Verified 2026-10-04 · game version 1.1.3 · how we source things
Perch
Perch sells for $18 in How to Fish, and it is caught with the Beginner Lure.
$18
Sell price
Read from the in-game encyclopaedia screen.
8
Fish on this lure
Everything the Beginner Lure reaches.
$
Currency
Coins — the base currency, earned by selling to island NPCs.
18
Fish to earn 10×
5,556 catches sells for about $100,000.
How to catch it
- Lure needed
- Beginner Lure
- Where to get the lure
- 2nd island — shop price $3
- Sell price
- $18
- Source
- Read off the in-game encyclopaedia (Steam Community guide screenshots)
Equip the Beginner Lure before you cast — the bait decides the pool, not where you stand. Selling is done by throwing the catch into a shopkeeper's mouth (hold the interact key), so a full inventory is the usual reason a run stalls.
An early-game catch. Its job is to fund the next lure rather than to be a payday, so do not spend a long time farming it once you can afford the next tier.
Other fish the Beginner Lure reaches
| Fish | Value |
|---|---|
| Goldfish | $24 |
| Triggerfish | $18 |
| Perch this page | $18 |
| Salmon | $14 |
| Golby | $12 |
| Carp | $12 |
| Cod | $10 |
| Piranha | $4 |
Keep reading
- All 55 fish with prices — the full sorted table
- Bait & lure guide — what every lure costs
- All 11 bosses — the boss lures work differently
- The five islands — where each lure unlocks