Fishing 1–300
Leveling Route · Quest Maps · Lures · Fishing Gear · Cooking
All Profession Ranks · Alliance and Horde · New Forever Items
Fishing is a secondary profession. In WoW Forever, from skill 1 to 300, you can catch fish for Cooking, useful buffs, and sales. This leveling route combines the easy starting waters from my Classic Fishing Guide with the new camping items, trainer locations, and Artisan quest from Nat Pagle.
Getting Started with Fishing: What’s New?
Get a Fishing Pole and Lures
Buy a Fishing Pole and some Shiny Baubles from a fishing supplies vendor. Equip the pole, put Fishing on your action bar, cast, and click the bobber when it splashes.
Catches Earn Skill Points
A catch in an easy zone can increase your permanent skill just like one in Tanaris. Move to harder waters if you want specific fish for Cooking, gold, or quests. Lures reduce failed catches.
New Fishing Camping Items
A Fish Bowl provides a stat bonus at your campsite. Later, you can unlock Blueprint: Fishing Rack and Blueprint: Fishing Hut for uncommon and rare fish, as well as fishing supplies.
Fish and Cook
Brilliant Smallfish, Longjaw Mud Snappers, Bristle Whisker Catfish, Mithril Head Trout, and later salmon can all be used in the Cooking Guide. Raw fish can also sell well at the Auction House; compare raw and cooked prices.
Fishing Trainers and Ranks with Maps
Alliance Trainers
- Lee Brown · Crystal Lake, Elwynn Forest ·
/way 47.6 62.2 - Arnold Leland · Stormwind, Kanal am Trade District ·
/way 55.0 69.6 - Grimnur Stonebrand · Ironforge, Forlorn Cavern ·
/way 48.4 6.4 - Astaia · Darnassus, Tempelgärten ·
/way 47.6 56.6 - Paxton Ganter · Brewnall Village, Dun Morogh ·
/way 35.6 40.4 - Androl Oakhand · Rut’theran Village, Teldrassil ·
/way 56.0 93.6 - Brannock · Feathermoon Stronghold, Feralas ·
/way 32.2 41.6 - Donald Rabonne · Southshore, Hillsbrad Foothills ·
/way 50.6 61.0 - Harold Riggs · Menethil Harbor, Wetlands ·
/way 8.2 58.6 - Matthew Hooper · Lakeshire, Redridge Mountains ·
/way 26.8 50.4 - Warg Deepwater · Thelsamar, Loch Modan ·
/way 40.6 39.6
Horde Trainers
- Uthan Stillwater · Stonebull Lake, Mulgore ·
/way 44.6 60.6 - Lau’Tiki · Südlich von Sen’jin, Durotar ·
/way 53.2 81.6 - Lumak · Orgrimmar, Valley of Honor ·
/way 69.8 29.6 - Armand Cromwell · Undercity, Magic Quarter ·
/way 80.8 31.2 - Kah Mistrunner · Thunder Bluff, mittlere Ebene ·
/way 56.0 46.8 - Clyde Kellen · Stillwassersee östlich von Brill, Tirisfal Glades ·
/way 67.2 51.0 - Katoom the Angler · Revantusk Village, Hinterlands ·
/way 80.2 81.4 - Kil’Hiwana · South of Blackfathom Deeps, Ashenvale ·
/way 10.8 33.6 - Lui’Mala · Shadowprey Village, Desolace ·
/way 22.6 72.6
Starting trainers are next to fishable waters. Buy a Fishing Pole and lures from nearby vendors: for example, Tharynn Bouden in Goldshire for Alliance or Zansoa in Sen’jin and Wunna Darkmane in Bloodhoof Village for Horde.
Elwynn Forest · Lee Brown
Alliance Trainer and First Fishing Spot
Mulgore · Uthan Stillwater
Horde Trainer and First Fishing Spot
Neutral Fishing Trainers
- Myizz Luckycatch · Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale ·
/way 27.6 77.0 - Fenn Fairweather · Shen’dar, Insel Zephras ·
/way 45.0 48.4 - Baelann Swiftcurrent · Valanaar, Insel Zephras ·
/way 63.2 75.6 - Krix · Powderfuse Port, Riverglades ·
/way 79.2 54.6
Fishing supplies in starting zones: Tharynn Bouden in Goldshire, Gretta Ganter at Iceflow Lake, Zansoa in Sen’jin, Wunna Darkmane in Bloodhoof Village, and Martine Tramblay at the crossroads southeast of Brill sell Fishing Poles and lures. On Zephras Island, both are sold by Belandiel Farflight in the largest building in Shen’dar.
Fenn Fairweather
Neutral · Shen’dar, Insel Zephras
Baelann Swiftcurrent
Neutral · Valanaar, Insel Zephras
Leveling Fishing: 1–150
Here, the colored cards indicate stages, not recipe colors: every successful catch can award a point until you need to unlock the next rank.
Starting Zone · Fishing Pole and Baubles
Elwynn Forest, Mulgore, Durotar, Dun Morogh, Tirisfal Glades, or Teldrassil. Stay in the starting waters until 75. Save raw fish for Cooking.Learn Journeyman · Capital City Waters
Train Journeyman as early as skill 50 and character level 10. Then fish to 150 in Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff, Undercity, or Darnassus. Use Nightcrawlers from skill 50 if fish escape.Leveling Fishing: 150–225
Expert Fishing Comes from a Book
At Fishing 125 and character level 20 buy Expert Fishing – The Bass and You from Old Man Heming in Booty Bay, on the lower level near the fishing sign /way #1434 27.4 77.0. Read the book before your skill becomes capped at 150.
Dustwallow Marsh or Stranglethorn Vale
Inland waters in Dustwallow Marsh make the later trip to Nat Pagle convenient. Stranglethorn Vale is an alternative. Keep Bright Baubles on your pole if fish escape.For Cooking, catch Bristle Whisker Catfish and Mithril Head Trout in suitable freshwater areas. In Dustwallow Marsh, fish the inland lakes ; the coast yields different fish species.
Stranglethorn Vale · Book
Old Man Heming sells the Expert Fishing book
Dustwallow Marsh · Fishing
150–225: Catches and Route to the Artisan Quest
Artisan: Nat Pagle and Four Quest Fish
Accept the Quest Before Fishing
At level 35 and Fishing 225 visit Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh /way #1445 58.6 60.0 and accept Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme . Only then catch the four quest fish in their respective waters. Bring all four back to Nat to unlock skill up to 300.
Feralas · Feralas Ahi
Feralas-Ahi · Freshwater; use lures
Swamp of Sorrows · Mahi-Mahi
Misty Reed Mahi Mahi · Eastern coast
Desolace · Sar’theris Striker
Sar’theris Striker · Along the western coast
Stranglethorn Vale · Blue Sailfin
Savage Coast Blue Sailfin · Western coast
The coastal markers show the correct side of the zone; you can fish anywhere along the indicated coast. A +75 lure is especially useful in Feralas to prevent escapes.
Leveling Fishing: 225–300
Feralas · Freshwater for Cooking Fish
After the Artisan quest, fish in Feralas lakes and rivers, but avoid Lake Jademir. Use Bright Baubles or stronger lures: most higher-level zones require an effective Fishing skill of around 300 for reliably successful catches.Save Nightfin Snapper, Sunscale Salmon, and Whitescale Salmon. Gikkix in Tanaris sells suitable recipes for your final Cooking skill points. Sunscale Salmon are caught during the day, while Nightfin Snapper are more common at night.
Other possible zones include Tanaris, Felwood, the Hinterlands, Un’Goro Crater, and Western Plaguelands. Compare the value of your catches with the time spent and the cost of lures.
Feralas · Final Fishing Stretch
225–300: useful Cooking fish; use lures
Fishing Poles, Lures, Enchants, and Valuable Catches
| Item | Effect | How to Obtain It |
|---|---|---|
| Strong Fishing Pole | +5 Fishing | Sold by Fishing Supplies vendors; check availability |
| Big Iron Fishing Pole | +20 Fishing | Underwater shellfish traps off the Desolace coast; tradeable |
| Nat Pagle’s Extreme Angler FC-5000 | +25 Fishing | Horde: “Snapjaws, Mon!” quest in the Hinterlands |
| Arcanite Fishing Pole | +35 Fishing | Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza; requires Fishing 300 |
| Bright Baubles | +75 temporarily | Fishing supply vendors, including Heming; from skill 100 |
| Aquadynamic Fish Attractor | +100 temporarily | Engineering / limited vendor stock; from skill 100 |
| Enchant Gloves – Fishing | +2 Fishing | Glove enchant from Enchanting |
| Cooking Knife | Prepare special fish | From Fishing 275 and character level 35 at vendors; no skill bonus |
Other late bonuses: Lucky Fishing Hat +5, Nat Pagle’s Extreme Anglin’ Boots +5, and High Test Eternium Fishing Line +5. This equipment raises your effective Fishing skill, not your permanently trained level.
Which Fish Are Worth Catching for Cooking?
Brilliant Smallfish → Brilliant Smallfish (Cooking 1); Longjaw Mud Snapper → Longjaw Mud Snapper (cooked) (50); Bristle Whisker Catfish → Bristle Whisker Catfish (cooked) (100); Mithril Head Trout → Mithril Head Trout (cooked) (175); Sunscale Salmon and Nightfin Snapper → final Cooking skill points from 275. All recipes and their vendors are listed in the Cooking Guide.
Food That Increases Fishing Skill
Eat or drink for at least ten seconds to gain the appropriate bonus. This increases effective Fishing skill and can reduce escaped catches.
| Food | Bonus | Character Level |
|---|---|---|
| Loch Frenzy Supreme | +3 Fishing | 5 |
| Frenzy Filet | +5 Fishing | 5 |
| Bristle Whisker Catfish | +8 Fishing | 15 |
| Rockscale Cod | +12 Fishing | 25 |
| Redgill Filet | +18 Fishing | 35 |
Fishing Camping Items and the Stranglethorn Tournament
Fish Bowl
Fishing 20: Fish Bowl grants players sitting at camp +8% to stats, exclusive with Blessing of Kings. Requires 1× Raw Brilliant Smallfish and 1× Empty Vial.
Where Do I Get the Recipe?
At Fishing 20, complete “Camping 101: Fishing” . Examples: Lee Brown near Goldshire, Uthan Stillwater in Mulgore or Fenn Fairweather on Zephras Island. This teaches you Fish Bowl. A campfire is required to craft it.
Fishing Rack
Fishing 140: Fishing Rack allows fishing for uncommon fish for one hour, provides lures, and includes the Fish Bowl benefit. Crafting requires 2× Simple Wood, 1× Crystal Vial, 2× Raw Mithril Head Trout.
Where Do I Get the Blueprint?
The Blueprint: Fishing Rack can drop from Gelihast in Blackfathom Deeps . It requires Fishing 140.
Fishing Hut
Fishing 300: Fishing Hut allows fishing for rare fish for one hour, provides lures, and includes the Fish Bowl benefit. Crafting requires 5× Simple Wood, 2× Bolt of Runecloth, 1× Seasonal Fish Steaks.
Where Do I Get the Blueprint?
Learning it requires Blueprint: Fishing Hut and Fishing 300.