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Phase 3 of Season of Discovery brings the skill cap for professions to 300, allowing players to max out all of their crafting and gathering skills. For the Fishing profession, that means you’ll be able to cast your line anywhere in the world and catch any fish (or crate) you’re after.
Fishing Leveling & Trainers
Check out our Classic Fishing Guide for trainer locations, a leveling guide, and more. Everything in that guide applies to Season of Discovery. So far there have been no changes to the Fishing skill in SoD except for the level requirements for higher skill ranks (level 26 for Expert and level 41 for Artisan).
Learning Artisan Fishing
From Phase 3 on, players will be able to level their professions all the way to 300 skill, or Artisan level – the maximum skill for Vanilla WoW.
To reach 300 in Fishing you’ll first need to complete the quest Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme to learn the Artisan Fishing skill. This quest will send you to catch 4 different fish in locations all over the map. To pick up this quest, talk to Nat Pagle, who can befound on one of the small islands off the coast of Dustwallow Marsh, southwest ofTheramore Isle (58.61, 60.06).
Phase 3 Fishing Equipment
Even with a skill level of 300, you will need to use a special fishing pole and lure to avoid catching junk in high level zones. The highest level fishing areas require a total Fishing skill of 425.
In addition to poles and lures, which we’ll cover below, here are a few items that can increase your Fishing skill. Check out our Stranglethorn Vale Fishing Extravaganza Guide for a complete guide to the competition, which is where you will get all of the best fishing items.
Item | Skill Bonus | Skill Required | Source |
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+2 | – | Enchanting | |
+5 | 150 | Rare Fish – Dezian Queenfish | |
+5 | 1 | Rare Fish – Keefer’s Angelfish | |
+5 | 1 | Rare Fish – Brownell’s Blue Striped Racer |
Fishing Poles
The Arcanite Fishing Pole is the best fishing pole in the game, but it can only be obtained by winning the Stranglethorn Vale Fishing Tournament. The next best option for Horde is Nat Pagle’s Extreme Angler FC-5000 from the quest Snapjaws, Mon! in The Hinterlands. Alliance players will have to settle for the Big Iron Fishing Pole. You can get it by opening a lot of Shellfish Traps in Desolace or from the Auction House.
Fishing Pole | Skill Bonus | Skill Required | Source |
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+35 | 300 | Master Angler | |
+25 | 100 | Snapjaws, Mon! | |
+20 | 100 | Looted from Shellfish Traps in Desolace | |
+15 | 50 | Low chance of catching while fishing | |
+5 | 10 | Fishing Supplies Vendors | |
+3 | 1 | The Family and the Fishing Pole | |
– | – | Fishing Supplies Vendors |
Fishing Lures
For bait, you have plenty of options depending on your current skill level. Aquadynamic Fish Attractor is the best choice and can be made with Engineering or purchased on the Auction House, or occasionally bought from vendors.
Lure | Skill Bonus | Skill Required | Source |
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+100 | 100 | Fishing Supplies Vendors | |
+75 | 100 | Looted from Rotted Ones in Duskwood | |
+75 | 100 | Fishing Supplies Vendors | |
+50 | 50 | Electropellers | |
+50 | 50 | Fishing Supplies Vendors | |
+25 | 1 | Fishing Supplies Vendors |
Phase 3 Fish to Farm
So far, no new fish have been added in Season of Discovery, but there are some items that are used to obtain Rune Engravings which can be caught with the Fishing skill as an alternative to other methods. Otherwise everything is the same as in Vanilla World of Warcraft except for the level caps.
Junk pools can be very profitable to fish from since they will net you everything from BoEs to high-level crafting materials to Rumsey Rum Black Label. Deviate Fish are always in demand for their fun effects – see our Deviate Fish Guide for a list of effects and where to fish. The most valuable fish for Cooking is Raw Nightfin Snapper. There are also some fish that are valuable for use in Alchemy recipes: Firefin Snapper, Oily Blackmouth, and Stonescale Eel.
Winter Squid can only be caught between the Fall and Spring Equinoxes, so they aren’t currently available in the game.
Here are the most valuable items you can fish for in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery:
Item | Used For | Best Place to Fish |
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Savory Deviate Delight (Cooking) | Pools in The Barrens | |
Nightfin Soup (Cooking) | Inland lakes & rivers in level 40+ zones | |
Sagefish Delight (Cooking) | River in Stranglethorn Vale | |
Elixir of Superior Defense (Alchemy) | Coast of Azshara, Stranglethorn Vale, Tanaris, Feralas, and The Hinterlands | |
Fire Oil (Alchemy) | Coast of Stranglethorn Vale | |
Blackmouth Oil (Alchemy) | Coast of Stranglethorn Vale | |
Consumable | Coast of Stranglethorn Vale | |
Consumable | Anywhere in Hillsbrad Foothills | |
Consumable | Anywhere in The Barrens | |
Elixir of Coalesced Regret (Alchemy) | Anywhere | |
BoEs & Misc Crafting Materials | Southern Stranglethorn Vale | |
BoEs & Misc Crafting Materials | Coast of Stranglethorn Vale | |
BoEs & Misc Crafting Materials | Northern Stranglethorn Vale | |
BoEs & Misc Crafting Materials | Anywhere in The Barrens | |
BoEs & Misc Crafting Materials | Coast of Azshara | |
BoEs & Misc Crafting Materials | Coast of Azshara | |
BoEs & Misc Crafting Materials | Coast of Stranglethorn Vale | |
BoEs & Misc Crafting Materials | Coast of Wetlands | |
Barbaric Bracers (Blacksmithing) | Coast of Azshara | |
Mantle of the Second War (Blacksmithing) | Coast of Azshara | |
Runed Truesilver Rod (Enchanting) | Coast of Azshara | |
Enchant Weapon – Spell Power (Enchanting) | Coast of Azshara, Tanaris, Feralas, and The Hinterlands |