Tuna is one of the many fish that can be caught in Stardew Valley. Taking a break from farming to do a little fishing can be relaxing but not if you can’t find where each of the fish are! This guide will show you where you can catch a Tuna in Stardew Valley.
Contents:
How to Catch a Tuna
Location
Season
Time of Day/Weather
How to Buy a Tuna, No Fishing Required!
What are Tuna Good For?
How to Catch a Tuna in Stardew Valley
Location:
The Tuna can only be caught on one location on the main island of Stardew Valley. This is in the ocean. You can access the ocean part of the map by going to the main town and going south. It doesn’t matter which part of the ocean you are fishing it, it’s all the same!
Another location that tuna can be caught is on Ginger Island. This area can only be accessed after repairing Willy’s boat. On Ginger Island any fish can be caught at any time of the year regardless of season.
Season:
Tuna can only be caught during two seasons of the year at the ocean. These are Winter and Summer. Make sure you get in and try to catch one as soon as possible as you don’t want to have to wait an entire month to have a shot at catching one again! Especially if you’re wanting to complete all the community center bundles as quick as possible.
Time of Day/Weather:
The Tuna can be caught during the whole day. Basically any time that it is still light outside. The official hours that you can catch a Tuna are between 6am and 7pm.
For the weather, it doesn’t matter at all! Tuna will come out to catch some tasty bait on your rod regardless of the weather outside. Be it sun or rain, you can always catch a tuna during the day at the ocean in Summer or Winter.
How to Purchase Tuna
Tuna, like all other regular fish, can be purchased rather than caught. You can visit the travelling cart in Cindersap Forest to see if one is for sale. This shop has a random rotating inventory so you will possibly have to come back multiple time to see if there’s a Tuna for sale there. This is a great way to get fish outside of their normal seasons, however.
The travelling cart can be found in the forest south of the farm. Simply walk out of the farm south and immediately take a left over the top of the lake. You should find the travelling cart there. The travelling cart appears on Fridays and Saturday and closes at 8pm.
Why Do I Need Tuna in Stardew Valley?
Regardless of the fact that everything can be sold to make money in Stardew Valley, Tuna is actually necessary for continuing game content. In fact, you will need two Tuna to complete bundles in the community center. Every now and then you will also get missions from townspeople to bring certain items. You may just get a quest that someone is in need of tuna.
The Ocean Fish Bundle and the Quality Fish Bundle both require a tuna to complete. The quality fish bundle requires a gold star Tuna. For the Ocean Fish Bundle, any old Tuna will do. Tuna is also one of the ingredients in cooking a Fish Taco.