This page shows the location and catches from Fangtooth Herring School.
Fangtooth Herring School
Water: Pools are found in the inland lakes and wide channels of water of the Howling Fjord. Fangtooth Herring School are also found in the brackish water around Valgarde.
Notes: Each pool contains 3, 4, or 5 catches.
Related Achievement: Northrend Angler: Catch a fish in each of the specific pools: Borean Man O' War School, Deep Sea Monsterbelly School, Dragonfin Angelfish School, Fangtooth Herring School, Glacial Salmon School, Glassfin Minnow School, Imperial Manta Ray School, Moonglow Cuttlefish School, Musselback Sculpin School, and Nettlefish School.
History:
- Wrath of the Lich King: First seen.
- 3.0.8: Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
| Areas | Fish | Catch Rate * | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Catch | Source | ||||
| Fangtooth Herring | 90% | Sample: 1045. | - | ||
| Pygmy Suckerfish | 65% | Sample: 1045. | Caught alongside another fish. (Total catch rate will add up to more than 100%.) | ||
| Crystallized Water | 5% | Sample: 1045. | - | ||
| Reinforced Crate | 5% | Sample: 1045. | - | ||
| Dark Herring | <1% | Sample: 1045. | - | ||
| Sea Turtle | Infrequent catch. | - | |||
- [*] % of Catch is the approximate proportion of all catches in this area/water, that are the named fish.
Learn More
- Pools and Wreckage - Describes how to fish pools such as schools or floating debris, where to find pools, and how to efficiently fish them.
- Wrath of the Lich King - Fishing changes in Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to World of Warcraft.
- Fishing Achievements - Introduction to fishing-related personal achievements.
Below are anglers' comments about Fangtooth Herring School.
Dark Herring Bug
Miraclemaxx, April 2009:
Hi all well its just after the 3.1 patch and i was fishing for the turtle in herring schools in the fyord ..
I got the Dark herring a few weeks back after weeks of fishing an hour or 2 a night . So i get to my first herring pool 2 casts and Dark herring and i yell in vent . To funny i thought all the work and 2 casts and i get another . But it did'nt stop there i fished about 20 -30 more casts maybe 10 pools in 20 min and caught 3 more dark herrings for a total of 4 ??????
Is there a bug with the new patch that causes this when you have already gotten the herring ??
Enough to drive you crazy ....
Dethwolf, April 2009:
was that today (4/16) after the restarts this morning, or before the restarts
Nonzor, April 2009:
Miraclemaxx: LOL - Isn't that the way it always goes? I've got the Sea Turtle, but can't catch the Dark Herring to save my life ... hours upon hours working on that one. Cheers!
Neraren, April 2009:
3 people in my guild caught dark herrings yesterday in less than 200 casts each. Somethings definitely up.
Enarka, April 2009:
Lawl, I got two of them in 5 minutes.
The Dark Herrings seek my life; too bad I'm not an easy prey. I see them coming.
Isadora, April 2009:
I caught one last night myself in about 20 casts, was expecting it to take a lot longer than that
Shamius, April 2009:
Go catch your Darky now!!
I just saw this post, and thought I would give it a shot. Well, here are the results... 7 casts and 3 minutes later:)
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9506/wowscrnshot041709022522.jpg
Oom, April 2009:
I spent about 2 hours yesterday fishing, no mount or Dark Herring for One that Didn't get way/Salty title.
Decided to go at it for an hour and boom first cast I get Dark Herring!!!!
Bug or not I am extremely happy!
1180 casts total in Howling Fjord
Aysluria, April 2009:
guild mate catched 3 within 10 minutes.. my brother catched one at the 4te cast.
thinking of my 4500 cast catching 15 pound mudsnapper... fu blizzardi decided not to wear the salty title anymore.. will be much too mainstream in near future.. but what about making money with disenchanting many dark herrings?^^ enchanting mats are quite expansive on my realm..
greetz
Dethwolf, April 2009:
bah 100 casts nuthing =( mybe my server didnt get "the love"
Eloderung, April 2009:
800 casts to get one dark herring post-patch.
Then again, 3000 fish + other things caught for the turtle and counting.
Skelleth, April 2009:
I didn't believe this so I went to HF to work on the turtle and I've caught 3 X dark herring today.
EDIT: 4 x now
EDIT: Last update but 5 dark herring now. I do believe something is bugged.
skankinpezhead, April 2009:
So I spent 2 hours fishing for the Dark Herring and Sea Turtle before logging off for the night. I learned about the bug a few minutes later, and thought, I'll go back and try for a while. First cast: Crystallized Water. Second cast: Dark Herring. Works for me. Going back to work on the turtle.
icemage24, April 2009:
Got the Dark herring on 2 different chars in less than an hour. Go. Fish. Now. WIN!
Renetta, April 2009:
I got my first dark herring on my second cast on a herring pool, and the second within 80 casts. Definitely weird considering that I did over 1000 casts back when I was grinding for the one, without luck.
I'd definitely recommend trying this for those who don't have the one that didn't get away yet.
splunge, April 2009:
Throwing another 'confirmed' on the pile. Got the dark herring on the 4th pool, about my 15th cast.
Flew there immediately after reading this, and took less than 10 mins. Thanks!
setsuko, April 2009:
Fished for over an hour last night without knowing about this "bug," didn't get a dark herring. Still fishing now and nothing :|
Edit: Caught near 200 fish, and afk'd. Went back and got herring in 4th pool. lol
el, April 2009:
I caught 3 Dark Herring out of around 300 catches from Fangtooth Herring School. Before we'd guessed at maybe a 1/1000 or 1/2000 catch rate from pools. So my gut feeling is that something has changed, and One that Didn't Get Away has just became a lot easier.
Utopia, April 2009:
I just got 2 Dark Herring in 260 catches in the lake north of Skorn in HF, but last night I fished at Cauldros Isle and had no luck at all in 500 catches.
fknlo, April 2009:
I'm up over 200 fish caught in herring pools in the past couple of days with no dark herring. I had a couple thousand casts for the one that didn't get away that didn't net me one either.
