
 
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