Stardew Valley: How to Catch & Use Walleye for Bundles, Quests, & More

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Learn how to catch Walleye in this farming simulation game
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Are you trying to catch Walleye in Stardew Valley? If you're looking to fill out your Community Center Bundles, you may be wondering just how you catch a Walleye in Stardew Valley. Unfortunately you'll have to wait until Fall to be able to catch Walleyes, but thankfully catching one isn't too difficult once the autumn season arrives. Read on to learn more about catching this fish and what you can do with it.

Quick Tips for Reeling In Walleye in Stardew Valley

Walleye can be caught during rainy days in Fall in the river, Mountain Lake, or Cindersap Forest Pond. The best location to catch this fish is in the Cindersap Forest, though. Once you catch it, you can use it to fulfill part of the Night Fishing Bundle at the Community Center.

Section 1 of 2:

Catching Walleye

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  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Wait until rainy days in Fall.
    Walleye can be caught in Fall during rainy days. You can also catch Walleye during the Winter if you use a Rain Totem. There are a few exceptions to this, however, though they require game progression or gold:[1]
    • If you have access to Qi's Walnut Room, you can buy Magic Bait that allows you to catch any fish regardless of the weather, time, or season. You can purchase Magic Bait for 5 Qi Gems, as well as the recipe for Magic Bait for 20 Qi Gems.[2]
    • Walleye can randomly (and rarely) be found in Garbage Cans during Fall and Winter.
    • You can also rarely find Walleye for sale in the Traveling Cart for 315 to 1,000 gold.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Go to the river, Mountain Lake, or Cindersap Forest Pond between 12 p.m.
    and 2 a.m. Walleye are most commonly found in the Cindersap Forest Pond, where every cast has a 32% chance of catching a Walleye.
    • You can also catch a Walleye on your farm if you chose the Riverland Farm or Forest Farm.
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  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Go fishing.
    Walleye is not the most common fish to catch, but with a little patience and dedication you'll catch one in no time. And thankfully, Walleye has the Smooth behavior during the fishing mini-game, which means it's got a steady (and therefore slightly less difficult) movement pattern.[3]
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Walleye Uses

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  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Three recipes can be made with Walleye.
    However, these recipes do not require Walleye specifically, so you may want to use your Walleye for other purposes. The recipes you can use Walleye in are as follows:[4]
    • Maki Roll: 1 Fish (any), 1 Seaweed, 1 Rice
    • Quality Fertilizer: 1 Fish (any), 2 Sap
    • Sashimi: 1 Fish (any)
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Walleye is used in a Community Center Bundle.
    Walleye is one of the fish you must submit for the Night Fishing Community Center Bundle in the Fish Tank.[5]
    • If you're playing with remixed bundles, one gold or iridium quality Walleye is required for the Quality Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Walleye can be used to create clothing.
    If you put a Walleye in the Sewing Machine, you can make a Fishing Vest.[6] It can also be used as yellow dye in the Dye Pots in Emily and Haley's house.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 One Walleye may be requested in Fall or Winter at the Help Wanted Board.
    Completing this quest will get you a reward of 315 gold and 150 friendship points towards the poster.[7]
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Walleye can be placed in the Fish Pond, where they will reproduce.
    You can initially place 3 Walleye in your Fish Pond, but if you complete three quests you can store up to 10. Walleye will reproduce every 3 days. The only item you can harvest from Walleye is Walleye Roe, which is yellow in color (not to be confused with Sturgeon Roe, which is black).[8]
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 You can use Walleye as a gift.
    While it's not an ideal use of the fish, you can give Walleye as a gift to Demetrius, Elliot, Leo, Linus, Pam, Sebastian, and Willy, who will all have a neutral reaction to receiving this gift.
    • All other villagers dislike or hate Walleye as a gift, and you should avoid giving it to them.
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