This page shows each patch's changes to fish, zones, pools, and cooked fish dishes. Only changes recorded in the Fish Finder are shown here. This page shows changes in the latest expansion. For older expansions see History (Cataclysm), History (Wrath of the Lich King) and History (The Burning Crusade). There is no history of Classic version changes.
5.2 (March 2013)
Full guide: 5.2.
Fish:
- Darkmoon Fishing Cap - First caught.
- Flying Tiger Gourami - Catch rate increased from about 1% to 4%.
- Golden Carp - Excess Golden Carp replace junk caught due to insufficient skill from open waters in Pandaria.
- Mimic Octopus - Catch rate increased from about 1% to 4%.
- Rumsey Rum Black Label - No longer improves Stamina when drunk.
- Spinefish Alpha - Catch rate increased from about 2% to 4%.
- Tiny Blue Carp - First caught.
- Tiny Green Carp - First caught.
- Tiny Red Carp - First caught.
- Tiny White Carp - First caught.
Zones:
- The Cape of Stranglethorn - Bloodsail Wreckage Pool return to The Cape of Stranglethorn, replacing Waterlogged Wreckage Pool.
- Darkmoon Island - Open water catches uniquely vary by skill tier.
- Isle of Giants - First fish caught.
- Isle of the Thunder King - First fish caught.
- Northern Stranglethorn - Bloodsail Wreckage Pool return to Northern Stranglethorn, replacing Waterlogged Wreckage Pool.
Pools:
- Bloodsail Wreckage Pool - Returns to the Stranglethorn peninsula in place of Waterlogged Wreckage Pools.
- Brew Frenzied Emperor Salmon - First seen.
- Crowded Redbelly Mandarin - First seen.
- Glimmering Jewel Danio Pool - First seen.
- Glowing Jade Lungfish - First seen.
- Large Pool of Brew Frenzied Emperor Salmon - First seen.
- Large Pool of Crowded Redbelly Mandarin - First seen.
- Large Pool of Glimmering Jewel Danio Pool - First seen.
- Large Pool of Glowing Jade Lungfish - First seen.
- Large Pool of Sha-Touched Spinefish - First seen.
- Large Pool of Tiger Gourami Slush - First seen.
- Large Swarm of Migrated Reef Octopus - First seen.
- Large Swarm of Panicked Paddlefish - First seen.
- Large Tangled Mantis Shrimp Cluster - First seen.
- Sha-Touched Spinefish - First seen.
- Swarm of Panicked Paddlefish - First seen.
- Tangled Mantis Shrimp Cluster - First seen.
- Tiger Gourami Slush - First seen.
5.1 (November 2012)
Full guide: 5.1.
Fish:
- Bloated Rockscale Cod - Reappeared in Waterlogged Wreckage Pools after about 6 years of being impossible to catch.
- Brownell's Blue Striped Racer - Now caught from any pool in The Cape of Stranglethorn or Northern Stranglethorn during the Stranglethorn Extravaganza Contest.
- Dezian Queenfish - Now caught from any pool in The Cape of Stranglethorn or Northern Stranglethorn during the Stranglethorn Extravaganza Contest.
- Flying Tiger Gourami - Also caught from pools.
- Keefer's Angelfish - Now caught from any pool in The Cape of Stranglethorn or Northern Stranglethorn during the Stranglethorn Extravaganza Contest.
- Mimic Octopus - Also caught from pools.
- Rockhide Strongfish - Expected to now be caught from any pool in The Cape of Stranglethorn or Northern Stranglethorn during the Stranglethorn Extravaganza Contest.
- Speckled Tastyfish - Now caught from any pool in The Cape of Stranglethorn or Northern Stranglethorn during the Stranglethorn Extravaganza Contest.
- Spinefish Alpha - Also caught from pools. In addition, says Jon LeCraft, "Spinefish Alpha now drops twice as often as the Mimic Octopus and Flying Tiger Gourami."
Zones:
- The Cape of Stranglethorn - Mixed Ocean School and Waterlogged Wreckage Pool replace coastal pools. Sagefish School replaces Greater Sagefish School inland. School of Tastyfish no longer found during the Stranglethorn Extravaganza Contest.
- Northern Stranglethorn - Mixed Ocean School and Waterlogged Wreckage Pool replace coastal pools. Sagefish School replaces Greater Sagefish School inland. School of Tastyfish no longer found during the Stranglethorn Extravaganza Contest.
Pools:
- Bloodsail Wreckage Pool - Replaced by Waterlogged Wreckage Pool around the coast of The Cape of Stranglethorn, and thus apparently removed from Azeroth.
- Firefin Snapper School - Disappeared from the coast of The Cape of Stranglethorn and Northern Stranglethorn.
- Greater Sagefish School - Replaced by Sagefish School in The Cape of Stranglethorn and Northern Stranglethorn.
- Mixed Ocean School - First seen around the coast of The Cape of Stranglethorn and Northern Stranglethorn.
- Oily Blackmouth School - Disappeared from the coast of The Cape of Stranglethorn and Northern Stranglethorn.
- Redbelly Mandarin School - Disappeared from The Jade Forest.
- Sagefish School - Replaced Greater Sagefish School in The Cape of Stranglethorn and Northern Stranglethorn.
- School of Tastyfish - School of Tastyfish disappeared. Speckled Tastyfish can now be caught from any pool in Northern Stranglethorn or The Cape of Stranglethorn during the Stranglethorn Extravaganza Contest.
- Schooner Wreckage Pool - Replaced by Waterlogged Wreckage Pool in Northern Stranglethorn.
- Waterlogged Wreckage Pool - Briefly seen around the coast of The Cape of Stranglethorn and Northern Stranglethorn, but replaced again by Bloodsail Wreckage Pool in Patch 5.2.
Mists of Pandaria (September 2012)
Full guide: Mists of Pandaria.
Fish:
- Desecrated Carcass - First caught.
- Dojani Eel - First caught.
- Emperor Salmon - First caught.
- Flying Tiger Gourami - First caught.
- Giant Mantis Shrimp - First caught.
- Golden Carp - First caught.
- Jade Lungfish - First caught.
- Jewel Danio - First caught.
- Krasarang Paddlefish - First caught.
- Mimic Octopus - First caught.
- Redbelly Mandarin - First caught.
- Reef Octopus - First caught.
- Rusty Shipwreck Debris - First caught.
- Scoured Fishbones - Also caught in Pandaria.
- Sea Turtle - Also caught in Pandaria's pools. Change confirmed by patch 5.1's update to the description of the Turtles all the Way Down achievement.
- Sealed Crate (Darkmoon) - Sealed Crate (Pandaria) caught instead by those with Mists of Pandaria.
- Sealed Crate (Pandaria) - First caught.
- Silver Goby - First caught.
- Spinefish - First caught.
- Spinefish Alpha - First caught.
- Sugar Minnow - First caught.
- Tiger Gourami - First caught.
- Wolf Piranha - First caught.
Zones:
- Dread Wastes - First fish caught.
- The Jade Forest - First fish caught.
- Krasarang Wilds - First fish caught.
- Kun-Lai Summit - First fish caught.
- Townlong Steppes - First fish caught.
- Vale of Eternal Blossoms - First fish caught.
- Valley of the Four Winds - First fish caught.
- The Veiled Stair - First fish caught.
Pools:
- Crane Yolk Pool - First seen.
- Emperor Salmon School - First seen.
- Giant Mantis Shrimp Swarm - First seen.
- Golden Carp School - Briefly seen along the coast of The Jade Forest, apparently since removed.
- Jade Lungfish School - First seen.
- Jewel Danio School - First seen.
- Krasarang Paddlefish School - First seen.
- Redbelly Mandarin School - First seen.
- Reef Octopus Swarm - First seen.
- Shipwreck Debris (Darkmoon) - Contains Sealed Crate (Pandaria) for those with Mists of Pandaria.
- Shipwreck Debris (Pandaria) - First seen.
- Spinefish School - First seen.
- Tiger Gourami School - First seen.
Cooking:
- Banquet of the Grill - New dish.
- Banquet of the Oven - New dish.
- Banquet of the Pot - New dish.
- Banquet of the Steamer - New dish.
- Banquet of the Wok - New dish.
- Black Pepper Ribs and Shrimp - New dish.
- Chun Tian Spring Rolls - New dish.
- Eternal Blossom Fish - New dish.
- Fire Spirit Salmon - New dish.
- Fish Cake - New dish.
- Golden Carp Consomme - New dish.
- Great Banquet of the Grill - New dish.
- Great Banquet of the Oven - New dish.
- Great Banquet of the Pot - New dish.
- Great Banquet of the Steamer - New dish.
- Great Banquet of the Wok - New dish.
- Great Pandaren Banquet - New dish.
- Green Curry Fish - New dish.
- Krasarang Fritters - New dish.
- Mogu Fish Stew - New dish.
- Pandaren Banquet - New dish.
- Sea Mist Rice Noodles - New dish.
- Shrimp Dumplings - New dish.
- Spicy Salmon - New dish.
- Steamed Crab Surprise - New dish.
- Swirling Mist Soup - New dish.
- Toasted Fish Jerky - New dish.
- Twin Fish Platter - New dish.
- Valley Stir Fry - New dish.
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