Northern Salmon
- Bait
- Frosty Fishing Bait
- Depth
- 1.5–3
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Caught with Frosty Fishing Bait in Deep North.
How to catch it
Frosty Fishing BaitStamina drain falls as the Fishing skill levels, so these are the figures at skill 0 — the worst case.
What else this bait pulls up
A cast with Frosty Fishing Bait returns something other than a fish about 20% of the time. When it does, it is one of these.
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
 Carrot Seeds | 1–2 | 13.3% |
 Silver | 1 | 6.7% |
Northern Salmon takes Frosty Fishing Bait and lives in Deep North, between 1.5 and 3 metres down. It pulls at 10 and drains 20 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 Carrot Seeds, Silver.
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Northern Salmon FAQ
What bait catches Northern Salmon?
Frosty 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 Northern Salmon?
In Deep North 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 Northern Salmon?
In the Deep North, 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 Northern Salmon cost?
20 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 Northern Salmon drop anything besides the fish?
Yes: Carrot Seeds, Silver. That comes off the same catch rather than from a separate roll, so it is free.