Secondary profession
WoW Forever Fishing Guide
Fishing catches fish and treasure from open water and schools. It needs only a pole and patience, and it feeds Cooking with many of the best buff-food ingredients.
WoW Forever facts and Classic reference are kept apart below; every line links to its source.
All 3 Fishing recipes, reagents and skill-up colours →
Fishing 1-300 guide: zones by skill, camp features and the Extravaganza →
What we know for WoW Forever
- Unconfirmed Fishing gets two camp features in the client. The Fishing Rack at 140 skill lets you catch uncommon fish for 60 minutes, and the Fishing Hut at 300 skill does the same for rare fish. Both also give Fishing Skill lures and everything a Fish Bowl provides. Daybreak Forever datamine
- Unconfirmed Both need a campfire nearby, can be placed over a Fish Bowl to replace it, and share the one-hour cooldown that covers all camping features. The Fishing Hut is built from Simple Wood, Bolt of Runecloth and Seasonal Fish Steaks. Daybreak Forever datamine
- Unconfirmed A Wide-Brimmed Fishing Hat in the files attaches a lure to your equipped pole for +25 Fishing for 10 minutes, so a hat can stand in for a lure. Daybreak Forever datamine
- Unconfirmed A Chef's Knife is used on unique fish to prepare them in a special way, which ties Fishing to the reworked Cooking recipes rather than leaving it a standalone secondary. Daybreak Forever datamine
Still open: Blizzard has not announced Fishing-specific changes for WoW Forever. Everything above is read from the live client and can still change with server hotfixes; skill thresholds in particular moved between beta builds for other professions.
Shared by all professions: 600+ new recipes and three campsite objects each. See the professions overview.
Legacy Tree perks for Fishing
- Luremaster UnconfirmedRank 1: While fishing with a Lure active, you have a 25% chance to catch an extra fish.
Fishing in Classic: reference
UnconfirmedClassic 1.12 reference — may change in WoW Forever.
Skill brackets and trainer requirements
| Stage | Skill range | Character level | Skill to train |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 1–75 | 5 | — |
| Journeyman | 75–150 | 10 | 50 |
| Expert | 150–225 | 20 | 125 |
| Artisan | 225–300 | 35 | 200 |
Expert Fishing came from Expert Fishing - The Bass and You, sold by Old Man Heming in Booty Bay and usable at 125 skill. Warcraft Wiki
Key milestones
- The quest Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme in Dustwallow Marsh sends you to catch four rare fish across Swamp of Sorrows, Desolace, Feralas and Stranglethorn Vale. Warcraft Wiki
Leveling outline
- Buy a fishing pole and lures early; lures speed up low skill-ups.
- Pick up the Expert book in Booty Bay at 125 skill.
- Complete Nat Pagle's quest for the final stage.
Best pairing
Cooking. Most fish are only worth it once cooked, so anglers usually level Cooking too.
Who benefits from Fishing
- Every class: Fishing is a secondary profession and never costs a primary slot.
- Players who enjoy downtime: It can be leveled anywhere with water, including towns.
Other profession guides
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