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This pages summarises the fish that can be caught in Burning Steppes. Parts of this zone vary (for example, contain different fish or have different skill requirements), so be sure to scan the whole page before casting a line.

About Burning Steppes

  • Skill: 425 to fish without junk.
  • Recommended Level: 50-58.
  • Territory: Contested.

Burning Steppes

Notes: Larger pools of lava within the Burning Steppes can be fished. Many are found near the entrance to Blackrock Mountain.

Skill: 425 to fish without junk.

History: 3.1: First catch from lava reported.

Catches in Burning Steppes (also see box below)
WaterFishCatch Rate *Notes
% of CatchSource
Open Water - InlandOld Skull69%Sample: 325.-
Coal28%Sample: 325.-
Essence of Fire3%Sample: 325.-
Information for lava in the Burning Steppes, not water within Dreadmaul Rock.

Burning Steppes (Dreadmaul Rock)

Notes: Fish can be caught inside one of the caves on Dreadmaul Rock, on the east side of the Burning Steppes.

Catches in Burning Steppes (Dreadmaul Rock) (also see box below)
WaterFishCatch Rate *Notes
% of CatchSource
Open Water - InlandRaw Whitescale Salmon40%Sample: 715.-
Plated Armorfish5-35%Sample: 715.Best catch rate 00:00-06:00.
Raw Nightfin Snapper0-35%Sample: 715.Best catch rate 00:00-06:00.
Raw Sunscale Salmon0-35%Sample: 715.Best catch rate 12:00-18:00.
Lightning Eel0-25%Sample: 715.Best catch rate 12:00-18:00.
Raw Redgill5%Sample: 715.-
15-32 Pound Salmon<1%Via Thottbot.-
Major Healing Potion<1%Via Thottbot.-
Superior Mana Potion<1%Via Thottbot.-
Bloated SalmonInfrequent catch.-
Armor and weapons may rarely be caught from inland open water. These are not shown in the table.

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Below are anglers' comments about Burning Steppes.

Lava outside BRD, Burning Steppes

  1. Uramie, April 2009:

    A friend of mine just fished up Essence of Fire, I've never heard of this. Just wanted to share it. :)

  2. el, April 2009:

    Thanks. The lava in the Burning Steppes mostly contains Old Skull and Coal - just like Fire Plume Ridge in Un'Goro Crater. It is possible Essence of Fire is a rare catch [update] just caught it. I suspect this is a recent change. Perhaps other areas are fishable now to? [update] Blackrock Mountain's lava is fishable (same catches). Change may be related to removing fish from the forge in Ironforge.

  3. Gummo, April 2009:

    Noor noticed the new(ish) trinket High-powered Flashlight and decided to make one (just so she can make a free Elune spotlight once an hour) and decided to fish up the 6 essence of fire needed behind Blackrock Stronghold. Here's the catch:

    109 Old Skulls
    47 Coal
    6 Essence of FIre

  1. el, April 2009:

    I noticed Wowhead lists Essence of Fire as fishable in The Obsidian Sanctum - which almost makes sense. Perhaps this means dungeons like Molten Core are now fishable to? Although, I tried the Maw of Neltharion (in Dragonblight) and while the lava there is fishable, it contains regular Dragonblight inland open-water catches. Bonescale Snapper are evidently rather resilient!

  2. Gummo, April 2009:

    Blackrock Depths lava is not fishable (at least the area near the Black Forge), I get the "no fish here" message and can't even cast.

    However, Molten Core lava is fishable, and is the same as Burning Steppes:
    29 old skulls
    18 coal
    1 essence of fire

    pic here

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