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Here are the best fish to sell C.J. when he comes to your island, how to commission fish models, and when the next Fishing Tourney will take place.
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Like Flick, the chipper C.J. is one of the many special visitors who will periodically stop by your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Whereas Flick will buy your bugs and craft bug models for you, C.J. is all about seasports, and he'll purchase any fish you're willing to sell at a higher price than you'd normally get at Nook's Cranny, making his visits a great chance to earn bells. But when exactly does C.J. show up, and how do you get fish models?
When Does C.J. Show Up?
Like most other Animal Crossing special visitors, there's no telling when C.J. will appear on your island; his visits are completely random, so you'll just need to check in every day and see if he's there. On average, however, you'll see him on your island at least every other week, and when he does show up, he'll be around for a full 24 hours, from 5 AM to 5 AM.
During the Fishing Tourney, C.J. will be camped out next to his tent in your town's plaza. During his regular visits, however, he'll be wandering around your island, so you'll need to track him down when you want to sell him some fish. He's sporting a distinctive yellow and black fishing vest and a too-small-for-his-head backwards cap, so he shouldn't be too hard to spot. (It also helps that he's the only beaver in the game, so you'll know for sure when you've found him.)
Selling Fish To C.J.
Like Flick with bugs, C.J. will buy any fish you have for 150% their usual market value during his visits. This applies to any critter you've fished up out of the river or ocean, even if it isn't technically a fish (such as frogs and crawfish). However, C.J. won't buy sea creatures that you caught by diving, so don't bother stocking up on those before you speak to him.
Before C.J. will buy your fish, however, he'll ask you to complete a Seasports Challenge. This typically involves catching three fish of a certain size in a row, which means you'll need to land all three of them sequentially without scaring one off. Once you've completed the challenge, C.J. will buy any fish you have at the aforementioned rate.
Fish Models From C.J.
In addition to buying your fish, C.J. will also tell you he can commission his talented artist partner, Flick, to create a fish model for you. Just as with Flick's bug models, you'll need to bring three of the same fish to C.J. to make a model. The model will be shipped to you the following day in the mail, and you can place it around your island as decorative furniture or sell it at Nook's Cranny for three times the normal going rate of that particular fish.
Fishing Tourney
On top of his random visits, C.J. will host a Fishing Tourney periodically throughout the year. Like Flick's Bug-Off, the Fishing Tourney gives you three minutes to reel in as many fish as you can; the more fish you land, the more points you'll score, and you can redeem those points for special fish-themed furniture, clothing, and other exclusive items.
The Fishing Tourney takes place on the second Saturday of the following months. You can read more about how the event works and what prizes are up for grabs in our Fishing Tourney guide.
While C.J. will buy any fish for much higher than they normally cost, making even common ones like black bass generally worth keeping, you'll naturally make the most bells by selling him fish that are already worth a lot of money. Since you can't stack fish in your inventory like you can fruits and crafting materials, your pocket space will be fairly limited, so you may as well stock up on the fish that'll get you the most bells.
Below, you can see some of the most valuable fish you can sell to C.J. right now in both Northern and Southern Hemisphere islands. The prices have been adjusted from their original value to the 150% value that C.J. will pay you. You can also see the full list of fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons here.
Bells
Fish (Northern Hemisphere)
Bells
Fish (Southern Hemisphere)
15,000
Arapiama
7,500
Blowfish
15,000
Arowana
15,000
Blue Marlin
22,500
Barreleye
22,500
Coelacanth
15,000
Blue Marlin
13,500
Oarfish
22,500
Coelacanth
22,500
Stringfish
22,500
Dorado
10,500
Tuna
7,500
Gar
8,250
Giant Snakehead
22,500
Great White Shark
12,000
Hammerhead Shark
9,000
Mahi-mahi
15,000
Napoleonfish
18,000
Saw Shark
7,500
Snapping Turtle
19,500
Whale Shark
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When Does C.J. Show Up? Like most other Animal Crossing special visitors, there's no telling when C.J. will appear on your island; his visits are completely random, so you'll just need to check in every day and see if he's there.
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If they're like other special visitors they just show up on random days, and you can only have one per day. I actually had Flick and Celeste show up on my island on the same day on Tuesday, but yeah they do show up randomly. I had CJ yesterday, and Flick on Tuesday. When do flick and CJ show up?
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You can sell him the fishes you caught, but you might need to enter the tournament once. There should be a third option which will let you eiher sell fishes or exchange tournament points for stuff. You can sell him the fishes you caught, but you might need to enter the tournament once.
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Don't worry too much about missing out, as on the morning of the event, Isabelle will make an announcement informing everyone that the event is about to start. For full details on when you can expect the event to take place, check out our detailed table below to learn more.
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