Weather-Beaten Journal
- Teaches: Find Fish (pool tracking on minimap)
- Minimum fishing skill required: 100
- Source: Curious Crate, Heavy Supply Crate, Iron Bound Trunk, Mithril Bound Trunk, Watertight Trunk, and (rarely) Tightly Sealed Trunk
The Weather-Beaten Journal teaches the ability "Find Fish", which makes "nearby fishing nodes appear on the minimap" - just like tracking abilities for minerals and herbs. The journal binds when picked up (but there are methods to allow journals to be traded, see below). A fishing skill of 100 is required to learn the ability. The picture right shows the ability being used to highlight the location of nearby pools.
The journal can be found in many fished-up crates and trunks, specifically Curious Crate, Heavy Supply Crate, Iron Bound Trunk, Mithril Bound Trunk, Watertight Trunk, and (rarely) Tightly Sealed Trunk. The type of pool the container is fished from does not matter ((based on Public Test Realm experiments, at least)).
Curious Crates seem to give the best catch rate, with almost half of all crates containing a Weather-Beaten Journal. Curious Crates are caught from any pool in Outland - about 4% of the catch. No pools primarily contain Curious Crates, which means that if you specifically want a journal, it may be easier to fish the pools of wreckage in Azeroth containing Iron Bound, Mithril Bound or Watertight Trunks.
For those with little fishing skill, the easiest source of journals are Watertight Trunks, which are found in floating wreckage pools in Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills, Stonetalon Mountains and Wetlands. All these areas requiring just 55 skill to cast, 150 to stop get-aways. About one in five Watertight Trunks should contain a journal. Experienced fishermen and women should find a journal easily, while fishing pools for other fish - they aren't terribly rare!
If you have not already found one, Weather-Beaten Journal can also be found in Bags of Fishing Treasure, the reward the Daily Fishing Quests.
An angler who already knows the Find Fish ability will never be able to see new journals. However, the trunks they catch may still contain journals - they just can't see them: If the trunk does not disappear when looted, it probably contains a journal. The "empty" trunk can be mailed or given to an angler that does not already know the Find Fish ability. They will be able to see the journal, loot it, and learn to track pools. To be able to see the journal, the angler receiving the trunk must know how to fish (have some skill in fishing). For further explanation read this forum discussion.
Fishing Chair
- Use: Set up a comfy fishing chair
- Source: "Gone Fishin'" card
The Fishing Chair (illustrated right) can be set up anywhere outside where a mount can be used. You can then sit in it, and cast. The chair gives no specific advantage when fishing, but it is reported to be very comfortable.
The chair can only be won by playing cards - specifically the "Gone Fishin'" card in the Fires of Outland set ((part of the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game)). To redeem your chair present the lucky card to Landro Longshot in Booty Bay.
Fishing Fashions
For those who wish to "look the part", I recommend:
- Blue Overalls - made by tailors.
- Fingerless Gloves - reclaimed from Thuros Lightfingers in Elwynn Forest. You can enchant them too.
- Lucky Fishing Hat - from the Stranglethorn Extravaganza.
- Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots - from the Stranglethorn Extravaganza.
Learn More
- Fishing for trunks in Lake Mirkfallon - Forum discussion about trading Weather-Beaten Journals.
- A fishy experiment - Observations on how the content of boxes is determined.
- WoW TCG Loot - Analysis of auction prices for the Gone Fishin' card, which gives a Fishing Chair.
- Also in the Equipment chapter: Poles, Fishing Gear, Lures, Addons, and Automation.
