As the nights draw in and the spooky month of October enters, a whole new host of catchable critters are appearing on your island. And with this all-encompassing fish and bugs guide for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you’ll find a list of all the creatures appearing and leaving this month as well as their spawn locations, the time of day they appear, and their value in bells. So whilst you have fun with the new Fall update, be sure to check this list so you don’t miss out on any bugs, fish and deep-sea creatures arriving this month.
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Ladybug | On Flowers | 8am – 5pm | 200 |
BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Banded Dragonfly | Flying | 8am-5pm | 4500 |
| Bell Cricket | On the Ground | 5pm – 8am | 430 |
| Darner Dragonfly | Flying | 8am – 5pm | 230 |
| Ladybug | On Flowers | 8am – 5pm | 200 |
| Man-Faced Stink Bug | On Flower | 7pm – 8am | 1000 |
| Red Dragonfly | Flying | 8am – 7pm | 1800 |
| Scorpion | On the Ground | 7pm – 4am | 8000 |
| Stinkbug | On Flower | All Day | 120 |
| Tiger Beetle | On the Ground | All Day | 1500 |
| Yellow Butterfly | Flying | 4am – 7pm | 160 |
A dragon! A DRAGON!!
As you can see, there is only one new bug arriving this month in the Northern Hemisphere and it is the humble Ladybug. However, it’s only a one-month appearance, so if you’ve missed getting it before, that’ll be your last chance for a while.
FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Dab | Sea | All Day | Medium-Small | 300 |
| Yellow Perch | River | All Day | Medium-Small | 300 |
FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Angelfish | River | 4pm 9am | Small | 3000 |
| Betta | River | 9am 4pm | Small | 2500 |
| Catfish | Pier | 4pm 9am | Medium-Large | 800 |
| Giant Trevally | Pier | All Day | Large | 4500 |
| Mahi-Mahi | sea | All Day | Large | 6000 |
| Moray Eel | River | All Day | Thin | 2000 |
| Rainbowfish | Sea | 9am 4pm | Tiny | 800 |
| Ribbon Eel | Sea | All Day | Thin | 600 |
| Snapping Turtle | River | 9am 4pm | Large | 5000 |
| Tilapia | River | All Day | Medium-Small | 800 |
Puns around these parts come more regularly than eels on wheels
Much like with bugs, October is a quiet month as far as new fish is concerned. However, with a lot of them leaving you are going to need to put the time in if there are any you are missing.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Seaweed | Stationary | All Day | Large | 600 |
| Spiny Lobster | Fast | 9pm – 4am | Large | 5000 |
| Venus’ Flower Basket | Quick Long Lunges | 9pm – 4am | Medium | 5500 |
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Spotted Garden | Slow Consistent Movement | 4am – 9pm | Medium | 1100 |
| Giant Isopod | Quick Long Lunges | 9am – 4pm & 9pm – 4am | Large | 12000 |
Hurray! The long awaited return of Sea Weed to the Northern Hemisphere!
As you can see, it’s going to be a quiet month for Deep-Sea Creatures in the Northern Hemisphere, but hey, how’d you want to go swimming in cold October waters, anyway? Now let’s see what is happing with our friends in the Southern Hemisphere!
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
My little buddy has a joke he wants to share, go ahead little buddy!
BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Agrias Butterfly | Flying | 8am – 5pm | 3000 |
| Atlas Moth | On Tree | 7pm – 4am | 3000 |
| Common Bluebottle | Flying | 4am – 7pm | 300 |
| Darner Dragonfly | Flying | 8am – 5pm | 230 |
| Flea | On Villagers | All Day | 70 |
| Giant Water Bug | On Fresh Water | 7pm – 8am | 2000 |
| Jewel Beetle | On Tree Stumps | All Day | 2400 |
| Long Locust | On Ground | 8am – 7pm | 200 |
| Madagascan Sunset Moth | Flying | 8am – 4pm | 2500 |
| Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing | Flying | 8am – 5pm | 2500 |
BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Tarantula | On Ground | 7pm – 4am | 8000 |
Totally a real Tarantula
October is going to be the last month for a while that you’ll be able to do some Tarantula farming, so if you are looking to make some big Bells, this’ll be your last chance for a while. Well, until Scorpions skitter in…
FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Butterfly Fish | Sea | All Day | Small | 1000 |
| Clown Fish | Sea | All Day | Tiny | 650 |
| Crawfish | Pond | All Day | Small | 200 |
| Guppy | River | 9am – 4pm | Tiny | 1300 |
| Killifish | Pond | All Day | Tiny | 300 |
| Neon Tetra | River | 9am – 4pm | Tiny | 500 |
| Sea Hours | Sea | All Day | Tiny | 1100 |
| Snapping Turtle | River | 9pm – 4am | Large | 5000 |
| Surgeonfish | Sea | All Day | Small | 1000 |
| Zebra Turkyfish | Sea | All Day | Medium-Small | 500 |
With our Animal Crossing New Horizons guide for October’s fish and bugs, your Aquarium will soon be looking like this!
FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Blue Marlin | Pier | All Day | Huge | 10000 |
| Dab | Sea | All Day | Medium-Small | 300 |
| Tuna | Pier | All Day | Huge | 7000 |
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Lobster | Quick | All Day | Large | 4500 |
| Sea Pineapple | Quick | All Day | Small | 1500 |
The single most disgusting looking thing in the game…
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Sea Cucumber | Slow Consistent Movement | All Day | Medium | 500 |
| Snow Crab | Quick | All Day | Medium | 12000 |
| Spider Crab | Quick Short Lunges | All Day | Large | 6000 |
And that’ll wrap up this guide to Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ October bugs and fish! Armed with this info, you’ll have everything you need to catch all the collectible critters this month. Thus, leaving you with plenty of time to farm some pumpkins, get some seasonal furniture, and listen to T-Pain’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons song. And yes, that really is a thing that exists. 2020 just keeps getting stranger, doesn’t it?
