Legion Fishing Guide

It hits hard—kite it.Ravenous FlyArtifact Fishing PoleUnderlight AnglerReputations, Items, Toys, and MountsFisherfriendsIlyssia of the WatersCorbynAkule RiverhornImpusSha'lethKeeper RaynaeFisherfriend of the Isles

Only one is active per day. There does not seem to be an indication of who is active, short of flying to their location.

The reputation follows the same format as Nat Pagle and Margoss, requiring 42000 reputation to max out.

Each item is worth 75 reputation. You will need to fish up 560 to get to maximum reputation.

There is one Fisherfriend per zone (Aszuna, Val'Sharah, Highmountain, Stormheim, Suramar, and The Broken Shore).

Near each Fisherfriend, there is a special location where you stand to fish up their reputation item.

When you are standing at the right location, you will have the buff Something's Fishy.

The catch rate of the reputation items seems to be around 17%.

Turning in reputation items will turn in ALL reputation items in your bags.

Fisherfriend

Zone(s)

Reputation Item

Coordinates

TomTom link

Keeper Raynae

Val'sharah

Corrupted Globule

53.39, 72.87

/way Val'Sharah 53.39 72.87 Fisherfriend Raynae

Akule Riverhorn

Highmountain

Ancient Totem Fragment

32.40, 41.77

/way Thunder Totem 32.40 41.77 Fisherfriend Riverhorn

Corbyn

Stormheim

Shiny Bauble

90.54, 10.65

/way Stormheim 90.54 10.65 Fisherfriend Corbyn

Sha'leth

Suramar

Golden Minnow

50.70, 49.30

/way Suramar 50.70 49.30 Fisherfriend Sha'leth

Impus

Broken Shore

Desecrated Seaweed

33.55, 49.98

/way Broken Shore:Broken Isles 33.55 49.98 Fisherfriend Impus

Ilyssia of the Waters

Azsuna

Fragmented Enchantment

43.20 40.62

/way Azsuna 43.20 40.62 Fisherfriend Ilyssia

Item

Type

Reputation

Cost

Mossgill Perch x10

Reagent

Buddy

10 Corrupted Globule

Rotten Fishbone

Lure

Friend

25 Corrupted Globule

Nightmare Nightcrawler

Lure

Friend

25 Corrupted Globule

Drowned Thistleleaf

Lure

Good Friend

25 Corrupted Globule

Recipe: Feast of the Fishes

Recipe

Good Friend

50 Corrupted Globule

Crate of Bobbers: Face of the Forest

Toy (Bobber)

Best Friend

100 Corrupted Globule

Item

Type

Reputation

Cost

Highmountain Salmon x10

Reagent

Buddy

10 Ancient Totem Fragment

Swollen Murloc Egg

Lure

Friend

25 Ancient Totem Fragment

Frost Worm

Lure

Friend

25 Ancient Totem Fragment

Funky Sea Snail

Lure

Good Friend

25 Ancient Totem Fragment

Trawler Totem

Toy

Good Friend

50 Ancient Totem Fragment

Crate of Bobbers: Floating Totem

Toy (Bobber)

Best Friend

100 Ancient Totem Fragment

Item

Type

Reputation

Cost

Stormray x10

Reagent

Non-Threat

10 Shiny Bauble

Moosehorn Hook

Lure

Friend

25 Shiny Bauble

Soggy Drakescale

Lure

Friend

25 Shiny Bauble

Ancient Vrykul Ring

Lure

Friend

25 Shiny Bauble

Corbyn's Beacon

Toy

Helpful Friend

50 Shiny Bauble

Crate of Bobbers: Carved Wooden Helm

Toy (Bobber)

Best Friend

100 Shiny Bauble

Item

Type

Reputation

Cost

Runescale Koi x10

Reagent

Buddy

10 Golden Minnow

Enchanted Lure

Lure

Friend

25 Golden Minnow

Demonic Detritus

Lure

Friend

25 Golden Minnow

Sleeping Murloc

Lure

Good Friend

25 Golden Minnow

Leyscale Koi

Ancient Mana

Good Friend

50 Golden Minnow

Crate of Bobbers: Replica Gondola

Toy (Bobber)

Best Friend

100 Golden Minnow

Item

Type

Reputation

Cost

Black Barracuda x10

Reagent

Buddy

10 Desecrated Seaweed

Message in a Beer Bottle

Lure

Friend

25 Desecrated Seaweed

Stunned, Angry Shark

Lure

Friend

25 Desecrated Seaweed

Decayed Whale Blubber

Lure

Good Friend

25 Desecrated Seaweed

Desecrated Seaweed Shirt

Shirt

Good Friend

50 Desecrated Seaweed

Crate of Bobbers: Demon Noggin

Toy

Best Friend

100 Desecrated Seaweed

Item

Type

Reputation

Cost

Cursed Queenfish x10

Reagent

Buddy

10 Fragmented Enchantment

Skrog Toenail

Lure

Friend

25 Fragmented Enchantment

Pearlescent Conch

Lure

Friend

25 Fragmented Enchantment

Rusty Queenfish Brooch

Lure

Good Friend

25 Fragmented Enchantment

Ghost Shark

Pet

Good Friend

50 Fragmented Enchantment

Crate of Bobbers: Enchanted Bobber

Toy (Bobber)

Best Friend

100 Fragmented Enchantment

Conjurer MargossConjurer MargossEmblem of MargossThe UnderbellyGoblin Glider KitRocfeather Skyhorn KiteNote, Emblem of Margoss is consumed on use.Drowned ManaDrowned Mana

Item

Reputation

Cost

None

Friend

Friend

Crate of Bobbers: Murloc Head

Friend

100 Drowned Mana

Crate of Bobbers: Squeaky Duck

Friend

100 Drowned Mana

Sting Ray Pup

Good Friend

50 Drowned Mana

Brinedeep Bottom-Feeder

Best Friend

100 Drowned Mana

Drowned ManaDrowned Manayou will need to catch 836 Drowned ManaMark of AquaosMargoss' RetreatDrowned ManaConjurer Margoss

Item

Catch Rate

Silver Mackerel

70%

Big Fountain Goldfish

30%

Drowned Mana

25-30%

Mark of Aquaos

Drowned ManaMark of AquaosAquaos the UnleashedArcane LureArcane Lurerare luresArcane LureFishing Mounts

Mount

Obtained From

Cost

Darkwater Skate

Darkmoon Faire

500 Darkmoon Daggermaw

Brinedeep Bottom-Feeder

Margoss

100 Drowned Mana

Bobber Toys

Item

Obtained From

Cost

Crate of Bobbers: Murloc Head

Margoss

100 Drowned Mana

Crate of Bobbers: Squeaky Duck

Margoss

100 Drowned Mana

Crate of Bobbers: Wooden Pepe

Regular Fishing

None

Crate of Bobbers: Tugboat

Regular Fishing

None

Crate of Bobbers: Cat Head

Regular Fishing

None

Crate of Bobbers: Can of Worms

Regular Fishing

None

LevelingLeveling SpeedSuggested Leveling MethodDrowned ManaArcane LureRusty Queenfish BroochGhostly Queenfish700-800 fishing in a few minutesBigger Fish to FryWorld Quests20 World Quests for fishingFishing 'Round the Isles

Azsuna
Queen Queenfish

Huge Cursed Queenfish

Work Order: Cursed Queenfish

Lively Cursed Queenfish

Raft Fishing

Huge Highmountain Salmon

Work Order: Highmountain Salmon

Lively Highmountain Salmon

Migrating Highmountain Salmon

Huge Stormrays

Slippery Stormrays

Work Order: Stormrays

Lively Stormrays

Rocket Boot Fishing

Huge Mossgill Perch

Work Order: Mossgill Perch

Lively Mossgill Perch

Into the Whirlpool

Huge Runescale Koi

Work Order: Runescale Koi

Lively Runescale Koi

Wild Northern Barracuda

Buoy Fishing

The Angler Mangler

Achievements

Fisherfriend of the Isles

Legion Fisherman

Legion Aquaculture

A Cast Above the Rest

Bigger Fish to Fry

Fishing 'Round the Isles

The Wish Remover

Comments

Comment by 1381001

Thanks! Nice guide :)

Comment by Nicodahl7

Best guide ever! I cannot wait for fishing in Legion!

Comment by SparkleSparkle

Fishing looks like it will be fun. Thanks for the guide!

Comment by orca1375x

This is going to be super duper fun cannot wait woohoo!

Comment by Beanie

The only thing im not happy about is

Conjurer Margoss is the Nat Pagle of Legion.

Nobody will ever replace Nat, He must just be one of Nat's old angling students !
Cant wait to go Fishing !

Comment by jabberw00kie

Fantastic guides, Thideras! I'll be following it as I fish through Legion. I am SO excited that they made an artifact fishing pole!

Comment by blacktornedk

Thanks for this guide :)

Comment by frankyw

Thank you very much for this guide!

I am looking forward to Legion (if only because of fishing)

Regards

Comment by Noritam

Thank you for the guide!

I'm so happy to see I'm not the only one excited for a new fishing adventure!

Hmmm .... if we have a Fishing Artifact, do we have a Fishing Order Hall?

Should we have a Fishing Order Hall?
I vote yes!

Comment by Sushima

If you fish on the island off Dalaran with Conjuror Margos, he will also teach you to improve your skill once you have 675 or higher skill in fishing, as does Marcia Chase.

Comment by Rethu

There is a prerequisite to learn Legion fishing......requires skill of 675.
Tried to learn it on a toon with sub 200 fishing and could not.

Comment by Komisar

Has anyone had issues with leveling fishing? I have fished up 40 Cursed Queenfish in Azsuna and haven't had one point gain in fishing and I have learned Legion Fishing and it shows i'm at 700 out of 800 skill. Just curious if anyone else is noticing this.

Comment by mekuh

I did see Black Barracuda Pools at the very top of Highmountain along the coast.

Comment by 1606106

I've fished up a few, Emblem of Margoss, while fishing in the underbelly. Consumed on use, and i don't seem to fish up more than one at a time, so i don't think they stack. Takes you right to him, and he'll even teleport you back for free!

Comment by thideras

Thanks to Jacobeean, I added information about Emblem of Margoss.

I updated the guide with more information:

Added Emblem of Margoss
Added full list of World Quests.
Added full list of Achievements.

In live, I hit 110 the first day, reached max fishing, and am starting to rerun catch numbers to make sure they haven't changed. I should have more updates soon.

Comment by Seferus

Any real alternative to Anglers Fishing Raft?

Comment by barbgreen87

Thank you so much for the useful tips and information!

Comment by SweetTea123

It seems the Rocfeather Skyhorn Kite does not work for getting over to the little island. I jumped from Dalaran it opened then closed 1 second later and dropped me in the ocean. I went back and jumped down to the bottom ledge just under the pet battle area and it wouldn't even open at all. It said can not be used in the area. Maybe Dalaran or The Great Sea is not technically the Broken Isles?

Comment by ivano42

Marcia Chase does have a prerequisite to train Legion fishing, fishing 675, so learning WOD fishing is nice.

Comment by Blacfang

I have seen black baccuda pool all over the broken isle. Highmountain highest.xD

Comment by Deletrix

Black Barracuda do indeed have pools, I fished out of some yesterday along the coast.

Comment by camy011

In case you are curious how the Angling talents work, it appears on a successful catch from a pool it has a chance to cause the next cast to a pool to trigger the effect. You cannot just keep recasting to a pool until it procs. I confirmed this behavior by fishing from Runescale Koi schools which I have 3/3 in and then went to a Black Barracuda pool which I have 0/3 in and was able to proc the effect. It is thus dependent on the last cast and not your current one.

Comment by G1zStar

Something to note I was fishing in Val'Sharah near Moonclaw Vale and a druid just granted me a Buff that let me fish up Terrorfin, so the equivalent to Nightmare Nightcrawler.

Edit: Something to note I had the fishing artifact on.

Comment by listrait

I made myself a quick reference guide to the rare fish to print. I hope it proves useful to others as well. It reflects the information in this guide as of 5 September 2016, as I've not caught them all myself.

Comment by Fizzleheck

I've taken to buying a Goblin Glider Kit from Ricket (for 10g), and using that to get to Conjurer Margoss. It's faster and easier than trying to fish up the emblem, especially when the guards aren't around.

You can find Ricket in the middle of Dalaran, after you take the teleport pad, near the portal to Dalaran Crater.

Comment by MyopicRhino

Awesome guide.

This seems like a good place to ask this: what's the maximum possible skill now? I used to use El's to keep up with that, but sadly, that's no longer an option.

Comment by drimvon

One question. My fishing still around ~110 and I catch a Shark and got 8 Seabottom Squid, would be better to wait for Fishing 700+ to use them or I can just it now?

Comment by shorai1

I just want to point out that the Draenor Garrison fishing shacks daily still gives +15 fishing skill so if you are coming straight out of WoD just going back to knock out the daily can be a fast way to level fishing.

Comment by jason15ju

Black Barracuda pools are located along the coast line (sea) of Surumar, particularly along the south-east coast line. I managed to farm 150 whilst leveling 700-800 in about 45 minutes. I also fished a number of Message in a Beer Bottle (4-5 from 40 pools) as well as several Stunned, Angry Shark (its worth noting, with sharks they despawn very rapidly, i let 2 do so before realising they can be "released" and then killed, from the one i did remember to kill the items it dropped netted me 20 skill points)

TL;DR
So.. 45 minutes fishing
4-5 Message in a Beer Bottle leading to 6 rare fish (5 skill points each)
3 Stunned, Angry Shark
700-800 Fishing.

Could have finished in 30 mins had i not missed out on 2 sharks.

Comment by 1477732

During the time the bubbles are rising after killing Aquaos the Unleashed on Conjurer Margoss' island you can also catch ALL the common fish.

Comment by mvp967

Is there a WoW fishing discord?

Comment by 1699361

Assuming you're going for the underlight angler artifact fishing rod, while you're working on the "bigger fish to fry" achievement, which is a prerequisite, you'll be tempted to sell al those rares you catch for 10 gold a pop. Don't. Rare fish are used to power up the rod to get traits, just like your artifact weapon. So bank them. You'll be 500 gold or more poorer but you won't have to catch all those fish all over again!

Comment by reggiedunbar

FYI, you can NOT use the rocfeather kite to get to him.

Comment by Ferguson005

It is worth noting that the drop rate of rare fish once you have caught and attached a lure seems to be the same whether you are fishing in pools or open water (in my experience I catch more rare fish in open water than from pools)

Comment by Luey

"Margoss sells a new mount"
Can I get some more info on this?

Comment by jaypmueller

It seems gliders no longer work for getting to Conjurer Margoss

Comment by ureonfire

So I am a fishing NERD, the BEST way to level fishing from any stand point, level 1 to whatever, is to do the following. Get to Drowned Mana Island, take Margoss quest, join a group fishing for drowned mana. Turn in quest after fishing up one mana... keep fishing up drowned Mana while in group, and turn them in for 20+ ARCANE LURES. Buy some Worm Supreme and a Vykrul Ring lure...and then get yourself to Sky Fire Triage Camp. Once there, pop the lure, the worm and the ring... if you catch the other lures while fishing, keep them in your bag until another ring is fished up...once your ring expires throw in the new ring, keeping arcane lure and worms refreshed... will take less than an hour to go from 1-800!
If you can't buy a vykrul ring use the arcane lure and worm supreme combo in pools until you get one. Keeping the other lures in your bags, makes the lure you want to drop, drop!

Comment by Morningdove

Just a note, you do not have to use bait to catch rare fish, nor do you need a pole. I get plenty of rare fish and have yet to use a pole/lure.

Comment by 506637

Another reliable--and infinitely repeatable--way to get to Margoss Retreat if you lack the inherent class abilities to do so is to head to Terokkar Forest in Outland and work on Sha'tari Skyguard reputation. Once you make it to revered with them, you can buy the Skywitch's Drape.

When you put it on, you have to wait 30 seconds until you can activate it. With this in mind, it is a good idea to put it on when you decide to head the retreat instead of waiting until you arrive at the ledge.

It is an item that I earned when the content was current and I've kept it in my bags ever since for its situational usefulness.

Comment by 94400

My artifact research did NOT make me get more artifact points from the rare fish. Anyone else having this issue?

Comment by miniwidge

One note: there ARE pools for the Mackerel... sort of. They are untrackable, even with the find fishing pools book. I've found them only in Stormheim (in the Vrykul area at sea level where the ghost ship World Quest takes place). They have little bits of wood floating in them and they're permanent, as far as I could tell. At least, I couldn't fish one out after being there an hour.

Although technically it's not a Mackerel pool (since you can get other fish there too), it's still a pool, mainly Mackerel and, since it's fairly permanent, I'm thinking it's a good place to use lures and bait. Haven't tried yet, as the toons that have found them didn't have lures.

Comment by Dilldeauxlight

Schools of black barracuda can be found in northern Highmountain near the flight point Shipwreck Cove.

Comment by 1510906

This is a wonderful guide and truly an invaluable aid to provide to one of the most time consuming and least impressive skills in the game, but that being said, I must ask a rather pertinent question. It seems like this is being hailed as "The Fishing Guide" and it seems rather lackluster on the other 1-600 fishing levels in the game.

Is there an actual "The Fishing Guide" or are we left forlorn to try and guess what to type into the search bar for topics about fishing for, say, Cataclysm, Northrend, Outland, and Classic?

Comment by Hopelesshobo

Is there any point in the +Fishing Skill lures once you hit 800 fishing?

Comment by svann

Caught a Stunned angry shark as a 2nd item. Clicked him and he starts attacking me. Killed him and got 9 Seabottom Squid from his belly. +5 fishing skill each! Permanent raise, not a buff. OP? This was while fishing barracuda from ocean.

Comment by Gamara

Mages can cast slow fall, then mount a mammoth and jump to get to the floating island. Slow fall by itself won't work and you'll fall into the ocean.

Comment by thideras

I updated the guide for 7.1.

Added Leyscale Koi
Added a mount section with all current fishing-related mounts (2)
Added a list of bobbers
Fixed the Table of Contents link to the Margoss section

The World Quest links are still valid (and the right ID), but Wowhead seems to be missing the quests.

Comment by CruVaizard

Ok I have 2 questions:
1) Does an extra fishing skill points...past the 800 normal cap, give you higher chances of catching any of that rare bait?
2) Should I even go for that "underlight blessing" that turns me into a fish...as a druid? Is it faster than the seal form? Or should I purposely avoid taking that talent cause it will cause issues? (Please only definite and certain answers!)

Comment by thideras

As of patch 7.1, Sleeping Murloc seems to be dropping 2-3x as much fish as it used to.

Comment by Romullus

But what happened to El? D:

I loved that site. So useful, and whimsical. *sob*

Comment by Ulrikekekeka

Just thought I would add this.

Under the "Suggested Leveling Method" section, you can also do the same thing with the Ancient Vrykul Ring.

These are caught in Stormheim and allow you to see Oodelfjisk pools.
When fishing for the Ancient Vrykul Ring, make sure you are only fishing the Fever of Stormrays pools.

At lower level fishing skill, Oodelfjisk will give you 5 fishing skill points when thrown back into the water. At level 800, and after you have obtained and are using the Underlight Angler, they award 50 points towards your Underlight Angler Artifact Power.

By the way, unlike normal fishing pools, the Oodelfjisk pools don't expire after you've caught 3-5 fish. They stay there until the 'bait' timer runs out.

Comment by Biscuri

Just a little update suggestion, the guide questions the existence of Black Barracuda pools, but I found some on the shore to the south of Azsuna today.

Comment by Hayew

Great guide...yeah El's guide is sorely missed - thanks for picking up the slack!

Does anybody know of a buff or anything to shorten cast time? Like my Worgen skins super fast as a racial, or the Miner's coffee you drank in the Garrison mines to speed up mining.

Comment by dashfiss

Great guide -- should have a note on WoD fishing though, this will raise your skill cap to 700, and you won't have to visit the trainer for a loong time. NOTHING is worse than fishing at cap and not noticing :p

The Legion trainer will not raise your cap to 800 until you're at 675 anyway.

Go fish anywhere in Draenor (except inside Garrison) and you will get Fishing Guide to Draenor on your first cast, usable at skill 1, level 1 (the item says level 90 on Wowhead, this is incorrect, the level restriction is gone).

If you're low level you can ask a mage to make a portal to Stormshield (A) or Warspear (H), head down to the sea and you'll have it in seconds.

Don't forget Weather-Beaten Journal, read my comment there on how to get it :)

Comment by cag8f

With regards to the rare fish in Highmountain, the guide has mismatched a couple of the fish and their lures.

The guide says Frost Worm helps catch Coldriver Carp, while actually helps catch Ancient Highmountain Salmon.
The guide says Swollen Murloc Egg helps catch Mountain Puffer, while actually helps catch Coldriver Carp.

Comment by NuclearChicken

I created a macro that will automatically throw back any rare fish you have when you next time cast fishing. Now you will save time and bag space. This macro works both for leveling up your fishing skill and leveling up your artifact. You need the addon "Long Macros" however.
Note: I did not include Stunned, Angry Shark in the macro, so remember to use it before the end of the duration.

#showtooltip
/equip item:133755
/use item:133725
/use item:133726
/use item:133727
/use item:133728
/use item:133729
/use item:133730
/use item:133731
/use item:133732
/use item:133733
/use item:133734
/use item:133735
/use item:133736
/use item:133737
/use item:133738
/use item:133739
/use item:133740
/use item:133741
/use item:133742
/use item:139652
/use item:139653
/use item:139654
/use item:139655
/use item:139656
/use item:139657
/use item:139658
/use item:139659
/use item:139660
/use item:139661
/use item:139662
/use item:139663
/use item:139664
/use item:139665
/use item:139666
/use item:139667
/use item:139668
/use item:139669
/cast fishing

Comment by gmack28

An AH list of Lures

Funky Sea Snail
Salmon Lure
Frost Worm
Swollen Murloc Egg

Rotten Fishbone
Nightmare Nightcrawler
Drowned Thistleleaf

Skrog Toenail
Aromatic Murloc Slime
Pearlescent Conch
Rusty Queenfish Brooch

Enchanted Lure
Demonic Detritus
Sleeping Murloc

Moosehorn Hook
Silverscale Minnow
Soggy Drakescale
Ancient Vrykul Ring

Axefish Lure
Decayed Whale Blubber
Ravenous Fly

Comment by Jonnydoodlz

I must say, this is an excellent guide and this plus your artifact guide helped me out a lot, but I have one question/suggenstion. Should this guide be updated any further, do you have any plans to add anything about all the new coins in the Dalaran Fountain and the "baits" for said coins that you can purchase from Marcia Chase?

Comment by project9501

Question that I haven't seen asked or answered:

Can you fish the lures and/or rare fish out of open water, or do they only appear from pools?

EDIT: Per http://www.wowhead.com/the-legion-fishing-artifact-underlight-angler:

...the rare fish can only be caught with lures, which has 1% drop rate or less in open waters. Pools may have a higher drop rate of lures, but the travel time between them may not be worth it. There are 3 rare fish per zone, including the zone-unspecific "ocean".

The catch rate of rare lures is higher in pools (~5% vs ~1%).

So, that answers that. No mention about whether rare fish can be caught in open waters, but presumably they can with similar drop rates as the lures?

Comment by Wowzir

Does anyone have experience with fishing in special places within the Broken Isles such as the Dreamgrove for Druids or at any of the other Class Order Halls with fishable(?) water? I am particularly interested in whether I can catch "Val'sharah" rare fish inside the Dreamgrove.

Thanks for any input you may be able to provide, and, good luck fishin'!

Back from Val'sharah with news to report...

Fishing at a buffed skill levell of 800+205 (1005) while also using Arcane Lures

The Dreamgrove (Druid Order Hall) was fished for about 45 minutes
Caught Silver Mackerel, Mossgill Perch, in typical numbers for each and
a single (duplicate for me) Crate of Bobbers: Tugboat
Nothing else was caught.

Lorathil, Val"sharah (near 53. 73) was fished for about 65 minutes
Caught Silver Mackerel, Mossgill Perch, in typical numbers for each and
a pair (duplicates for me) of Crate of Bobbers: Tugboat
ALSO caught
(5) Ancient Mossgill
(6) Terrorfin
(11) Thorned Flounder
Total BAITS caught during this time: (2) Rotten Fishbone, (1) Nightmare Nightcrawler, and (2) Drowned Thistleleaf

22 rares @ 10 gold each = 220 gold
The two extra baits were NOT needed and could be vendored for 2 gold each, however, they usually bring a fairly decent price on the AH, or can be sent to alts or used in the future.

So, I am convinced that fishing for RARES in the Class Order Halls is likely to be an exercise in futility! There are no rares there, and/or, the Arcane Lure does NOT work there.

Comment by ivano42

I've seen no data that higher fishing skill helps, so just level as you go. I would even vendor the rare fish.

Comment by Scuzzball

Thanks for the guide. I'm looking for an idiots guide to fishing, as I've got a rod, but I'm presuming I need bait as well? And do I just stand there and wait, like a real fisherman?

Comment by Boodicca

Excellent Val'Sharah fishing area is all around the island with the temple at roughly 73, 40. Several pools, no hostiles, large area.

Comment by JohnPombrio

I found a great place to grind the rares once you have done the Jandvil's Jarl questline. In Suramar, fish Azuregale Bay from 73,50 at Janvik village (set your hearth there) to the end of the North side of the bay 84,52 until you have Surface Tension and Underlight Blessing which opens up the whole bay as a big ring of pools. There is a continuous line of Barracuda pools around the bay with no pesky fights with the local mobs. There are also pools around the island that is good if you run out of pools. Plenty of bait, the shark drops a ton of rares, and the normal rares are common. This handily beats any other place I tried for leveling the pole as I got a ton of gold from the fish themselves and the pools will almost always pop once level 3 in Black Barracuda is reached. The bait is usually had before it runs out as long as Arcane Lure is running. If you are a miner, there are several nodes around the bay.

The problem with the Brooch approach or the Ring is that the pool will never pop and you will have to wait for a regular cast for each and every rare. You also get nothing to sell from the pool. The Barracuda sell for about 2K gold for a stack of 200. After finishing at level 24, the mountain of fish earned me around $90K of gold! I also got 150+ Bloods as well. Go with the Suramar approach.

I got the final level. The last three levels are the hardest. Here is what I learned for going from zero to hero in this fishing zone.
1. The first three traits on the pole should be getting 3 levels in Black Barracuda. It is SO much faster to fish with this leveling in place as I rarely had to wait for a normal cast for the 4-5 casts before the pool would pop. You also get loads more fish and lures with level 3.
2. Next trait to get is Surface Tension as it also make fishing a lot faster.
3. Underlight blessing is the final must have (and is a great way to run away from angry mobs in a hurry when you are near water!)
4. Undercurrent, Better Luck Next Time, and Way of the Flounder were all pretty much useless for me. Lots of 3 gold boots, rarely a green level 780, and no rare boots at all.
5. The best to worst sales of fish on my server are as follows, Highmountain Salmon, Black Barracude, Runescale Koi, Stormray, Mossgill Perch, and tying for last place is Cursed Queenfish and Silver Mackerel. This gives you an idea of where to put your artifact points in.
6. A higher level of the pole does NOT confer any benefit except for longer bait times as far as I can tell. Getting to level 3 is the most important thing for catching fish in a pool. It also is way harder to get the final levels so there is no reason to keep going once you have what fish you want to catch leveled up.
7. Keep Arcane Lure and a fishing lure on the pole at all times. What bait you use is dependent on your level as the 2 minute bait goes quickly at lower levels but provides somewhat better rare drops. Around level 15 switch from Ravenous Fly to Axefish Lure. Make sure to empty the Flask and the Blubber if you do not already have the Fly And Axefish in your bags or you just used one.
I recommend buying the Mammoth mount in Daralan as you can sell and buy back extra bait at any time with the traders. Can make some decent gold with the bait as well.
8. It's best to drop the sharks on land once you have switched to your weapon.

Comment by Deletrix

First, in addition to the lures that can give leveling fish, you can fish up Stunned, Angry Shark which drops quite a few Seabottom Squid. I find the coasts are great, there are relatively few mobs or other players for competition.

Second, if you fished during Mists, you can buy a BoA fishing book from Nat Pagle/Anglers and pass it to your alts to level fishing quickly. Garrisons may still give + fishing skill as well. If you are leveling up from a low fishing skill level, you should be able to fish up the Draenor fishing training manual from a pool in Draenor regardless of fishing skill. That will avoid you having to revisit the trainer all the time, allowing you to toss back in the leveling fish as you get them until you are ready to learn Legion fishing.

Happy fishing!

Comment by dindrum

Thank you for the guide, it's terrific! I love to catch a few after a day of death and killing xD

Oh, btw if I'm level 800 does throwing the fish back take me above that? Or is it pointless?

Comment by SilverSapphire

I'm surprised this guide doesn't mention: Find Fish
It's a very useful spell to have! It took me a bit of time to research and find how to get it.

Comment by warduke62

I would just like to say thank you for all the work, time, and energy you and your friends put into this guide. Who cares about nat, he need to retire anyway. Great fide it helped a lot.

Comment by thideras

I'm working on updating this guide for the upcoming 7.3 patch. I won't have it completely done before the patch is released, but I should have most of the information available.

Comment by 1373621

For those trying to do fishing world quests, you must have fishing lvl 100 in order to see and complete the world quests on your map!

EDIT: I was just leveling one of my alts fishing today, and when I had her fishing up to lvl 80, I noticed a fishing world quest pop up on my map. Not sure if once i hit 75 fishing it was available, but it looks like you have access to the fishing world quests before lvl 100 fishing.

Comment by fanny

So Raynae was up today. Took approx 600 +/- globules to hit max, I have human bonus and she is an all or nothing kind of gal -- so you can't choose to turn in in sets of 5-10 like with Margoss. Similar mechanic where you loot a green Disgusting Ooze that when killed, makes the pond near her sparkly like with Margoss and boosts the drop rate. I was getting about 1 corrupted globule on a random basis without the buff and 2-4 with the buff up. The ooze has a throwback mechanic, you can see a red globule descending and/or check to see if he's targetting you. Highly recommended to search group finder, so that you can get a raid group and maximize buff uptime. Enjoy!

Comment by joneser67

Just a little correction for your guide. There is a prerequisite required to purchase Legion Fishing from Marsha Chase in Dalaran at the fountain. You need to already have 675 skill in fishing. I just talked to her and this is current as of 8/30/2017 (patch 7.3 dropped yesterday). This may be handy to update/correct in case there is someone new to fishing following this guide and thinking they can just go get it from her without having already done some major grinding.

Comment by Lazey

Think your forgot to mention Ancient Fishing Line for 7.3.

Comment by Arteemis

In order for the buff to appear near the NPC's you have to dismount, flew around for a while before I figured that out.

Comment by CyberBlade

I just handed 100 Corrupted Globule in as Human and gained 8250 reputation, so the human racial works.

Comment by Krysteen

To make this truly useful, you need to add info about fishing on Argus, as a lot of people will be wondering about that. There is quite a bit of information you can include now that the last zone, wish fishing areas, is open.

Comment by Konrni

Pond Nettle is missing in this guid

Comment by 241790

Worth mentioning is that is is useful to do the reputation grinds with the fisher friends or Margoss when the Darkmoon Faire is up and you can use the reputation buff of the merry-go-round or the hats. Makes the grind a lot faster.

Comment by iriika

Thank you for the wonderful guide and keeping it updated! The only info I did not see mentioned anywhere is that the reputation items for Margoss and fisherfriends cap at 1 stack of 100. I did not realize this at first, so after I got a stack of 100, I kept happily fishing expecting a second stack to form in my bag. The game itself also did not prompt me as I would typically expect it to with any kind of message like "you can not carry any more of that item". With certain fisherfriends or while in a raid group you can reach 100 pretty quickly so it's important to keep an eye on your stack and get the items turned in to avoid reaching cap and the items no longer going in your bag! =)

Comment by Scrapbookee

The pet Trashy is now sold by Margoss for 50 Drowned Mana. Thanks for the great guide :)

Trashy

Comment by 241790

I must say the moving fishing puddle in suramar is the most aggracating thing ever... especially the bobber does not work most of the time and can not be interacted with.... I want to kick the one inventing that in the but atm.... after trying this for a few minutes... not sure I will ever do this...

Comment by Hayew

We all the know the Artifact Class Weapons are going away in Battle for Azeroth, but word is we will get to keep out Underlight Angler in the next expansion! Whoop whoop! Hoping this proves out to be correct closer to release. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB9Uuma5wwc (go to timestamp 7:14) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r7AFMw2fAk (go to timestamp 57:45).

Comment by ravenmad

Black Barracuda pools in Oceanus cove in Shallow waters. I fished at least 2 of them there.

Comment by 1873344

Nice guide. very helpful.

Comment by 1697106

This guide smells fishy

Comment by 1697095

Thanks so much for this great guide!

Comment by kostermw

I believe there is a slight error in your spreadsheet - Margoss tab. The total fish does not add up to 100% (Value in M1: Total fish count seems incorrect). But it is a great guide!

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