Animal Crossing: New Horizons new fish and bugs to catch in April

Now that it’s April, new schools of fish and swarms of bugs are available to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch.

There’s no rush to catch any of them, as they’ll stick around for much longer than a month, but make sure you donate any new finds to Blathers to complete your Museum. You can tell when you’ve caught a new creature because your character will exclaim “Yes!” before they say the bug or fish’s name.

You can also check in your Critterpedia to see if you’ve donated the bug fish or not. If you have, there will be a little owl icon next to the critter name. (Note that these emblems won’t show up if you’re on somebody else’s island.)

We’ve broken up the list of new bugs and fish to catch in April by hemisphere below, so you can check which ones are new in your area. The Northern Hemisphere is getting tons of new bugs and fish, while the Southern Hemisphere is only getting two new fish.

Switch Lite

• $200

Prices taken at time of publishing.

Nintendo Switch consoles are often sold out, but you can still pick up the handheld-only Switch Lite, which is perfect for portable gaming.

• $200 at Best Buy

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