Animal Crossing New Horizons has a method to spawn fish faster by using Fish Bait and Manila Clams. This guide will help players find Manila Clams and explain how to craft Fish Bait. Animal Crossing New Horizons has a major emphasis on fishing. From the very beginning, players are given a fishing rod and told to complete their Critterpedia full of different types of aquatic creatures. Players can submit their fish to the museum or sell them for sweet Bells. Fish also cycle every few months, bringing in new and exotic creatures to discover. Fish Bait is a helpful item for capturing fish and this guide will teach players how to craft them using Manila Clams.
By using Fish Bait, the game will randomly generate a fish for the player to have a chance to catch. To prepare fish bait, the player will need to have a Shovel at hand. Using Fish Bait is an excellent way to get rarer fish like the Oarfish, which only appeared during the colder months of the year. If players use the time travel method (going into the Nintendo Switch's settings and changing the date), they can move back in time for another time to capture it. In order to create Fish Bait, the player will need to find as many Manila Clams are possible. This guide will help players find Manila Clams in Animal Crossing New Horizons.
Finding Manila Clams and Crafting Fish Bait in Animal Crossing New Horizons
Manila Clams can be found exclusively on the beach. While on the beach, look to the sand for a small black hole shooting out sand. This is where Manila Clams can be found. Using a shovel, dig in that exact location to pull out a Manila Clam. If the player is struggling to get them to spawn, enter a building then return back to the beach to reset the spawn. Once the player has the Manila Clam, they can head to a crafting bench and turn it into Fish Bait. 1 Manila Clam can be turned into 1 Fish Bait. Grinding these out is pretty simple, as one lap around the beach can net the player 5 Manila Clams. Use this to summon more fish when fishing out in the ocean, rivers, or ponds.
Animal Crossing New Horizons is a game that is designed to be taken in little by little. The game is built around playing for a few minutes every day. Although for the completionist, completing the Critterpedia is a sought after the task. Completing it allows the player to craft a Golden Fishing Rod, the strongest Fishing Rod in the game. Capturing every fish in the game is not an easy task and may take some players years to complete. The game is built around returning back and playing more and more. Fish Bait is the perfect way to speed up this process a bit more.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available on the Nintendo Switch.