New Leaf in November: Fish, Bugs, Diving & Events Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Mushrooming season all month, crickets at night and the Harvest Festival on the fourth Thursday. Here is everything you can catch in November, what’s new, what’s about to leave, and the events and birthdays on the calendar.
- Fish
- 36
- Bugs
- 20
- Deep-sea
- 23
- Events
- 3
- Birthdays
- 28
Best earners this month
Arriving & leaving
Tortimer Island is always summer, so its fish, bugs and sea creatures don’t follow this calendar. Creatures marked “Island only” never appear in town.
Events in November
| Event | When | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Mushrooming Season | All of November until the Harvest Festival | Five kinds of mushroom grow around trees, plus one Mush furniture item a day. |
| Harvest Festival | 4th Thursday of November | Collect ingredients for Franklin’s four-course feast and win Harvest furniture. |
| Fishing Tourney | 3rd Saturday of January, March, May and November (9 AM–6 PM) | Chip measures every fish you bring. New records earn Fish furniture, and the top three win trophies at the 6 PM ceremony. |
36 fish in November
| Fish | Sells for | Where | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Coelacanth | 15,000 | Sea (rain or snow)Shadow: Huge | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Whale sharkIsland only | 13,000 | Tortimer IslandShadow: Huge (fin) | All day |
 Tuna | 7,000 | SeaShadow: Huge | All day |
 Blowfish | 5,000Sold for 125 Bells before the Welcome amiibo update | SeaShadow: Medium | 9 PM–4 AM |
 Barred knifejaw | 5,000 | SeaShadow: Medium | All day |
 Giant trevallyIsland only | 4,500 | Tortimer IslandShadow: Very large | All day |
 Koi | 4,000 | RiverShadow: Large | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Char | 3,800 | WaterfallShadow: Medium | 4–9 AM, 4–9 PM (Mar–Jun); 4 AM–9 PM (Sep–Nov) |
 Red snapper | 3,000 | SeaShadow: Medium | All day |
 Ray | 3,000 | SeaShadow: Very large | 4 AM–9 PM |
 Football fish | 2,500 | SeaShadow: Large | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Mitten crab | 2,000 | RiverShadow: Small | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Pike | 1,800 | RiverShadow: Very large | 4 AM–9 PM |
 Goldfish | 1,300 | RiverShadow: Tiny | All day |
 Popeyed goldfish | 1,300 | RiverShadow: Tiny | 9 AM–4 PM |
 Guppy | 1,300 | RiverShadow: Tiny | 9 AM–4 PM |
 Seahorse | 1,100 | SeaShadow: Tiny | All day |
 Cherry salmon | 1,000 | RiverShadow: Medium | 4–9 AM, 4–9 PM (Mar–Jun); 4 AM–9 PM (Sep–Nov) |
 Bitterling | 900 | RiverShadow: Tiny | All day |
 Rainbow trout | 800 | RiverShadow: Large | 4–9 AM, 4–9 PM (Mar–Jun); 4 AM–9 PM (Sep–Nov) |
 Olive flounder | 800 | SeaShadow: Large | All day |
 Ribbon eelIsland only | 600 | Tortimer IslandShadow: Long and thin | All day |
 Neon tetra | 500 | RiverShadow: Tiny | 9 AM–4 PM |
 Zebra turkeyfish | 400 | SeaShadow: Medium | All day |
 Carp | 300 | RiverShadow: Large | All day |
 Freshwater goby | 300 | RiverShadow: Small | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Black bass | 300 | RiverShadow: Large | All day |
 Dab | 300 | SeaShadow: Medium | All day |
 Yellow perch | 240 | RiverShadow: Medium | All day |
 Pale chub | 200 | RiverShadow: Tiny | 9 AM–4 PM |
 Dace | 200 | RiverShadow: Medium | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Barbel steed | 200 | RiverShadow: Medium | All day |
 Sea bass | 200 | SeaShadow: Very large | All day |
 Horse mackerel | 150 | SeaShadow: Small | All day |
 Crucian carp | 120 | RiverShadow: Small | All day |
 Bluegill | 120 | RiverShadow: Small | 9 AM–4 PM |
20 bugs in November
| Bug | Sells for | Where | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bee | 2,500 | In trees | All day |
 Orchid mantis | 2,400 | On white flowers | 8 AM–5 PM |
 Hermit crabIsland only | 1,000 | Tortimer Island beach | 7 PM–8 AM |
 Migratory locust | 600 | On the ground | 8 AM–7 PM |
 Walking stick | 600 | On trees | 4 AM–7 PM |
 Mantis | 430 | On flowers | 8 AM–5 PM |
 Rice grasshopper | 400 | On the ground | 8 AM–7 PM |
 Bagworm | 300 | In trees | All day |
 Centipede | 300 | Under rocks | 4 PM–11 PM |
 Mole cricket | 280 | Underground | All day |
 Violin beetle | 260 | Tree stumps | 4 AM–7 PM |
 Pill bug | 250 | Under rocks | All day |
 Long locust | 200 | On the ground | 8 AM–7 PM |
 Wharf roach | 200 | On the beach | All day |
 Cricket | 160 | On the ground | 5 PM–8 AM |
 Monarch butterfly | 140 | Flying near flowers | 9 AM–5 PM |
 Red dragonfly | 80 | Flying | 8 AM–7 PM |
 Ant | 80 | On rotten food | All day |
 Flea | 70 | On villagers | All day |
 Fly | 60 | Flying near trash | All day |
23 deep-sea creatures in November
| Creature | Sells for | Shadow | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giant isopodIsland only | 9,000 | Medium shadow, slowTortimer Island only | All day |
 Red king crab | 6,000 | Large shadow, very fast | All day |
 Snow crab | 4,000 | Large shadow, fast | All day |
 Horsehair crab | 4,000 | Medium shadow, slow | All day |
 Spiny lobster | 3,000From 16 September in its first month | Large shadow, fast | 9 PM–4 AM |
 Lobster | 2,500 | Large shadow, fast | All day |
 Pearl oyster | 1,600 | Small shadow, medium | All day |
 Mantis shrimp | 1,250 | Small shadow, erratic | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Scallop | 1,000 | Medium shadow, slow | All day |
 Octopus | 1,000 | Medium shadow, slow | All day |
 Sweet shrimp | 650From 16 September in its first month | Small shadow, slow | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Spotted garden eelIsland only | 600 | Small shadow, slowTortimer Island only | All day |
 Oyster | 400 | Small shadow, slow | All day |
 Abalone | 400 | Medium shadow, medium | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Turban shell | 300 | Small shadow, slow | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Ear shell | 300 | Small shadow, slow | 4 PM–9 AM |
 Clam | 300 | Small shadow, slow | All day |
 Seaweed | 200 | Large shadow, stationary | All day |
 Acorn barnacle | 200 | Very small shadow, stationary | All day |
 Sea slug | 200 | Small shadow, very slow | All day |
 Sea cucumber | 150 | Medium shadow, very slow | All day |
 Sea anemone | 100 | Medium shadow, stationary | All day |
 Sea star | 100 | Small shadow, very slow | All day |
Villager birthdays in November
ButchNovember 1
IgglyNovember 2
SnakeNovember 3
LuckyNovember 4
LoboNovember 5
BamNovember 7
AlliNovember 8
PangoNovember 9
RodneyNovember 10
MacNovember 11
MathildaNovember 12
QueenieNovember 13
PancettiNovember 14
SlyNovember 15
DaisyNovember 16
MallaryNovember 17
TiaNovember 18
AmeliaNovember 19
SparroNovember 20
FlipNovember 21
ClaudiaNovember 22
KnoxNovember 23
ShepNovember 24
WolfgangNovember 25
WillowNovember 26
PhilNovember 27
PeachesNovember 28
KabukiNovember 29FAQ
What fish can you catch in November in Animal Crossing: New Leaf?
36 fish. The most valuable are Coelacanth (15,000 Bells), Whale shark (13,000 Bells), Tuna (7,000 Bells).
What bugs can you catch in November?
20 bugs. The most valuable are Bee (2,500 Bells), Orchid mantis (2,400 Bells), Hermit crab (1,000 Bells).
What deep-sea creatures are there in November?
23 deep-sea creatures. The most valuable are Giant isopod (9,000 Bells), Red king crab (6,000 Bells), Snow crab (4,000 Bells).
What events are in November?
Mushrooming Season: All of November until the Harvest Festival; Harvest Festival: 4th Thursday of November; Fishing Tourney: 3rd Saturday of January, March, May and November (9 AM–6 PM).
Which villagers have birthdays in November?
28 villagers, including Butch (1), Iggly (2), Snake (3), Lucky (4), Lobo (5), Bam (7), Alli (8), Pango (9) and more.
Sources & picture credits
- Fish (New Leaf), Nookipedia
- Bugs (New Leaf), Nookipedia
- Deep-sea creatures (New Leaf), Nookipedia
- Fish (New Leaf), Animal Crossing Wiki
- Bugs (New Leaf), Animal Crossing Wiki
- Deep-sea creatures (New Leaf), Animal Crossing Wiki
- Events (New Leaf), Animal Crossing Wiki
- Villager list (New Leaf), Animal Crossing Wiki
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