Can't find Stripped Bass

[lynn]

I looked up a guide on how to find fish, it said it would be in ponds during fall. I spent the whole season fishing everywhere for it, no luck. Is this a bug? It was a request on the board

[Keeper Of Monsters]

It's rare, and it's RNG - that's all.
If you are looking jsut for this one specific fish, few pointers:
1. It's a large shadow. Not the huge - but large. So you can skip smaller ones.
2. Yes, it's in a pond, and best location will be on the East part of the map - 2 ponds right there right when you enter.
3. If there's no large shadow or if you already fished but didn't get what you need - walk out back to the river - and back to the ponds right away, that will force fish to refresh.
I still had to fish for a few days to get 2 of them (1 for the Museum and one for the quest), but it is possible.
4. And if anything else fails - you can jsut restart the day...