Every month in Animal Crossing: New Horizons a selection of the 80 fish and 80 bugs to catch and collect in the game cycle in or out. The catchable creatures that make up your Critterpedia migrate based on the real-time seasons tied to the game’s clock, so unless you’re planning to mess with your Switch’s clock at a system level and engage in some time-travelling shenanigans, Tuesday 31st March will be the last day for some time that you’ll be able to catch the fish and bugs listed below.
Of course, Animal Crossing: New Horizons features different seasons based on your choice of Northern or Southern hemisphere at the beginning of the game, so different regions will have different fish and bugs coming and going.
We have listed all the bugs and fish that will be leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons in both hemispheres below, so make sure you spend the next few days hunting them down before they’re gone, possibly for many months. They are listed in Critterpedia order but click the column headers to reorder them to your liking.
If you’re after more information on either bugs or fish, you may want to check out our Animal Crossing: New Horizons fish guide and our Animal Crossing: New Horizons bug guide, which each contain information regarding the exact location to find the critters on your island along with when they’re available.
The bugs and fish leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons at the end of March (Northern Hemisphere)
The following fish will no longer be available to catch in April in the Northern hemisphere:
| Fish name | Time of day | Location | Returns in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitterling | All day and night | Rivers | Nov |
| Yellow Perch | All day and night | Rivers | Oct |
| Stringfish | 4pm – 9am | Clifftop river (highest water on your island) | Dec |
| Sturgeon | All day and night | River mouth | Sep |
| Sea Butterfly | All day and night | Sea | Dec |
| Football Fish | 4pm – 9am | Sea | Nov |
The following bugs will no longer be available to catch in April in the Northern hemisphere:
| Bug name | Time of day | Location | Returns in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor Butterfly | 5pm – 8am | Air | June |
The bugs and fish leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons at the end of March (Southern Hemisphere)
The following fish will no longer be available to catch in April in the Southern hemisphere:
| Fish name | Time of day | Location | Returns in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawfish | All day and night | Ponds | Oct |
| Soft-shelled Turtle | 4pm – 9am | Rivers | Feb 2021 |
| Sweetfish | All day and night | Rivers | Jan 2021 |
| Salmon | All day and night | River mouth | Mar 2021 |
| King Salmon | All day and night | River mouth | Mar 2021 |
| Nibble Fish | 9am – 4pm | Rivers | Nov |
| Piranha | 9am – 4pm, 9pm – 4am | Rivers | Dec |
| Arowana | 4pm – 9am | Rivers | Dec |
| Dorado | 4am – 9pm | Rivers | Dec |
| Arapaima | 4pm – 9am | Rivers | Dec |
| Saddled Bichir | 9pm – 4am | Rivers | Dec |
| Clown Fish | All day and night | Sea | Oct |
| Surgeonfish | All day and night | Sea | Oct |
| Butterfly Fish | All day and night | Sea | Oct |
| Puffer Fish | All day and night | Sea | Jan 2021 |
| Ocean Sunfish | 4am – 9pm | Sea | Jan 2021 |
| Saw Shark | 4pm – 9am | Sea | Dec |
| Hammerhead Shark | 4pm – 9am | Sea | Dec |
| Great White Shark | 4pm – 9am | Sea | Dec |
| Whale Shark | All day and night | Sea | Dec |
| Suckerfish | All day and night | Sea | Dec |
The following bugs will no longer be available to catch in April in the Southern hemisphere:
| Bug name | Time of day | Location | Returns in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Butterfly | 4am – 7pm | Air | Sep |
| Great Purple Emperor | 4am – 7pm | Air | Dec |
| Agrias Butterfly | 8am – 5pm | Air | Nov |
| Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing | 8am – 4pm | Air | Nov |
| Atlas Moth | 7pm – 4am | Air | Oct |
| Madagascan Sunset Moth | 8am – 4pm | Air | Oct |
| Grasshopper | 8am – 5pm | Ground | Jan 2021 |
| Walker Cicada | 8am – 5pm | On trees | Feb 2021 |
| Pondskater | 8am – 7pm | On ponds | Nov |
| Diving Beetle | 8am – 7pm | On ponds and rivers | Nov |
| Giant Water Bug | 8am – 7pm | On ponds and rivers | Oct |
| Stinkbug | All day and night | Flowers | Sep |
| Rosalia Batesi Beetle | All day and night | Tree stumps | Nov |
| Earth-boring Dung Beetle | All day and night | Ground | Jan 2021 |
| Goliath Beetle | 5pm – 8am | On trees | Dec |
| Rainbow Stag | 7pm – 8am | On trees | Dec |
| Walking Leaf | All day and night | Around trees (camouflaged as a furniture leaf) | Jan 2021 |
| Mosquito | 5pm – 4am | Air | Dec |
