Pond fish in the river??

[Kas.uma]

How is this eve possible? I just caught a carp in the river, is this a glitch?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1268492266806456321

 

[Ararera]

I thought the carp WAS a river fish

EDIT: Oh I see now that in New Horizons it's strictly a pond fish... but I'm curious, is there a pond immediately below that river of yours?

 

[Solio]

Is the river connected to the sea or to a waterfall? If not, the game counts it as a pond.

 

[Kas.uma]

Yes, it's just below in the low right corner...

sooo, maybe they are too close? It's the first time i saw it happen

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Is the river connected to the sea or to a waterfall? If not, the game counts it as a pond.

It' connected to the sea, but it's there since he beginning (haven't even terraformed). I'm 100% sure it's a river, because I always fish there

 

[Rosch]

Apparently, the opposite also happens. If the pond is too big, it becomes a river despite not being connected to anything.

 

[fallenchaoskitten]

To those who are "well maybe game thinks it's... for... reason"
If the bobber moves from where you cast it - game classifies as river
If the bobber doesn't move from where you cast it - game classifies as pond

Your bobber is moving, so clearly the game is classifying it as a river (even if it wasn't your original river) ... It is odd.

 

[stiney]

Apparently, the opposite also happens. If the pond is too big, it becomes a river despite not being connected to anything.

Or I think too close to the ocean? I have a pond right out of my airport gate that has a current and gives me river fish.

 

[Kas.uma]

To those who are "well maybe game thinks it's... for... reason"
If the bobber moves from where you cast it - game classifies as river
If the bobber doesn't move from where you cast it - game classifies as pond

Your bobber is moving, so clearly the game is classifying it as a river (even if it wasn't your original river) ... It is odd.

It is strange... but:

I thought the carp WAS a river fish

EDIT: Oh I see now that in New Horizons it's strictly a pond fish... but I'm curious, is there a pond immediately below that river of yours?

as it was pointed out, my river is really close to a pond... maybe they are too close and fish supposed to spwan in the pond "glitched" in the river

 

[Red Cat]

Is the river connected to the sea or to a waterfall? If not, the game counts it as a pond.

A body of water can be a river even if it's not connected to the sea or a waterfall as long as it's long enough relative to it's width. The bobber test described in a post above will tell you if an enclosed body of water is a river or pond. A body of water connected to a waterfall or the sea will always be a river regardless of size or shape.

 

[Verecund]

I've caught loads of killifish in the river (I've gotten more from there than in the pond), and I'm pretty sure I've gotten goldfish and carp in there as well. I thought it was weird but I just thought it was intentional somehow. I'm think I've also caught black bass in the pond.