Jumping fish during loading screens? 🤔

[radiical]

So this might be toooootally wrong but... Has anyone noticed better luck, particularly with fishing, on days when you see the fish jumping out of the water on the loading screens?

I've restarted my town and while I was playing on my first I had heard so much about how long and how much bait it had taken people to get the golden trout and stringfish (like using 300 things of bait), but when I decided to try and catch them I noticed the jumping fish on the loading screen and caught both using less than 20 bait total. It might have been a total coincidence, but on my new island I didn't see the jumping fish and ended up using about 200 bait and caught the golden trout and gave up on the stringfish (lol...).

It makes me wonder if anyone has experienced this and if it there's any way it might signify some luck mechanic like in previous games. Idk, thoughts?

 

[Tehya Faye]

I've seen the jumping fish, but I'm usually pretty lucky with fish spawns anyway.

 

[Imbri]

TIL that the fish can jump.

 

[Le Ham]

I notice the fish on a subconscious level occasionally, but I haven't tied it to anything like being luckier on fish lol. I wouldn't think it is, doesn't sound like something they'd do, but interesting idea

 

[MelodyRivers]

There’s a jumping fish on the loading screen?

 

[Marshmallows]

I noticed the fish too and wondered if it was tied to rain. Rain does mean better fishing...

 

[sunset_succulent]

i think they are referring to the little island in the right hand corner. sometimes a fish jumps out of it.

personally, i don’t think that it relates to fish spawns, and i don’t see why it should.

 

[Rosch]

I never really looked at the loading icon on the bottom right that much so I didn't know that there's a fish jumping out. I just know there's an island icon. Was the fish always been there? Or maybe it's just a summer-exclusive icon and has no bearing with anything whatsoever?

 

[Fendi]

It’s a pretty small detail, but for the most part I don’t really think it’s consequential to getting better catches. From my experience at least, I’ve seen that on my screen but I haven’t gotten something that’s always been good. Given the fact that it’s randomly generated, it must just be by sheer coincidence. But who knows?

 

[Lotusblossom]

When do u see the loading screen and see the fish jumping to know it's time to fish?

 

[Paperboy012305]

I have never noticed the jumping fish at all. Can anyone post a pic so I won't think the OP is a lunatic?

 

[Xara]

i never noticed that there was a fish lmao

 

[kiwikenobi]

I have never noticed the jumping fish at all. Can anyone post a pic so I won't think the OP is a lunatic?

I'll do you one better.

 

[John Wick]

Never noticed any.

I'm too busy scanning for hybrids.

 

[radiical]

I never really looked at the loading icon on the bottom right that much so I didn't know that there's a fish jumping out. I just know there's an island icon. Was the fish always been there? Or maybe it's just a summer-exclusive icon and has no bearing with anything whatsoever?

It's always been there. Yeah idk it was probably just a coincidence but I still want to test if I have similar luck the next time I see it

 

[Jhine7]

Never even noticed this was a thing to be honest.

 

[Shellzilla_515]

You're not hallucinating. I've seen it too from time to time, but it rarely happens to me. It's such a nice touch and it really wasn't needed to be added to the loading screen, but I'm glad it does.

 

[Imbri]

I got the jumping fish for the first time today. It's cute!

 

[Tentacles]

Wow that is so subtle and cute. I'm gonna be looking out for that now.

 

[John Wick]

I haven't seen any.

I've seen a few scorpions though.

It was funny watching Fang on the start screen, looking really worried. ^_^