Goldenfish Locations - How to Catch

Set Up Camp in the Scarlet Forest Area 8 and 16

Area 8 (Cave Lake)	Area 16 (Inside the Ruins)

The first step is to set up Pop-Up Camps in both Area 8 (Cave Lake) and Area 18 (Inside the Ruins) of the Scarlet Forest.) These Pop-Up Camp locations will be unlocked after clearing Chapter 1-3 and can be installed through the Support Desk Palico at Base Camp.

Change the Environment to Plenty

If the environment in your Scarlet Forest appears to be Fallow or Inclemency, it is best to change it to Plenty by Resting at the Pop-Up Camp. Fish will still spawn in other weather, but fish will appear more often and in greater numbers during the Plenty. It'll also be good to return the environment to Plenty once it ends the first time.

Capture the Platinumfish on the Right Side of the Camp with the Capture Net

There are fish spawn points to the right and left sides of the camp, so you are able to Capture Net to catch them with ease. Uncaught fish near the net you throw will run away so aim the net in a way that allows you to catch as much fish as possible.

Crouch Cancels Fish Capture Animation

When catching fish with the Capture Net, shoot the net while crouching and stand up the moment you catch the fish to cancel the capture animation after obtaining the fish.

Swim to the Left and Capture the Platinumfish Towards the Back

The Fish spawns towards the left side at the end of the lake once you start swimming.. Please refer to the video above if you can't find the exact location.

Fast Travel to the Camp in Area 16

Move to Area 16 (inside the ruins) once you've exhausted all the available fish in Area 8.

Catch the Platinumfish at the Watering Hole in Front of the Camp

Proceed to catching the fish at the watering hole in front of the Area 16 Camp. Goldenfry captured here provides low gain or profit in terms of price per point efficiency, so look to only catch Goldenfish and Platinumfish for higher monetary gain.

Return to the Cave Lake in Area 8

Once you Fast Travel back to the Cave Lake in Area 8, the fish there should have all respawned. You can start catching the fish once again.

Repeat Steps 2-6

Repeat steps 2 to 6 as many times as you'd like.

Sell Items for Cash

After catching a certain amount of fish, you can sell the items you've caught for cash at the Pop-Up Camp. These can be sold after clicking the "Sell Items" prompt under the "Item Management Menu".