Fishing
Fishing is a secondary profession, so every character can learn it next to two main professions, like Cooking and First Aid. It gives no Legacy Points, but it feeds Cooking and now makes three camp objects.
Leveling route 1 to 300
Learn Fishing from a Fishing trainer (every capital has one) and buy a Fishing Pole from the fishing supplies vendor nearby.
Nothing escapes from skill 25
- Dun MoroghAlliance, Eastern Kingdoms
- DurotarHorde, Kalimdor
- Elwynn ForestAlliance, Eastern Kingdoms
- MulgoreHorde, Kalimdor
- TeldrassilAlliance, Kalimdor
- Tirisfal GladesHorde, Eastern Kingdoms
Nothing escapes from skill 75
- DarkshoreAlliance, Kalimdor
- DarnassusAlliance, Kalimdor
- IronforgeAlliance, Eastern Kingdoms
- Loch ModanAlliance, Eastern Kingdoms
- OrgrimmarHorde, Kalimdor
- Silverpine ForestHorde, Eastern Kingdoms
- Stormwind CityAlliance, Eastern Kingdoms
- The BarrensHorde, Kalimdor
- Thunder BluffHorde, Kalimdor
- UndercityHorde, Eastern Kingdoms
- WestfallAlliance, Eastern Kingdoms
Start in your home zone, then move one ring out.
Train Journeyman Fishing at a Fishing trainer to raise the cap to 150.
Nothing escapes from skill 150
- AshenvaleKalimdor
- DuskwoodEastern Kingdoms
- Hillsbrad FoothillsEastern Kingdoms
- Redridge MountainsEastern Kingdoms
- Stonetalon MountainsKalimdor
- WetlandsEastern Kingdoms
These are the first contested zones, so watch out on PvP realms.
Buy the book Expert Fishing: The Bass and You from Old Man Heming in Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale. It needs level 20 and Fishing 125.
Nothing escapes from skill 225
- Alterac MountainsEastern Kingdoms
- Arathi HighlandsEastern Kingdoms
- DesolaceKalimdor
- Dustwallow MarshKalimdor
- Stranglethorn ValeEastern Kingdoms
- Swamp of SorrowsEastern Kingdoms
- Thousand NeedlesKalimdor
Stranglethorn is a good base: you fish there while you pick up the book.
Do Nat Pagle's quest Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme in Dustwallow Marsh (level 35): catch four special fish in Swamp of Sorrows, Desolace, Feralas and Stranglethorn Vale. It teaches Artisan Fishing.
Nothing escapes from skill 300
- AzsharaKalimdor
- FelwoodKalimdor
- FeralasKalimdor
- MoongladeKalimdor
- TanarisKalimdor
- The HinterlandsEastern Kingdoms
- Un'Goro CraterKalimdor
- Western PlaguelandsEastern Kingdoms
The quest takes you through Swamp of Sorrows, Desolace, Feralas and Stranglethorn: good water for this whole range.
Every zone's fishing level
Skill 300 is the cap, but fishing poles and lures add to your skill, and the hardest waters need 425 to never lose a fish.
| No misses from | Zones |
|---|---|
| Skill 25 | Dun Morogh, Durotar, Elwynn Forest, Mulgore, Teldrassil, Tirisfal Glades |
| Skill 75 | Darkshore, Darnassus, Ironforge, Loch Modan, Orgrimmar, Silverpine Forest, Stormwind City, The Barrens, Thunder Bluff, Undercity, Westfall |
| Skill 150 | Ashenvale, Duskwood, Hillsbrad Foothills, Redridge Mountains, Stonetalon Mountains, Wetlands |
| Skill 225 | Alterac Mountains, Arathi Highlands, Desolace, Dustwallow Marsh, Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Thousand Needles |
| Skill 300 | Azshara, Felwood, Feralas, Moonglade, Tanaris, The Hinterlands, Un'Goro Crater, Western Plaguelands |
| Skill 425 | Burning Steppes, Deadwind Pass, Eastern Plaguelands, Silithus, Winterspring |
Zone fishing levels come from the original world (an open community database of the classic game) and match what beta players report; new Forever zones like Zephras Isle and the Riverglades are added after launch. The Expert book and Nat Pagle's quest are checked against Forever's game data.