Fishing
From Gin no Mikazuki
To start, head to Darnassus, Ironforge, or Stormwind and ask a guard where the fishing instructor is. Learn a new fishing skill. Buy a pole and some lures, then head to the nearest pond (excluding Ironforge pond) and start fishing. The zone determines the level required and the available fish. According to Blizzard, all spots in the zone has an equal chance of all types of available fish. Some spots is less/more prone to ganking. If you are looking for fishing spots, look at the zones in the cooking recipes section.
Fishing Tournament:
Fishing ranks
| Apprentice | Starts a 1 and goes up to 75. |
| Journeyman | Starts at 50 and goes up to 150. |
| Expert | Starts at 125 and goes up to 225. In Booty Bay, Old Man Heming sells an Expert Fishing Book that allows your fishing skill to increase to expert. |
| Artisan | Starts at 225 and goes up to 300. At level 35, a Quest is available in Theramore that increases your rank to Artisan. |
| Master | Starts at 275 and goes up to 375. In cenarion refuge, Juno Dufrain sells a Master Fishing - The Art of Angling |
Equipment to increase your fishing skill
| Enchant Gloves - Fishing | permanently enchant gloves to give +2 fishing skill. |
| High Test Eternium Fishing Line | Permanently adds +5 fishing to your fishing pole |
| Lucky Fishing Hat | Equip: Increased Fishing +5 |
| Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots | Equip: Increased Fishing +5 |
| Arcanite Fishing Pole | Equip: Increased Fishing +35 |
| Big Iron Fishing Pole | Equip: Increased Fishing +20 |
| Strong Fishing Pole | Equip: Increased Fishing +5 |
| Blump Family Fishing Pole | Equip: Increased Fishing +3 |
Npcs that sell cooking recipes and their locations
| Tharynn Bouden @ Elwynn Forest | Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish (1) Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper (50) |
| Catherine Leland @ Stormwind | Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish (1) Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish (50) |
| Tansy Puddlefizz @ Ironforge | Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel (1)
Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper (50) |
| Laird @ Darkshore | Recipe: Fillet of Frenzy (50) |
| Khara Deepwater @ Loch Modan | Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish (1) Recipe: Loch Frenzy Delight (50) |
| Donald Rabonne @ Hillsbrad Foothills | Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish (100) Recipe: Mithril Head Trout (175) |
| Karl Boran @ Wetlands
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| Kelsey Yance @ Booty Bay | Recipe: Smoked Sagefish (80)
Recipe: Mithril Head Trout(175) |
| Gikkix @ Gadgetzan | Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail (225)
Recipe: Grilled Squid (240) |
| Vivianna @ Feralas | Recipe: Baked Salmon (275) Recipe: Mightfish Steak (275) |
| Doba @ Zangarmarsh | [Recipe: Blackened Trout] (300) [Recipe: Feltail Delight] (300) |
| Mycah @ Zangarmarsh | [Recipe: Clam Bar] (300) |
| Juno @ Zangarmarsh | [Recipe: Blackened Sporefish] (310) |
| Uriku @ Nagrand | [Recipe: Poached Bluefish] (320) [Recipe: Grilled Mudfish] (320) |
| Innkeeper Biribi @ Terokkar Forest | [Recipe: Golden Fish Sticks] (325) [Recipe: Spicy Crawdad] (350) |
| Quest reward from Matron Varah @ Blade's Edge Mountains | [Recipe: Crunchy Serpent] (335) |
At level 35, some buffs are available:
| [Poached Sunscale Salmon] | Also restores 6 health every 5 seconds for 10 min. | Hinterlands WesternPlaguelands |
| [Nightfin Soup] | Restores 8 Mana every 5 seconds for 10 min. | Alterac Valley WesternPlaguelands |
| [Hot Smoked Bass] | Increases your Spirit by 10 for 10 min. | someplace |
| [Grilled Squid] | Increases your Agility by 10 for 10 min. | Feralas |
From outlands, some buffs are available:
| [Spicy Crawdad] | Gain 30 Stamina and 20 Spirit for 30 minutes. | Terokkar Forest |
| [Golden Fish Sticks] | Increase healing done by 44 and Spirit by 20 for 30 minutes. | Terokkar Forest |
| [Grilled Mudfish] | Gain 20 Agility and Spirit for 30 minutes. | Nagrand |
| [Blackened Sporefish] | Gain 20 Stamina and 8 Mana every 5 seconds for 30 minutes. | Zangarmarsh |
| [Feltail Delight] | Gain 20 Stamina and Spirit for 30 min. | Zangarmarsh |
| [Clam Bar] | Gain 20 Stamina and Spirit for 30 min. | Zangarmarsh |
| [Poached Bluefish] | Gain 23 Spell Damage and 20 Spirit for 30 min. | Zangarmarsh |
