Fishing

General tips

It is actually really easy to get fishing level. Just fish. It doesn't matter which region you're in, or what you're using, you will get points at the same rate everywhere. However, make sure you actually catch a fish; you only get points when you catch something. One of the easiest ways to gain level is to do fishing while waiting in battleground queues.

When fishing for fish that you cannot always catch, ensure you use a fishing lure. They're not expensive, (although will work out at a loss unless you're fishing for special fish). If you're at the bare minimum fishing level for an area, then the use of the best lure you can will make sure you rarely lose a fish. At the highest levels, you pretty much have to use a fishing lure and the best pole you can find; fishing 300 alone is insufficient to fish in Winterspring, for example!

While simply levelling up can be a long and very boring job, you can make it more interesting by searching for special fish schools. These will usually give the relevant fish type, but have a reasonably high chance of getting a box of items or stranglekelp, and all of these things can be sold at a decent profit. It also makes the fishing more intersting, since you're not stuck in the same spot endlessly.

Floating wreckage is the best source of income for fish. In particular, try to fish in the highest level areas you can; for example, it is safe to fish in steamwheedle port in Tanaris at any level (on a non-pvp server!). The items in the boxes can be very good and valuable items, such as patterns or large bags.

Special fish locations

A rundown of where to look for schools of special fish:

• Deviate fish. Found in the stagnant and lushwater oases in the Barrens, and in Wailing Caverns.
• Oily Blackmouth. Found throughout the coastal areas.
• Firefin Snapper. Found in areas for level 20 and above.
• Sagefish. Found in the river in Hillsbrad between Southshore and Tarren Mill, in the pool south of Tarren Mill. and in Lake Lordemere in Tirisfal Glades.
• Greater Sagefish. Found in the river in Stranglethorn Vale
• Stonescale Eel. Found in Schools in Tanaris, and fishing in Hinterlands and Tanaris.
• Floating Wreckage. Stranglethorn Vale, Tanaris. Produces boxes with random items in.
• Steam Pump Flotsam. Zangermarsh. Produces boxes with random engineering items in.

Unusual item locations

There's the odd strange item you can get from fishing. Here's a list of some of them.

• Minor Healing Potion. Barrens (Southfury river).
• Lesser Healing Potion.
• Old Skull. Tirisfal Glades.
• Sickly looking fish.. Tirisfal Glades.
• Ironbound Locked Chest. Hinterlands, Tanaris.
• Heavy Crate. Tanaris.

Standard fish locations

Perhaps not so interesting, but here's an incomplete list of locations for the standard fish types. Note that capital cities are assumed to be within their region for the purposes of this list. Region names in italics indicate a region where this fish is the most common fish in the region.

• Brilliant Smallfish. Duotar, Mulguore, Tirisfal Glades.
• Slitherskin Mackerel. Barrens.
• Longjaw Mud Snapper. Ashenvale, Duotar, Mulguore, Tirisfal Glades.
• Rainbow Fin Albacore. Barrens.
• Bristle Whisker Catfish. Ashenvale, Duotar, Mulgore, Stranglethorn Vale, Tirisfal Glades.
• Rockscale Cod. Azhara, Desolace, Dustwallow Marsh, Hinterlands, Tanaris, Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of Sorrows.
• Mithril Head Trout. Azhara, Feralas, Hinterlands, Tanaris, Un'Goro Crater.
• Spotted Yellowtail. Desolace, Dustwallow Marsh, Feralas (coast), Hinterlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Tanaris.
• Redgill. Azhara, Felwood, Feralas (inland), Un'Goro Crater, Winterspring
• Sunscale Salmon. Eastern Plaguelands, Feralas, Hinterlands, Winterspring.
• Nightfin Snapper. Azhara, Feralas, Hinterlands, Tanaris, Un'Goro Crater.
• Glossy Mightfish. Hinterlands, Tanaris.
• Winter Squid. Hinterlands, Tanaris.
• Summer Bass. Hinterlands, Tanaris.
• Big Mouth Clam. Hinterlands, Tanaris.
• Plated Armorfish. Winterspring.
• Lightning Eel. Felwood, Winterspring.
• Whitescale Salmon. Winterspring.

Trophy fish locations

The size varies. I'm not sure about many of these, so here's merely where I've caught them.

• Longjaw Mud Snapper. Durotar.
• Grouper. Hinterlands, Tanaris.

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