World of Warcraft Fishing Guide

In World of Warcraft, Fishing is a secondary gathering profession that you can have in addition to your two primary professions. Fishing enables you to sharpen your character's hunting skills and gives you the ability to fish out aquatic life and other things from the various waters of the World of Warcraft realm. Some of the items can be consumed raw while others can be cooked to enhance their effects. Hunters can use these foods to feed their pets. It is also possible to find reagents useful for alchemy as well as treasure chests by simply fishing.

In order to begin fishing your character will need to be at least level five and you will need to find a fishing trainer. There is a corresponding beginner fish-pond for each of the races complete with a fishing trainer conveniently located next to the water where you will be fishing. There are other trainers located in various other places but the following spots are where you must begin fishing. Humans begin fishing around Goldshire. Beginner Taurens fish the lake north of Bloodhoof Village. Dwarves and Gnomes start out by fishing North of Brownall Village in Western Dun Morogh. The Orcs' and Trolls' beginner fishing spot is the sea that is south of Sen'jin Village. Undead start their fishing at the lake that is east of Brill. Night Elves have three different beginner fish ponds to choose from: the waters surrounding and within Darnassus, the lake that is located south of Dolenaar, and the sea close to the boat dock in Rut'Theran Village.

If you are an experienced WoW player whose character is not just starting out and you have just decided to begin your fishing career, then you can fish wherever you like. You can even fish the beginner zones of the opposing faction if annoying others is your thing. You may also want to evolve your fishing ability along with your character by spacing the 20 hours out across many different levels. One strategy that has been suggested is max out your fishing at 150 for level 10 so that you can be a powerful fighter using only your fishing pole for a weapon.

Fishing is an extremely easy profession to learn. You only need the patience to fish for 48 hours time to master this skill. You may be wondering what the point in mastering this profession could possibly be. Once you have your skill level above 400 you can fish the waters of Azshara for the Essence of Water. You can earn 5-8g each for this item. If you have the patience, mastering fishing can lead to huge payoffs in the long run.