Fishing ...

[criminologybs]

Anyone have any tips, tricks, or all around good advice? This is THE most aggravating of games in regards to this activity. It keeps saying "lost catch" even when it's beached or on a rock. Tell me how a fish swims away on a rock? 😐

[Suzaku]

Press E and pick it up when it's close enough. Eat foods that boost your stamina. Leveling it up makes it take less stamina, so the first levels are the roughest.

[HyperLightDrifter]

The distance you cast your line only affects how much stamina it's going to take in reel in the catch so, if you have low stamina, it's best to build your way out to the fish or take a boat out to them.

[knighttemplar1960]

Stamina meads and tasty meads until you level up your fishing abilities. Make sure you have your rested bonus when fishing and run all stamina foods while fishing.

[stvlepore]

I'm not sure the resources used to catch a fish are worth the value of the fish. I'm sure somebody has figured it out and will correct me.

[Suzaku]

Originally posted by stvlepore:

I'm not sure the resources used to catch a fish are worth the value of the fish. I'm sure somebody has figured it out and will correct me.

If you're just trying to get fish to use for eating, then you might as well stick with basic stuff that bites on no bait.

Fish that require bait are best used for decoration, IMO.

[OctoberSky]

After Hooked, walk back and drag the catch on shore without reeling it in and when it is beached then go pick it up. This uses no stamina but you will need to be careful not to overdo it or the line will break.

[Soma]

Also you have to watch the fish. If it thrashing around and the water around it seems to be rippling more (thats the best way I can explain it) then do not reel in, it is fighting you. Wait till it stops fighting then reel in some more. Kinda like real fishing. This is a newer mechanic that was introduced just a few updates ago. Once you look for the change in the fishes animation you will see what I am talking about. If you try to reel it in while it is thrashing/fightin your stamina will drain much quicker.

[Soma]

Originally posted by OctoberSky:

After Hooked, walk back and drag the catch on shore without reeling it in and when it is beached then go pick it up. This uses no stamina but you will need to be careful not to overdo it or the line will break.

While this might help you get the fish in, I do not think it will increase your fishing skill. To get skill experience for your fishing skill you need to be "reeling" in your bait.

That being said....... if you want to raise your fishing skill, cast your line as far as you can, on land or anywhere you want. Even a nice big meadows area. Just cast it out and reel it in over the land and watch your fishing skill go up! You do not lose bait when you cheese it this way.

edit: this is a good activity to do while waiting for animals to be tamed, crops to grow, or ores to smelt.

[Rising Harbinger]

Watch the fish after you hook it. The fish will start off struggling and then rest before struggling again. If you reel while it struggles you'll burn more stamina then reeling it while it's resting. Others have also pointed out you can walk away to pull the fish onto shore. If you snag the fish while it's still hooked you can also get extra resources from catching different fish. I got some ooze from catching a puffer fish and a friend got some copper ore from a troll fish.

[Samoth]

I'd recommend never casting to full distance. No need afaik, I've never had issues reeling them in.You can almost be sure if you cast to max distance you wont have the stam to bring it in. There's also a way to keep using the same bait essentially forever, but it is a glitch.

[GreasyJibblets]

Walk backward while reeling in a fish, it brings it closer twice as fast as just reeling.

[hazelrah]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2600396080

[Bobucles]

Valheim isn't like other fishing games, long range fishing doesn't work. You don't break fish to win, you slowly drag them in while burning stamina.

Shoreline rocks are good fishing spots.
Drop that line next to your feet and let the fish come in. Once the fish grabs the line, spin around to yoink it out of the water and grab it. Only getting the fish out of the water matters, once it's in the air you can grab it.

Fish also get stranded on shorelines. Build a shoreline trap. Have nearly sealevel flat terrain in the middle, and build up a slight wall in deeper water to trap them in.

[Quyzbuk]

Lemme tell you about a fish I "caught" it was thiiiiiiis big

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2976778715

[OctoberSky]

Originally posted by Quyzbuk:

Lemme tell you about a fish I "caught" it was thiiiiiiis big

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2976778715

Looks like the Northern Salmon. Very hard to reel in. I managed to land one that was just a few meters from shore. It was the last piece needed for the fishing cap.