Giant Herring
- Bait
- Sticky Fishing Bait
- Depth
- 1.5–3
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Caught with Sticky Fishing Bait in Swamp.
How to catch it
Sticky Fishing BaitStamina drain falls as the Fishing skill levels, so these are the figures at skill 0 — the worst case.
Iron Ore
ChainGiant Herring takes Sticky Fishing Bait and lives in Swamp, between 1.5 and 3 metres down. It pulls at 10 and drains 10 stamina a second while you reel, so a long fight is a real stamina cost rather than a formality. The same bait also brings up Iron Ore, Chain.
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Giant Herring FAQ
What bait catches Giant Herring?
Sticky Fishing Bait. No other bait works — Valheim decides the catch from the hook, not the location, so fishing the right water with the wrong bait returns nothing.
Where do you find Giant Herring?
In Swamp water, between 1.5 and 3 metres deep. Shallower than that and it will not be there; the float has to sit over water that deep.
Where do you catch Giant Herring?
In the Swamp, between 1.5 and 3 of water. Depth is the real gate — casting into the shallows of the right biome catches nothing if the fish only lives deep.
How much stamina does reeling in Giant Herring cost?
10 per pull, against a pull strength of 10. Run out of stamina mid-fight and the line goes slack and the fish escapes, so eat before a long session rather than during one.
Does Giant Herring drop anything besides the fish?
Yes: Iron Ore, Chain. That comes off the same catch rather than from a separate roll, so it is free.