This pages summarises the fish that can be caught in Northern Barrens. There are 3 different areas within this zone - Northern Barrens (Except Oasis and The Sludge Fen), Northern Barrens (Oasis) and Northern Barrens (The Sludge Fen):
About Northern Barrens
- 3 Areas with Different Catches:
- Northern Barrens (General) (75 Skill)
- Northern Barrens (Oasis) (100 Skill)
- Northern Barrens (Sludge Fen) (75 Skill)
- Recommended Level: 10-20
- Territory: Horde
Northern Barrens (Except Oasis and The Sludge Fen)
- Open Water Skill: 75 to fish open water without junk (pools can be fished effectively with skill 1).
- Notes: The Northern Barrens contains 2 unusual areas of water - the 3 oases, and the Sludge Fen. Slightly different fish can be caught in each area.
- History: 4.0.3: Zone created from the northern part of The Barrens. New pools in The Sludge Fen.
Northern Barrens (Oasis)
- Open Water Skill: 100 to fish open water without junk (pools can be fished effectively with skill 1).
- Notes: The Northern Barrens contain three oasis - The Forgotten Pools, Lushwater Oasis, and The Stagnant Oasis. Deviate Fish can be caught from these.
- Guide: Catching Deviate Fish - How to catch Deviate Fish, which may be cooked to make Savory Deviate Delight.
| Water and Area | Fish | Catch Rate | Notes | Other Rare Catches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Catch | Sample | |||||
| Open Water - Inland | Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper | 40% | 2025 | - | Armor, weapons, and certain ("world drop") professions recipes | |
| Deviate Fish | 30% | |||||
| Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish | 16% | |||||
| Raw Brilliant Smallfish | 13% | |||||
| 17-32 Pound Catfish | <1% | |||||
| Bloated Mud Snapper | <1% | |||||
| Deviate Scale | <1% | |||||
| Lesser Healing Potion | <1% | |||||
| Lesser Mana Potion | <1% | |||||
| The 1 Ring | <1% | |||||
| School of Deviate Fish - Inland | Deviate Fish | 90% | 221 | - | - | |
| Rumsey Rum Light | 3% | 1-2 items per catch | ||||
| Stranglekelp | 3% | 1-3 items per catch | ||||
| Tightly Sealed Trunk | 3% | - | ||||
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Northern Barrens (The Sludge Fen)
- Open Water Skill: 75 to fish open water without junk (pools can be fished effectively with skill 1).
- Notes: The Sludge Fen is on the far northern side of the Northern Barrens, between Orgrimmar and the entrance to Ashenvale. Several junk-quality items may be caught here when your skill is high enough to avoid junk - Acidic Slime and Old Wagonwheel. Catching these does not automatically mean your skill is too low.
| Water and Area | Fish | Catch Rate | Notes | Other Rare Catches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Catch | Sample | |||||
| Open Water - Inland | Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper | 35% | Thott | - | Low-level engineering parts, such as Coarse Blasting Powder | |
| Old Wagonwheel | 20% | |||||
| Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish | 15% | |||||
| Acidic Slime | 10% | |||||
| Oil Covered Fish | 10% | |||||
| Raw Brilliant Smallfish | 10% | |||||
| Broken Wine Bottle | <1% | |||||
| Sagefish School - Inland | Raw Sagefish | 80% | 174 | - | - | |
| Watertight Trunk | 10% | - | ||||
| Rumsey Rum Dark | 5% | 1-2 items per catch | ||||
| Stranglekelp | 5% | 1-3 items per catch | ||||
Learn More
- Pools and Wreckage - Describes how to fish pools such as schools or floating debris, where to find pools, and how to efficiently fish them.
- Catching Deviate Fish - How to catch Deviate Fish, which may be cooked to make Savory Deviate Delight.
- Cataclysm Old Azeroth Changes - Describes how the Cataclysm changes the waters of Old Azeroth.
Comments about Northern Barrens
Below are readers' comments about "Northern Barrens":
32 Pound Catfish in Northern Barrens Oasis?
Poguemahone, June 2011:
im aiming for the salty achievment and am planning on trying to catch the 32 pound catfish for the one that didnt get away, im planning on fishing in the oasis in northern barrens so that i can make gold from the deviate fish that i catch but douse the 32 pond catfish drop from the oasis because on this site it says on the list of fish that drop from barrens that the 32 pound catfish douse drop but n brackets not in oasis.
Thanks if any one can clear this up for me
Pogueel, June 2011:
Yes, it should be possible to catch it in any inland part of the Northern Barrens (with the possible exception of The Sludge Fen - there's no reliable data for that pond). The 17-32 Pound Catfish page lists both the Oasis and non-Oasis, but separately, because the skill required to fish without junk varies slightly.
Poguemahone, June 2011:
Thats great thanks, now i can make gold while im trying to get salty
