How to Find and Catch Midnight Carp in Stardew Valley

The farm simulation game by Eric Barone, Stardew Valley is an amazing relaxing game for the players who love life simulation. This role-playing gameplay allows various real-life experiences in-game. Apart from farming, there are many other activities that a player can enjoy like fishing, wine farming, and mining. Fishing helps players enjoy their spare time, cook delicious dishes, and earn money by catching rare fish. One of those is the Midnight Carp. Here is the perfect guide with complete details for the Stardew Valley Midnight Carp; why it’s so special and where you can find it.

Updated on 8th October, 2024 with more information.

Stardew Valley: Midnight Carp

Midnight Carp is a rare fish in the Stardew Valley. It is a graceful and vibrant fish with a purple appearance. This rare fish has a shy and night-loving nature. As its name implies, it appears in specific water bodies around the midnight time. This purple fish is resourceful like Magnifying Glass and can be used for various purposes.

You can find Midnight Carp at the mountain lake. During fall, in Cindersap Forest, and in Winter, late at night. You can also try baiting it in any season in the freshwater of the West and in the North of Ginger Island. You can purchase it for 400 to 1000 g from Traveling Cart. If you have the Magical Bait, then at any time or season, you can easily have Midnight Carp.

How to Catch Midnight Carp in Stardew Valley

You have to reach the freshwater bodies like Mountain Lake and Cindersap Forest Pond. For Ginger Island, you have to check the ponds and lakes of the north and west areas. You can also try the non-standard Farm areas like Forest, Riverland, Wilderness, and the large pond on the Four Corners Map.

To catch Midnight Carp, you have to reach any of the above-mentioned water spots from 10 PM to 2 AM. As it’s exactly midnight, it will appear and then you try baiting it. With a couple of attempts, you can easily catch it.

Benefits of Midnight Carp

Once you have Midnight Carp, you can use it for various purposes, and have numerous benefits. For cooking, you can use it as a delicacy in Maki Rolls, Sashimi, and Seafoam Pudding. You can also use it for dye in business. Its purple color is rare to collect so you can use it as a dye at the dying pots. These pots will be at the houses of Emily and Haley. It can even used as a Quality fertilizer.

You can get them rewards after the quests of Item Delivery and Aquatic Overpopulation. You can also reproduce them to start a small business. For this, you have to place it in a Fish Pond on the Farm. It will reproduce after 4 days. It only requires Roe x1.

In the end, you have all the information about the Stardew Valley Midnight carp. Rare to find but beneficial for a number of reasons. Let me know in the comments how you utilized it. Till then have a happy fishing trip!