El's Extreme Anglin' News

Power-Leveling Fishing?

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:25:30 GMT

El's Extreme Anglin' now offers several detailed guides to level your fishing skill from 1 to 375. Want gold? Training cooking too? Or just want to get to 375 as fast as possible? We can help. Read more about Training.

Extreme Anglin' Discoveries

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:13:39 GMT

Recent discoveries and extreme anglin' feats posted on the forums:

The Baby Crocolisk can also be caught in Ironforge.
The Stranglethorn Extravaganza can be won by Bloodsails.
And Mr. Pinchy can be caught under level 70.

2.4: Undocumented Changes

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:28:28 GMT

Some undocumented changes have been found in patch 2.4:

The skill-up formula seems to have changed, so that around 400 fewer catches are required to reach 300.
The skill required to fish in Silmyr Lake has increased to 405 to cast, 500 to stop get-aways.
Barbed Gill Trout can no longer be caught in Shadowmoon Valley.

Full patch 2.4 fishing information is here.

2.4: Daily Quests, Darters, Quel'Danas and More

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:27:02 GMT

Patch 2.4 round-up:

Fishing Daily Quests - Easily completed, with a chance to gain loot such as the Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat and the very rare, very cute, bucket crocolisk mini-pets.
Golden Darter got easier to catch, with the appearance of Brackish Mixed Schools in Outland.
Isle of Quel'Danas' coastal waters are teeming with new fish.
Full details of 2.4 changes.

A new Quests chapter has been added to El's Extreme Anglin', and the Getting Started and Equipment chapters have been rewritten. So there really is no better time to go fishing!

Fish Finder Catch Rates

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:40:30 GMT

Not sure which area of water will give the best catch of your favourite fish? The Fish Finder now includes typical catch rates for fish in each area. Read more here.

Golden Darter easier to catch in 2.4

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:30:12 GMT

With all the interest in the new daily fishing quests, most anglers have missed another important change in patch 2.4: Brackish Mixed Schools have replaced Feltail Schools in Outland. It means that pool fishing will finally be the best way to catch Golden Darter. Read further explanation and analysis here.

2.4 Fishing Changes

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:07:57 GMT

A summary of patch 2.4 changes to fishing is now available. 2.4 includes daily quests, changes to Outland pools, and new fish from the coast of Isle of Quel'Danas. This topic will be regularly updated as new changes are discovered.

Upcoming 2.4 Changes

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:40:22 GMT

((From 2.4 PTR patch notes)):

"Broiled Bloodfin now increases resistances to all schools of magic instead of increasing Stamina and Spirit.
New Fishing Daily Quests! Visit the mysterious old man fishing at Silmyr Lake outside of Shattrath City to discover what treasures he has to offer.
Find Fish now correctly tracks Schools of Tastyfish and Muddy Churning Waters."

More details as they emerge. Discuss 2.4 daily quests on the forums.

Forums, Fish Finder comments, and RSS news feed

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:41:05 GMT

New features at El's Extreme Anglin':

Discuss fish and fishing with fellow anglers on our new forums. Register now!
Comment on Fish Finder information: Simply post in the Fishing Forum using the fish name as the topic title, or tagging the topic with the fish name.
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