Fishing in WoW Forever: trainers, leveling and gear

Fishing is a secondary tradeskill, so it never costs you one of your two main slots. Little changes in the fishing itself in WoW Forever, but the fish matter more: Cooking turns them into food with a buff and 5% bonus experience.

What changes in Forever

• Fish food is better. Many Cooking recipes with fish were buffed or added, such as Baked Salmon, Poached Sunscale Salmon and Plated Armorfish, and most food now gives 5% more experience from kills, writes Wowhead.
• Camp objects: Fishing makes the Fish Bowl, the Fishing Rack and the Fishing Hut.
• Useful classes: a Shaman reaches pools more easily with Far Sight and Water Walking, and a Hunter feeds raw fish to the pet.

Ranks and where to learn them

Rank	Skill	How
Apprentice	1 to 75	A Fishing trainer
Journeyman	75 to 150	A Fishing trainer
Expert	150 to 225	The book Expert Fishing - The Bass and You, from Old Man Heming in Booty Bay (/way 27.4 77.0)
Artisan	225 to 300	The quest Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme, from character level 35

The Artisan quest starts with Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh (/way 58.6 60.0). He wants four fish that only bite while you have the quest, in fixed places and without a pool.

Fish	Where
Feralas Ahi	Feralas, southeast of Dire Maul, around /way 63.5 53.6
Misty Reed Mahi Mahi	The east coast of Swamp of Sorrows
Sar’theris Striker	The west coast of Desolace
Savage Coast Blue Sailfin	The west coast of Stranglethorn Vale

Trainers

Faction	Trainer	Where	/way
Alliance	Androl Oakhand	Rut’theran Village, Teldrassil	56.0 93.6
Alliance	Arnold Leland	Canal by the Trade District, Stormwind	55.0 69.6
Alliance	Astaia	Temple Gardens, Darnassus	47.6 56.6
Alliance	Brannock	Feathermoon Stronghold, Feralas	32.2 41.6
Alliance	Donald Rabonne	Southshore, Hillsbrad Foothills	50.6 61.0
Alliance	Grimnur Stonebrand	Forlorn Cavern, Ironforge	48.4 6.4
Alliance	Harold Riggs	Menethil Harbor, Wetlands	8.2 58.6
Alliance	Lee Brown	Goldshire, Elwynn Forest	47.6 62.2
Alliance	Matthew Hooper	Lakeshire, Redridge Mountains	26.8 50.4
Alliance	Paxton Ganter	Brewnall Village, Dun Morogh	35.6 40.4
Alliance	Warg Deepwater	Thelsamar, Loch Modan	40.6 39.6
Horde	Armand Cromwell	Magic Quarter, Undercity	80.8 31.2
Horde	Clyde Kellen	Brightwater Lake, Tirisfal Glades	67.2 51.0
Horde	Kah Mistrunner	Middle Tier, Thunder Bluff	56.0 46.8
Horde	Katoom the Angler	Revantusk Village, The Hinterlands	80.2 81.4
Horde	Kil’Hiwana	South of Blackfathom Deeps, Ashenvale	10.8 33.6
Horde	Lau’Tiki	South of Sen’jin Village, Durotar	53.2 81.6
Horde	Lui’Mala	Shadowprey Village, Desolace	22.6 72.6
Horde	Lumak	Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar	69.8 29.6
Horde	Uthan Stillwater	Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore	44.6 60.6
Both	Myizz Luckycatch	Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale	27.6 77.0
Both	Fenn Fairweather	Shen’dar Village, Zephras Isle	45.0 48.4
Both	Baelann Swiftcurrent	Valanaar, Zephras Isle	63.2 75.6
Both	Krix	Powderfuse Port, The Riverglades	79.2 54.6

Leveling

Fishing levels by the number of fish you catch; the zone does not change that. Below 25 skill, use a Shiny Bauble. From 25 you catch something every time in a starting zone.

Skill	Where
1 to 75	Any starting zone
75 to 150	A capital: Stormwind, Ironforge or Darnassus; Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff or Undercity
150 to 225	Dustwallow Marsh (easier for the Alliance) or Stranglethorn Vale (easier for the Horde)
225 to 300	Not in the guide yet

From 150 you need 225 skill for a catch every time in those zones, so use lures there. The capital still works if you do not care about money.

The skill each zone needs

Can fish from	Always a catch from	Zones
1	25	Dun Morogh, Durotar, Elwynn Forest, Mulgore, Teldrassil, Tirisfal Glades, Zephras Isle
1	75	The Barrens, Darkshore, Loch Modan, Silverpine Forest, Westfall, the capitals, Blackfathom Deeps, The Deadmines, Wailing Caverns
55	150	Ashenvale, Duskwood, Hillsbrad Foothills, Redridge Mountains, Stonetalon Mountains, Wetlands
130	225	Alterac Mountains, Arathi Highlands, Desolace, Dustwallow Marsh, Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Thousand Needles, Scarlet Monastery
205	300	Azshara, Felwood, Feralas, The Hinterlands, Moonglade, Tanaris, Un’Goro Crater, Western Plaguelands, Jaguero Isle, Maraudon, The Temple of Atal’Hakkar
330	425	Burning Steppes, Deadwind Pass, Eastern Plaguelands, Silithus, Winterspring, Jademir Lake, three spots in Azshara, Scholomance, Stratholme, Zul’Gurub

Gear that raises your skill

Fishing pole	Skill	Pole level
Blump Family Fishing Pole	+3	1
Strong Fishing Pole	+5	10
Big Iron Fishing Pole	+20	100
Nat Pagle’s Extreme Angler FC-5000	+25	100
Arcanite Fishing Pole	+35	300

Wowhead marks the FC-5000 as Horde only. The Strong Fishing Pole is sold by fishing vendors; the Big Iron Fishing Pole can be traded.

Lure	Skill	From skill
Shiny Bauble	+25	1
Nightcrawlers	+50	50
Aquadynamic Fish Lens	+50	50
Bright Baubles	+75	100
Flesh Eating Worm	+75	100
Aquadynamic Fish Attractor	+100	100

Some fish dishes from Classic now raise your Fishing skill for a while. The level is the character level the food needs.

Food	Skill	Level
Loch Frenzy Delight	+3	5
Fillet of Frenzy	+5	5
Bristle Whisker Catfish	+8	15
Rockscale Cod	+12	25
Filet of Redgill	+18	35
Spinefin Halibut	+18	45

Other gear	Skill
Lucky Fishing Hat	+5
Nat Pagle’s Extreme Anglin’ Boots	+5
High Test Eternium Fishing Line	+5
Enchant Gloves - Fishing	+2

The Fishing Extravaganza

The fishing tournament in Stranglethorn Vale, Master Angler, changes in two ways in Forever, writes Wowhead:

• The first 50 players win, not only the first one who hands in.
• Every winner gets the Arcanite Fishing Pole and an Extravagant Extravaganza Coin.

The coin buys one prize of your choice: Hook of the Master Angler, Surfer Shoes, Master Angler’s Fishing Hat, Empty Fish Bucket or Bitter Baitling.

Camp objects

Object	Skill	Recipe from	What it does
Fish Bowl	20	Trainer	8% all stats at the camp
Fishing Rack	140	Blueprint: Fishing Rack, a drop from Gelihast in Blackfathom Deeps	Lures and uncommon fish nearby
Fishing Hut	300	Blueprint: Fishing Hut	Lures and rare fish nearby

How a campsite works is in the camping guide. What to cook with your catch is in the Cooking guide.