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Commentaire de 249656

A fish shaped as a dagger that breathes fire on your foes, as well as it seeking your life. A truly dangerous weapon to wield, both for you and for your enemies!

It's one of the new rare fish added in Wrath of the Lich King, and can likely be fished only in Northrend waters. Good luck, fellow fishermen!

Commentaire de 248118

Cought it within first 10 minutes in Nortrend - pure luck! Very pleased to be first to catch and upload to wowhead. Now if i could only have some of that luck in Booty Bay...

Commentaire de Toldry

The scary thing is, that this is a disenchantable fish.

Commentaire de 76394

Too bad you can´t cut down trees in WoW

( If you didn´t understand this comment go watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail or read this Link )

Commentaire de 80089

I generally don't see the point in doing percentage breakdowns on rare items in this game because a value of one isn't statistically reliable, and the risk of it often being extreme conditions presented (for example people who are extremely lucky or people who have spent an unusual amount of time trying without success.)

Still, I will do it anyway because I believe this fish is (unless they recently changed the chance of catching the others) the easiest to catch within the One That Didn't Get Away achievement, based on other people's experiences. My own might just contribute to strengthening that theory.

Bonescale Snapper: 162 (~49.8%)
Fangtooth Herring: 96 (~29.5%)
Glacial Salmon: 60 (~18.5%)
Other: 6 (~1.85%)
Dark Herring: 1 (~0.31%)

Total Catches: 325 (100%)

Assuming the Dark Herring is a rare variation of the Fangtooth Herring, it would mean that ~1% of every Fangtooth Herring is a Dark one. I strongly doubt this is the case, but I've never seen it officially denied either.

Other data includes 41 Pygmy Suckerfish, which, in 318 fish caught equals about 13% for every fish caught to include one of those.
All of this was fished in Howling Fjord open water with a skill of 488. No schools, no lures and maxed fishing skill.

Commentaire de tankinarkansas

more to the point, i would like to get an idea where people have been fishing or what time.

i have been fishing primarily in the lakes by the horde village in the north and the alliance fort in the north. both have nice cobalt nodes around them which is a plus.

i have fished around the little island of cauldros, just north of UK as well.

I have fished at various times of the day and night. my guildies will vouch for me on this. I have well over 4000 catches of fish and crates from these things in the last week and have leveled several people's cooking and startin alchemy from this endeavor.

please. Where are you catching these? do you have any suggestions. just from schools or in any of the waters of the fjord?

Commentaire de 80089

Inland zone fishing is very often (not always) the same in any open water within the zone.
That said, I have seen confirmed catches of the Dark Herring in:

The water next to Valgarde
The rivers surrounding Cauldros Isle
The lake north of Skörn (where I caught it myself)
Grizzly Hills rivers, open water

All of these reported catches included Bonescale Snapper, Fangtooth Herring and Glacial Salmon. This means that wherever all of these three fish can be caught would most likely be the place to fish the Dark Herring as well. I would even say, as the fish is called Dark Herring, that wherever the Fangtooth Herring can be caught, the Dark one can be caught too. Why? Because this is how fishing mechanics in this game generally works.
Don't bother fishing where you cannot catch either of these above mentioned fish, and to be absolutely safe make sure you catch Fangtooth Herrings every now and then.

With that clear, let's move on to fishing skill. I skilled up while fishing for this, using lures until I was maxed base fishing skill (450) because I noticed the "Your fish got away" messages had disappeared. I used my Arcanite Fishing Pole with a fishing line attached, meaning my skill was 488 most of the time. No lures, just maxed skill and my fishing pole.
Unless you are getting "Your fish got away" messages, your fishing skill is definitely high enough to catch the Dark Herring. There is no fish in the entire game that requires a significantly higher fishing skill than the other fish in the same water to be caught.

Last, about level. I have read about one level 68 guy catching this on another forum. Two level 70 people has written above they have caught it. Unless Blizzard decided to put some weird level requirement bound to the levels of the zone's quests (I can't promise anything here), this can probably be caught no matter what level you are.
Don't worry about not being able to catch this depending on your level. Again, no fish in the game (as far as I know) requires a specific level to be caught. Instead, other factors decided whether you can catch them, such as having flying mount, level requirement on the fish itself (such as this one) or lots of mobs near the water.

Instead of getting too hung up on details like this and trying to find reasons why you haven't caught it yet, try to face the fact that this is an extremely rare fish. This will take a while to get, and the people who post their results are often the lucky ones who haven't been spending countless of times without results. Adapt to what I have said above and then you are fine. The only remaining thing is a lot of time and patience.

Commentaire de azinja

I had been fishing in Mulgore (for around 500-600 catches) for the 15 pound mudfish for the achievement, but figured I'd go for the more profitable Northrend fishing for a bit.

Positioned myself in Winter's Breath Lake (just north of Skörn) and picked this baby up from a school as lucky catch number 27 (obnoxiously lucky).

I r happy bunny. (Apart from the bit where it's a dagger and I cant equip it and be a super cool glowy eyed cow wielding a badass fish that spits fire!).

(level 74, fishing 366(+95), fishing in Howling Fjord at 46, 20)

Commentaire de Gaurei

Does it not strike ANYONE as being quite sad that this FISH has more DPS than weapons wielded by elemental lords (Sulfuras, Thunderfury), or even Illidan Himself?

Commentaire de Gent

I finally caught my Dark Herring. Caught it out of a "Fangtooth Herring" pool right outside Valgarde. My exact location was 61,61 right between the rocks as a pool spawns there. Since you can also catch open water, I got the best of both worlds without having to move.

For the record I spent a little over 5000 casts in the entire zone trying for just this fish.

Commentaire de 261654

Much like Gent, I caught the dark herring while fishing at the rocks, just to the right of the dock entrance in Valgarde. I had to use a Aquadynamic bobber, as my skill was around 305 initially, just kept fishing there. I think my base skill was around 350 when I caught it.. Took about 450 tries, and a short time after that, got the 500 fish caught achievment, as this is the first I've fished since the Achievment system went in. I didn't keep numbers, but these are close to the best of my rememberance.

Commentaire de 263593

omg .... ultimate resto druid killing weapon .... CUT IT DOWN WITH A HERRING!

Commentaire de 263794

To me, this seems to be an reference to Cthulhu, a God created by H.P Lovecraft.

The picture looks like Cthulhu and the idea that he seeks your life (Cthulhu to seeks to destroy the world and eat the humans) makes sense. And both of them are under the water, waiting.

Anyway, I have fished for him over 8hours (Total Catches: ~3000) no sight of him so far, well I still have 2000 more catches untill I'll cry out loud,

Commentaire de TTYd

Caught from a herring pool at Valgarde, will be using for mutilate :)

Commentaire de 93141

Fished in Howling Fjord in Daggercap Bay east of Valgarde

Bonescale Snapper 52% (599)
Glacial Salmon 19% (292)
Fangtooth Herring 17% (266)
Pygmy Suckerfish 8% (134)
Reinforced Crate 0% (14)
Crystalized Water 0% (12)
Dark Herring 0% (1)

Total = 1518 casts

Commentaire de Corrupted

The icon reminds me a bit of Cthulhu... or maybe Davy Jones?

Commentaire de Slyth

I just got my Dark Herring of a Fangtooth Herring school in the lake north of Skörn in HF. Took me about 2 hours of fishing:

142 Fangtooth Herring
9 Reinforced Crate
5 Crystallized Water
1 Dark Herring

I have to add that I only fished in the Fangtooth Herring schools since (it got mentioned a few times) it's assumed that the Dark Herring replaces the Fangtooth Herring by a small chance on a catch. Therefore schools = way higher chance to catch a herring = less time needed to get a Dark Herring instead of a Fangtooth one. And the schools respawn that quick, that you'll never run out of them.

Commentaire de 95564

Got my Dark Herring fishing in the schools around Utgarde. Took about 300 regular herrings before I caught it.

Commentaire de 8349

This is quite possibly the most frustrating experience I've ever had with WoW.

Currently I've been fishing moving between the locations in Howling Fjord mentioned mainly Cauldros Island and the lake above Skorn.

I've at the very least filled 3x20 slot bags full of fish (this is not counting the few stacks of pygmy I caught).

That's 60 spaces filled with stacks of 20 fish. That's 1200 casts so far and nothing. This isn't counting crates because their contents will stack up on some cloth/ore/leather already in the bag (so i can't estimate how many of those I've caught).

This may be good money with the pygmy fish but I've been fishing for 2 days w/o any break and still no Herring... I really want this over with. One that didn't get away... is going to ruin fishing for me...

Anyone else out there experiencing this kind of frustration, I feel your pain ><

Commentaire de mekanikos

I switch between Caldaros Isle (HF), the waterfall northeast of New Agamand (HF), Drak'tharon Keep (GH)(there's a moat that you can go and fish on and be pretty safe since no one really flies over the lake there) and the little island in the river outside Conquest Hold (GH).

I've caught 5000 fish (6000 total, from looking for pinchy and coins) and no luck so far.

Commentaire de PeterisP

Howling Fjord rivers seem to be a good place - got one out of a Herring School within approx. 250 casts.

Commentaire de naiohme

Fished in Valgarde-

Bonescale Snapper 54% (1619)
Glacial Salmon 18% (551)
Fangtooth Herring 17% (515)
Pygmy Suckerfish 8% (253)
Crystallized Water 0% (24)
Reinforced Crate 0% (20)
Dark Herring 0% (1)

Total Casts: 2983

Took long enough to get him, but it was definitely well worth it because I got my salty title along with it !

Commentaire de 88526

Since there's no database of catch rates and 'tards keep voting down the stats posted here, I'll post mine up again for anyone else that cares. And now editing this post since it finally showed up.

2195 Fangtooth Herring
1 Dark Herring

That's out of 4361 total catches while going for other rares, I went off the theory that every Fangtooth Herring you catch has a chance to be a Dark one and fished only from herring pools. Thank god for being able to watch movies while you fish.

Commentaire de Anarchy

Since this is a dagger, and one-hand, a rogue could dual wield this and Mutilate other players.
Imagine that, being mutilated by fish.

Also, warriors have heroic throw which throws their main hand weapon at the target; imagine you're fighting some warrior and you're on low health then all of a sudden he throws a fish at you, and you die.

Commentaire de 287882

43 Fangtooth Herring
3 Reinforced Crates
1 Dark Herring

All herring schools north of skorn.

Commentaire de 290476

Been fishing on Herring Schools now for over than 3000 catches, and no Dark Herring. I'm not amused seeing ppl catching this one with couple casts.

Commentaire de 20300

seriously, I'm at a little over 3000 casts and no Dark Herring yet, north of Skorn. What do you guys do to pass the time while fishing for this?

Commentaire de 20300

Hah yeah, I've been watching anime on my other screen, 9 hours straight of fishing and now I'm at over 4000 fish. I just about finished all of Ghost in the Shell first season.

Commentaire de quebmb

Fished for little under an hour this morning in Valgarde, right next to the burning building (coords 60/60). Granted I spend the majority of my downtime fishing in this exact same spot... there have been thousands of casts before this fish reared it's head. I wasn't even trying for it and suddenly an achievement flashed up on my screen. A rogue friend of mine is very happy (and disturbed) indeed to now be wielding a fish that does more damage then his heroic badge fist weapons...

Commentaire de Elsombra

8451 casts and no dark herring - thank God that there was a House marathon yesterday and I have all of them recorded :-P

Commentaire de 291422

I got mine today at the lake north of Skorn, Howling Fjord. 44, 22. I have cought well over 3000 other fish but just kept at it. When a herring pool popped up i would go fish it buut then jsut in the open water. Like everyone else i was just watching TV and heard the achievment ding, along with Acomplished Angler! I have many bags full of fish to be sold on the AH, but best advice is pick a spot and keep at it.
As it's a random rare drop, some lucky people will catch it first try, then there are the rest of us, 3000+ catches.
GL have fun

Commentaire de quebmb

Here's a question that I was wondering. I have caught this fish once as a comment above stated...but I was wondering if anyone knew if one was able to catch this fish again after the achievement has already been met? My rogue friend has decided to try to for a second one so he can duel wield fish heheh. I have a mind to help him fish for it, but if I'm not eligible to catch it a second time it'd be useless for me to try. Has anyone come across an instance where the same toon has caught two of these?

Commentaire de 294143

I was able to catch this guy in open water in Howling Fjord while in a raid group. In case anyone was wondering if a raid group prevents you from catching him - it does not.

Commentaire de 20300

FINALLY CAUGHT IT!

7379 non-Dark Herring fish
1 Dark Herring

I was fishing in the lake north of Skorn for a good 7k of the fish i caught, and then near the last 50 fish I caught I moved to the small little gyser lakes that touch Camp Winterhoof just for kicks(I mean really, a fish in a steaming pool of sulfur?), and that where I caught the Dark Herring. Like other people, I did not catch it from a fangtooth herring pool, I spent well over 30 hours trying to complete this last achievement, and finally people will call me... Salty Avek

(I'll edit the %'s of what I caught when my head hurts less from all those fish)

Commentaire de Zulayah

Fishing at Valgarde Waterfall, top.
7 Hours 32 minutes and counting, still no Dark Herring.
Fishing Catches and percents so far:

Bone Scalesnapper 376 : 54.7%
Fangtooth Herring 124 : 18.1%
Glacial Salmon 113 : 16.5%
Pygmy Suckerfish 68 : 9.9%
Crystallized Water 3 : 0.4%
Reinforced Crate 2 : 0.3%

Still no Herring. I'll keep you all posted. Truly worthy of a Master Angler.

Commentaire de 56783

Fished in herring schools by the theory that it's a rare Fangtooth Herring replacement. I got it very quickly personally but i'm sure it was just luck.

Commentaire de Zohra

So I've begun my journey to catch this fish. I've been fishing for about 2-3hrs and here is my stash thus far:
129 Fangtooth Herring
102 Bonescale Snapper
19 Pygmy Suckerfish
32 Glacial Salmon
and 4 boxes with stuff in it

I've been staying on the western side of Cauldros Isle. There are 2 Fangtooth Herring pools that spawn there, around 55, 36. I fish in the pools when they spawn and in the open water then they aren't around. My fishing is capped and I have Seth's Graphite Fishing Pole, so no lures have been used. I keep my sound up to hear the splashes, but other than that, to pass the time I watch videos. :) Hopfully I'll be one of the lucky ones. I'll post my results when I get the sucker.

Commentaire de 35086

To give an alternate story to all the posters who managed to catch this fish easily or quickly, let me share my experience. I've been working on this fish on and off for about 5 weeks with very little luck. It's the last achievement I need for my Salty title. Right now I have 3 guild bank tabs filled with Herring and Salmon, a bank alt with a bank+bags filled with Pygmy Oil and those don't even include the fish I've already sold on the AH to the tune of about 6,000g.

Casts: 17,619
Dark Herring: 0

UPDATE! Finally got it. It took 18,443 casts. Never fishing again.

Commentaire de 246906

You can catch it multiple times. It's not listed as unique, so there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to. It's just so rare that catching it twice on one character isn't likely.

Commentaire de 12634

The thing that comforts me most when fishing for it is that I'll probably be able to sell all the fish for a decent sum. Closing on 2k catches.

Commentaire de 4226

Caught in a Fangtooth Herring School, so put me in the category of this being the rare version of Fangtooth Herring, which makes sense given that all the other rare fish on the list are rare versions of some fish. As such, fishing in a pool gives a much better chance at finding this fish than just open water.

Commentaire de 84439

I had my Dark Herring enchanted to give it a nice glow, but alas, it doesn't show at all. I asked a GM, but the mail I got says it's not a bug. So if you want an enchant just for looks, don't bother, you won't see a thing. *sigh*

Commentaire de 87448

It's not meaning to brag but i got 2 on my rogue :) so fun to gank someone in BG with it..

btw, any ideas what this would go for on AH, never seen one for sale

Commentaire de Zalman

I have now caught 5500 fish in the lake north of skörn and still no Dark Herring. It's the last achievement for my title. Some of the droprates in this game is silly :/

Commentaire de 136920

All I can say is catching this thing with 300-ish casts is a blessing. I am fishing next to Valgarde in a combination of open water and herring pools and have yet to see the big one. I am on cast 1234 and counting.

Commentaire de 177291

This fish doesn't just "seek your life" it actually steals it by the cunning means of having an insanely low droprate and hiding amongst all the fangtooth herring in howling fjord.

2,000 catches into grinding for this fish, last achievement I need for the salty title. That title will be my title of choice, since it takes more work than any of the others in my opinion.

Commentaire de 294423

Just caught mine after fishing exclusively in Fangtooth Herring Schools around Winter's Breath Lake. The total number of Fangtooh Herrings caught was 395 and the Dark was # 396. I decided to take this approach based on all the people saying they were in the thousands in general open water. If you are one of those people i seriously suggest you start fishing only in the pools.

Commentaire de 56951

After around 2000 casts, I'm a proud owner of this bad ass. I feel I need to mention a few things.

It has been confirmed by a GM (although I forgot the source, sorry) that the drop rate from pools and open-water is exactly the same, therefore fishing the herring schools won't make it for you any faster. It is not a rare version of the ordinary Fangtooth Herring, it's the separate fish that can be caught anywhere where the standard herrings can... that means Howling Fjord and some parts of Grizzly Hills.

Also, as I just tested, Mongoose enchant won't add any glow to this fish, unfortunately.

Commentaire de robog2

Got it from my 3rd cast in Howling fjord really lucky :D

Commentaire de Strexx

2000 fish catched and counting.

Atleast there is money in these fishes, so not a complete waste like trying to get one of the others on the list.

Come on salty :(

Commentaire de dkdruid

Well, I don't know if this is due to the new patch (3.0.8) or my being unbelieveably lucky (which i doubt), but in about 94 casts in Fangtooth Herring schools in the lake below Fort Wildervar I fished up approx
83 Fangtooth Herring
3 Glacial Salmon
3 Reinforced Crates
3 Crystallized Water
2 Dark Herring
and 63 Pygmy Suckerfish with the various fish and items.

Also the Proc for fire damage was replaced with 50 crit rating

Commentaire de 177291

Having read a post about buffed drop rate on this fish since patch 3.08 I went to howling fjord to try my luck. I have over 3,000 casts in the fjord over the last week, was going to switch to elsewhere after patch since I have so many wotlk fish in bank and since pygmy suckerfish now worthless.

5 casts at lunch time today and it was in my bag. I just don't have the willpower to continue fishing to see if that was a fluke or if the drop rate has been buffed, but I am definately leaning towards the latter.

If it has been buffed they should change the tooltip. It used to "seek your life" by robbing you of hours of it in a mind numbed haze of cast, wait, click, cast, wait, click....etc. Now it is a mellow little fish who is nice and kind to everyone - presumably that's why the fire-breathing animation is gone too.

The Fire proc has been replaced with 50 crit rating as well.

Commentaire de FuxieDK

The fish is BoE... Wonder if you can get the achievement, if you buy it from AH or you fish with friends and one catches it and you just /trade it among yourselves..

Commentaire de 69603

It seems that the drop rate for this fish has been buffed. Upon reading this, I went to the lake north of Skorn in Howling Fjord. In 3 1/2 hours I caught two of these bad boys, couldn't have been more than 500 casts. Bug perhaps?

Commentaire de mist3h

I followed the advise to only fish the Fangtooth Herring schools in the lake north of Skorn, with great succes. I can highly recommend it!

Commentaire de 262702

After over 1000 fish caught by fishing over the waterfall above Valgarde, I never came across this fish. Come 3.0.8, I decided to try my luck fishing in schools only. 81 casts later and the fish was mine. (Salty Sensualcake... has a disturbing ring to it)

I'm still extremely skeptical about the drop rate of the fish in and out of the pools, and I attribute my catch to dumb luck. That doesn't mean you guys can give up though. You will catch the fish sooner or later, just keep on fishing :-)

Commentaire de 310680

Going for the "One That Didn't Get Away" achievement, I had tried first in the lake in Mulgore for 1700 casts with no luck. The fish I caught here gave my alts and lower level guildies a nice boost to their low level cooking, but the fish I caught were near worthless to sell.

I then moved to Azshara under the advice of others posted on wowhead and again found no results after 700 casts. I could sell these fish for slightly more mostly due to jagal clam meat and some occasional pearls.

Next, I tried under the advice of other posters to go to the Night Elf starting zone, which was rather tricky as a member of the Horde. After over a thousand casts and more near worthless fish, I was done with this approach. I decided that if I was gonna spend this amount of time, I would go for the Dark Herring.

I wasn't one of the lucky ones, in fact while I was fishing two other folks came, got the rare fish, and left. I spent a few hours a night over the course of a week and half. I fished in both open water and in schools - in lakes and rivers - in Fjord and Grizzly.

I finally caught the fish in a fangtooth Herring School in "Winter's Breath Lake." If you run around the lake, you'll notice that some areas are listed as simply "Howling Fjord" and not the name of the lake. I don't know if this makes a difference. I estimated about 5,000 casts total and 456 casts in the area where I finally caught him. I would fish while watching a movie and kept it on auto loot with only the volume of the fish bobber turned to full volume. There was no pop-up loot window as with Mr. Pinchy, the Sewer Rat and other rare fish finds.

One last thing - the stats on the fish have changed since the latest patch. He's no longer listed as "Increases attack power by 766 in Cat, Bear, Dire Bear, and Moonkin forms only.
Chance on hit: Blasts the enemy for 70 Fire damage." but instead says simply "Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 50" Just an FYI for anyone who might be disappointed after spending so long trying to catch this bad boy.

Happy Fishing and Good Luck!

BTW - the fish I caught going for the Dark Herring totalled about 3K in gold from AH by the time I was done and I made many Alchemists in my guild happy with the Pygmy Suckerfish.

Commentaire de CleDvy

Caught one today in Grizzly Hills at 29.3, 52.0. I'd been fishing a Glacial Salmon pool, and threw out one last cast after I'd fished out the pool and the pool despawned.

Commentaire de 109942

I caught this in a Fangtooth Herring School near Skorn on my first cast!

Commentaire de 311828

Howcome mine is +50 crit rating instead of druid stuff and fireblast?

Commentaire de 301361

I actually caught this fish while trying to round up mats to get to my Northrend Gourmet (45). I was only half paying attention when I heard the achievement ding. A pleasant surprise it was.
I was thinking of the irony of a druid in cat form being gutted by this.

Commentaire de eclectic778

Caught yesterday evening in Caldemere Lake in a pool. 7 casts. No joke. 6 fangtooh, 4 suckerfish and a dark herring. A fellow guild member has over 4000 attempts and nothing. Random numbers ftw.

Commentaire de 30667

Just got this after about an hour of fishing in the lake north of Skorn in Howling Fjord. I fished only from herring schools.

I got:
124 Fangtooth Herring
11 Reinforced Crate
5 Crystallized Water
1 Dark Herring

Total casts: 141

Commentaire de 23513

Just got mine fishing out of the Fangtooth Herring school at 41,18, Winter's Breath Lake, Howling Fjord (see map). Took 72 casts from Herring pools this evening although I've been fishing for the Dark Herring since WoTLK came out. I didn't track every cast but it's definitely been in the thousands.

This was the last achievement I needed for 'Salty'. Good luck to those still fishing!

Commentaire de 37753

Fishing in the open water (hardly any pools) just next to Valgarde keep, gave me:

Bonescale Snapper: 223 (~54.8%)
Glacial Salmon: 73 (~17.9%)
Fangtooth Herring: 94 (~23.1%)
Crate: 6 (~1.5%)
Crystallized Water: 10 (~2.5%)
Dark Herring: 1 (~0.2%)

Total: 407

+ Pygmy Suckerfish 63

Commentaire de Warondar

Caught one just outside Camp Winterhoof in Howling Fjord tonight just trying to hit 350 fishing to get my next fishing training level.
I was fishing a Fangtooth Herring school, got my 350 skill up, and was about to leave but decided to finish off the school. Glad I did because on that last cast I caught the Dark Herring. hehe
Anyways, I'm lvl73 using a +25 fishing rod, +100 fish attractor, for a total of 475 fishing and rarely get any lost fish in this Howling Fjord zone.
Best of luck to all other fishermen.

Commentaire de 103588

So i know theres a lot of anecdotal evidence out there for these fish taking 6k casts or 1 cast or whatever. Im here to pass on my anecdote. Ive read that fishing in schools is better than in the open. There is no evidence to suggest this besides lucky people like myself. I took 100 casts to get this fish and i did so 90% out of herring schools. Ive read somewhere that the dark herring is a rare drop that replace a regular fangtooth herring. This makes sense because as we know certain mining nodes are rare spawns from common nodes. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, but try the schools first imo. It cant hurt. Took me like 20 minutes : /.

Commentaire de 316417

39 Fangtooth Herring
1 Dark Herring

Only 40 cast ^^

Commentaire de Nemo2342

I'm kind of sad that it doesn't blast people with fire now. Maybe I'll get it enchanted with Icebreaker and take it on a tour of the BGs.

Commentaire de Jinro

just caught my dark herring, yay :)

did it at the lake north of Skörn, and it only took me 60 casts. I also only fished in herring schools, which seems to be the best strat for this fish (I've read reports from other players who achieved quick catches by only fishing in herring schools).

Commentaire de 316732

peripheral vision and sounds is what i use to fish ... have my WoW sounds up full so i can hear over my movie/tv/music

Currently at 1104 Fish in Daggercap Bay across from the Ally port and no herring yet :( will edit with stats once i get it

Edit: Jack i do that too i just watch a movie on a diff pc i usually don't look at chat but every so often ill see a tell or a /s calling me a bot because i wouldn't reply or port them (since i am a mage) and it really bothers me when they do

Edit x2: Decided to move from Daggercap Bay to Winter's Breath Lake here were my stats for the Bay
Bonescale Snapper - 51% (1523)
Glacial Salmon - 18% (551)
Fangtooth Herring - 18% (542)
Pygmy Suckerfish - 9% (273)
Reinforced Crate - 1% (41)
Crystallized Water - 0% (21)
Total - 2951

Edit x3: Current Totals ... No Fish Dark Herring Yet
Lake Cauldors(Tried Moving From Winter's Breath Lake For A Bit):
Bonescale Snapper - 54% (1263)
Glacial Salmon - 17% (404)
Fangtooth Herring - 17% (408)
Pygmy Suckerfish - 8% (202)
Reinforced Crate - 0% (20)
Crystallized Water - 0% (17)
Total - 2324

Winter's Breath Lake:
Bonescale Snapper - 53% (3304)
Fangtooth Herring - 18% (1169)
Glacial Salmon - 17% (1099)
Pygmy Suckerfish - 9% (562)
Crystallized Water - 0% (52)
Reinforced Crate - 0% (42)
Total - 6228

Current Grand Total: 11503 Fish

If you want to auto-open the Reinforced Crates just make this macro and use it instead of your regular fishing skill

/script UseItemByName("Reinforced Crate");
/use Fishing(Grand Master)

It will auto-open crates on fishing cast assuming you have auto-loot enabled

another small tip get the mod LootFilter and have it delete your 'Bonescale Snappers' ... this will significantly increase the amount of time you can fish for without having to empty your bags (on my server snappers sell for ~1g/Stack so it is not worth the time to list them and hope they sell and it is not worth the time to cook them for the higher vendor sell price b/c when you have ~30 stacks of them it is a feat in it self too cook all of them)

Commentaire de ScytheNoire

Caught at same pools others mention, the lake above Skorn in Howling Fjord, I just kept going around to the Herring pools that spawn, caught it. Won't say how few catches though, but definitely go for the Herring pools, not open water, probably better chance.

Commentaire de 295130

At first I was fishing in Grizzly Hills but then I moved to Howling Fjord and fished mostly in schools. My numbers are:

345 Bonescale Snappers
207 Fangtooth Herrings
143 Glacial Salmons
1 Dark Herring

I think I got the Dark Herring from the school but I'm not sure - I didn't recast when the bobber was outside the school.

Commentaire de Footy

Just went to Howling Fjord, fished one Fangtooth Herring from the school and next fish caught from it was Dark Herring :)

Commentaire de 220979

On AH atm, 333g bid 444 BO. In case anyone was wondering

Commentaire de 323157

I just got this item while fishing at Silmyr Lake Northeast of Shatt, so this isn't something you can only get in Northrend. I have no use for it on my Paladin so I might send it to alt or put it up on the Auction House.

Commentaire de 67471

Theres something about One That Didn't Get Away achievement.

103 Pound Mightfish

Caught from:
- Azshara (Bay of Storms, Hetaera's Clutch and Scalebeard's Cave only)

Minimum skill to cast: 330
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 425
Catch Rate: <1%
Caught from:
- Azshara (Bay of Storms, Hetaera's Clutch and Scalebeard's Cave only)

Minimum skill to cast: 330
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 425
Catch Rate: <1%

32 Pound Catfish

Caught from:
- The Barrens
- The Wailing Caverns
- Blackfathom Deeps
- Silverpine Forest
- Undercity
- Bloodmyst Isle (except unnamed inland areas and The Foul Pool)
- Darnassus
- The Deadmines
- Ghostlands (except Southern Lakes)
- Ironforge
- Orgrimmar
- Stormwind City
- Thunder Bluff
- Westfall
- Darkshore
- Loch Modan

Minimum skill to cast: 1
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 75
Catch rate: <1%

- Ashenvale
- Duskwood
- Hillsbrad Foothills
- Redridge Mountains
- Stonetalon Mountains (except Blackwolf River and Cragpool Lake)
- Wetlands

Minimum skill to cast: 55
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 150
Catch rate: <1%

- Alterac Mountains
- Arathi Highlands
- Desolace
- Dustwallow Marsh
- Scarlet Monastery
- Stranglethorn Vale
- Swamp of Sorrows
- Thousand Needles

Minimum skill to cast: 130
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 225
Catch rate: <1%

68 Pound Grouper

Caught from:
- Azshara (except Bay of Storms area)
- Feralas
- The Hinterlands
- Stranglethorn Vale (Jaguero Isle only)
- Tanaris

Minimum skill to cast: 205
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 300
Catch rate: <1%

Rockhide Strongfish

Notes: Can only be caught during the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza.

Time: Sundays 14:00-16:00 only.

Commentary: Ultra-rare catch from Schools of Tastyfish during the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza. Unlike the other rare fish, there is no quest involved - just equip the fish as a weapon. The Rockhide Strongfish is the rarest of all contest fish - estimated at less than 1 in 1000 catches. Most anglers will never catch it.

Minimum skill to cast: 130
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 225
Catch rate: Infrequent catch.

15 Pound Mud Snapper

Caught from:
- Azuremyst Isle (Ammen Vale Lakes)
- Dun Morogh
- Durotar
- Elwynn Forest
- Eversong Woods (except unnamed inland areas)
- Mulgore
- Teldrassil
- Trisfal Glades

Minimum skill to cast: 1
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 25~
Catch rate: <1%

29 Pound Salmon

Caught from:
- Burning Steppes
- Eastern Plaguelands
- Feralas (Jademir Lake only)
- Scholomance
- Silithus
- Stratholme
- Winterspring
- Zul'Gurub

Minimum skill to cast: 330
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 425
Catch rate: <1%

52 Pound Redgill

Caught from:
- Azshara
- Felwood
- Feralas (except Jademir Lake)
- The Hinterlands
- Maraudon
- Moonglade
- The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
- Un'Goro Crater (except Fire Plume Ridge)
- Western Plaguelands

Minimum skill to cast: 205
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 300
Catch rate: <1%

Dark Herring

Caught from:
- Howling Fjord (Fangtooth Herring School)
- Grizzly Hills

Minimum skill to cast: 380
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 475
Catch rate: <1%

Steelscale Crushfish

Caught from:
- Ashenvale
- Hillsbrad Foothills
- Wetlands

Minimum skill to cast: 55
Minimum skill to avoid get aways: 150
Catch rate: <1%

Source

Commentaire de 324325

I caught two, within an hour of each other, and now have no clue what to do with them.

Commentaire de 182279

400 casts in Shadowglen, no luck on rare fish.

5 casts in the lake just north of Skorn, and caught the Dark Herring from a Herring pool.

RNG smiled on me.

Commentaire de 103638

This must be the bests fish to use for Killing! hey quess what this is a reckord 100 comments lol! this is the rarest fish to hold in the game!

Commentaire de 173718

As said previously, this has to be a lotto 'drop' from whenever you would normally fish up a Fangtooth Herring. I fished for about 2 hours in Fort Wildevar in the Fjord with no luck. I pick it up again and say 'Hey, I might as well try Herring pools'. First cast into a pool, got Dark Herring and my title. It makes sense.

Another recommendation for spamming Herring pools.

Commentaire de Eleonoway

Fishing in the lake north of Skörn, Fishing-Hat-Lure, no pool:

Bonescale Snapper: 689 (54,9%)
Glacial Salmon: 219 (17,4%)
Fangtooth Herring: 205 (16,2%)
Pygmy Suckerfish: 119 (9,6%)
Reinforced Crate: 14 (1,1%)
Crystallized Water: 11 (0,9%)
Dark Herring: 0

Just my luck I guess... At least I'm making good money with the salmon and I finally get to see all Futurama Seasons ^^.

Commentaire de 1832

At 13937 AP the Dark Herring will exceed the damage per hit of Sinister Revenge.

This seems... unlikely. But you know, reach for the stars.

Commentaire de 176839

Caught mine today from a Fangtooth Herring school in Howling Fjord. Took me 7 catches to get it.

Commentaire de Bathrezz

I can tell you that you can not catch the dark herring off the docks in Fort Wildervar

Commentaire de Poddubniy

Been doing the salty achievement. Went to Azshara in search of a rare fish. Been there for a few hours. No luck. While that i been reading the wowhead comments, and started to look of a dark herring one. Decided to switch to Northrend instead, cause of new fish can be used for new cooking things. And so i've started to fishing at the Valgarde's port.
Took me TWO pools, which was only 3 casts to get it. I still can't belive i get it so fast.

Commentaire de 308083

I would also highly recommend fishing in Fangtooth Herring schools instead of open water. I sat in Winter's Breath Lake fishing for days in open water. I caught at least 50 stacks of fish, with no Dark Herring. Then I read the later comments in this thread and decided to change my strategy and fish in the schools. I got the Dark Herring on my 10th cast, in the second school I fished in. I'm relieved to be finished, but it's kind of sad that I would have gotten this achievement if only I had fished in the school that was 30 yards away from me all this time...

Commentaire de 269829

Wow, I guess I got really lucky based on what I'm reading here. Took me about 15 minutes all told. Just fishing in Valgarde near the docks; not going after schools or anything.

26 Bonescale Snapper
10 Glacial Salmon
11 Fangtooth Herring
1 Derk Herring

Commentaire de evankimori

What's even stranger is that this fish...er...weapon has durability.

Now imagine going to a repair NPC and giving this to them and asking them to repair it with a straight face.

Commentaire de 242899

13 Fangtooth Herring
1 Crystallized Water
1 Dark Herring

Fished in waters of Howling Fjordl

Lucky Me, happy fishing for you rest :)

Commentaire de Popolo

Was only fishing from Fangtooth Herring Pools.

Caught 61 Fangtooth Herring fish, 1 reinforced crate...the very next cast had the Dark Herring.

Goodluck!

Commentaire de 65062

This fish is interesting (not just because it is a fish) but also because it seems incorrectly itemized.

This is the only iLevel 187 green item in the game. It also requires lv78 to wield: unlike the iL182 greens that require lv80, and more like the iL187 Blues that need lv78...

More to come

Commentaire de hockeytownrox

You absolutely need to fish from herring schools to get this guy. It can take you thousands of casts in open water, but in Herring Schools, most likely less than 100. Just find a circuit of schools in HF, and you will be done in less than an hour.

"Most likely less than 100"? Absolutely, 500% false. Wrong, wrong, and wrong again. I have read countless posts about people who have thousands of casts inside the pools and still nothing. So please spare us the use of irresponsible speculation such as "most likely" or comments that are not fact based.

Here's a fact, I have 16 hours invested in fishing for this fish so far. Over 4,000 casts in open water and well over 1,000 casts moving from pool to pool in the Fjord. The lake above Skorn is the best bet because of the pool rotation but DO NOT listen to anyone who says "it will most likely take 100 casts" or "you should catch this in about an hour". Those people know nothing about the game and the statistics of rare drops. You will MOST LIKELY NOT catch this fish in an hour and you will MOST LIKELY NOT catch this in 100 casts. You know what MOST LIKELY will happen? I probably have 16 more hours to go, and thousands upon thousands of casts left before I catch this.

Be prepared to spend a lot of time, irregardless if there are a few lucky posters who have seemingly caught this in a short amount of time.

Commentaire de hockeytownrox

Nope...cannot buy it for the achivement...you need to catch it.

Commentaire de 336438

Just caught this after about nine straight hours of fishing. After fishing for eight hours unsuccessfully from the open water in the lake north of Skorn, I read through all the comments on this fish and noticed that a disproportionate amount of people seemed to be getting this fish after only a few hundred (or less) casts by fishing only in pools. I decided to give it a shot, and after one circuit of Howling Fjord, I caught it after about 80 casts in only herring pools.

Though many people seem to maintain that the droprate is the same in open water as in schools, my beliefs have been swayed by my luck after switching only to schools. My numbers were as follows (not counting Pygmy Suckerfish):

Open water:
Bonescale Snapper x 490
Glacial Salmon x 179
Fangtooth Herring x 189
Reinforced Crate x 8
Crystallized Water x 14
Total: 880

Herring Pools:
Fangtooth Herring x 81
Crystallized Water x 1
Reinforced Crate x 1
Dark Herring x 1
Total: 84

Now, this may very well be attributed to luck, but based on my experience catching this fish as well as others' posted here, I am inclined to say that spending your time fishing the pools may make this a much quicker grind. Not to mention, fewer mostly useless Bonescale Snapper!

Good luck to all who are trying for this rare catch!

Commentaire de Kelticfox

And this is where I'm now hated......

After deciding to level my fishing to 450 (it was on 431) I looted Dark Herring on my fifth cast.
Flew to Valgarde and noticed 2 Fangtooth Herring pools right next to the flight plan.

Fishing Buddy Stats:

Skill 432+ 100 (3/~14)
Fangtooth Herring (3 : 37.5%)
Pygmy Suckerfish (3 : 37.5%)
Reinforced Crate (1 : 12.5%)
Dark Herring (1 : 12.5%)

Using Seth's Graphite Fishing Pole (+20 fishing), Nat Pagle's Fishing Boots (+5 fishing) & Bright Baubles (+75 fishing).

Sorry guys.

Commentaire de 61320

Got this one from the lake in Fjord(42,20).Fished only in pools, it was my 157th fish.Epic fish I might say.

Commentaire de Eleonoway

got it from the lake north of Skörn, open water, no schools. took me about 1 month.

3733 51,9% Bonescale Snapper
1356 18,8% Fangtooh Herring
1334 18,5% Glacial Salmon
653 9,1% Pygmy Suckerfish
65 0,9% Reinforced Crate
57 0,8% Crystallized Water
1 0,0% Dark Herring

worth it.

Commentaire de 254463

I just caught one.
I was fishing off of Cauldros Island just north of UK in Fangtooth Herring Pools.
First pool got me the northrend angler achievement, and I think 4th pool I fished up the Dark Herring.

Commentaire de Pwningdanoobs

that is one bad ass herring lawlz

Commentaire de 338252

holy sh*t lucky... was just doing some questing in the area, and flew into Valgarde keep, saw a school of herring there figured why not and bam first cast. thought for sure id be on this for months

on a side note spent like an hour or so up by skorn the other day and had no luck... plus base skill was like 300 so got sick of the "fish got away" message

Commentaire de 338286

Finally caught that little bugger after 854 total casts in the waters of skorn.

Good Luck

Commentaire de 338347

I just got that dark herring for the achievement....Just wanted to post that i flew to valgarde in howling fjord and noticed that little cove across the water from the port is called something dagger..like daggerkeep cove or something...so i thougth since the item for achievement was a dagger there might be something to that. I went in and there was 1 school of fangtooth herring. I came back and another had spawned in a different spot. It was when i fished from the second school of fangtooth herring i obtained the item for the achievement. So maybe this was just a coincidence or maybe not...the place was by the dock in valgarde across the water..its like a tunnel that goes in a semi-circle. Good luck and hope this helps!

Commentaire de Wanky

I bought this off the AH for a 20g buyout for my Rogue, now 79. It's a fantastic... er... fish to use for the crazy burst and crit bonus. However, I'm looking at replacing it soon with Knife of the Tarnished Soul, just to get that Hit Rating and improved stats. But I highly recommend using this dagger/fish for 70-79 Battlegrounds!

Commentaire de rsmith7

Unfortunately, weapon enchant glows do not appear on this weapon.

Commentaire de Amadais5820

Got this bad boy on about my 100th cast (rough estimate) in the lake above Skorn, fishing nothing but schools, it kinda scared me cause i didnt expect it to drop lawl.....after that i killed some horde with it, just for the fun of killing people with a fish.

Commentaire de colar

I got the dark herring after exactly 93 tries. Initially I held off doing the rare fishing because I was still missing many other fishing achievements. Now that I got all but STV contest, I decided to tackle this. After reading this and on Wowhead, Dark Herring seemed to be the best choice just for achievement so I went to the lake north of Skorn. 93 cats later I got it.

80 Fangtooth Herring; 86%
9 reinforced crates; 9.7%
and 3 crystallized water; 3.2%
Dark Herring; 1%

I also fished up 68 Pygmy Suckerfish; 73% alongside with other fishes or almost 3 in 4 casts.They sell better to vendor than on AH because vendor don't take 10% cut like AH and AH is same price as vendor.

Commentaire de Mdj71

Got mine today in Grizzly Hills, was fishing for Glacial salmon but must have missed the school.
Was fishing in the Blue sky logging grounds area when it suddenly appeared, and since i wasnt looking for the herring i got a huge shock when i got the achievement :)

Commentaire de Conantroutman

Confirmed Winter's Breath Lake (North of Skorn) - Fished for about 45 minutes, in Fangtooth Herring Schools
59 Fangtooth Herring
35 Pygmy Suckerfish
4 Reinforced Crate
2 Crystallized Water
2 Bonescale Snapper (outside pool casts)
1 Dark Herring

1 "Fish Got Away" (didn't realize lure was gone)

Commentaire de 145484

Moreover, this is the highest ilvl green in WotLK!

Commentaire de taliaz

Caught this yesterday at cauldros lake... I had started just fishing and after catching 23 glacial salmon, 87 bonescale snapper, and about 20 fangtooth herring I switched to farming just the pools. It went much quicker than I imagined it would, made about 3 laps around the lake north of skorn before the pools stopped spawning, at that point I ventured down the river to lake cauldros. So totals are...

23 salmon
87 snapper
124 herring
11 crystallized water
3 reinforced crates
1 dark herring

And added bonus that everything else I caught is usable and not a bunch of crap I have to vendor! Thanks for all the previous posters info, it helped a bunch!

Edit: Don't vendor the pygmy fish, have your local friendly alchemist make pygmy oil! The buff is awesome, similar to noggenfogger's elixir or savory deviate delight.

Commentaire de z3n0mal4

I am so happy now , i just got the fish . It's been almost one week of daily fishing in the winters breath lake , for like 2-3hours a day . I only miss Booty Bay fishing tournament , and it's kinda hard to make that one too . But i'll give my best , since SALTY is indeed a hard to get title , and for those that know it means respect :D

Commentaire de KainDarkfire

I want to see this being used with Dancing Rune Weapon.

Or maybe it would be Dancing Rune Fish?

Commentaire de 45647

The skill required to fish in the area is 380, to stop getting "The fish got away" skill 475.

Commentaire de 166572

I agree with whoever mentioned a 2h tuna.

We need one.

Commentaire de Draegnar

Tip: Don't use FishingBuddy's Auto Loot function if you are aiming to catch this fish for the first time , it closed my loot as soon as i opened , leaving only a "Adding Dark Herring to location Howling Fjord" behind :(

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7899/wowscrnshot032809002709.jpg

Commentaire de 342904

After reading the comments here, I set out to get myself a Dark Herring.
Expecting to fish for a while, I went to the lake north of Skorn like the other guy.

7 stacks of Fangtooth Herring later, it was mine :)

I almost fell of my deskchair in exitement :D

Commentaire de Akromae

Well, I fished one up in Valgard last night from a Fangtooth Herring School. I'm a lvl 51 shaman, so I'm not sure I can actually use this lovely fish... but wanted to add the "caught by lvl 51" to the mix in case people are wondering.

Commentaire de 157161

Just in case you were wondering, enchanting with fiery weapon does not produce a fiery fish :(

Commentaire de 345017

Finally caught this fish last night, at the tail end of a four hour fishing session at Winter's Breath Lake in Howling Fjord, fishing only Fangtooth Herring schools. I'd been fishing for it all week during the day and a couple hours at night after raids. All together I would say I spent a good 12 hours this week (roughly 2000 fish and other things caught this week) fishing for this damn fish . Don't give up tho, eventually you'll catch it.
I had actually started to hearth, changed my mind and interrupted it, went back to fishing and caught it about 8 casts later. Salty Kragstomper yay! lol

Commentaire de KlokworkKro

In Soviet Russia, Herring is fishing for you!

Commentaire de 78626

You can NOT buy this or any other rare fish off the auction house and get credit for the achievement, you must fish and catch it yourself.

Bought a Dark Herring off the auction house for 200g and didn't get credit.

Commentaire de Frawki

Rogue Ambush with a... Fish?

Commentaire de 348972

I caught this fish on my first cast without even attempting to get it.
I &*!@ed off a lot of people in my guild because they were still going for fishing achievements and I allready had caught a different extremely rare fish for it.
I was just fishing each node randomly to get northrend angler and this beauty popped up. 1/20,000 chance psssh I fart in your general direction.

anyways, off to cut down the mightiest oak in the forest with this new weapon.

Commentaire de jxbeutl

155 Fangtooth Herring
2 Bonescale Snapper (I fished only the pools, just missed twice)
107 Suckerfish
6 Crates
1 Dark Herring

After 1500 failed casts in Azshara I decided to try out something different, with a far more successful result... seems if you are going for Salty, this is where to do it!

"Salty Arondite"

Commentaire de 211880

So, I'm wondering if they messed up the Dark Herring catch rates in this newest patch. Like many of you, I spent days upon days trying to catch one of these. But since the patch, while trying to get my turtle I have caught 5 of them in as many hours...

Commentaire de 281570

I caught two of them in about 15 minutes of fishing in herring schools in howling fjord, with 390 fishing and no lures other than a +25 rod. Possibly 3.1 upped the drop rate on these?

Commentaire de Etta

I was fishing around Cauldros Isle and within less than 130 casts I caught 2 of these fish/daggers. It's too bad I already had the achievement attached to this rare fish.

Commentaire de Sincerity

Well... I'm interested... Madoran Server, (US) has been going up and down all night long. So I'm fishing for the turtle, but I figured I would do it in these schools to catch this fish... I am casting, and bam, the next cast, it's this fish. I have it set to auto-loot, and there is a pause- I think, God my compy froze (unlikely, I've got a fast one) and I lost the fish.

So, I'm going to place a bet, I'm 80% sure I didn't get this fish in my bag before the server crashed, and I am 100% sure if I ticket a GM they won't give it to me because of their mistake...

So- yeah. Just thought I would vent, I'll post the results when they happen.

Edit: No fish in bag, no achievement.
Edit: GM's response. (Some things we cannot do.)

So- here's the thing- when you catch it, pray blizzard doesn't mess up, because they won't help you.

Commentaire de tmptfate

As of Patch 3.1 day 2 (4/15/09), the drop rate for the Dark Herring is insane. It took me 24 casts to fish it up and then I saw 2 other people beside me fish it up while I was working on the turtle mount. This will probably be nerfed VERY soon, i sugjest you fish this up soon if you want it.

THIS ITEM'S DROP RATE IS CURRENTLY BUGED IN 3.1, FISH IT UP NOW IF YOU WANT IT!

Commentaire de 279627

I started fishing for this today, my goals being to catch this fish, maybe get the sea turtle mount, and farm a bunch of herring to cook. After a couple hours I had:

96 Pygmy Suckerfish
120 Fangtooth Herring
8 or so crates, most containing cobalt ore
1 Dark Herring
20 tiger lilies

Didn't take too long, and the extra revenue from other items is nice. I just flew around Winter's Breath Lake and fished from pools, picking up tiger lilies as I went along. Be patient and good luck!

Commentaire de 350739

Got mine after about 8 hours fishing Fangtooth pools. Just over 800 Fangtooth Herring caught, and about 100 non-herring catches (crates, water, and the occasional bonescale when I missed the pool).

Commentaire de 351953

i have 2 of these on my rogue, with lifestealing on each, best thing i ever did, made 2k honor kills already with these and i feel goooood, i catch them in the northern lake of howling fjord, just south of the alliance FP :))

Commentaire de 350706

This will make you /facepalm irl.

http://i44.tinypic.com/2i21yu.jpg

And as far as the achievement goes, I almost peed myself thinking it was for the turtle mount.

T.T

Commentaire de izeen

well well, i took me only 8k fish to get this #$%^er, my statistic for Fish and other things cought is now over 10k (Izeen resto druid Spinebreaker EU) dont farm for this :P its not worth it, Take a good look Herring seeks your life! Indeed

Commentaire de 223121

Catch #34 in the schools north of Skorn.

I'd say this is probably the best place to farm for the Turtle too. Can potentially get both in the same lake :)

Commentaire de DeviPotato

Just caught one today. :) Here's my statistics, but I've a few thoughts at the end:
Fangtooth Herring: 30 (54%)
Pygmy Suckerfish: 21 (38%)
Bonescale Snapper: 3 (5%)
Reinforced Crate: 1 (~2%)
Dark Herring: 1 (~2%)

Most of these were fished from the schools north of Skorn, but a few (~10 casts) were caught in open water.

Thought I might add my observations, post 3.1.1. It appears as though the schools still have a higher chance to fish Dark Herring (comparing my statistics to the previous posts from other locations). My assumption is that Dark Herring is indeed fished instead of Fangtooth Herring, and therefore schools of fangtooth herring would theoretically give you higher chances, because you simply catch more fangtooth herring.

The evidence is somewhat shown by virtue of the fact that most of my casts yielded one Fangtooth Herring, one Pygmy Suckerfish, while the catch with the Dark Herring still included a suckerfish, but with a Dark Herring and no Fangtooth Herring.

...Not to mention, fishing from schools also gives one a chance to catch the Sea Turtle, as well. You may as well fish from the schools anyway.

Just my two cents. Obviously since this uses a small data sample, it's probably not the most reliable source, but I'm mentally combining the statistics of all anglers who fished from the schools.

Commentaire de CtZer0

I have 3 of these fish, two of which were fished within 15 mins or so of each other, and 1 fished up on another day.

All of these fish were not fished up in the herring pools north of Skorm, so I do not believe it makes any difference where you fish for them.

Simply fly from north to south, hitting pools along the way. Try getting in the mindset that you're hunting a turtle, because we all know that if you think of, or hope something will drop...it won't.

Commentaire de 303065

+1 to the people saying to fish in the lake above scorn.
Decided to try it today while doing "The edge of Winter" quest, and got it on my 9th cast...

No doubt a great deal of luck was also involved, but from what other people have said, and my own experience, it does seem like a good place to try for the achievement.

Commentaire de 357965

Was out fishing for my turtle in a Fangtooth pool when I happen to fish one out, second cast fished another one out. The chances of that happening are 1 in 10000 shot. The random number generator is mocking me. I want my turtle! T_T

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/lxhanxl/WoWScrnShot_042709_121402.jpg

Commentaire de 358174

confirmed catch in lake north of skorn, started off with 304 skill with +30 pole and +100 lure. fished only in fangtooth pools.
took maybe 35 minutes, no shortage of pools as the respawn is so fast.

45 fangooth herring
29 pygmy suckerfish
21 bonescale snapper
12 trash drops
1 glacial salmon
1 crystallised water
1 fangtooth herring
total casts = 81

Commentaire de 105966

Have any Paladins been able to fish this up? having spent months on trying to get it (over 3000 casts now) i'm losing all hope and looking for another factor as to why this fish just won't hook. My suspicions are raised further because a warlock in my guild managed to get 6 within a few hours (patch 3.0.3) i've spent 4 hours fishing for it in exactly the same method and have noting but a few hundred Fangtooth Herrings and Pygmy Suckerfish to show for it.

Anyway, my theory was that because paladins can't use daggers and the item displays as red in your bags the item wouldn't drop for us. Plausible theory or has the elusive Herring driven me mad?

edit: i fished it up seconds ago from a herring pool in Winters Breath lake. total pre 3.0.3 casts: 2500 ish post patch casts: about 400.

Commentaire de 358546

don't have a rate of the other fish caught.BUT caught 2 DH after 15mins of fishing. both caught in same school 5mins apart.

Commentaire de 197882

To give me own experience. I JUST caught this 10 minutes ago if even. I sat in for the long haul. Brought my Pole and my hat for free lures and got to work. I ONLY fished the Fangtooth Herring POOLS in the same lake you have to free the frozen chick for the argent tournament dailies... Needless to say within 2 circles of the lake I had the Dark Herring in my bags and i was off to a different task.

Stats wise I caught:
1 Dark Herring
54 Fangtooth Herring
45 Pygmy Suckerfish
4 Glacial Salmon
5 Crystallized Water
13 Bonescale Snapper
and 3 crates carrying 7 frostweave cloth and 4 borean leather scraps.

Commentaire de Smokingwolf

43th cast - fjord

Commentaire de derkrieger

This is kinda odd. Second time it happned to me . Caught this fish from a herring school in my 2 cast yea u read well 2.
Also happened with the sewer rat which i caught in 12 casts. I use +30 fishing rod and +100 lure.Guess im just lucky :)
Guess is all about a share CD spawn on all ppl that fish in that zone rather than urself

Commentaire de quidnunc

This bad boy has item level 187, making it currently the most powerful green in the game. Regular level 80 greens are only ilvl 182.

Possibly a reference to 187 being slang for murder?

Commentaire de 202062

218 casts at the lake north of Skorn got my Dark Herring.

Commentaire de 201809

hate me but i got it first cast from a herring pool :)

Commentaire de 361328

I wanna ask you guys something. When the herring is "in sheath" is it on your belt, or like the fist weapons is hidden ?

Commentaire de 343793

I fished for about an hour in the Winter's Breath Lake in Howling Fjord. 223 fangtooth herring later & the dagger dropped.

Commentaire de oodoe

*gasps* why would druids be cutting TREES down? They're part tree! :o oh well, better go get me a hamburger! :D

Commentaire de 260655

Here's my share.

Bonescale Snapper: 5
Crystallized Water: 6
Driftwood: 2
Fangtooth Herring: 147
Glacial Salmon: 2
Imperial Manta Ray: 4
Pygmy Suckerfish: 110
Reinforced Crate: 9
Sickly Fish: 3
Tattered Cloth: 2
Dark Herring: 1

I finally caught it at a Fangtooth Herring pool inside Valgarde.
Dark Herring: 1/291 - 0.003%

Commentaire de Neuf

A lot easier than I thought.
I started out looking for the Sea Turtle Mount, and read that I should fish for this at the same time since I hadn't yet completed the "One That Didn't Get Away" Achievement. Fishing only inland Herring pools in Howling Fjord I found 24 Fangtooth Herring. 16 Pygmy Suckerfish and 1 Bonescale Snapper (cast must have went stray from a pool without me noticing) before I caught the Dark Herring.

Thursday, May 14. 5:56AM Central.

Good luck fellow Anglers.

Commentaire de Namnalia

An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.

Commentaire de 365452

The best way to get this is to fish in Winter's Breath lake north of Skorn,i got 2 of this in 3 hours ,why is the best way ? cus the spawn rate of the FangtoothHerring School is betwen 1min and 4 i guees and are like 6 or 7 schools around the lake ,and i got the turtle to :)

Commentaire de Lahm

3.1 has been out for a while now, it is the 18th of May as i post this, can i have any confirmation that this still is bugged? I have only just been researching the achievement so i only found out about this bug today.

Commentaire de 359979

Nothing says "Fear me" Like mutilating someone with a fish.

Commentaire de JoeR410

It would seem that blizz has either fixed the bug (assuming it was a bug) or have lowered the drop rate from the pools as of 3.1.2 since I've been fishing for a few hours now from the pools north of Skorn and have yet to see a dark herring.

Commentaire de 381722

Has anyone caught this since 3.1.2? I'm over 2k casts for this thing and nothing...

Commentaire de Bloodworms

Got Dark Herring 12th Cast, 3rd Fangtooth Herring school.
In Caldemere Lake in Howling fjord.
With 450 Maxed Fishing (+135 in Buffs)

Commentaire de AngusMacBeer

I fished two of them back to back after about 10 minutes of casting. Anyone know what enchant is best to put on fish besides 'Essence of Lemon'?

Commentaire de 166878

You must chop through the mightiest tree in the woods with A HERRING

Commentaire de 61084

Caught this after fishing up 980 Fangtooth Herring in Caldmere Lake schools. If only the Fangtooth food sold well.

Commentaire de blankira

I have fished over 2000 fangtooth herrings in the lake north above Skorn nothing yet...my method for the Herring and Turtle is the same..every single time my float moves..i have a optimistic view..only to be let down every time...good luck to the rest of you.

Commentaire de 398249

So how about I just spent four hours today (as well as the same a few other days) looking for the Dark Herring working towards my salty title. Well after about two thousand fish caught in the pool north of skorn, BAM! The achievement pops up. So I'm feeling pretty lucky!

So I decide to head over to Mr. Pinchy and try to get my 2nd to last Salty achievement. In my third pool I find Mr. Pinchy, and on my first try I get the magical crawdad. I thought I was extremely unlucky after spending well over 12 hours (In mulgore too) looking for the rare fish then I get both of these less than 10 minutes apart. Wow.

Just have to win the fishing tournament now!

Commentaire de Arkke

If you're trying to catch this fish, you'd be crazy to do anything but fish from pools. I flew circles around Skorn in Howling Fjord, fishing from all of the pools I found, and wound up catching two of these fish in 150 casts. Took about 45 minutes to catch my first, and another 30 before I caught my second. I also walked away with a lot of Suckerfish as well.

A lot of comments on the One That Didn't Get Away achievement seem to indicate others are having the same success rate in this area. Don't be a sucker; fish it from a pool.

Commentaire de Chaws

I started fishing earlier this week when I got a bug about getting the turtle.

At this moment, my Fish Caught is 3472, about 3000 of which were in Northrend pools. Maybe ~2000 were in the Herring pools.

I just got the Sea Turtle, and a 2nd Dark Herring about 15 minutes later. The first dropped after probably 1500 casts in Herring pools.

Good luck and... *cringe at the horror stories of 18k casts...*

Now where's that first mate hat... bahaha

Commentaire de testdrug

Over 3,000 casts and no Dark Herring yet. The drop rate is definitely over-exaggerated by some posters.

Unfortunately, all this Fangtooth Herring despite being an applicable way of leveling up cooking, doesn't sell for crap on my server. Same goes with the Pygmy Suckerfish that nearly accompanies every catch (even though being a good regent to level up Alchemy).

My advice, if you're a cook, cook these because stacks sell much better to the vendor than stacks of Fangtooth and it takes only 1 to make 1...not to mention you can use the leftovers on your dailies or if you're lucky, AH them.

For reference...1 stack of Fangtooth Herring vendors for 1 silver 60 copper while making a stack of Pickled Fangtooth and vendoring will net you 60 silver. That's a fairly decent profit.

Commentaire de 338102

Maybe at some point it was Saurfang´s lost goldfish that got accidentally flushed?

Commentaire de 252498

has earned achievement !
has earned achievement !
has earned achievement !

photobucket ss: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/dokk/turtle.jpg

can any1 calculate the % on that one?

Commentaire de Firedwarf

Remember posts often are a bit luckier than average, because people who catch it fast will post more often than people who haven't even catched it.

Posts from users are often over-exaggerated

Commentaire de Toldry

This should be a Heirloom item :3

Commentaire de 453890

Sell it to the vendors for 15g 0p 12c

Commentaire de 157885

got it on my 50th cast around skorn in howling fordj.

Commentaire de Xanker

I'm at about 11000 casts on this guy ( didn't keep exact count, but it's pretty accurate ). Didn't get it yet. Fished for about 8000 on the little island in the middle of Howling Fjord, the rest in Winter's Breath Lake, about 50/50 in schools from the last one.

Starting to lose my mind as I've already won the tourney and I only need this one and Pinchy ( 1000ish casts on that one ) :(. Gah !

Commentaire de sunderkeenin

LOL
Actually just get DW these with fiery enchant.
FLAMING FISH!
but only if they fixed the glow =D

Commentaire de Louhiorotta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT0fvUCJEHw

Dark Herring in action

Commentaire de 466286

6 hours and i got nothing, but the next day, it dropped 3rd cast. It's luck, my friends.

Commentaire de 467895

I know that everybody loves comments like this, but I snagged this bad boy on the 11th cast!

Commentaire de andriell

Hello

Now i did get This Achievement weehoo

I did as many fish in Howling Fjord, in the lakes over skorn and in the lake under Fort Wildervar. I did only fish in Fangtooth Herring School, did take me 1951 fish casts to finally get my Dark Herring

Commentaire de 471080

Tried today for ahwile in both the open waters and herring schools around Cauldros Island in howling Fjord.
Came up with:
Bonescale Snapper (60)
Fangtooth Herring (60)
Pygmy Suckerfish (39)
Glacial Salmon (28)
Reinforced Crate (3)
Crystalized Water (2)

No luck yet with the Herring, but I'll keep trying hope this helps

Commentaire de 100748

The "Herring seeks your life!" your life flavour is hilarious regardless but am I missing a reference here?

Commentaire de 177294

I levelled fishing on my 77 rogue alt today--the bulk of which was done in the herring pools in howling fjord. from level 200-300 (320-420), I fished up just over 300 fangtooth herrings with no dark herring. Despite being so low level, I still caught fish at about a 50%-60% rate. I burnt out pretty hard. 290-300, were taking about 15-18 casts to level. I'll keep trying until I hit 450. But, I sincerely hope it doesn't take too much longer to get one.

Commentaire de 481646

got it from fangtooth fishing pool after 20 fishes

Commentaire de Explosive

This will make you /facepalm irl.

http://i44.tinypic.com/2i21yu.jpg

And as far as the achievement goes, I almost peed myself thinking it was for the turtle mount.

T.T

The fish is BoE and the guy taking the pic was in a group.

I'm pretty sure you get the "Recieved Item" when you get a traded item. = He prolly just traded between himself and the friend in the party?

Commentaire de 492469

Had a lucky day for fishing:

+ Got Mr. Pinchy from my third pool, and subsequently received the crawdad box from the first wish.

+Went immediately to Winterhoof lake, threw one cast and got the Herring.

I think it's a sign to hunt for the turtle.

Commentaire de 489208

Fished about 80 Herring before catching this fish. Took me about 1 hour or so, maybe even less using fangtooth herring fishing nodes in Howling Fjord's lake.

Started at 399 fishing skill, ended at 415 or so. Using the pole from the Kalu' ak (+30 to fishing) and nothing else.

Commentaire de 338860

Got it after 64 fangtooth herring 2 reinforced crates. I have 585 fishing skill

Commentaire de 497958

This was the last tough thing I needed to get Salty. I'd estimate it took me about 2000 casts. I had 1400 Fangtooth Herring left when I finished and I've been using Pickled Herring as regular food for a couple of weeks now.

Commentaire de 517589

6000 casts in herring schools and no dark herring yet.

I hate RNG!

Commentaire de 135256

Finally got it tonight for my last achievement for the Salty title, at Winter's Breath Lake in Howling Fjord. Spent most of the time fishing Fangtooth Herring pools as suggested; total time according to fishing buddy was two hours and 55 minutes with a total of 384 successful casts. Winter's Breath Lake had the most Fangtooth pools and they seemed to spawn rapidly so there was no down time. Don't give up and good luck to those pursuing.

Commentaire de 69324

Recieved 2 seperated by 1 cast Today.

Commentaire de 435938

Warning: Do not farm for the Dark Herring, because that WILL destroy your mental health. After 30+ hours of fishing for this mythical fish, I've decided that it's all a very cruel hoax and that everybody who say they've caught it are liars (no offense, but I hate you all;-)

Commentaire de 367622

As of 15 minutes ago this bad boy is now mine. I already have a buyer on hold who has one and is going to pay decent coin to DW herrings.

GL to everyone else farming for this. For the record, my fishing route was the two northern lakes in Howling Fjord (I caught this one from the one below Fort Wildervar.

Daellon - Human Paladin of Khaz' Goroth

Commentaire de Feliciamarie

Is it just me or does the Dark Herring icon resemble Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean? :/

Commentaire de Ashendrake

Level 21 rogue, seeing how many fishing achievements I can accomplish at a low level:

I fished in the lake west of UK in Howling Fjord. I would usually die getting up the lift from VL and there is an aggro Shoveltusk that paths on the North Shore that would sometimes grief me when trying to get a pool near him. Needless to say, I fished naked and died maybe 50 times total (going back and forth to VL to mail fish etc).

So it can be caught by a low level. Fishing went from 300 to 429 while trying for my Dark Herring. I fished mostly the Fangtooth Herring pools but if I missed the pool during my first 500 casts or so or they weren't respawning fast enough, I'd just fish the lake.

Totals:

1183 casts
789 Fangtooth Herring
513 Pygmy Suckerfish
234 Bonescale Snapper
66 Glacial Salmon
52 Reinforced Crates
32 Crystallized Water
1 Dark Herring (.1%)

No turtle yet. Guess I'll hang around a bit and see if I can land one.

Commentaire de 579081

Okay, i attempted to conquer this brain-melting quest, achievement.. whatever. I fished everywhere from the Winter Breath Lake just north of Skorm to around Valgarde. Im pretty much 50/50 when it comes to casting in pools and from what ive been reading it doesn't seem to matter whether you fish in pools or not, unless your trying to get the sea turtle too, then go after the pools... I have been fishing for a few hours now and so far this is what i got:

814 ~~645~~ - Fangtooth Herring
448 ~~353~~ - Pygmy Suckerfish
341 ~~221~~ - Bonescale Snapper
129 89 - Glacial Salmon
41 32 - Reinforced Crates
32 24 - Crystallized Water

For a grand total of ~~1,364~~ 1,805 casts with still no Dark Herring. I will update as i continue on my conquest to get this damn fish.

As for equipment i am using the fishing hat and a fishing pole that has +25 fishing.. bringing my fishing skill near 550ish. Seeing that there isn't a level requirement to obtain the Dark Herring, i have stopped applying the lure to save myself some time. haha..

Commentaire de TandAshaq

I was also lucky just started this today fishing and caught it south of skorn I caught
114 Fangtooth Herring
76 pygmy suckerfish
5 Crystalized water
4 Reinforced crates
1 dark Herring

total of 1 hour of fishing in howling fjord

Commentaire de 579008

Fished like 2 hours in the northern lakes of howling fjord, got bored,went and did WG and logged out after
the next day i spent 3 hours in the same spots and finally got this bad boy
had a real roflmao when i read his description :D

Commentaire de Kahzria

I am never....ever....getting rid of this dagger. I intend on sculpting it forever along with my toon's likeness on FigurePrints because of it's general awesomeness.

FEEL THE WRATH OF MY HERRING!

(I added Lifestealing to it. What could be better?)

Commentaire de 588192

I have been fishing Fangtooth Herring schools for a few hours at a time on several different days, and this is what I've got so far:

around 900 Fangtooth Herrings
dozens of Crystallized Water
tens of Reinforced Crates
probably around fifteen hundred Pygmy Oils (I'm an Alchemist).

What I haven't got is one single Dark Herring or Sea Turtle. If I never see another herring again it'll be too soon, but nonetheless I'll probably be at it again by next week at the latest.

And the rub is I'm generally pretty lucky with droprates... Not this time.

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Edited due to a small typo.

Commentaire de 590442

Got him in less than 2 hours! all luck :D

Commentaire de blexmark

Over the course of 3 weeks I would spend my spare time at the lake above Skorn in HF. Took ~ 2600 casts after counting the fish I sent to my bank alt and dividing by 2 (avg out w/ sucker fish).

Would have liked it to take less, but finshed my Salty title. I fished 100% in pools and hopped mostly between the lake above Skorn (Winter Breath Lake) and Cauldros Island pools.

GL everyone.

Commentaire de inyu

Well, after 520 Fangtooth Herring fished at the lake north of skörn got my Dark Herring, only fishing in pools. It have been 3200g worth of Spicy fried herring on AH (i've almost sold all of them).

Commentaire de 261705

just got mine in about 30 mins fishing from the 2 north lakes in HF.

Commentaire de Allakhazam

Got this today fishing a school of Fangtooths in a small water area in Baleheim, Howling Fjord. It's close to the barracks building where the L70 elite is.

Commentaire de Allakhazam

You'll need to fish this guy up for your Salty title, but where exactly it drops, I'm not sure. Pools of glacial salmon seem to be a prime spot (although perhaps just because salmon is so valuable to casters and healers, people are already there) and I hear the Fjord is a popular spot.

It may not have the most awesome of stats, but it sure is a ridiculously awesome fish! The icon, the description... I got one as a present the other day and I love showing it off. It's perfectly suitable for running around questing with if you're ranged and already half-way geared.
I just have to remember to take it off for raids...

Commentaire de MrInfluXion

Well, it took me seven casts. I went on a fishing frenzy today and finally got my Titanium Seal of Dalaran. Last two gold coins coming within like 10 casts. Thanks Thrall and Arthas! Then I went and got The Scavenger. Now with an hour before raid I say, why not? Seven casts in Northern Howling Fjord by the Alliance Flight master. Attaching a screenshot.

Commentaire de GhettyDots

WOTLK Classic - Grobb
~900 casts in Fangtooth pools in the two Howling Fjord north lakes.
Was going for this pool specifically to double up on the achieve + a chance at the turtle mount. I got this first so, moving to Fish Feast mat pools and to still try for the turtle :)

Commentaire de Kajirah

Classic WotLK Confirmed. After about 3k casts got in Howling Fjord at 62,30 herring pool

Commentaire de reevesd69

It took many casts, but I also got the Dark Herring in Classic WotLK. Final location was Caldemere Lake by Fort Wildervar.

Commentaire de coppertick

Watched the entire extended lord of the rings trilogy on my other monitor while farming this, still have not gotten it.

I'm going to cry.

Commentaire de Zanienn

Dark Herring caught after 150 casts at Winter's Breath Lake. However, I have been going for Sea Turtle mount with now 6,200+ caught fish, and still no mount. I had better luck on my warrior, approximately 2,000 casts for the mount. Good luck everyone!

I should note, this is by far luckier than most. It took me 2k+ casts on my warrior to get a Dark Herring.

Commentaire de TexasTerminator

Within 28 casts of Fangtooth Herring Pools in Howling Fjord I was able to get the Dark Herring. Almost done with my salty and chef title. just ned a few recipes im missing from BC and fishing dailies:

Catch- Amount
Fangtooth Herring: 26
Pygmy Suckerfish: 15
Bonescale Snapper: 1
Dark Herring: 1

Commentaire de Pallymag

I caught the Dark Herring in 2589 casts in Howling Fjord in a non pool.

Commentaire de kyjooo

got lucky and caught it from pools of fangtooth herring at winter breath lake.
very small chance to loot it instead of a fangtooth so i recommend fish the pools.

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Hareng sombre

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Niveau d'objet 187
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À une main	Dague

Dégâts : 146 - 271	Vitesse 1.90

(109.74 dégâts par seconde)
Durabilité 55 / 55

Niveau 78 requis
Augmente la puissance d'attaque de 768 seulement en forme de félin, ours, ours redoutable ou sélénien.
Équipé : Augmente de 50 le score de coup critique.
"Le hareng en veut à votre vie !"

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