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"Now, I'm not saying you need to fish for 30 years or catch every fish in the sea to become a master fisherman. I reckon you just need to be determined - determined enough to sit on your duff for hours at a time, doin' nothin'." - Nat Pagle

Fishing, besides being a relaxing break, is primarily a gathering skill. Alchemists need Oily Blackmouth, Firefin Snappers, and Stonescale Eels to make oils required by higher level potions. And cooks can turn the day's catch into tasty (and, in some cases, stat-boosting) meals. Fishing provides the quickest way to level up cooking skill - and the combination is extremely useful to Hunters with pets who can eat fish. The Deviate Fish caught in the oases of the Barrens are used to make Savory Deviate Delight and Elixirs of Giant Growth. And occasionally, a fishing line will snag on an item or a chest.

You must be at least L5 to train Apprentice Fishing, L10 for Journeyman and higher. After training in fishing, you will have a "Fishing" icon in the General tab of your spellbook. Drag it to a handy location in your action bar. To fish, you must equip a Fishing Pole. Fishing vendors are found near all the starting trainers, and they will be happy to sell you one. Click the Fishing icon to cast your line. You should see a Fishing Bobber appear in the water. If you get the error "Your cast did not land in fishable water", try to adjust your position and cast again. The bobber will bounce in the water with a splash when you've hooked something. Right-click on the bobber to reel in your catch (autolooting with a shift-right-click will deposit the catch directly into your bags). Fishing Buddy is a useful addon for the avid fisherman.

If your fish gets away or all you catch is junk, you may need to raise your skill level to fish effectively. The easiest way to do this quickly is to use lures, also sold by fishing vendors. To use a lure, right-click on the lure.

School of Firefin Snapper

Cluster of Floating Wreckage

Related Items

The Big Iron Fishing Pole is a rare drop from the lobster traps off the shore of Shadowprey Village in western Desolace. The traps are ground spawns underwater and will contain either shellfish (for a Horde quest), an item (usually vendor trash, but occasionally a higher quality item), an irritated L34-35 Makura, or the Big Iron Fishing Pole. Dron Blastbrew (Alliance) or Katoom the Angler (Horde) give a quest in the Hinterlands to earn Nat Pagle's Extreme Angler FC-5000 fishing pole (+25 Fishing and 38.8 DPS).

Quests

Name	Given By	Description	Reward
[11] A Taste for Grouper Alliance only	Johnathan Staats, Lor'danei, Darkshore	Catch 4 Darkshore Grouper	Staats' Fishing Pole
[45] Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme	Nat Pagle, Dustwallow Marsh	Catch a Misty Reed Mahi Mahi, Sar'theris Striker, Feralas Ahi, and Savage Coast Blue Sailfin and return them to Nat Pagle	Nat's Lucky Fishing Pole
	This quest requires 225 Fishing and a minimum L35. When fishing, it is important to make sure that the zone name (displayed above the minimap) matches what the quest is asking for. For instance, Blue Sailfin are found on the "Savage Coast", not "Southern Savage Coast" or other variants. Each fish is a rare drop and typically takes about 10 minutes (sometimes on the first cast, sometimes a lot longer. A typical approach is: set your hearthstone in Theramore and go get the quest (Nat's island is west of the Theramore docks - if you have the quest from IF, he'll show up as a yellow dot on your minimap - he's near (58.6, 60.0) on the small island at the southwest end of the bay in Tidefury Cove). Griff to Nigel's Point in Desolace. Run west (dodging the nasty thunder lizards) until you get to the coast near Ethel Rendor. Head south (avoiding naga) until the minimap reads "Sar'theris Strand". Fish. If you want the Big Iron Fishing Pole, continue south along the coast to Shadowprey Village. Open the lobster traps found underwater near the village which will contain shellfish, items, an angry makura, or (rarely) the Big Iron Fishing Pole. Run down to Feralas (or return to Nigel's Point and griff to Feathermoon if you have it). Continue along the Feralas road until you cross the bridge over the Verdantis River (near Dire Maul). Move off along the bank and fish. Hearthstone back to Theramore and catch the boat back to Menethil. From Menethil, griff to Ironforge and tram or griff to Stormwind. To get to the Swamp of Sorrows, griff to Darkshire and run east (or, if you've already been there, griff to Nethergarde and go north). Misty Reed Strand is the far east end of the Swamp; it seems easier to run along the southern end, watching for spiders and Horde. Fish. Run to Nethergarde and griff to Darkshire. Run west along the road until you reach the small guard camp, then turn south to Stranglethorn Vale. Follow the road south until you pass the Ziaja'tai ruins. Run west to the coast. "The Savage Coast" starts at the river mouth just south of Grom'gol; south of that point, it's "Southern Savage Coast" and you won't catch the fish you need. Fish. Hearth back to Theramore and turn in the quest.
[64] Rather Be Fishin'	Seth, Lower City, Shattrath	Collect 8 Pristine Shimmerscale Eels	Seth's Graphite Fishing Pole
Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza
[55] Master Angler	Riggle Bassbait	Collect 40 Tastyfish and turn them in to Riggle Bassbait in Booty Bay	Arcanite Fishing Pole or Hook of the Master Angler
[55] Rare Fish - Brownell's Blue Striped Racer	Fishbot 5000	Turn in a Brownell's Blue Striped Racer	Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots, 23s
[55] Rare Fish - Dezian Queenfish	Fishbot 5000	Turn in a Dezian Queenfish	High Test Eternium Fishing Line, 23s
[55] Rare Fish - Keefer's Angelfish	Fishbot 5000	Turn in a Keefer's Angelfish	Lucky Fishing Hat, 23s
Kalu'ak Fishing Derby
The Kalu'ak host their fishing derby in Northrend at 2 pm server time on Saturdays. After the announcement (typically 1:58 pm server), fishing in Northrend has the chance to produce a Blacktip Shark. The first person to turn in the shark to Elder Clearwater next to the Eventide Fountain in Dalaran completes the quest "Kalu'ak Fishing Derby". The shark may be fished up until the announced end of the contest (3 pm server); after the winner, all others complete the quest "Better Luck Next Time". The shark may be fished up from any Northrend body of water that yields Pygmy Suckerfish. Since there's a higher percentage chance to catch Suckerfish from schools, those should also be better for catching sharks.
[1] Kalu'ak Fishing Derby	Elder Clearwater	Turn in a Blacktip Shark	Dread Pirate Ring or Boots of the Bay, 250 Kalu'ak rep
[1] Better Luck Next Time	Elder Clearwater	Turn in a Blacktip Shark after the Derby's been won	Bag of Fishing Treasures, 150 Kalu'ak rep
Daily Quests
Random fishing quests are given out by Catherine Leland, Canals northwest of the Trade District, Stormwind and Razgar in the Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar. These yield fishing skill ups as well as a bag of random items. As with the cooking dailies, the xp and gold rewards scale with level, so these are good to pursue at any time after L10. Completing all five dailies earns the "Fish or Cut Bait" achievement.
Stormwind Quests
Big Gulp	Retrieve the Precious Locket by fishing up Royal Monkfish from the moat in the Valley of Heroes. After catching a Monkfish, right-click it to open it and check for the locket. Note that you cannot hold more than one Monkfish, so you must filet it whenever you catch one. Most of the time, the fish has eaten lots of gray stuff, so be patient.
Diggin' For Worms	Go to Olivia's Pond located just north of the Dwarven District. Find an Overgrown Earthworm by right-clicking on a worm mound (sparkly patches of grass around the shore). Equip your fishing pole and use the worm. Fish for a Crystal Bass in the pond. You may harvest and use another earthworm if the buff runs out.
Hitting a Walleye	Make your way to Stormwind Lake located west of the Dwarven District (north of Cathedral Square) and fish for 8 Hardened Walleye. Hardened Walleye can be caught at any skill level, but are highly likely for skill 70+.
Rock Lobster	Retrieve 6 Rock Lobsters from the cages in Stormwind Harbor. There are sharks patrolling out in the harbor which are high-level, so low-level characters should stay very close to land and just wait for the cages to ground-spawn there. Note that if you've begun the quest to get to Vash'jir (the Call of Duty questline), you will not be able to complete this quest as the harbor will be phased to provide you with the mercenary ship. Once you've completed that quest (or abandoned it), the harbor will retrn to normal.
Thunder Falls	Fish up 4 Violet Perch from Thunder Falls. Thunder Falls is located upstream from Mirror Lake. If you can fly, it's southwest of the Mage Quarter. Otherwise, make your way to Mirror Lake and find the path up to the falls (near 28.1, 58.9). L8-10 mobs are near the path, so be careful if you're low level.
Orgrimmar Quests
A Furious Catch	Catch a Giant Furious Pike from the Southfury River. You can reach the river by exiting the west gate through the Valley of Spirits and heading south to find a place to cast from or by exiting Orgrimmar's main gate and heading west to the river. Make sure that you're in Durotar (not Ashenvale or Azshara or the Barrens) when you're fishing.
A Golden Opportunity	Travel to the now-flooded Thunder Ridge area and swim around looking for a Drowned Thunderlizard. Swim down to it, being careful to keep your distance when it's sparking. Target it and then right-click Razgar's Fillet Knife to slice off its tail. Swim up and take a breath and then begin looking for the Golden Stonefish (yellow-named). Swim near a fish and right-click on the tail to emit an AoE fish-killing shock. Right-click the slain Stonefish. Repeat two more times. The most important part of this quest is watching your breath indicator to avoid drowning (Warlocks and Undead have it a bit easier).
A Staggering Effort	Make your way to the northern gate of Orgrimmar and hunt a Weakened Mosshoof Stag or two until you get a Stag's Eye. Watch out for pesky night elves in the area. Then go back to Orgrimmar and make your way to the Valley of Wisdom (where the tauren hang out). Equip your fishing pole and use the Stag's Eye. Fish until you catch the Sandy Carp.
Clammy Hands	Make your way to Bladefist Bay, east of Orgrimmar. The Water Gliding buff you're given provides both underwater breathing and a swim speed boost, so don't waste it once you've accepted this quest. The Monstrous Clams are ground spawns under the water around the docks. Just swim up and right-click to harvest 1-2 meat out of each.
No Dumping Allowed	Go to the Goblin Slums area at the south end of the Valley of Spirits. Fish in those somewhat polluted waters until you catch 6 Toxic Puddlefish.
Shattrath Quests
A random daily fishing quest is given out by Old Man Barlo who can be found fishing on the shore of Silmyr Lake just northeast of Shattrath City. The reward is a Bag of Fishing Treasures which contain random items, including money and items - this is the source of the recipe for Captain Rumsey's Lager (100 Cooking, +10 fishing skill for 3 min) and the baby crocolisk pets. Completing each of these quests yields the "Old Man Barlowned" achievement.
[70] Bait Bandits		Catch a Blackfin Darter in the rivers of Terokkar Forest.
[70] Crocolisks in the City		Fish until you catch a Baby Crocolisk in Stormwind or Orgrimmar.
[70] Felblood Fillet		Fish in Shadowmoon Valley or Hellfire Plateau (at the Pools of Aggonar) to catch a Monstrous Felblood Snapper.
[70] Shrimpin' Ain't Easy		Retrieve 10 Giant Freshwater Shrimp from Bloated Barbed Gill Trout caught in the Zangarmarsh lakes.
[70] The One That Got Away		Catch the World's Largest Mudfish in the lakes of Nagrand.
Dalaran Quests
Another set of five daily quests is given out by Marcia Chase at the Dalaran fountain. Completing all of these earns the "Chasing Marcia" achievement.
[80] The Ghostfish		Fish up a Phantom Ghostfish at River's Heart in Sholazar Basin and eat it. You can catch this in place of any Pygmy Suckerfish - probably more likely out of a school, but you can catch them anywhere in River's Heart. You have 60 seconds to eat it upon catching it.
[80] Jewel of the Sewers		Fish up Corroded Jewelry from the waters of Dalaran's sewers.
[80] Dangerously Delicious		Fish up 10 Terrorfish from bodies of water in Wintergrasp. Terrorfish are caught with other fish. Note that simply being in Wintergrasp flags you for PvP.
[80] Blood is Thicker		Kill a beast mob in the Borean Tundra to become blood-spattered, then wash off in any fishable body of water to create a Pool of Blood. Fishing this pool yields Bloodtooth Frenzy.
[80] Disarmed!		Fish up a Bloated Slippery Eel in the moat outside the Violet Hold prison. Retrieve the Severed Arm from it and return it to Olisarra the Kind in Dalaran City (Olisarra is the First Aid trainer found in the Magus Commerce Exchange).

The Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza

Every Sunday from 2-4 pm server time, eager fisherfolk from around Azeroth gather along the shores of Stranglethorn Vale to compete for prizes, silver, and bragging rights. During this time, schools of Tastyfish (which look similar to other schools of fish) spawn along the coasts of the Vale - everywhere but within the confines of Booty Bay. This includes the nearer islands (excluding Jaguero Island). Fishing with your bobber in the schools yields Tastyfish, the occasional item, or a rare fish. The first contestant to catch 40 Tastyfish and turn them in to Fishmaster Riggle Bassbait at Booty Bay wins their choice of the Arcanite Fishing Pole (+35 Fishing, 17.5 DPS, req. 300 Fishing) or the Hook of the Master Angler (Trinket, Use: Turns you into a fish giving water breath and increasing your movement speed, but attacking or casting while in this form breaks the effect. Does not work out of water or at the water's surface). Both prizes are BoP. You may win the contest multiple times (although it's considered impolite to win more than twice, since you can't use multiples of the items). In practice, the winner is usually declared within about 30 minutes. If you don't win, you can still turn in your Tastyfish for 23s per 5 fish. If you're serious about competing, make sure you set your Hearthstone to Booty Bay first, since the turn in is just outside the inn. Many times, the contest has been decided by a race for the Fishmaster's attention.

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