How to Catch New Fishes in May – Animal Crossing New Horizons

This guide will show you how to catch the new fishes and bugs in the month of May in Animal Crossing New Horizons. There will be plenty of bugs and fishes to catch this summer, and the month of May will see new bug species and fish types.

The fishes and bugs spawn at different hours of the day and differ depending on the hemisphere your island is located at. We will list all the new fishes and bugs in May, while also detailing their cost and where to find them.

New Fishes in May (Northern Hemisphere)

Name	Where to Find	Time	Bells
Betta	In Rivers	9am to 4pm	2,500
Nibble Fish	In Rivers	9am to 4pm	1,500
Rainbowfish	In Rivers	9am to 4pm	800
Angelfish	In Rivers	4pm to 9am	3,000
Catfish	In Ponds	4pm to 9am	800
Frog	In Ponds	Found anytime	120
Mahi-Mahi	At the Pier	Found anytime	6,000
Giant Trevally	At the Pier	Found anytime	4,500

New Bugs in May (Northern Hemispehere)

Name	Where to Find	Time	Bells
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing	Flying Around	8am to 5pm	4,000
Banded Dragonfly	Flying Around	8am to 5pm	4,500
Diving Beetle	On Water	8am to 5pm	800
Pondskater	On Water	8am to 5pm	130
Great purple Emperor	Flying Around	4am to 7pm	3,000
Scorpion	On the Ground	7pm to 4am	8,000
Violin Beetle	Tree Stumps	Found anytime	450
Rosalia Batesi Beetle	Tree Stumps	Found Anytime	3,000

New Fishes in May (Southern Hemisphere)

Name	Where to Find	Time	Bells
Bitterling	In Rivers	Found Anytime	900
Football Fish	In the Sea	4pm to 9am	2,500
Blowfish	In the Sea	6pm to 4am	5,000
Tuna	At the Pier	Found Anytime	7,000
Blue Marlin	At the Pier	Found Anytime	10,000