If you’ve been playing New Horizons since its launch last year, then you’ve mostly likely already caught many of these creatures. If, however, you’ve missed a couple or have started playing more recently, then this month is an excellent time to go bug hunting, fish or diving. Catching every bug and fish in New Horizons will let you complete two Museum exhibits and unlock two Golden Tool DIY recipes - the Golden Fishing Rod and the Golden Net. Below you’ll discover exactly which creatures are both arriving and leaving your island in April, as, not so helpfully, the Critterpedia only details a creature’s information once you’ve caught it for the first time. On this page: If you manage to catch every creature you’ll be able to complete both the Museum and the Critterpedia. Completing these feats will also unlock both the Golden Fishing Rod and the Golden Net DIY recipe. It should be noted that the following only applies to the northern hemisphere. For the southern hemisphere, please visit our dedicated bug, fish and sea creatures guides. All Animal Crossing bugs arriving in April: All Animal Crossing fish arriving in April: All Animal Crossing sea creatures arriving in April: The Animal Crossing 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise is here! We can help you with the new additions - including where to find Brewster, Gyroids, new villagers, ordinances, new fences, storage shed, new hairstyles, Froggy Chair, group stretching and Kapp’n boat tours. Cooking is now unlockable, so you need to know how to make both flour and sugar, as well as how to grow carrots, potatoes and tomatoes. Meanwhile, if you’re new to Animal Crossing, our New Horizons tips can help with the basics. From the off, there’s fish and bugs to catch, flowers and fruit to grow with. One long term goal is building your Happy Home Academy score. Finally, you need tools such as the new ladder and vaulting pole to fully explore. We recommend catching the departing creatures at the beginning of the month, so you don’t have to rush about your island in the month’s final days. For more creature hunting tips, check out our dedicated bug, fish and sea creature guide. It should be noted that the following only applies to the northern hemisphere. For the southern hemisphere, please visit our dedicated bug, fish and sea creatures guides. All Animal Crossing bugs leaving in April: All Animal Crossing fish leaving in April: All Animal Crossing sea creatures leaving in April: Our respective bug, fish and sea creature lists contain every species that can be found throughout the year in New Horizons for both the northern and southern hemisphere.
