El's Extreme Anglin' - World of Warcraft Fishing Guide // Fish Finder // History

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.

3.3 (November 2009)

Fish: Blacktip Shark - Kalu'ak Fishing Derby added.

3.2 (August 2009)

Fish:

• Borean Man O' War - Caught from Hrothgar's Landing.
• Darkwater Clam - Caught from Hrothgar's Landing.
• Empty Clam - First caught.
• Imperial Manta Ray - Caught from Hrothgar's Landing.
• Rockfin Grouper - Caught from Hrothgar's Landing.
• Torn Sail - First caught.
• Withered Kelp - First caught.

Zones: Hrothgar's Landing - Hrothgar's Landing discovered.

Cooking: Blackened Dragonfin - Requires 1 fish to cook (previously 2).

3.1.2 (May 2009)

Fish:

• Corroded Jewelry - Now caught from any water in Dalaran's sewers, including the Circle of Wills.
• Phantom Ghostfish - Also caught from Nettlefish School.

Cooking:

• Baked Manta Ray - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Black Jelly - Change in the health and mana restored.
• Blackened Dragonfin - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Cuttlesteak - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Dalaran Clam Chowder - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Dragonfin Filet - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Firecracker Salmon - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Fish Feast - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Gigantic Feast - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Grilled Bonescale - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Grilled Sculpin - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Imperial Manta Steak - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Pickled Fangtooth - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Poached Nettlefish - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Poached Northern Sculpin - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Sauteed Goby - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Small Feast - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Smoked Rockfin - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Smoked Salmon - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Spicy Blue Nettlefish - Increase in the health and mana restored.
• Spicy Fried Herring - Increase in the health and mana restored.

3.1 (April 2009)

Full guide: 3.1.

Fish:

• Acidic Slime - Caught in Naxxramas.
• Bloated Monsterbelly - First caught.
• Bloodtooth Frenzy - First caught.
• Bonescale Snapper - Caught in Ulduar and Zul'Drak.
• Borean Man O' War - Used in the new Black Jelly recipe. Caught in Icecrown and Storm Peaks.
• Coagulated Slime - First caught in Naxxramas.
• Coal - First catch reported in Blackrock Mountain, Burning Steppes, The Obsidian Sanctum.
• Corroded Jewelry - First caught.
• Dark Herring - Unconfirmed: Catch rate from Fangtooth Herring School increased.
• Darkwater Clam - Caught in Icecrown and Storm Peaks.
• Dissolved Skull - First caught in Naxxramas.
• Dragonfin Angelfish - Caught in Zul'Drak.
• Driftwood - First caught.
• Empty Rum Bottle - First caught.
• Essence of Fire - First catch reported.
• Giant Darkwater Clam - First caught.
• Glacial Salmon - Caught in Wintergrasp.
• Glassfin Minnow - Caught in Ulduar.
• Imperial Manta Ray - Caught in Icecrown and Storm Peaks.
• Musselback Sculpin - Caught in Wintergrasp and Zul'Drak.
• Nettlefish - Caught in Ulduar and Wintergrasp.
• Old Boot - First caught.
• Old Skull - First catch reported in Blackrock Mountain, Burning Steppes, The Obsidian Sanctum.
• Phantom Ghostfish - First caught.
• Pygmy Suckerfish - Caught in Zul'Drak.
• Rock - First caught.
• Rockfin Grouper - Caught in Icecrown and Storm Peaks.
• Sea Turtle - First caught.
• Sickly Fish - First caught.
• Slimy Bone - First caught in Naxxramas.
• Tangled Fishing Line - First caught.
• Tattered Cloth - First caught.
• Terrorfish - First caught.
• Tree Branch - First caught.
• Water Snail - First caught.
• Weeds - First caught.

Zones:

• Blackrock Mountain - First catch reported.
• Borean Tundra - Pool of Blood appear.
• Burning Steppes - First catch from lava reported.
• Dalaran - Corroded Jewelry caught in the Underbelly. Northrend Daily Fishing Quests available from Marcia Chase (Fishing Trainer).
• Icecrown - First fish caught.
• Ironforge - Fish can no longer be caught from the Mystic Ward or Great Forge.
• Molten Core - First catch reported.
• Naxxramas - First catch reported.
• Sholazar Basin - Phantom Ghostfish caught.
• Storm Peaks - First fish caught.
• The Frozen Sea - Bloated Monsterbelly caught.
• The Obsidian Sanctum - First catch reported.
• Ulduar - Ulduar opens.
• Un'Goro Crater - Essence of Fire caught in lava at Fire Plume Ridge.
• Wintergrasp - First fish caught.
• Zul'Drak - First fish caught.

Pools: Pool of Blood - First seen.

Cooking:

• Black Jelly - New recipe.
• Clamlette Magnifique - New recipe.
• Fish Feast - No longer bound to the cook.
• Gigantic Feast - No longer bound to the cook.
• Small Feast - No longer bound to the cook.

3.0.8 (January 2009)

Fish:

• Glacial Salmon - Now used to cook Fish Feast.
• Glassfin Minnow - Now used by alchemists to make Ethereal Oil.
• Musselback Sculpin - Now used to cook Fish Feast.
• Nettlefish - Now used to cook Fish Feast.
• Pygmy Suckerfish - Now also caught from Northrend pools - rarely from Glassfin Minnow School, commonly from other pools.

Pools:

• Borean Man O' War School - Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
• Deep Sea Monsterbelly School - Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
• Dragonfin Angelfish School - Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
• Fangtooth Herring School - Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
• Glacial Salmon School - Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
• Glassfin Minnow School - Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
• Imperial Manta Ray School - Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
• Moonglow Cuttlefish School - Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
• Musselback Sculpin School - Pygmy Suckerfish now rarely caught alongside catches.
• Nettlefish School - Pygmy Suckerfish now caught alongside most catches.

Cooking: Fish Feast - New recipe.

Wrath of the Lich King (November 2008)

Full guide: Wrath of the Lich King.

Fish:

• Barrelhead Goby - First caught.
• Bonescale Snapper - First caught.
• Borean Man O' War - First caught.
• Copper Coin - First caught.
• Crystal Vial - First caught.
• Crystallized Water - First caught.
• Dark Herring - First caught.
• Darkwater Clam - First caught.
• Deep Sea Monsterbelly - First caught.
• Dragonfin Angelfish - First caught.
• Dustbringer - First caught.
• Empty Vial - First caught.
• Enchanted Vial - First caught.
• Fangtooth Herring - First caught.
• Fountain Goldfish - First caught.
• Giant Sewer Rat - First caught.
• Glacial Salmon - First caught.
• Glassfin Minnow - First caught.
• Gold Coin - First caught.
• Half Empty Bottle of Prison Moonshine - First caught.
• Half Full Bottle of Prison Moonshine - First caught.
• Imbued Vial - First caught.
• Imperial Manta Ray - First caught.
• Leaded Vial - First caught.
• Magic Eater - First caught.
• Moonglow Cuttlefish - First caught.
• Musselback Sculpin - First caught.
• Nettlefish - First caught.
• Northern Salmon - First caught in Grizzly Hills.
• Pygmy Suckerfish - First caught.
• Reinforced Crate - First caught.
• Rockfin Grouper - First caught.
• Rusty Prison Key - First caught.
• Sewer Carp - First caught.
• Shimmering Minnow - First caught.
• Silver Coin - First caught.
• Slippery Eel - First caught.
• Tasty Reef Fish - First caught in Howling Fjord.

Zones:

• Borean Tundra - Northrend opened.
• Crystalsong Forest - Northrend opened.
• Dalaran - Northrend opened.
• Dragonblight - Northrend opened.
• Grizzly Hills - Northrend opened.
• Howling Fjord - Northrend opened.
• Sholazar Basin - Northrend opened.
• The Frozen Sea - Northrend opened.

Pools:

• Borean Man O' War School - First seen.
• Deep Sea Monsterbelly School - First seen.
• Dragonfin Angelfish School - First seen.
• Fangtooth Herring School - First seen.
• Glacial Salmon School - First seen.
• Glassfin Minnow School - First seen.
• Imperial Manta Ray School - First seen.
• Moonglow Cuttlefish School - First seen.
• Musselback Sculpin School - First seen.
• Nettlefish School - First seen.
• School of Northern Salmon - First seen.
• School of Tasty Reef Fish - First seen.

Cooking:

• Bad Clams - New recipe.
• Baked Manta Ray - New recipe.
• Blackened Dragonfin - New recipe.
• Cuttlesteak - New recipe.
• Dalaran Clam Chowder - New recipe.
• Dragonfin Filet - New recipe.
• Firecracker Salmon - New recipe.
• Gigantic Feast - New recipe.
• Grilled Bonescale - New recipe.
• Grilled Sculpin - New recipe.
• Haunted Herring - New recipe.
• Imperial Manta Steak - New recipe.
• Pickled Fangtooth - New recipe.
• Poached Nettlefish - New recipe.
• Poached Northern Sculpin - New recipe.
• Sauteed Goby - New recipe.
• Small Feast - New recipe.
• Smoked Rockfin - New recipe.
• Smoked Salmon - New recipe.
• Spicy Blue Nettlefish - New recipe.
• Spicy Fried Herring - New recipe.

3.0 (October 2008)

Full guide: 3.0.

Fish: Inscribed Scrollcase - Single rank VI scrolls replace 1-3 rank V scrolls (thanks Gummo).

Zones:

• Eastern Plaguelands - Coastal waters added on the east side of the zone, with the same fish as inland areas.
• Stormwind City - Stormwind Harbor added, with the same inland fish as Stormwind City. Coastal fish appeared in the harbor during November 2008.

Pools:

• Abundant Firefin Snapper School - Sparse, abundant, and teeming prefixes added to pool names based on their location.
• Abundant Oily Blackmouth School - Lesser, sparse, abundant, and teeming prefixes added to pool names based on their location.
• Bloodsail Wreckage Pool - Wreckage pools are now called by different names, based on their contents. All Azeroth's wreckage pools were originally called "Floating Wreckage".
• Firefin Snapper School - Sparse, abundant, and teeming prefixes added to pool names based on their location.
• Floating Debris Pool - Wreckage pools are now called by different names, based on their contents. All Azeroth's wreckage pools were originally called "Floating Wreckage".
• Floating Wreckage Pool - Wreckage pools are now called by different names, based on their contents. All Azeroth's wreckage pools were originally called "Floating Wreckage".
• Lesser Oily Blackmouth School - Lesser, sparse, abundant, and teeming prefixes added to pool names based on their location.
• Lesser Sagefish School - Lesser prefix added to pool names based on their location.
• Oily Blackmouth School - Lesser, sparse, abundant, and teeming prefixes added to pool names based on their location.
• School of Sagefish - Lesser prefix added to pool names based on their location.
• Schooner Wreckage Pool - Wreckage pools are now called by different names, based on their contents. All Azeroth's wreckage pools were originally called "Floating Wreckage".
• Sparse Firefin Snapper School - Sparse, abundant, and teeming prefixes added to pool names based on their location.
• Sparse Oily Blackmouth School - Lesser, sparse, abundant, and teeming prefixes added to pool names based on their location.
• Teeming Firefin Snapper School - Sparse, abundant, and teeming prefixes added to pool names based on their location.
• Teeming Oily Blackmouth School - Lesser, sparse, abundant, and teeming prefixes added to pool names based on their location.
• Waterlogged Wreckage Pool - Wreckage pools are now called by different names, based on their contents. All Azeroth's wreckage pools were originally called "Floating Wreckage".

2.4.2 (May 2008)

Fish:

• Bloated Giant Sunfish - Contents altered, to include Mostly Digested Fish, Seaweed, Mote of Water, Lightning Eel, and Luminous Bluetail.
• Lightning Eel - Disappeared from Isle of Quel'Danas, but sometimes found within Bloated Giant Sunfish.
• Luminous Bluetail - Entirely eaten by Bloated Giant Sunfish (no longer caught in open water). No longer share cooldown timer with potions.
• Mote of Water - Disappeared from Isle of Quel'Danas, but sometimes found within Bloated Giant Sunfish.
• Seaweed - Disappeared from Isle of Quel'Danas, but sometimes found within Bloated Giant Sunfish.

Zones: Isle of Quel'Danas - Catch rates change: More Giant Sunfish, while Lightning Eel, Mote of Water, Seaweed and Luminous Bluetail disappear from open water.

2.4 (March 2008)

Full guide: 2.4.

Fish:

• Baby Crocolisk - Baby Crocolisk first caught.
• Barbed Gill Trout - Disappeared from Shadowmoon Valley.
• Blackfin Darter - Blackfin Darter first caught.
• Bloated Barbed Gill Trout - Bloated Barbed Gill Trout first caught.
• Bloated Giant Sunfish - Bloated Giant Sunfish first caught.
• Darkwood Fishing Pole - First caught.
• Giant Sunfish - Giant Sunfish first caught.
• Golden Darter - Found in new Brackish Mixed School.
• Jaggal Clam - Jaggal Clam first caught while fishing.
• Lightning Eel - First caught in Isle of Quel'Danas.
• Luminous Bluetail - Luminous Bluetail first caught.
• Monstrous Felblood Snapper - Monstrous Felblood Snapper first caught.
• Spotted Feltail - Brackish Mixed School replaced Feltail Schools.
• World's Largest Mudfish - World's Largest Mudfish first caught.

Zones:

• Isle of Quel'Danas - Isle of Quel'Danas opened.
• Shadowmoon Valley - Barbed Gill Trout disappeared from Shadowmoon Valley (undocumented).
• Terokkar Forest - Silmyr Lake's skill requirement increased to match elevated lakes (undocumented). Brackish Mixed School replace Feltail Schools.
• Zangarmarsh - Brackish Mixed School replace Feltail Schools.

Pools: Brackish Mixed School - Brackish Mixed School replace Feltail Schools.

Cooking: Broiled Bloodfin - Cooked buff changed (from +20 Stamina and Spirit).

2.3 (November 2007)

Full guide: 2.3.

Fish:

• Bloodfin Catfish - Bloodfin Catfish first caught.
• Broken Engine Part - First caught.
• Crescent-Tail Skullfish - Crescent-Tail Skullfish first caught.
• Curious Crate - Weather-Beaten Journal first found in contents.
• Heavy Supply Crate - Weather-Beaten Journal first found in contents.
• Iron Bound Trunk - Weather-Beaten Journal first found in contents.
• Lightning Eel - First caught in Zul'Aman.
• Mithril Bound Trunk - Weather-Beaten Journal first found in contents.
• Old Crafty - Old Crafty first caught.
• Old Ironjaw - Old Ironjaw first caught.
• Plated Armorfish - Disappeared from Deadwind Pass.
• Raw Brilliant Smallfish - Caught in Ironforge.
• Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish - First caught in Ironforge.
• Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper - First caught in Ironforge.
• Raw Nightfin Snapper - Disappeared from Deadwind Pass.
• Raw Redgill - Disappeared from Deadwind Pass.
• Raw Sunscale Salmon - Disappeared from Deadwind Pass.
• Raw Whitescale Salmon - Disappeared from Deadwind Pass.
• Strange Engine Part - Strange Engine Part first caught.
• Watertight Trunk - Weather-Beaten Journal first found in contents.

Zones:

• Deadwind Pass - The fish in Deadwind Pass changed. Previously the fish caught in Deadwind Pass were the same as areas such as Winterspring.
• Ironforge - First fish caught in Ironforge.
• Nagrand - Skill requirements changed.
• Orgrimmar - Old Crafty first caught.
• Terokkar Forest - Skill requirement to fish in Blackwind, Ere'Noru, and Jorune reduced from 525 to 500 (undocumented).
• Zul'Aman - Zul'Aman opened.

Cooking:

• Broiled Bloodfin - New recipe.
• Skullfish Soup - New recipe.
• Stormchops - New recipe.

2.1.2 (June 2007)

Fish:

• Barbed Gill Trout - Now also used in Stewed Trout.
• Enormous Barbed Gill Trout - Now also used in Hot Buttered Trout.
• Huge Spotted Feltail - Now also used in Fisherman's Feast added.

Cooking:

• Fisherman's Feast - New recipe.
• Hot Buttered Trout - New recipe.
• Stewed Trout - New recipe.

2.1 (May 2007)

Fish:

• Felblood Snapper - Felblood Snapper changed from white (useful) to grey (useless), with the description: "A twisted fish that lives in fel pools and lava. Do Not Eat!"
• Lightning Eel - Disappeared from Alterac Valley.
• Plated Armorfish - Disappeared from Alterac Valley.
• Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish - Disappeared from Arathi Basin.
• Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper - Disappeared from Arathi Basin.
• Raw Nightfin Snapper - Disappeared from Alterac Valley.
• Raw Redgill - Disappeared from Alterac Valley.
• Raw Sunscale Salmon - Disappeared from Alterac Valley.
• Raw Whitescale Salmon - Disappeared from Alterac Valley.

Zones:

• Alterac Valley - Fishing ceases in battlegrounds.
• Arathi Basin - Fishing ceases in battlegrounds.