This pages summarises the fish that can be caught in Borean Tundra.
About Borean Tundra
- Skill: 475 to fish without junk.
- Recommended Level: 68-72.
- Territory: Contested.
- Requires Wrath of the Lich King.
Borean Tundra
Detailed mapping of hard to find areas within the zone is shown below.
Notes: The Borean Tundra is mostly flat and tree-less. Hot geysers feed many shallow inland pools. The Horde fortress of Warsong Hold is the largest base in Northrend. Coldarra is the rocky island on the west side of the zone, containing the Nexus. The largest Tuskarr (Kalu'ak) town, Unu'pe, is found on the southern coast. A "turtle boat" can be used to travel between here, Moa'ki Harbor (Dragonblight), and Kamagua (Howling Fjord). The Tuskarr are a fishing-orientated faction, also found in the Howling Fjord and Dragonblight. The murlocs of Borean Tundra also enjoy fishing. They even fish a pole - how very civilised! Almost the entire coastline of the Borean Tundra is a beach or broken ice, and very accessible.
Commentary: The Borean Tundra contains a few unusual pool spawning locations: Musselback Sculpin School can sometimes be found inside the Gammoth and Magmoth caves. Anglers can fly into these caves, and drop down into the water below. You will need to ride back out of the cave once you have caught your fish.
Skill: 475 to fish without junk.
Quests: Blood is Thicker requires 5 Bloodtooth Frenzy to be caught from a Pool of Blood. 1 of 5 possible Northrend Daily Fishing Quests.
History:
- Wrath of the Lich King: Northrend opened.
- 3.1: Pool of Blood appear.
| Water | Fish | Catch Rate * | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Catch | Source | |||
| Borean Man O' War School - Coastal | Borean Man O' War | 90% | Sample: 1045. | - |
| Pygmy Suckerfish | 65% | Sample: 1045. | Caught alongside another fish. (Total catch rate will add up to more than 100%.) | |
| Crystallized Water | 5% | Sample: 1045. | - | |
| Reinforced Crate | 5% | Sample: 1045. | - | |
| Sea Turtle | Infrequent catch. | - | ||
| Imperial Manta Ray School - Coastal | Imperial Manta Ray | 90% | Sample: 1045. | - |
| Pygmy Suckerfish | 65% | Sample: 1045. | Caught alongside another fish. (Total catch rate will add up to more than 100%.) | |
| Crystallized Water | 5% | Sample: 1045. | - | |
| Reinforced Crate | 5% | Sample: 1045. | - | |
| Sea Turtle | Infrequent catch. | - | ||
| Musselback Sculpin School - Inland | Musselback Sculpin | 90% | Sample: 1045. | - |
| Pygmy Suckerfish | 65% | Sample: 1045. | Caught alongside another fish. (Total catch rate will add up to more than 100%.) | |
| Crystallized Water | 5% | Sample: 1045. | - | |
| Reinforced Crate | 5% | Sample: 1045. | - | |
| Sea Turtle | Infrequent catch. | - | ||
| Open Water - Inland and Unnamed Coastal | Bonescale Snapper | 55% | Sample: 326. | - |
| Dragonfin Angelfish | 22% | Sample: 326. | - | |
| Musselback Sculpin | 22% | Sample: 326. | - | |
| Pygmy Suckerfish | 10% | Sample: 326. | Caught alongside another fish. (Total catch rate will add up to more than 100%.) | |
| Open Water - Named Coastal | Rockfin Grouper | 50% | Sample: 849. | - |
| Borean Man O' War | 20% | Sample: 849. | - | |
| Imperial Manta Ray | 20% | Sample: 849. | - | |
| Darkwater Clam | 10% | Sample: 849. | - | |
| Pool of Blood | Mostly-eaten Bonescale Snapper | 100% | Sample. | - |
| Bloodtooth Frenzy | Quest only. | Only with a quest (details). 1-3 items per catch. | ||
| Sea Turtle | Infrequent catch. | - | ||
- [*] % of Catch is the approximate proportion of all catches in this area/water, that are the named fish.
Detailed Mapping
Other Tomes
- WoWWiki (recommended for travel and background information)
- Thottbot
- Wowhead
- Allakhazam
Learn More
- Wrath of the Lich King - Fishing changes in Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to World of Warcraft.
- Northrend Daily Fishing Quests - Guide to daily fishing quests that start in Dalaran.
- 3.1 Changes - Patch 3.1's changes to fishing, including new fishing poles and Wintergrasp.
Below are anglers' comments about Borean Tundra.
Borean Tundra fishing
theonlymoose, December 2008:
I've found a nice rock to fish off of when fishing just outside of Valiance Keep (great for alliance, risky for horde). You can catch both inland water & coastal fish from the same spot.
Here are my results from my most recent fishing session (raised skill from 404 to 416):
Rockfin Grouper - 37
Bonescale Snapper - 33
Musselback Sculpin - 14
Borean Man O' War - 13
Dragonfin Angelfish - 13
Imperial Manta Ray - 10
Darkwater Clam - 8 (got 1 Crystallized Water & 1 Northsea Pearl upon opening)Also gathered 6 Pygmy Suckerfish in the process
Kelemeth, May 2009:
Screeny of said rock.
Very handy for Alliance with it being next to the Keep and so, little chance of horde.
Mkreegs, July 2009:
An update on this post. From my experience the zone name above your minimap must say Valiance Keep. If it says Borean tundra all I have caught is of the inland variety. While fishing in the Valiance Keep zone I was catching both inland and costal fish.
Swift87, August 2009:
45mins from Valiance Keep results at 467 skill :
Total: 140
Rockfin Grouper: 64
Borean Man O' War: 31
Imperial Manta Ray: 28
Darkwater Clam: 16
Reinforced Crate: 1
Failed 25purus, August 2009:
The fish you pull up actually depends on where your bobber lands, not where you are standing. That would explain how you could catch fish from two different zones from the same spot.
Just out of curiosity, what is the advantage of fishing from this spot? Wouldn't you be able to make more money fishing up Musselback Sculpin schools in Lake Kum'uya while in the Borean Tundra? Or are you looking for these specific fish?
