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. Changes from The Burning Crusade and before have not been recorded.

3.3.3 (March 2010)

Fish: Bloated Slippery Eel - First caught.

Zones: Dalaran - Bloated Slippery Eel first caught.

3.3 (December 2009)

Fish:

• Blacktip Shark - Kalu'ak Fishing Derby added.
• Curious Crate - Contents improved: Knothide Leather replace scraps. Higher amounts of cloth and ore. Thanks Gummo.

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.