I May just be imagining things, but I feel that I catch at least twice as many gold star fish in the ocean then in any other location? This happen to anyone else?
This is probably because you are able to cast farther out in the ocean. Usually the farther from the shoreline, the higher quality the fish is. In places like the secret woods or river, you have limited space so it's harder to catch a gold. Though you should be able to catch a gold fine in the mine lakes and mountain lake.