Starting out
Getting your fishing skill.
Horde Fishing (1-150)
Apprentice Fishing(1-75)
Armand Cromwell: In the Undercity. (Outer circle, magic quarter, northeast)
Kah Mistrunner: Thunderbluff (Middle plateau, east section)
Lumak: Orgrimmar. (Valley of Honor, at the pond)
Now you’re ready to skill up to 75 so you’ll need a fishing pole. We recommend you also grab some bobbers, lures and other stuff that will allow you to artificially raise your fishing skill, such as the +fishing to gloves enchant (usually pretty cheap). So take that brand new fishing pole and go find a pond, lake, or ocean. What you can also do is head to the main section in Thunderbluff and use the pond there if you're a hordie like myself. Much easier and less chance of something nasty deciding you are the next meal. And you have plenty of bonfires close by so you can work your cooking up from what you catch to boot.
NOTE: You can't fish in all bodies of water at a low skill. You will have to work your way up to them. If you try and fish in a body of water that is too high level for you, you will get a message saying “skill not high enough”.
So once you hit skill level 50 – 75, you will be ready to train Journeyman rank. The trainers you can visit are as follows:
Armand Cromwell: In the Undercity. (Outer circle, magic quarter, northeast)
Kah Mistrunner: Thunderbluff (Middle plateau, east section)
Lumak: Orgrimmar. (Valley of Honor, at the pond)
Alliance Fishing (1-150)
Apprentice (1-75)
Arnold Leland: Stormwind
Astaia: Darnassus
Grimnur Stonebrand: Ironforge
Harold Riggs: Wetlands
Matthew Hooper: Redridge Mountains
Alliance get 5 trainers. So grab your pole, some beer and some snacks and lets get to fishing. If you want, you can buy bobber, lures, and other stuff that will allow you to artificially raise your fishing skill. This will get you to a skill level of 75.
NOTE: You can't fish in all bodies of water at a low skill. You will have to work your way up to them. If you try and fish in a body of water that is too high level for you, you will get a message saying “skill not high enough”.
So once you hit skill level 50 – 75, you will be ready to train Journeyman rank. The trainers you can visit are as follows:
Arnold Leland: Stormwind
Astaia: Darnassus
Grimnur Stonebrand: Ironforge
Harold Riggs: Wetlands
Matthew Hooper: Redridge Mountains
Ok, head back to one of the NPCs listed above to get your Journeyman title. You can get it at a skill level lower than 75 if you wish, 50 or so. Once you have Journeyman you are set to make it to a skill level of 150.
Alliance/Horde Expert Fishing (150-225)
So you think you have reached the exalted status of a Captain Ahab and want to go catch whales, huh? Think again. Once you get high enough in skill, you need to head to Booty Bay and buy a book to get your skill cap raised from 150 to 225.
Note: You have to be level 20 and have 1g for the next level book. Go see Old Man Heming. From him you will buy a copy of "Expert Fishing: The Bass and You". You can buy it whenever you like but you won't be able to use it until you reach the appropriate skill level. It costs around 1g35s, depending on your faction with Booty Bay.
Alliance/Horde Artisan Fishing (+225)
Now you need to head on down to Dustwallow Marsh. There you will find Nat Pagle. You must be level 40+ to get the quest. Nat can be found at 58, 59 Tidefury Cove. Nat is going to send you on a quest. He wants you to catch some fish for him. Yes, you have to catch them and no, you can't buy them.
Nat says: "I can't say I really enjoy fishin' much. Figure I been at it for a good 20 or 30 years now. I reckon people are driven to do what they do for different reasons. Now, I'm not saying you need to fish for 30 years or catch every fish in the sea to become a master fisherman. I reckon you just need to be determined - determined enough to sit on your duff for hours at a time, doin' nothin'. I'll tell you what, catch me a few rare fish and I'll teach you a thing or two. Here's a list: Misty Reed Mahi Mahi from the Misty Reed Strand in the Swamp of Sorrows. A Sar'theris Striker from the Sar'theris Strand in Desolace. Feralas Ahi from the Verdantis River of Feralas. Savage Coast Blue Sailfin from the Savage Coast of Stranglethorn Vale."
Go get all that stuff, take it back to Nat, and you are given the next skill level. Now go catch some fish.
