Trollfish
- Bait
- Mossy Fishing Bait
- Depth
- 1.5–3
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Caught with Mossy Fishing Bait in Black Forest.
How to catch it
Mossy 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 Mossy Fishing Bait returns something other than a fish about 20% of the time. When it does, it is one of these.
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
 Troll Hide | 1–2 | 10% |
 Copper Ore | 1 | 10% |
Trollfish takes Mossy Fishing Bait and lives in Black Forest, between 1.5 and 3 metres down. It pulls at 10 and drains 9 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 Troll Hide, Copper Ore.
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Trollfish FAQ
What bait catches Trollfish?
Mossy 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 Trollfish?
In Black Forest 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 Trollfish?
In the Black Forest, 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 Trollfish cost?
9 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 Trollfish drop anything besides the fish?
Yes: Troll Hide, Copper Ore. That comes off the same catch rather than from a separate roll, so it is free.