Can't find any tuna!

[katie kaboom]

So both wikis say tuna can be fished during summer and winter in the day, but all I get are sardines and sea cucumbers :( It's currently winter and I'm a level 7 fisher. Are they super rare? Am I doing something wrong?

[Tex]

Thats the RNG for ya!

[MindfulOcean]

Some of the fish you need for the Community Center are very difficult to catch. I wish the requirements for the fishing portion were a little less involved and picky because there is so much RNG and some of the fish rarely appear.

[SlicedAndDiced]

fish on the east pier....

[Klumpatsch]

I remember catching a Tuna right in front of Willi's shop once. It even was a golden one. They really seem to be pretty rare, because I only ever catched 2 of them.

[katie kaboom]

Tuna shouldn't be this rare; they're the chicken of the sea!

[Klumpatsch]

Oh, now that I think about it, I guess I used bait. Usually I don't do that, but this time I had some spare pieces laying around. Did you try fishing with bait?

[katie kaboom]

I've tried with bait, without, and without+trapper tackle.

[Klumpatsch]

Hmm, very odd then. Your fishing level can't be the problem too, because I only was level 4 back then.

[Doe]

i found one near the fish shop, i only did a half cast, not sure if that matters though.

[Diana Poggers]

Tunas arent that rare I usually cath them near Willi's shop(with bait of course).

[Tex]

Oh how funny. I see the notification about this topic as im sitting down...Eating Tuna Fish. XD

[josseriot]

I've given up on fishing until I can get around to installing a mod to make it doable. I was able to get a tuna from the gyspy lady who sells stuff out of her wagon on Fridays and Sundays. Check her everytime she's there, and eventually she'll have one in stock. She's pretty much how I'm getting any of the fish for the community center bundles (although I did catch my own woodskip or whatever that is).

[Tex]

Originally posted by josseriot:

I've given up on fishing until I can get around to installing a mod to make it doable. I was able to get a tuna from the gyspy lady who sells stuff out of her wagon on Fridays and Sundays. Check her everytime she's there, and eventually she'll have one in stock. She's pretty much how I'm getting any of the fish for the community center bundles (although I did catch my own woodskip or whatever that is).

Fishing is easy once you rank up and get better rods. You get credit towards the next rank even if you fail.

[HolyWarriorRye]

I was close to being done with Tuna until summer. I am currently on year two winter day 22.

Originally posted by SlicedAndDiced:

fish on the east pier....

This worked for me. Here is exactly what I did. After the daily farm chores and delivering a few gifts to a few townsfolk I arrived at the beach around 10. I just fished on the east pier (like SlicedAndDiced suggested) and around 1:30pm I finally caught one. I used bait and the Dressed Spinner. Hope that helps, not 100% sure if location matters, but it worked there.

EDIT: I also ate Trout Soup.

[Headrock]

Originally posted by SlicedAndDiced:

fish on the east pier....

Specific location is completely irrelevant for "non-legendary" fish types. You can catch the exact same fish on either pier, on the shore, at the lonely stone, and even in the river mouth, depending only on season, time of day, and weather. The only difference that your specific location makes is the star-quality of the fish you catch. I wish people stopped spreading that stupid myth!

(Source: Over 5,000 fish caught so far. I don't need sources anymore.)

Originally posted by HolyWarriorRye:

This worked for me.

If you didn't get any Tuna in one location, but did in another, that is pure RNG luck. And if any fish are escaping your hook, those are probably the fish you were looking for.