Animal Crossing New Horizons: March Bugs and Fish Guide

A comprehensive list of all the Bugs, Fish, and Deep-Sea creatures that you can collect this March in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Fear not. As we have all the creatures that are arriving this month and all the ones that will be leaving once it ends.

Chris Hall 2021-02-28

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Table of Contents

1) NORTHERN HEMISPHERE:

1.1) BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

1.2) BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

1.3) FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

1.4) FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

1.5) DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

1.6) DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

2) SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE:

2.1) BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

2.2) BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

2.3) FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

2.4) FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

2.5) DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

2.6) DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

Happy Birthday Animal Crossing New Horizons! This month the game will have been out a whole year, and whilst we all wait eagerly to see if there will be a special anniversary update its time for the Animal Crossing New Horizons: March Bugs and Fish Guide! Below you will find a list of all the Bugs, Fish, and Deep-Sea Creatures that are new to your islands this month and those that will be leaving as the month ends.

March see’s Spring springing in the Northern Hemisphere and Fall falling in the Southern Hemisphere. As such there is a whole host of returning critters to catch. So while we all prepare our Island’s defences for when Bunny Day kicks off lets get to work!

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NORTHERN HEMISPHERE:

BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

	Location	Time of day	Value
Honeybee	Flying	8am – 5pm	200
Ladybug	On flowers	8am – 5pm	200
Man-faced stink bug	On flowers	7pm – 8am	1000
Mantis	On flowers	8am – 5pm	430
Orchid mantis	On White flowers	8am – 5pm	2400
Peacock butterfly	Flying near hybrid flowers	4am – 7pm	2500
Stinkbug	On flowers	All day	120
Tiger Butterfly	Flying	4am – 7pm	240
Yellow Butterfly	Flying	4am – 7pm	160

: For the Emperor!

: You’ll find this one around hybrid flowers.

BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

	Location	Time of day	Value
Emperor Butterfly	Flying	5pm – 8am	4000

This month will be the last chance you’ll get to catch the Emperor Butterfly until June in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. As such you can’t just hop over to a friend in a different Hemisphere to catch them. Next up Fish!

FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

	Location	Time of Day	Shadow Size	Value
Barred Knifejaw	Sea	All Day	Medium-small	5000
Char	Clifftop River Ponds	4pm – 9am	Medium-small	3800
Cherry Salmon	Clifftop River Ponds	4pm – 9am	Medium-small	1000
Golden Trout	Clifftop River	4pm – 9am	Medium-small	15000
Loach	River	All Day	Small	400
Tadpole	Pond	All Day	Tiny	100

: Much better than the Tennis Fish.

: Like a moth to a flame.

FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

	Location	Time of Day	Shadow Size	Value
Bitterling	River	All Day	Tiny	900
Yellow perch	River	All Day	Medium-small	300
Stringfish	Clifftop River	4pm – 9am	Large	15000
Sturgeon	River Mouth	All Day	Huge	10000
Sea Butterfly	Sea	All Day	Tiny	1000
Football fish	Sea	4pm – 9am	Medium-Large	2500

Yep, you read that correctly, this will be your last chance to catch the illusive Stringfish in the Northern Hemisphere until November. So be sure to prepare plenty of bait if you are planning on catching it for your collections. Still, even if you do fail there are plenty of high value Clifftop fish to catch.

DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

	Movement Pattern	Time of Day	Shadow Size	Value
Chambered Nautilus	Slow	4pm – 9am	Medium	1800
Firefly Squid	Slow	9pm – 4am	Tiny	1400
Spider Crab	Quick	All Day	Huge	12000
Turban shell	Slow	All Day	Small	1000
Umbrella Octopus	Quick, short lunges	All Day	Medium	6000

: No flies on him!

: I dunno, he looks a little crabby to me.

DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

	Movement Pattern	Time of Day	Shadow Size	Value
Red king crab	Quick	All Day	Large	8000

In all March will be an active month in the Northern Hemisphere. Bugs, Fish, and Deep-Sea creatures are starting to return after a quiet winter. So expect to have your hands full as Spring develops if you are still lacking some creatures. Now lets take a look what is happening in the Southern Hemisphere!

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE:

BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

	Location	Time of Day	Value
Bell Cricket	On the Ground	5pm – 8pm	430
Centipede	Under Rocks	4pm 11pm	300
Common Butterfly	Flying	4am -7pm	160
Cricket	On the Ground	5pm – 8pm	130
Monarch Butterfly	Flying	4am -5pm	140
Pill Bug	Under Rocks	11pm -4pm	250
Red Dragon Fly	Flying	8am – 7pm	180
Violin Beetle	On Tree Stumps	All Day	450
Yellow Butterfly	Flying	4am – 7pm	160

: You’ll find this bug under rocks.

: This is a big butterfly.

: He’s stumped!

BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

	Location	Time of Day	Value
Agrias Butterfly	Flying	8am – 5pm	3000
Atlas Month	On Trees	7pm – 4am	3000
Diving Beetle	On Fresh Water	8am – 7pm	800
Earth-boring dung beetle	On the Ground	All Day	300
Emperor Butterfly	Flying	5pm – 8pm	4000
Giant water bug	On Fresh Water	7pm – 8am	2000
Goliath beetle	On Palm Trees	5pm – 8am	8000
Grasshopper	On the Ground	8am – 5pm	160
Madagascan Sunset Moth	Flying	8am – 4pm	2500
Mosquito	Flying	5pm – 4am	130
Pondskater	On Fresh Water	8am – 7pm	130
Queen Alexandra’s birdwing	Flying	8am – 4pm	4000
Rainbow stag	On Trees	7pm – 8am	6000
Rajah Brooke’s birdwing	Flying	8am – 5pm	2500
Rosalila batesi beetle	On Tree Stumps	All Day	3000

As summer gives way to autumn you’ll find that a whole host of bugs and fish will be leaving for warmer climates. As such catching them all might be difficult if you have any outstanding. So plan your time well!

FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

	Location	Time of Day	Shadow Size	Value
Char	Clifftop River Ponds	4pm – 9am	Medium	3800
Cherry Salmon	Clifftop River Ponds	4pm – 9am	Medium	1000
Golden Trout	Clifftop River	4pm – 9am	Medium	15000
King Salmon	River Mouth	All Day	Very Large	1800
Mitten Crab	River	4pm – 9am	Small	2000
Pike	River	All Day	Very Large	1800
Salmon	River Mouth	All Day	Large	700
Sturgeon	River Mouth	All Day	Huge	10000

: Shame it is leaving, it goes well with the aesthetic!

: Where is Excalibur!?

FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

	Location	Time of Day	Shadow Size	Value
Arapaima	River	4pm – 9am	Huge	10000
Arowana	River	4pm – 9am	Medium-Large	10000
Blue marlin	Pier	All Day	Huge	10000
Butterfly fish	Sea	All Day	Small	1000
Clown fish	Sea	All Day	Tiny	650
Crawfish	Pond	All Day	Small	200
Dorado	River	4am – 9pm	Large	15000
Gar	Pond	4pm – 9am	Huge	6000
Great white shark	Sea	4pm – 9am	Huge with fin	15000
Hammerhead shark	Sea	4pm – 9am	Huge with fin	8000
King salmon	River (mouth)	All Day	Huge	1800
Nibble Fish	River	4am – 9pm	Tiny	1500
Ocean sunfish	Sea	4am – 9pm	Huge with fin	4000
Piranah	River	9am – 4pm + 9pm – 4am	Small	2500
Puffer Fish	Sea	All Day	Medium-Small	250
Saddled Bichhir	River	4pm – 9am	Medium-Large	4000
Salmon	River (Mouth)	All Day	Medium-Large	700
Saw Shark	Sea	4pm – 9am	Huge with fin	12000
Soft-shelled Turtle	River	4pm – 9am	Medium-Large	3750
Suckerfish	Sea	All Day	Medium with Fin	1500
Surgeonfish	Sea	All Day	Small	1000
Sweetfish	River	All Day	Medium-Small	900
Whale shark	Sea	All Day	Huge with fin	13000

As you can see there is going to be a ton of fish leaving the Southern Hemisphere this month. Many being high value ones at that. So if you are planning one last great sale to CJ you best start stocking up now!

DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH:

	Movement Pattern	Time of Day	Shadow Size	Value
Chambered Nautilus	Slow	4pm – 9am	Large	1800
Oyster	Moderate, short lunges	All Day	Small	2000
Sweet shrimp	Slow	4pm – 9am	Small	1400
Turbran shell	Slow	All Day	Small	1000
Umbrella Octopus	Quick, Short lunges	All Day	Small	6000

: Just need a toast fish and we are set!

: I dunno, it looks a little crabby! Wait…

DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH:

	Movement Pattern	Time of Day	Shadow Size	Value
Flatworm	Slow	4pm – 9am	Tiny	700
Gigas giant clam	Quick, Short lunges	All Day	Large	15000
Horseshoe crab	Quick, Short lunges	9pm – 4 am	Medium	2500
Moon Jellyfish	Slow, consistent movement	All Day	Small	600
Sea grapes	Stationary	All Day	Small	900
Sea Urchin	Slow, consistent movement	All Day	Small	1700
State pencil urchin	Medium, consistent movement	4pm – 9am	Medium	2000
Tiger Prawn	Moderate, consistent movement	4pm – 9am	Large	3000

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Chris Hall

Writer and theatre director Chris is a lover of all things indie. Armed with a trusty Master’s Degree and over a decade of film and videogame reviewing expertise you can be sure they can get the job done so that they can ask the big questions in life, like “When is Metroid coming out on the N64?”.