- Start Fishing FAQ -
This guide covers the Fishing profession that is now a secondary skill. Which means that you can have this skill in addition to your two primary skills. I suggest getting this skill as it can be a nice way to pass time and make a lot of cash as a newbie. Whether this skill is truely usefull at high levels is under debate. There are however some pretty high price catches as well as different trade recipes and locked chests containing materials for almost all the trades.
You can check the WoW site for additional info:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/professions/
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/professions/fishing.html
For searches on specific fishing areas and drop information you can check out either of these. Although I suggest Thottbot because it is linked to the Cosmos software that is availible in the downloads section. I believe a newer version is availible now at www.cosmosui.com
http://www.thottbot.com/
http://wow.allakhazam.com/
Where are the fishing skill trainers?
They are generally near bodies of water. Your best bet is to simply ask a guard. Guards can provide a LOT of good info as well as marks on your map to where they are.
What are the different levels/ranks in the professions?
Rank (Min - Max Skills) (Req Skill)
Apprentice (1-75) (0)
Journeyman (50-150) (50)
Expert (125-225) (125)
Artisan (200-300) (200)
Why is my skill no longer gaining?
1. You have reached the highest skill points for your Rank. Go train to the next rank.
2. You need to move to higher level area to fish.
No-one teaches Expert Fishing?!? How do I get it?
You need to buy the Expert Fishing - The Bass and You from the Old Man Heming in Stranglethorn Vale (Booty Bay).
No-one teaches Artisan Fishing?!? How do I get it?
You learn Artisan level of a Profession by completing a quest given by Wigcik in Stranglethorn Vale (Booty Bay).
What are some zones I can fish in and what fish do they have?
For more indepth information to these zones I suggest using the thottbot link above. They provide near exact percentages on the drop rates as well as what rares are dropped.
Alterac Mountains - Raw Mithril Head Trout %26amp; Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish
Arathi Highlands - Raw Rockscale Cod %26amp; Firefin Snapper
Adhenvale - Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish %26amp; Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
Azshara - Raw Spotted Yellowtail, Stonescale Eel, Raw Glossy Mightfish, %26amp; Winter Squid
Darkshore - Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper, Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish, Raw Brilliant Smallfish, %26amp; Darkshore Grouper
Desolace - Raw Mithril Head Trout %26amp; Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish
Don Morogh - Raw Brilliant Smallfish %26amp; Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
Durotar - Raw Brilliant Smallfish %26amp; Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
Duskwood - Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish %26amp; Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
Dustwallow Marsh - Raw Rockscale Cod %26amp; Thick-shelled Clam
Elwynn Forest - Raw Brilliant Smallfish %26amp; Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
Felwood - Raw Redgill, Raw Sunscale Salmon, Big-mouth Clam %26amp; Lightning Eel
Feralas - Raw Spotted Yellowtail %26amp; Winter Squid
Hillsbrad Foothills - Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore, Firefin Snapper %26amp; Oily Blackmouth
Ironforge - Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper, Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish, %26amp; Raw Brilliant Smallfish
Loch Modan - Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper, Raw Loch Frenzy, Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish, %26amp; Raw Brilliant Smallfish
Moonglade - Raw Redgill, Raw Nightfin Snapper, %26amp; Big-mouth Clam
Mulgore - Raw Brilliant Smallfish %26amp; Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
Orgrimmar - Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper, Raw Brilliant Smallfish, %26amp; Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish
Redridge Mountains - Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish %26amp; Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
Silverpine Forest - Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper, Old Skull*, Sickly Looking Fish, Raw Brilliant Smallfish, %26amp; Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish
Stormwind City - Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper, Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish, %26amp; Raw Brilliant Smallfish
Stranglethorn Vale - Raw Rockscale Cod, Thick-shelled Clam, Firefin Snapper, %26amp; Oily Blackmouth
Tanaris - Raw Spotted Yellowtail %26amp; Raw Glossy Mightfish
Teldrassil - Raw Brilliant Smallfish %26amp; Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
The Barrens - Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper, Deviate Fish, Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish, %26amp; Raw Brilliant Smallfish
Tirisfal Glades - Raw Brilliant Smallfish, Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper, %26amp; Sickly Looking Fish
Westfall - Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore, Oily Blackmouth, %26amp; Raw Slitherskin Mackerel
Winterspring - Raw Whitescale Salmon, Raw Sunscale Salmon, %26amp; Big-mouth Clam
These listed items are based on the drop rates given on thottbot.
So how much can I sell these fish for??
Big-mouth Clam - 46 cp
Darkshore Grouper - 6 cp
Deviate Fish - 25 cp
Firefin Snapper - 50 cp
Lightning Eel - 3 sp
Oily Blackmouth - 25 cp
Old Skull* - 17 cp
Raw Brilliant Smallfish - 1 cp
Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish - 20 cp
Raw Glossy Mightfish - 3 sp
Raw Loch Frenzy - 5 cp
Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper - 5cp
Raw Mithril Head - 50 cp
Raw Nightfin Snapper - 80 cp
Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore - 5 cp
Raw Redgill - 80 cp
Raw Rockscale Cod - 40 cp
Raw Slitherskin Mackerel - 1 cp
Raw Spotted Yellowtail - 80 cp
Raw Sunscale Salmon - 80 cp
Raw Whitescale Salmon - 1 sp 60 cp
Sickly Looking Fish - 1 cp
Stonescale Eel - 2 sp 50 cp
Thick-shelled Clam - 21 cp
Winter Squid - 3 sp 50 cp
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