I put together this fish guide because tracking down every catch in Nivalis Nights is the kind of task that looks simple until you’re standing on a pier at the wrong hour watching nothing bite. Below you’ll find the complete fish list broken down two ways: once sorted by tier, and once sorted by location so you can plan a route instead of wandering the map hoping something spawns.
What matters most here is that weather and time of day are not optional details. Every fish has a specific combination, and if you show up in the wrong conditions you simply won’t catch it. I’ve laid both tables out so you can cross-check quickly — find your fish by tier, confirm the location, then verify the weather and time before you commit to the trip.
All Fish by Tier
If you’re working toward 100% and just need to know which tier a fish belongs to, this is the table to scan first. The tier-1 fish are the ones I’d knock out early since they’re available everywhere with no weather or time restrictions at all.
| Tier | Fish | Weather | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burbot | Any weather | Everywhere | Any time |
| 1 | Pike | Any weather | Everywhere | Any time |
| 1 | Stickleback | Any weather | Everywhere | Any time |
| 2 | Rudd | Sunny, Rain, Storm | Industrial District | Night |
| 2 | Crucian | Rain, Storm, Clouds | Seaside Boardwalk | Day |
| 2 | Volga Zander | Sunny, Rain | The Stacks | Day |
| 3 | Ide | Sunny | Calypso Island | Night |
| 3 | Carp | Clouds, Dusty, Storm | Seaside Boardwalk | Night |
| 3 | Lake Trout | Sunny | Calypso Island | Day |
| 4 | Bream | Clouds, Dusty, Fog | Seaside Boardwalk | Day |
| 4 | Brook Trout | Rain, Storm, Sunny | Seaside Boardwalk | Night |
| 4 | Tench | Sunny, Rain | The Stacks | Night |
| 5 | Dace | Sunny | Calypso Island | Night |
| 5 | Grayling | Sunny | Calypso Island | Day |
| 5 | Perch | Sunny | Calypso Island | Night |
| 6 | Roach | Sunny, Fog, Clouds | Industrial District | Day |
| 6 | Ruffe | Rain, Fog, Storm | Industrial District | Day |
| 6 | Sabrefish | Sunny, Fog, Clouds | Industrial District | Night |
| 7 | Zope | Sunny, Rain | The Stacks | Night |
| 7 | Zander | Sunny, Rain | The Stacks | Day |
| 7 | Taimen | Rain, Fog, Storm | The Stacks | Day |
| 8 | Whitefish | Sunny, Rain, Fog, Storm, Clouds | The Stacks | Night |
| 8 | Rainbow Trout | Rain, Fog, Storm | Industrial District | Night |
| 8 | Salmon | Sunny | Industrial District | Day, Night |
All Fish by Location
This is the version I actually use in practice. Rather than bouncing around by tier, I pick a spot and clear everything available there — it saves a ton of travel time. Note that Salmon can show up in the Industrial District during both day and night, so it’s one of the more flexible tier-8 catches if you happen to be in the area.
| Location | Time | Weather | Fish | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everywhere | Any time | Any weather | Burbot | 1 |
| Everywhere | Any time | Any weather | Pike | 1 |
| Everywhere | Any time | Any weather | Stickleback | 1 |
| Calypso Island | Day | Sunny | Lake Trout | 3 |
| Calypso Island | Day | Sunny | Grayling | 5 |
| Calypso Island | Night | Sunny | Ide | 3 |
| Calypso Island | Night | Sunny | Dace | 5 |
| Calypso Island | Night | Sunny | Perch | 5 |
| Industrial District | Day | Sunny, Fog, Clouds | Roach | 6 |
| Industrial District | Day | Rain, Fog, Storm | Ruffe | 6 |
| Industrial District | Day, Night | Sunny | Salmon | 8 |
| Industrial District | Night | Sunny, Rain, Storm | Rudd | 2 |
| Industrial District | Night | Sunny, Fog, Clouds | Sabrefish | 6 |
| Industrial District | Night | Rain, Fog, Storm | Rainbow Trout | 8 |
| Seaside Boardwalk | Day | Rain, Storm, Clouds | Crucian | 2 |
| Seaside Boardwalk | Day | Clouds, Dusty, Fog | Bream | 4 |
| Seaside Boardwalk | Night | Clouds, Dusty, Storm | Carp | 3 |
| Seaside Boardwalk | Night | Rain, Storm, Sunny | Brook Trout | 4 |
| The Stacks | Day | Sunny, Rain | Volga Zander | 2 |
| The Stacks | Day | Sunny, Rain | Zander | 7 |
| The Stacks | Day | Rain, Fog, Storm | Taimen | 7 |
| The Stacks | Night | Sunny, Rain | Tench | 4 |
| The Stacks | Night | Sunny, Rain | Zope | 7 |
| The Stacks | Night | Sunny, Rain, Fog, Storm, Clouds | Whitefish | 8 |
Once the fishing side is wrapped up, most players I know move on to the city’s other activities — I’d point you at The Coffee Run guide if you’re coordinating a run around town, and the Noodle Bar guide is worth a look when you’re picking your next stop between casts.
Quick Notes on Weather and Time
A few details I don’t want you to gloss over while scanning the tables. Weather combos aren’t interchangeable — if a fish lists Sunny, Rain, and Storm, it will not appear in Fog or Dusty, no matter how long you stand there. I’ve seen people waste an evening session expecting a fish to show up because “the weather looked close enough,” and it just doesn’t work that way. Match the condition exactly.
- Any weather / Any time / Everywhere fish are the three tier-1 catches — grab them whenever, wherever.
- Fish requiring multiple weather types give you a wider window, so they’re naturally easier to slot into an existing session.
- Single-weather fish like Ide, Lake Trout, and Grayling (all Sunny) are the ones that punish impatience — wait for the right sky.
- Whitefish stands out as accepting five different weather conditions at night in The Stacks, making it one of the more forgiving tier-8 catches.
That’s the full list as it stands. Get your tier-1s out of the way early, plan your remaining trips around location rather than tier, and let the weather decide when you finally close out the collection.