Pike
- Bait
- Fishing Bait
- Depth
- 2–4
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Caught with Fishing Bait in Meadows, Black Forest.
How to catch it
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 Fishing Bait returns something other than a fish about 20% of the time. When it does, it is one of these.
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
 Flint | 1–2 | 16.7% |
 Amber Pearl | 1 | 3.3% |
Also caught with Fishing Bait
PerchPike takes Fishing Bait and lives in Meadows, Black Forest, between 2 and 4 metres down. It pulls at 15 and drains 5 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 Flint, Amber Pearl.
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Pike FAQ
What bait catches Pike?
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 Pike?
In Meadows, Black Forest water, between 2 and 4 metres deep. Shallower than that and it will not be there; the float has to sit over water that deep.
Where do you catch Pike?
In the Meadows, Black Forest, between 2 and 4 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 Pike cost?
5 per pull, against a pull strength of 15. 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.
What else can you catch with the same bait?
Perch. Bait decides the catch in Valheim far more than location does, so the same cast in the same water returns a different fish depending only on what is on the hook.
Does Pike drop anything besides the fish?
Yes: Flint, Amber Pearl. That comes off the same catch rather than from a separate roll, so it is free.