Fishing

Fishing

Overview

Fishing is a secondary profession. Every character can learn it, in addition to their two primary professions.

It pairs naturally with Cooking, which prepares the fish you catch.

What this profession is for

• Catch fish for Cooking, or to sell them.

Learning the profession

Fishing is learned from a fishing trainer. Each rank raises the profession's maximum skill:

• Apprentice: up to 75 skill, from level 5.
• Journeyman: up to 150, from 50 skill.
• Expert: up to 225, from 125 skill and level 20. No trainer teaches it: it is learned with the book Expert Fishing - The Bass and You, sold by Old Man Heming in Stranglethorn Vale.
• Artisan: up to 300, from 225 skill and level 35. It is obtained with the quest "Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme", given by Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh.

Remember to learn the next rank as you approach your rank's limit: beyond it, your skill no longer increases.

All these trainers teach the Apprentice and Journeyman ranks, up to 150.

Alliance

• Stormwind City: Arnold Leland.
• Ironforge: Grimnur Stonebrand.
• Darnassus: Astaia.
• Dun Morogh: Paxton Ganter.
• Elwynn Forest: Lee Brown.
• Teldrassil: Androl Oakhand.
• Loch Modan: Warg Deepwater.
• Wetlands: Harold Riggs.
• Redridge Mountains: Matthew Hooper.
• Hillsbrad Foothills: Donald Rabonne.
• Feralas: Brannock.

Horde

• Orgrimmar: Lumak.
• Thunder Bluff: Kah Mistrunner.
• Undercity: Armand Cromwell.
• Durotar: Lau'Tiki.
• Mulgore: Uthan Stillwater.
• Tirisfal Glades: Clyde Kellen.
• Ashenvale: Kil'Hiwana.
• Desolace: Lui'Mala.
• The Hinterlands: Katoom the Angler.

Neutral

• Stranglethorn Vale: Myizz Luckycatch.

Guide 1 – 300

This guide takes you from 1 to 300. For each skill range: the zones where you can fish. In a zone that is too difficult for your skill, some fish get away.

You need a Fishing Pole: it is sold by fishing supply and trade supply vendors, like Bright Baubles and the Shiny Bauble, which raises your fishing skill for a while when you apply it to your pole.

1 – 50

Start in the starting zones.

• Alliance: Elwynn Forest, Dun Morogh, Teldrassil.
• Horde: Durotar, Mulgore, Tirisfal Glades.

50 – 150

Move on to the following zones and to the capitals. At 50, go back to your trainer to learn the Journeyman rank. At 125, buy the book Expert Fishing - The Bass and You to learn the Expert rank.

• Alliance: Stormwind City, Ironforge, Darnassus, Westfall, Loch Modan, Darkshore.
• Horde: Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff, Undercity, The Barrens, Silverpine Forest.

150 – 225

Move on to more difficult waters. At 225, complete the quest "Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme" to learn the Artisan rank.

• Alliance and Horde: Dustwallow Marsh, Alterac Mountains, Arathi Highlands, Desolace, Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Thousand Needles.

225 – 300

If fish get away, apply Bright Baubles to your pole.

• Alliance and Horde: Felwood, Feralas, The Hinterlands, Tanaris, Un'Goro Crater, Western Plaguelands.