As you may or may not know, this is the BEST time of year to make lots of money in Animal Crossing. For the first half of September, there are NO sea bass in the ocean! The jellyfish from late August are also gone.
That means the ocean only has red snappers (worth 3,000 bells each), barred knifejaws (5,000 bells), and if it’s raining, coelacanths (15,000 bells). So if you go fishing in the ocean, you can earn a ton of money in a short period of time. You will want to avoid the acre where the river empties in the ocean though; you can still catch river fish there.
It was raining in my town tonight, which meant coelacanths are out and about. I was short on time, so I only fished enough to fill up my inventory once. I did catch one coelacanth in that span.
I kept going until I caught 15 fish, which took me about 7 minutes.
I went to Nook’s and sold my fish; he gave me 67,000 bells. Not bad for 7 minutes of fishing.
I first discovered this tip several years ago. At the time, I could find no mention of this valuable strategy online anywhere, so I may have been the first to popularize it. I shared it on the old AOL Animal Crossing boards (which sadly no longer exist). Then in 2007, I made a Youtube video telling people of the tip. I still try to share it with people each year.
I hope you’re able to take advantage of this tip and earn some big bells. Happy fishing!