Where to find goldenfish in Monster Hunter Wilds

Goldenfish are a kind of aquatic life in Monster Hunter Wilds.

You’ll need to fish them as part of an early side quest, “Seeking the Goldenfish,” for Kanya at the Scarlet Forest base camp.

Our Monster Hunter Wilds guide will tell you where to find goldenfish and how to catch them.

Where to find goldenfish in Monster Hunter Wilds

To find a goldenfish, you’ll have to head deep into the Scarlet Forest. You’re heading to Area 12 — the closest pop-up camp is Area 12: Northeast.

Once there, head toward the waterfall in the northeast. There’s an exquisite fossil deposit right there so you can easily set a waypoint for your seikret.

Go through it to find an area where you can dive in and swim underwater. Don’t dive in, though. Instead, just stand at the edge of the rocks and you’ll see several goldenfish and platinumfish swimming around.

How to catch a goldenfish in Monster Hunter Wilds

In the water, goldenfish look like the other kinds of arowana.

There’s not a lot of subtlety to catching goldenfish. Just equip the golden bughead lure that Kanya gave you. Goldenfish seem to love it, and will go for it on sight. Platinumfish are the same way. Just cast the lure vaguely in front of them and they’ll bit almost immediately.

Goldenfish scales sell for 1,000 zenny and platinumfish scales sell for 2,000.

To also help you understand Monster Hunter Wilds, we explain how to capture monsters, how to change weapons, provide some Seikret tips, and teach you how layered armor works.