Verified 2026-10-04 · game version 1.1.3 · how we source things
Shrimp
Shrimp sells for $5 in How to Fish, and it is caught with the Ham.
$5
Sell price
Read from the in-game encyclopaedia screen.
2
Fish on this lure
Everything the Ham reaches.
$
Currency
Coins — the base currency, earned by selling to island NPCs.
5
Fish to earn 10×
20,000 catches sells for about $100,000.
How to catch it
- Lure needed
- Ham
- Where to get the lure
- free bait on the green rod
- Sell price
- $5
- Source
- Read off the in-game encyclopaedia (Steam Community guide screenshots)
Equip the Ham 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 Ham reaches
| Fish | Value |
|---|---|
| Shrimp this page | $5 |
| Brown Crab | $3 |
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