Herring
| Herring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A common ocean fish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ocean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Spring •  Winter
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Dart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 8–21
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| Fishing XP | 11  14  17  23
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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Herring, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Herring - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Herring is a fish that can be found in the ocean during the Spring and Winter.
Map
The Herring can be found in the ocean.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Elliott •  Linus •  Pam •  Sebastian •  Willy
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| Dislike |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Dwarf •  Emily •  George •  Gus •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Marnie •  Maru •  Penny •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Shane •  Vincent •  Wizard
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| Hate |  Evelyn •  Haley •  Pierre
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Bundles
Herring is not used in any bundles.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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 100 45
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 220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (4) Any Fish (1)
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N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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75g
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Tailoring
Herring can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
Fish Pond
Herring can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every day. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing two quests. The only possible output is blue Herring Roe (45g).
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| 3 | 5 | 3 Driftwood | 25 |
| 5 | 10 | 1 Coral | 25 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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28 | 1-10 | 100% | 23-95% |
| Nothing | 1-10 | 0% | 77-5% |
Quests
- Item Delivery: One Herring may be randomly requested in Spring or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 90g and 150 Friendship points.
- Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-5 herring during Spring or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 30g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.