Fishing

Master fishing in Assassin's Creed Valhalla! Learn to build the Fishing Hut, get your line, find fish hotspots, and complete the 'Fantastic Fishes' quests for great rewards.

Alright, so you want to get into fishing in Assassin's Creed Valhalla? It's not the most complex system, but you'll definitely need to dabble in it for certain quests, like the Elisdon Altar mystery. If you haven't built the Fishing Hut in Ravensthorpe yet, your options are pretty limited: you can either shoot fish with your bow or try to slash them with your melee weapons in shallow water. Honestly, these methods can be quicker sometimes if you're just trying to grab a few, but if you're looking for a more relaxed fishing experience, you'll need that Fishing Hut.

To get the Fishing Hut built, you'll need to progress your settlement a bit. Check out the Settlement Levels & Buildings guide if you need the specifics on when and how to build it. Once it's up, you'll be able to access the Fishing Line from your quick actions wheel. You can cast this line in pretty much any body of water, but not all spots are created equal when it comes to fish populations. Generally, most rivers and coastlines will have fish, but there are a couple of places that are absolute goldmines.

Fishing is great not just for quests, but also if you want to sell fish to merchants for some extra silver, or turn them into the Fishing Hut for rewards like runes, ingots, and even settlement schematics. You can sell any fish at a trading post or other merchants for a decent price, and handing them into the hut gets you unique rewards.

Hotspots for Fish:

If you're just looking to catch a bunch of fish quickly, head to Roaring Meg’s Spring. It's a small pond located northeast of Lincoln. Another fantastic spot is the Wensum River, which you'll find directly north of the town of Northwic in East Anglia. Up there, you can actually stand in the water and use melee weapons with a good reach, like spears, to take out a ton of fish really fast. These are just two reliable spots where you're almost guaranteed to find plenty of fish, even if you're not hunting for anything specific. Generally, if you see shallow water, it's worth checking for a high concentration of fish.

Pro Tip: To quickly check if a body of water is teeming with fish, use Odin's Sight. It'll make any fish in the area glow white, so you can see clusters easily before you even cast your line.

Speeding Up the Process:

If your main goal is to just rack up fish for selling or trading, here are a few tricks to make it go faster:

• Auto-Loot Skill: Grab this from the Way of the Raven skill tree. It automatically loots anything you kill, including fish, as soon as you kill it. This means you can keep chasing fish without stopping to pick up each one.
• Heavy Dual Wield Skill: Found in the Way of the Bear skill tree, this lets you equip two two-handed weapons. If you use spears, this means you can swing and take out a massive amount of fish with each pass.
• Go Light: Strip down to almost nothing! Remove all armor and clothing except what's absolutely necessary for hunting. Being as light as possible makes you faster when you're running through the water.

Finding Specific Fish:

Hunting for a particular type of fish can be a real pain if you don't know where to look. Luckily, the Trading Post in your settlement has you covered. Speak to Yanli, and at the bottom of the Trading Post menu, you'll find three documents titled 'Fantastic Fishes and Where to Find Them' (Parts I, II, and III). Normally, these would cost you 90, 160, and 180 silver respectively, but we've got the info right here so you don't have to buy them.