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June is approaching, which means a bunch of the critters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are saying goodbye until next year.
We’ve put together a list of fish and bugs leaving in May, to make it easier to hunt them down. Make sure to grab these to fill in your Critterpedia before they leave!
For fish, we recommend using bait, crafted using the manila clams that you can dig up on the beach. This will quickly spawn fish in a desired location. Simply make the bait at your crafting table and toss it into the water from your inventory.
Lots of bugs and small fish are leaving the Southern Hemisphere as the region prepares for winter, but not much is leaving the Northern Hemisphere as we move to the warmer months.
We’ve broken up the hemispheres into two separate tables, as Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere players will have different critters leaving their islands.
Fish and bugs leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons after May (Northern Hemisphere)
Critter type | Critter | Location | Size | Time |
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Critter type | Critter | Location | Size | Time |
Bug | Mole Cricket | Underground | N/A | All day |
Fish | Loach | River | Small | All day |
Fish | Oarfish | Sea | Largest | All day |
Fish | Golden Trout | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Sea Creature | Turban shell | Ocean (diving) | N/A | All day |
Sea Creature | Umbrella octopus | Ocean (diving) | N/A | All day |
Sea Creature | Dungeoness crab | Ocean (diving) | N/A | All day |
Fish and bugs leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons after May (Southern Hemisphere)
Critter type | Critter | Location | Size | Time |
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Critter type | Critter | Location | Size | Time |
Bug | Monach Butterfly | Flying | N/A | 4 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Bug | Long Locust | On ground | N/A | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Migratory Locust | On ground | N/A | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Rice Grasshopper | On ground | N/A | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Cricket | On ground | N/A | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. |
Bug | Mantis | On flowers | N/A | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Bug | Orchid Mantis | On white flowers | N/A | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Bug | Stinkbug | On flowers | N/A | All day |
Bug | Man-faced Stink Bug | On flowers | N/A | 7 p.m. - 8 a.m. |
Bug | Tiger Beetle | On ground | N/A | All day |
Bug | Violin Beetle | On tree stumps | N/A | All day |
Bug | Walking Stick | On trees | N/A | 4 a.m. - 8 a.m., 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Flea | On villagers | N/A | All day |
Fish | Cherry Salmon | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Char | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Golden Trout | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Mitten Crab | River | Small | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Guppy | River | Smallest | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Fish | Neon Tetra | River | Smallest | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Fish | Sea Horse | Sea | Smallest | All day |
Fish | Zebra Turkeyfish | Sea | Medium | All day |
Fish | Barred Knifejaw | Sea | Medium | All day |
Fish | Ray | Sea | X Large | 4 a.m. - 9 p.m. |
Sea Creature | Chambered nautilus | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Sea Creature | Umbrella octopus | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | All day |
Sea Creature | Gazami crab | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | All day |
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