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Weather-Beaten Journal

Weather-Beaten Journal..
Minimap with Find Fish Ability Active

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.

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. However Zangarmarsh's Steam Pump Flotsam pools contain both Curious Crate and Heavy Supply Crate, collectively giving the best chance of finding a Weather-Beaten Journal (thanks Yoco).

If you have not already found one, Weather-Beaten Journal can sometimes be found in the reward bag from 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.

Lure Master Tackle Box

Lure Master Tackle Box..

The Lure Master Tackle Box is the only fishing bag available. It has 36 slots. Fishing bags can contain:

Fishing bags cannot contain cooked fish dishes.

Fishing Chair

Fishing Chair
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.

Mushroom Chair

El's Mushroom Chair
Mushroom Chair..
  • Use: Set up a mushroom chair.
  • Source: Sold by Ayla Shadowstorm for 500g. Only available after completing most of the Firelands dailies (detailed below).

Anglers can cast while sat on the Mushroom Chair. The chair is bound when purchased, so the angler must buy it from Ayla Shadowstorm personally.

To purchase the chair, you must:

  1. Complete the Mount Hyjal quest-line as far as The Regrowth (up to and including Aessina's Miracle).
  2. Reach level 85, then speak to Matoclaw at the Sanctuary of Malorne. Complete the introductory sequence of quests, starting with Guardians of Hyjal: Firelands Invasion!
  3. Complete daily quests until you have the 20 Mark of the World Tree required for Calling for Reinforcements. You will then be able to enter the Molten Front, but not yet see the vendor.
  4. Complete more daily quests until you have 150 Mark of the World Tree (each, 300 total) for Druids of the Talon and The Shadow Wardens. Initially 14 Marks per day can be earned, rising to 25 after the first 150-Mark quest is completed. Ayla Shadowstorm will then become visible (in the Sentinel Tree, at Malfurion's Breach), but will not sell anything.
  5. Complete daily quests to gain a further 125 Mark of the World Tree, for the quest Filling the Moonwell. Then Ayla Shadowstorm will finally sell her Mushroom Chair.

All those daily quests will take at least 3 weeks. For a detailed list of daily quests and vendors, see Wowpedia.

Wrath of the Lich King's spell list refers to: "Summon Drostan's Fishing Chair - Right Click to set up a comfy fishing chair." Drostan's Fishing Chair has not yet been seen in Northrend. Drostan can be found at Nesingwary's camp in Sholazar Basin, but he refuses to discuss fishing!

Fishing Fashions

For those who wish to "look the part", here are some suggestions:

Some more ideas can be found on the forums.

These items are not the only other things that will help you fish.

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Comments about Other Equipment

Below are readers' comments about "Other Equipment":

Suggested addition for fishing fashions

  1. Gummo, December 2008:

    In addition to the blue overalls, there are the engineer-only mechbuilder's overalls, which appear to use the same model but in green instead of blue. Because fishing needs even more ultra-rare drops for people to chase after...

    Also, Captain Sanders' shirt is something of an unofficial fishing shirt.

  2. Kalfje, December 2008:

    You also might want the Nat Pagle's Broken Reel next to the Hook of the Master Angler

    you can get both the The 1 Ring and The 2 Ring.

  3. Marlburo, December 2008:

    I personally wear the blue overalls with a blue shirt.....goes really well with "gauntlets of the sea". if you want the same exact look with a higher level item you can also use "Enchanted Clefthoof Gloves"....however they dont say "of the sea"!

  1. Isa, December 2008:

    There's nothing can beat the Weather-beaten Fishing Hat. You could even go naked as long as you wear that fine hat.

  2. Warsinger, December 2008:

    I usually have the black swashbuckler shirt equipped when fishing. It really looks like an old fishermans shirt. The Bloodsail Admiral set is also rather cool, especially then pants.

  3. stormbear, September 2009:

    I like the "Green Workman's Shirt." I love it because it also has suspenders!

  4. Durth, September 2009:

    The City Doublets you can purchase at the Icecrown Tournament look really good too. I saw a real life tournament on the other day and they were all wearing the sort of Motocross/ extreme sport type shirts.Since then my Undead dk has been sporting his weather beaten hat and Undercity shirt to maximum effect :p

  5. InfectedZombie, September 2009:

    I love the lumberjack shirts with the outfit. They come in 4 colors (red, green, yellow, blue), and look awesome.

  6. Christhina, September 2009:

    I love a lot of the suggestions in this thread - the shirts, to be sure, fit fishing perfectly :)

    However, that leaves me wondering, what are you all wearing for leggings? I really can't seem to find anything that "works" well - so I'm currently using the Blue Overalls with Fishing Hat (which, looks good too, especially with fingerless gloves inc +fishing chant, and Aurora Boots).

    But, I'm feeling like a change of outfit, the shirt works - but with what?

  7. stormbear, September 2009:

    Here is what my fishing attire looks like...

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3901771983_e68f8c4c2e.jpg

    From top to bottom...
    Dalaran Chef Hat
    Green Workman's Shirt
    Fingerless Gloves
    Handstiched Linen Britches
    Woolen Boots

  8. Basill, September 2009:

    Christhina wrote:

    I love a lot of the suggestions in this thread - the shirts, to be sure, fit fishing perfectly :)
    However, that leaves me wondering, what are you all wearing for leggings? I really can't seem to find anything that "works" well - so I'm currently using the Blue Overalls with Fishing Hat (which, looks good too, especially with fingerless gloves inc +fishing chant, and Aurora Boots).
    But, I'm feeling like a change of outfit, the shirt works - but with what?

    If your a female... why not try with lovely black dress and a shirt if the dress is to open for you, I might also suggest shadowskin gloves...as they go nicely with the black.. Well at least my wife thinks , and I think so!! She is the most sexy of all female fishers..and well dressed ofc ^^

  9. Christhina, September 2009:

    If your a female... why not try with lovely black dress and a shirt if the dress is to open for you, I might also suggest shadowskin gloves...as they go nicely with the black.. Well at least my wife thinks , and I think so!! She is the most sexy of all female fishers..and well dressed ofc ^^

    That's an interesting thought, but Lovely Black Dress strikes me as evening wear for us, not really something that seems to "suit" the role of fishing (for example, one wouldn't wear a tuxedo out fishing, either, really). Mind, that's just my thoughts on it ;-)

  10. jeraz, September 2009:

    http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj16/jeroenderks/fishinggear.jpg
    Its almost like the normal 1 but i prefer a white t-shirt :).

  11. Bongtimusprime, September 2009:

    Heres my Level 30 Druid Fishing at 275.

    http://www.geocities.com/bongtimusprime/WoWScrnShot_091809_150209.jpg

    I have the battered Jungle hat, Blue Overalls, Sleevless tshirt, Seers glove with +2 fishing =), and Brown Linen Pants, finally the strong Iron fishing pole.

    I can't wait to get fishing hat and pole from the Extravaganza

  12. Al, September 2009:

    Nice outfits! Looks like I have a "family member" in here, jeraz. LOL!

  13. jeraz, September 2009:

    ;)

  14. Ukkokukko, January 2010:

    Hi fellow fishermen. I'm new to fishing (started couple days ago, thanks to this site!) and I already really like the whole thing. I'm using the "Fishing & Cooking 1-450" guide, and now my Fishing is 225 and Cooking around 250 after the first day.
    I started my own fishing career with the STV Extragavanza competition, and got my fishing skill from 1 to 75 during the hour. I had alot of fun, I even could wear my fishing gear (see the link) because of the PvE realm. Some guy won the competition after some 10-15 minutes, and yelled to General chat that he's been trying to win this for over a year now. I suppose he earned that win more than me, heh.

    Anyways, here is my fishing gear:
    http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2250/wowscrnshot010310225910.jpg

    *Battered Jungle Hat
    *Shroud of Moorabi (Cloak, not showing but I have the parachute on it)
    *Azure Silk Vest
    *Handwraps of Surrended Hope (From ToC, matches with my boots and belt)
    *The Confessor's Binding (From ToC, matches with boots and hands)
    *Azure Silk Pants
    *Titan-Forged Slippers of Dominance (From WG, works as a rocket boots for me)
    *Strong Fishing Pole

    If there's anyone else from Hellscream EU leveling fishing and cooking or just likes fishing, whisper Ukkokukko in-game and lets go on a fishing adventure!
    And good luck to everyone with the rare catches!

    -Ukkokukko

  15. Kamtastic, February 2010:

    Kamtastic @ 60

    She pretty much still wears the same fishing outfit @ 80

    the only real change was the updated fishing hat.

  16. Christhina, February 2010:

    Kantastic,

    That's an interesting view - how on earth did you get your toon using an off hand (lantern) at the same time as carrying a two-hander (fishing pole)?

    Looks very interesing, would you be able please to share details of what the individual pieces are please? (Some I can guess, some have me baffled!)

  17. Melvoid, June 2010:

    I have on my Angler , Weatherbeaten fishing hat, Gauntlets of the Sea (+5 fishing enchant)
    Blue overalls, Captain Saunders Shirt, Blue Suede Shoes (from the Battle for mount Hyjal, btw they look awesome like blue tie dyed wellies lol) because i still have not been able to find that damm rare fish for the boots,
    Azure Silk Belt, cos its blue and has a Swim speed increase.
    Mastercraft Kala`uak Fishing pole (with titanium line enchant).
    i sooo want the boots of the bay but that could take forever on this server cos of all the twinks trying for that Darned heirloom ring.
    as For leggings its usually whatever the best PvP legs i have at the time cos they dont show till you remove the Blue Overalls.

    i Finally got the Turtle too the other day so the look is almost complete ;).

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Lure Masters Tackle Box

  1. Miraclemaxx, November 2010:

    Hi i have been reading about this and it sounds great as each of my Fishing toon's has a lot of random fishing stuff in the bank Trophy's from fishing if you will ... What i am Wondering is does the Tackle box sit in your bags and open from them or does it take up a bag slot making not as nice and more of a Bank item ? It Would be SWEET if it just took up one slot in a Bag and did what it should help to have less in your bags !! Will this in fact be the case ???

  2. el, November 2010:

    The tackle box is just a bag. Like, for example, enchanting bags, but for fishing. It uses a regular bag slot (either personal or bank).

  3. Miraclemaxx, November 2010:

    Thanks EL ,
    Well i was hoping it would be more of a space saving item , I am still always happy to see new fishing Gear . Thanks Again

  1. Shika, December 2010:

    You might want to add that you can place Elixer or Waterwalking in the Tacklebox, I found this a useful fact :)

  2. Gummo, December 2010:

    It can hold a lot of things:
    http://www.wowhead.com/item=60218#can-contain:0-8+1

    Also, it's something of a skill-up item for engineers, so it should be fairly cheap to buy.

  3. Harbin, January 2011:

    Love this didnt even know it exsisted till today, so buying one for bank and char.

    Thnx

  4. Marlburo, February 2011:

    now holds volatile water

  5. Marlburo, February 2011:

    as do all of the "junk" fish

  6. Phrin, April 2011:

    I equipped one today, and while it will store Stendel's Wedding Band, it (surprisingly) won't store the Titanium Seal of Dalaran or the Glass Fishing Bobber.

  7. Miraclemaxx, April 2011:

    So i finally broke down and made one , i was a little bummed when Zulian Mudskunk wouldnt go in it .....

    I know there not in the game anymore ..... But i did fish them up so i hope they fix this .

    Besides that the thing is GREAT !!!

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Transmogrification and the Fishing Folk

  1. Weller, December 2011:

    I haven't seen anything about this yet, so yeah,

    I'm sure most are familiar with it, but with patch 4.3, came transmogrification; which allows you to change the appearance of your gear to look like another item of the same slot and material.
    http://www.wowwiki.com/Transmogrification

    This means not only can you can showcase your old MC and BWL epics again, but it opens up a whole world of creative outfit and costume ideas. Finally you can show up to your raid in appropriate gear but looking like the master angler you are, or pwn some noobs in pvp with fish daggers.
    Here's what I've transmogrificated my lock's armor to look like, taking into account all visible slots.
    Cloth Transmogrification Fishing Example
    and here's an example of how my rogue looks
    Leather Transmogrification Fishing Example

    I've found its been kind of difficult to find shoulders that don't take away from the outfit,
    I think the uncommon offhand fish like ol' ironjaw or the dark herring would be great weapons to use for transmogrifying.
    I haven't tried any creations to make a fisher mail or plate wearer, and I imagine they could be a bit more difficult.
    But yeah, I'd love input and especially to see what kind of gear other people have been using to make their own creations, hopefully get some new ideas and such for us all.

  2. Paela, December 2011:

    Can you transmorg any fishing rod? I hear there are certain things you can't put in an outfit. The lumberjack shirts you have there look nice. :D I wonder if the 'blue overalls' look like that too, since I don't have any contest gear.

  3. Paela, January 2012:

    Are there any fishing poles that will transmorg? I tried all the ones that I had and it said they don't have an appearance: Seths, Jeweled, Kalu'ak, Big Iron, and the one from Nat Pagle's quest. I thought Seth's pole might work since it has stats +stamina, but it didn't work either.

  1. Jellybean, January 2012:

    Fish weapons and fishing poles are considered "silly" and cannot be used for transmogrification :(

  2. Paela, January 2012:

    So much for cool fishing outfit transmorgrification ideas. :D

  3. Cailleach, January 2012:

    This is the best I came up with, I walk around with the Salty title and I hide the cloak unless I find one that's fitting, but I just don't see too many caped fisherman:

    http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/eredar/Cailleach/simple

    Head: Weather Beaten Fishing hat
    Shoulders: Frostsavage shoulders
    Chest: Seer's padded armor
    Gloves: Runecloth gloves
    Waist: Wisdom of the Timbermaw
    Legs: Heavy woolen pants
    Feet: Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots
    Main (Staff): Nat Pagle's Fish Terminator (old ZG drop, can't get it now)

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Boots of the Bay and Tackle Boxes

  1. Xellros, December 2010:

    It has come to my attention that the Boots of the Bay, are not able to be placed in the Lure Master's Tackle box. T.T! I don't have the Boots from the STV contest, anyone who has a pair, able to tell me if they can be placed in it? (I got 5 straight Hats. T.T Never the boots!)

  2. Snafu, December 2010:

    I can confirm that the Boots of the Bay don't go into the tackle box. <sigh>

    <edit> I just caught a bloated catfish...it won't go into the tackle box either. <heavy sigh>

  3. Xellros, December 2010:

    I have the Boots of the Bay XD, I meant the Nat Pagle's extreme Angling boots, from the STV contest >.<

  1. Snafu, December 2010:

    Like I said...I was confiming. Not that it was terribly necessary. ;) Also...the bloated slippery eel and the rewards "bag of fishing treasures" and "bag of shiny things" can't be placed in the tackle box. The Unusual Compass that dropped from my bag _did_ go into the tackle box, but not the Northsea pearl that also dropped. The overgrown earthworm lure for the SW daily doesn't go in the tackle box either. The Crystal Bass I caught with it didn't go in the box. FWIW.

  2. Basill, December 2010:

    Tackle box is nice, but when your hat, pole, boots, rings(yes the 1 ring goes in it) are swapped with your other pve/pvp set from equipment manager, it dont place them back in the Tackle box ;( so one self has to move them in there again...../sigh

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Fishing Gloves

  1. saltessio, June 2010:

    Most of the gear with fishing enhancements are pretty straightforward, but I'm looking for some gloves that bring the image together. I know gauntlets of the sea are out there and have the fishing theme to them. I'm wondering what you wear with the fishing enchant?

  2. Wyzo, June 2010:

    I use Fingerless Gloves that I got from Thuros Lightfingers in Elwynn Forest.

    I hit them with a Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Fishing giving them a +2. As soon as I can, I want to hit them with Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Angler, but I have no clue how to find that scroll.

  3. Noodleguitar, June 2010:

    Herbalist's Gloves ( http://www.wowhead.com/item=7349 ).
    I found it quite funny wearing a piece of item that grants skill bonus to two different professions, although it looks a bid ugly.

    A thing I've been thinking about is getting the Stormshroud set from LW ( http://www.wowhead.com/itemset=142#. ). The thing is just that I can put myself doing thousands of casts for a certain fishable (is that a word) item, but not to go and get these recipes and the required mats.

  4. Gummo, June 2010:

    Hey, I haven't been around for a few months... just missed the goblin fishing technique, drat!

    The tailor-craftable Azure Silk Gloves look good in my opinion, they resemble rubber fishing gloves:
    http://www.wowhead.com/item=4319/azure-silk-gloves#screenshots

    By the way, your fingers don't stick out of them unless you're undead.

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4.2 Fishing Chair

  1. NiceBloke, May 2011:

    The wowhead page about the [Mushroom Chair] (http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=70161) has been updated with the following info:

    "This item is available after completing both the Druids of the Talon quest and the Shadow Warden quest

    The NPC who sells this item and many others is

    Ayla Shadowstorm <Treasures of Elune>

    This item can only be bought after completing the "Filling the moonwell" 125 mark quest.

    It has a cost of 400g"

    I'm not on the PTR, so can somebody go and confirm that its there?

    I need a 2nd fishing chair ;)

  2. el, May 2011:

    I'd love to see some confirmation - especially a picture of the actual chair in use.

    Unfortunately this isn't as easy as just being on the PTR. It's taken this long to even be reported, because those quests take a long time to complete:

    • You'll need level 85 and Mount Hyjal quests up to the regrowth to get started.
    • There's an introductory sequence, which last about 5 days.
    • Then you get access to the Firelands and the 2 quests mentioned - Druids of the Talon quest and Shadow Warden. Those quests require 150 Marks of the World Tree each.
    • Now the vendor is reported to become visible, but Filling the Moonwell (another 125 marks) is required to actually make the purchase.

    About a dozen marks can be gained each day once in the Firelands, although more dailies open up as the sequences progress. But realistically you're looking at 3-4 weeks of dailies.

  3. el, May 2011:

    Picture on Wowhead - http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=70161#screenshots:id=231809

  4. ibroadfo, May 2011:

    http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2320-Patch-4.2-Firelands-Dailies-Marks-of-the-World-Trees-Rewards-MMO-Report-Comics 'confirms' the chair's availability from Ayla Shadowstorm after the expensive unlocking mentioned above.

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Fishing Journal in 2.4

  1. Kylkiluut, March 2008:

    I'm wondering if the 2.4 patch will have any effect on looting the Weatherbound Journal.

    Here are some relevant patch notes:

    - When looting Bind on Pickup items, the confirmation dialogue now lists the name of the item in the dialogue. You can now verify that you are picking up the correct bind on pickup item.
    - Bind on Pickup items that only you can pick up (Heroic Badges for instance) will no longer bring up a confirmation dialogue.

    Doesn't really address items that you cannot pick up but perhaps it does change that.

  2. el, March 2008:

    The only change I know is that a journal may be found in a Bag of Fishing Treasures (from the daily quests), which isn't what you're talking about.

    The lack a dialogue for Bind on Pickup items should apply to the contest rare fish, and Mr. Pinchy, which is a huge benefit: If you're the kind of person that likes to auto-loot and recast without looking too hard at the screen, it was terribly easy to loose a rare catch.

  3. Leenna, March 2008:

    Haven't found any difference in 2.4 over 2.3 in looting the journal and have done so in both.

    No dialog came up to warn the book was going to be bound when I accidentally looted the book from the trunk rather than just inspecting the contents of the trunk.

    And was still able to sell unbound ones in trunks (as in thread I know a secret).

    Leenna

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