Catch quote

A catch quote is the phrase the player uses upon catching a fish, bug or sea creature in the. It begins with "I caught a [blank]", followed by a comment, often a pun or some other kind of joke relating to the creature's name, rarity, or value. For example, when the player catches a Sea Bass in, the player will say "I caught a sea bass! See? Bass! (Why do I keep saying things like that?) ".

The catch quote for a particular species changes from game to game, although the same general joke may be used again. There are also catch quotes for trash, as well as various other items.

Bugs

 * "I caught a common butterfly! I've seen a lot of these around lately!"
 * "I caught a clouded yellow butterfly! It's such a cute yellow!"
 * "I caught a tiger swallowtail butterfly! Those wings are beautiful!"
 * "Yes! I caught a great purple emperor butterfly! This butterfly supposedly comes from a far-off island!"
 * "I caught a large brown cicada! ...Or is it just really dirty? "
 * "I caught a robust cicada! And what a robust specimen!"
 * "I caught a walker cicada! If he'd'a been runnin', I might not have caught him!"
 * "I caught an evening cicada! It makes such a sad sound..."
 * "I caught a red dragonfly! I wonder if it can breathe fire..."
 * "I caught a common dragonfly! I love the way they zoom around..."
 * "I caught a darner dragonfly! Darn, I'm good!"
 * "Yes!!! I caught a banded dragonfly! Look at those stripes!"
 * "I caught a cricket! I think we're going to have an early fall..."
 * "I caught a grasshopper! You have much work to do, grasshopper!!!"
 * "I caught a pine cricket! How I pine to hear its chirp!"
 * "I caught a bell cricket! I don't know the face...but the name sure rings a bell!"
 * "I caught a ladybug! That's one tiny bug, lady!"
 * "I caught a seven-spotted ladybug! It's red! And small! And so cute!!!"
 * "I caught a praying mantis! Some people keep these as pets, you know?"
 * "I caught a longheaded locust! Why the long head? (Face... Whatever.)"
 * "I caught a migratory locust! I wonder if it flies south for the winter..."
 * "Ewwwww!!!!! A cockroach! I'll just put it in my pocket!"
 * "I caught a bee! Bzzz, bzz, bzz, bzzzzz!"
 * "Whoa! A firefly! I caught a firefly! Yow! They're really hot!"
 * "I caught a drone beetle! I wonder where the queen is."
 * "I caught a longhorn beetle! And I didn't even need a lasso! (Did I really just say that?)"
 * "Wow! It's a...jewel beetle! It's gorgeous! (I wonder how much I can get for it...)"
 * "Yes! I caught the famed dynastid beetle! It's incredibly strong! (For its size)"
 * "Yes! I caught a flat stag beetle! I have to celebrate! I know! I'll throw a flat-stag party!"
 * "Yes! I caught a saw stag beetle! Look at those mandibles!"
 * "I caught a mountain stag beetle! That's a mean-looking jaw!"
 * "Whooaa! I caught a giant stag beetle! It's...well, it's GIANT!!! (Seriously! Look at it! It's huge!)"
 * "I caught a pond skater! And it was doing a triple-toe axel!"
 * "I caught an ant! My uncle will be so happy! (That doesn't even make sense!)"
 * "I caught a pill bug! I bet that's a bitter pill for it to swallow. (That was really awful.)"
 * "I caught a mosquito! I've been itching to catch one of these!"
 * "I caught a mole cricket! I wonder if he hates bright lights... (You know, because he's a MOLE cricket?"
 * "Whoa! I caught a spider! I bet some fly is gonna rest easy tonight!"
 * "I caught a snail! Hey, this isn't a bug!"
 * "I caught a bagworm! Ew...This kind of worm's not my bag, baby! (Sorry!)"

Fish

 * "I caught a crucian carp! Carpe diem!"
 * 「ヘラブナを　つりあげた！　へらべったーい！」 (Herabuna)
 * "I caught a brook trout! I guess that little guy's just trOUT of luck!"
 * "I caught a carp! Ouch! I hurt my wrist! It might be CARPal-tunnel!"
 * "I caught a koi! Whoever colored it did a real good job!"
 * "I caught a barbel steed! That's funny... it looks more like a fish than a horse."
 * ''"I caught a dace! Daces wild!"
 * "I caught a catfish! I think I'll name it Whiskers..."
 * "I caught a giant catfish! (That's because I used a giant mousefish as bait!)"
 * "I caught a pale chub! Looks like it could use a little sun... and a little diet."
 * "I caught a bitterling! I wonder what makes this little guy so angry..."
 * "I caught a loach! You don't suppose it's Hylian, do you?"
 * "I caught a bluegill! Don't worry, I caught the rest of the fish, too!"
 * "I caught a small bass! Now I just need to catch a small bass amp. (Oh, that was terrible...)"
 * "I caught a bass! If I can catch a drummer, maybe I'll form a band!"
 * "I caught a large bass! Well, it's pretty big... I guess... "
 * "I caught a giant snakehead! Yup! A giant snakehead. Who names these things?"
 * "I caught an eel! I've been told they're rEELy tough to catch! (I'm sorry...)"
 * "I caught a freshwater goby! Go me, goby!"
 * "I caught a pond smelt! Whew! And I thought the POND smelt bad!"
 * "I caught a sweetfish! And let me tell you, that is one SWEET fish!"
 * "I caught a cherry salmon! It looks so PITiful! (Get it? Pit? Oh, never mind.)"
 * "I caught a rainbow trout! Now that's a trout of a different color!"
 * "I caught a large char! I wonder how it tastes charbroiled..."
 * " Oh boy! I hooked a stringfish! I was just stringing it along..."
 * "I caught a salmon! And it made it all the way back here! Now I feel bad."
 * "I caught a goldfish! Worth its weight in...fish. Great."
 * "I caught a popeyed goldfish! Aw, look... He wants spinach..."
 * "I caught a guppy! It ate an awful lot of bait for being so tiny!"
 * "I caught an angelfish! It looks divine!"
 * "I caught a piranha! Which river is this, anyway? I'm glad I didn't take a dip!"
 * "I caught an arowana! It's the golden dragon fish! I wonder what it's worth..."
 * ''" Would you look at that! I caught a living fossil! I didn't know they really existed!"
 * ""I caught a crawfish! Check out those pincers!"
 * "I caught a frog! Think I should kiss it? (Ew...it's all warty!)"
 * "I caught a killifish! Killer!"
 * "I caught a jellyfish! I wonder how it would taste on some toast..."
 * "I caught a sea bass! See? Bass! (Why do I keep saying things like that?) "
 * ''"I caught a red snapper! That was a snap! (I really have to stop saying things like that.) "
 * "I caught a barred knifejaw! I'm really cut up over how to turn that into a pun..."
 * ''"WOW!!! I caught an arapaima! This thing is huge!"

Bugs

 * "I caught a brown cicada! Those things are everywhere!"
 * "I caught a mosquito! Why you be hatin', mosquito?"

Fish

 * "I caught a sea bass! See? A bass!" (if caught for the first time)
 * "I caught a sea bass! What, you again?"
 * "I caught a blue marlin! What a true darlin'!"
 * "I caught a butterfly fish! As mayor, welcome to my pockets!" (if mayor)

Bugs

 * "I caught a common butterfly! They often flutter by!"
 * "I caught a yellow butterfly! Shouldn't all BUTTERflies be yellow?"
 * "I caught a tiger butterfly! I've earned my stripes!"
 * "I caught a peacock butterfly! Now it's my turn to strut my stuff!"
 * "I caught a common bluebottle! I'll put it in a rare green jar!"
 * "I caught a paper kite butterfly! Do I read it, fly it, or spread it on toast?"
 * "I caught a great purple emperor! Its purple reign is over now!"
 * "I caught a monarch butterfly! Guess the butterflies are a democracy now!"
 * "I caught an emperor butterfly! It's not your average monarch!"
 * "I caught an agrias butterfly! I wonder if it finds me disagrias-able?"
 * "I caught a Rajah Brooke's birdwing! Nothing else I'd rajah be doing!"
 * "I caught a Queen Alexandra's birdwing! That's a feather in my cap!"
 * "I caught a moth! And I had a ball doing it!"
 * "I caught an Atlas moth! I bet it never gets lost!"
 * "I caught a Madagascan sunset moth! Wow, you're not from around here!"
 * "I caught a long locust! Or, as I call it, a looooocust."
 * "I caught a migratory locust! Things just went south for this guy!"
 * "I caught a rice grasshopper! I've been looking for a gluten-free alternative..."
 * "I caught a grasshopper! They're a grass act!"
 * "I caught a cricket! What a chirp thrill!"
 * "I found a bell cricket! It would make a great bellhop!"
 * "I caught a mantis! Man, 'tis so cool!"
 * "I caught an orchid mantis! Our friendship is blooming!"
 * "I caught a honeybee! Ah, sweet success!"
 * "I caught a wasp! That's gotta sting..."
 * "I caught a brown cicada! Now it probably feels blue, cicada."
 * "I caught a robust cicada! It DOES seem pretty lively!"
 * "I caught a robust cicada! Not so energetic in the rain, huh?" (if caught during rain)
 * "I caught a giant cicada! I guess it's PRETTY big..."
 * "I caught a giant cicada! Guess it doesn't feel like singing in the rain!" (if caught during rain)
 * "I caught a walker cicada! Pffft. I walk all the time and no one calls me "Walker ."
 * "I caught a walker cicada! It must hate getting its feet wet." (if caught during rain)
 * "I caught an evening cicada! Better than an odding cicada..."
 * "I caught an evening cicada! This time it's WETTER than an odding cicada." (if caught during rain)
 * "I found a cicada shell! I'm glad the little guy came out of it!"
 * "I caught a red dragonfly! Didn't even have to roll for initiative!"
 * "I caught a darner dragonfly! It better watch its mouth!"
 * " I did it! Did you see that? I caught a banded dragonfly!"
 * "I caught a damselfly! Now it's a damselfly in distress!"
 * "I caught a firefly! I'm on fire now!"
 * "I caught a mole cricket! I really dug it!"
 * "I caught a pondskater! Wonder if it can do a pond ollie..."
 * "I caught a diving beetle! Now I'm making a splash!"
 * "I caught a giant water bug! It should've stayed in the water!"
 * "I caught a stinkbug! It lives up to its name!"
 * "I caught a man-faced stink bug! Reminds me of my uncle!"
 * "I caught a ladybug! Sorry to disturb you, ma'am."
 * "I caught a tiger beetle! I pounced first!"
 * "I caught a jewel beetle! It's a real gem!"
 * "I caught a violin beetle! Apparently I'm as fit as a fiddle!"
 * "I caught a citrus long-horned beetle! Orange you happy for me?"
 * "I caught a rosalia batesi beetle! That's easier to do than say!"
 * "I caught a blue weevil beetle! It's the lesser of blue weevils!"
 * "I caught a dung beetle! This species likes feces!"
 * "I caught an earth-boring dung beetle! It's not boring at all!"
 * "I caught a scarab beetle! It's just a dung beetle with better hobbies."
 * "I caught a drone beetle! Shouldn't you have more propellers?"
 * "I caught a goliath beetle! Am I a legend or what?"
 * "I caught a saw stag! Now I can't unsee it!"
 * "I caught a miyama stag! Its mandibles are jaw-dropping!"
 * "Whoaaa! I caught a giant stag! I'm gonna need way bigger pockets..."
 * "I caught a rainbow stag! Its rainbow armor is so shiny!"
 * "I caught a cyclommatus stag! Those mandibles are a mouthful!"
 * "Wooooow! I caught a golden stag! Does this mean I can retire?"
 * "I caught a giraffe stag! Does that make it a longhorn?"
 * "I caught a horned dynastid! I'd hate to hear it honk that schnoz!"
 * "I caught a horned atlas! I didn't even need a map!"
 * "I caught a horned elephant! I think it's too small to ride..."
 * "I caught a horned hercules! Guess I was stronger!"
 * "I caught a walking stick! Check out its walking schtick! Look, these are the jokes, OK?"
 * "I caught a walking leaf! It seems to be taking it in stride!"
 * "I caught a bagworm! Guess I'm a bragworm!"
 * "I caught an ant! TELL ME WHERE THE QUEEN IS!"
 * "I caught a hermit crab! I think it wanted to be left alone!"
 * "I caught a wharf roach! This water-loving roach has no pier!"
 * "I caught a fly! I was just wingin' it..."
 * "I caught a mosquito! It's itching for a fight!"
 * "I caught a flea! The curse is lifted. "
 * "I caught a snail! It's...not much to brag about."
 * "I caught a pill bug! That's a tough act to swallow!"
 * "I caught a centipede! 99 more and I'll have a dollarpede!"
 * "I caught a spider! I spied 'er first!"
 * "I caught a tarantula! This situation just got hairy!"
 * "I caught a scorpion! It was a sting operation!"

Fish

 * "I caught a bitterling! It's mad at me, but only a little."
 * "I caught a pale chub! That name seems a bit judgy..."
 * "I caught a crucian carp! My skills are sharp!"
 * "I caught a dace! Hope I have some space!"
 * "I caught a carp! If I catch another, they can carpool!"
 * "I caught a koi! I don't know why it's so shy... or such a bad speller..."
 * "I caught a goldfish! It's worth its weight in fish!"
 * "I got a pop-eyed goldfish! It looks so...surprised!"
 * "I caught a ranchu goldfish! But I prefer balsamicu goldfish!"
 * "I caught a killifish! The streams are safe again."
 * "I caught a crawfish! Or else it's a lobster and I'm a giant!"
 * "I caught a soft-shelled turtle! I can really shell it out!"
 * "I caught a soft-shelled turtle! I should take a shellfie!"
 * "I caught a snapping turtle! How can it snap without fingers?"
 * "I caught a tadpole... It's just a tad small."
 * "I caught a frog! Or it's a new neighbor...and I have some apologizing to do."
 * "I caught a freshwater goby! Time to go bye-bye!"
 * "I caught a loach! It's...looking at me with reproach."
 * "I caught a catfish! I'm more of a dogfish person..."
 * "I caught a giant snakehead! Um...but I asked for a medium?"
 * "I caught a bluegill! Do you think it calls me "pinklung"?"
 * "I caught a yellow perch! Those yellow birds have to sit somewhere!"
 * "I caught a black bass! The most metal of all fish!"
 * "I caught a tilapia! It makes me happy-a!"
 * "I caught a pike! Think a swordfish would be up for a duel?"
 * "I caught a pond smelt! Whoever smelt it dealt it!"
 * "I caught a sweetfish! Hope it's not artificially sweet!"
 * "I caught a cherry salmon! It's the perfect topper for a marlin sundae!"
 * "I caught a char! Now I'm gonna sit on it!"
 * "I caught a golden trout! But the real treasure? Friendship."
 * " OH MY GOSH! I caught a stringfish! Five more and I'll have a guitarfish!"
 * "I caught a salmon! It's all upstream from here!"
 * "WOO-HOO! I caught a King salmon! Checkmate!"
 * "I caught a mitten crab! One more and I'm ready for winter!"
 * "I caught a guppy! Welcome to the team, newbie!"
 * "I caught a nibble fish! Come to think of it, I could use a bite!"
 * "I caught an angelfish! That other fish told me to do it!"
 * "I caught a betta! I betta not drop it!"
 * "I caught a neon tetra! Wasn't hard to track."
 * "I caught a rainbowfish! Where's my pot of goldfish?"
 * "I caught a piranha! Sure hope it was the only one!"
 * "I caught an arowana! I'd make a joke, but I don't 'wana."
 * "I caught a dorado! I say "dorado," you say "doraydo.""
 * "I caught a gar! Yar! It's a gar! Har har!"
 * "I caught an arapaima! How did it get here? Arapaiknow!"
 * "Wow! A saddled bichir! And me without my tiny riding crop..."
 * "I caught a sturgeon! Wonder if it can perform sturgery..."
 * "I caught a sea butterfly! Try not to confuse it for a sea moth!"
 * "I caught a sea horse! But...where's its sea jockey?"
 * "I caught a clown fish! How many can fit in a carfish?"
 * ''"I caught a surgeonfish! Scalpel! Forceps! Fish hook!"
 * "I caught a butterfly fish! Did it change from a caterpillar fish?"
 * "I caught a Napoleonfish! It's not as big as it thinks!"
 * "I caught a zebra turkeyfish! Land, air, water--make up your mind!"
 * "I caught a blowfish! I'm blown away!"
 * "I caught a puffer fish! I thought you would be tougher, fish!"
 * "I caught an anchovy! Stay away from my pizza!"
 * "I caught a horse mackerel! Of course, mack...er...el."
 * "I caught a barred knifejaw! They must have a hard time eating!"
 * "I caught a sea bass! No, wait- it's at least a C+!"
 * "I caught a red snapper! It looks pretty dapper!"
 * "I caught a dab! Not bad!"
 * "I caught an olive flounder! That's not the pits!"
 * "I caught a squid! It's off the hook!"
 * "I caught a squid! I had an inkling I might!"
 * "I caught a squid! Do they...not actually "bloop"?"
 * "I caught a moray eel! When you're in love, that's a moray!"
 * "I caught a ribbon eel! Can it tie itself into a bow?"
 * "I caught a tuna! It's a little off-key!"
 * "I caught a blue marlin! Listen to this fish. it's got a point."
 * "I caught a giant trevally! Yeah, I'm pretty well-trevalled."
 * "I caught a mahi-mahi! It's all mahine-mahine."
 * "I caught an ocean sunfish! Good thing I'm wearing ocean sunscreen!"
 * "I caught a ray! A few more and I'll have a tan!"
 * "I caught a saw shark! You could call it a sea saw!"
 * "I caught a hammerhead shark! I hit the nail on the head!"
 * "I caught a great white shark! Watch out for its jaws!"
 * " Thar she blows! I caught a whale shark! I'm tellin' ya, it was thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis big!"
 * "I caught a suckerfish! I thought it was a shark! Oh, wait - now I get it. "Sucker"..."
 * "I caught a football fish! Some countries call it a soccer fish!"
 * "I caught an oarfish! I hope I catch morefish!"
 * "I caught a barreleye! Like eyeing fish in a barrel!"
 * " Blast from the past! I caught a coelacanth! Think positive! Be a coela-CAN!"

Sea creatures

 * "I got some seaweed! I couldn't kelp myself."
 * "I got some sea grapes! Can't let these go sour."
 * "I got a sea cucumber! It's a bit cumbersome..."
 * "I got a sea pig! What's next? Air pigs?"
 * "I got a sea star! Maybe it'll give me an autograph!"
 * "I got a sea urchin! Wasn't even 'earchin for it."
 * "I got a slate pencil urchin! Its handwriting is gorgeous."
 * "I got a sea anemone! The enemy of my anemone is my afrenome!"
 * "I got a moon jellyfish! Now to find a sun peanutbutterfish."
 * "I got a sea slug! It's kinda salty about that."
 * "I got a pearl oyster! Aw, shucks. Don't clam up now!"
 * "I got a mussel! It's been working out."
 * "I got an oyster! It's a little shellfish."
 * "I got a scallop! It otter be savored."
 * "I got a whelk! Happy snails to ya."
 * "I got a turban shell! It's totally TURB...ular!"
 * "I got an abalone! Why do I want a sandwich now?"
 * "I got a gigas giant clam! It's kind of a big deal."
 * "I got a chambered nautilus! Is it on the naughty list?"
 * "I got an octopus! It can give four hugs at once!"
 * "I got an umbrella octopus! Too bad I'm already soaked."
 * "I got a vampire squid! A lot was at stake."
 * "I got a firefly squid! More like a glowswim squid."
 * "I got a gazami crab! What a gripping find!"
 * "I got a Dungeness crab! Dun dun duuuun...geness."
 * "I got a snow crab! It's giving me the cold shoulder."
 * "I caught a red king crab! It's royally flushed."
 * "I got an acorn barnacle! Will it grow into an oak barnacle?"
 * "I got a spider crab! Water bugs can rest easy."
 * "I got a tiger prawn! I ain't lion!"
 * "I got a sweet shrimp! It's being very considerate."
 * "I got a mantis shrimp! Shrimply amazing!"
 * "I got a spiny lobster! It's got a lot of backbone!"
 * "I got a lobster! Lobjective complete."
 * " GAAAAH! I got a giant isopod! It's the crustodian of the sea."
 * "I got a horseshoe crab! I hope it's lucky!"
 * "I got a sea pineapple! Your move, sea pizzas."
 * "I got a spotted garden eel! Was it un-spotted before I saw it?"
 * "I got a flatworm! Guess it forgot its spareworm."
 * "I got a Venus' flower basket! Why was she picking flowers here?"

Items

 * "I got a manila clam! These make amazing chowder. Yum!" (E3 2019)
 * "I got a manila clam! Manila is my favorite flavor of clam!"
 * "I caught a boot! It, uh, wasn't made for swimming."
 * "I caught an empty can! Aren't you supposed to catch the fish before you can it?"
 * "I caught an old tire! I sure am tired of that!"
 * "I caught a stone! Now it's all mine...ral!"