WoW Fishing and Cooking Guide 1-525

                       
                                       
                               

This fishing and cooking guide will help you level all the way from 1-525 (updated for patch 4.3). It will tell you where to fish, what to cook, where to buy recipes, and provide other useful tips. If you are low on gold check out this Gold Guide for the best ways to make lots of gold.

Fishing and cooking are secondary skills that don’t take up your two profession spots. You don’t have to do fishing and cooking together but it’s a good idea because it’s easy to level up one another together. If you plan on using cooking a lot it’s a good idea to have fishing because a lot of the recipes you will probably want to use require fish derived from fishing. On the other hand, if you are fishing you might as well take on cooking to do something with all the fish you are catching.

If you want to train fishing and cooking then the first step is to go to a major city (or other location with trainers) and train "Apprentice Cook” and "Apprentice Fishing”.

Fishing Tips

In order to ensure you catch valuable fish you need to use lures and +fishing items to temporarily raise your fishing skill so that you have a higher fishing level.

Lures: It’s extremely important to use lures throughout this guide. In fact there are many spots in this guide (and even in game after you reach 525) that cannot be efficiently fished (meaning you won’t catch a lot of junk) without the use of a lure.

I recommend using the highest level lure that you can while you use this guide. Lures are commonly found at fishing supply vendors and other trade vendors. To use lures you simply right click one and left click your fishing pole to apply it. Below is a chart of lures that you can buy. Keep in mind that if you do fishing dailies you’ll also pick up some lures that way.

LureFishing Level Required+Fishing AmountWhere to Find
Shiny Bauble125Fishing, Trade Supplies, and General Goods Vendors
Nightcrawlers5050Fishing, Trade Supplies, and General Goods Vendors (also drops of certain undead mobs)
Bright Baubles10075Fishing, Trade Supplies, and General Goods Vendors
Aquadynamic Fish Attractor100100Sold in Limited Supply at Fishing Vendors (also crafted by engineers)
Feathered Lure100100Created by cooks
Heat-Treated Spinning Lure250100Created by engineers

 

+Fishing Gear: It’s also a good idea to use any +fishing gear that you can while you are fishing; however, it’s not a requirement. I recommend at least buying a "Strong Fishing Pole” which is equipable after you reach level 10 fishing skill and will increase you fishing by +5. This item is found at many fishing supply vendors.

Leveling: If you have never fished before you might find the following information useful. When you first start fishing you will skill up just about every single successful catch; however, the higher you skill up the more catches it will take to get a single skill up. By the end of the guide you need over ten successful catches just to gain one skill point.

How to Fish: To fish you must equip your fishing pole in your primary weapon spot and then click the "Fishing” button in your spellbook. You may pull the button over to one of your action bars to make it easier and of course you must cast into water.

 

 

Cooking Tips

Cooking is fairly simply and the only tip I used to have was to buy "Flint and Tinder” from a general goods vendor so that you could make campfires and cook your fish over the fires. However, with patch 3.1.0 Blizzard removed this requirement, so you don’t even need the "Flint and Tinder” anymore! If you’ve never made a campfire don’t worry, it’s simple. Just click the "Basic Campfire” button in your spellbook and you have made fire.

 

 

What to Do Before you Start the Guide

Clear Your Inventory: You’ll need a lot of bag space to hold fish, recipes, lures, spices, and other items so it’s really important to free up a lot of bag space before you head out.

Buy Supplies: Here is a list of items that will be needed or come in handy for this guide. Please keep in mind that the amounts are just estimates and you may need more or less of certain items.

ItemAmountWhat it’s ForWhere to Buy
Shiny Bauble5To use as a lure from 1-50Fishing Supply Vendor
Nightcrawlers10To use as a lure from 50-100Fishing Supply Vendor
Bright Baubles60To use as a lure from 100 and upFishing Supply Vendor
Aquadynamic Fish Attractor or Feathered LureThese are in limited supply on vendors so just buy what they have or check the Auction HouseTo use as a lure from 100 and upFishing Supply Vendor/Auction House
Fishing Pole1To fish withFishing Supply Vendor
Strong Fishing Pole1To fish with after you reach fishing level 10Fishing Supply Vendor
Refreshing Spring Water60To make Nightfin SoupGeneral Goods Vendor or Innkeeper
Northern SpicesAt least 35To make Imperial Manta SteakCooking Supplies Vendor in Dalaran or Auction House

 

Buy Recipes

Here is a list of recipes and where you can buy them. Some recipes are sold by several vendors; however, I only listed the most practical ones for you to visit. Make sure you check the list to ensure that you are buying all the recipes that are available from a certain place. For example, there are several items that need to be bought in Booty Bay, make sure you buy them all before you leave.

ItemWhat it’s ForWhere to Buy for AllianceWhere to Buy for Horde
Recipe: Brilliant SmallfishCooking Raw Brilliant SmallfishTharynn Bouden-Goldshire, Elwynn ForestHarn Longcast-Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore
Recipe: Longjaw Mud SnapperCooking Raw Longjaw Mud SnapperTharynn Bouden-Goldshire, Elwynn ForestHarn Longcast-Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore
Recipe: Bristle Whisker CatfishCooking Raw Bristle Whisker CatfishCatherine Leland-Canals, StormwindNaal Mistrunner-Thunderbluff (center area)
Recipe: Mithril Head TroutCooking Raw Mithril Head TroutKelsey Yance-Booty Bay, The Cape of StranglethornKelsey Yance-Booty Bay, The Cape of Stranglethorn
Recipe: Filet of RedgillCooking Raw RedgillKelsey Yance-Booty Bay, The Cape of StranglethornKelsey Yance-Booty Bay, The Cape of Stranglethorn
Recipe: Baked SalmonCooking Raw Whitescale SalmonVivianna-Feathermoon Stronghold, FeralasSheendra Tallgrass-Camp Mojache, Feralas
Recipe: Blackened TroutCooking Barbed Gill TroutDoba-Orebor Harborage, Zangarmarsh (must be at least neutral with Kurenai)Gambarinka-Zabra’jin, Zangarmarsh
Recipe: Feltail DelightCooking Spotted FeltailDoba-Orebor Harborage, Zangarmarsh (must be at least neutral with Kurenai)Zurai-Swamprat Post, Zangarmarsh
Recipe: Blackened SporefishCooking Zangarian SporefishJuno Dufrain-Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh (near lake)Juno Dufrain-Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh (near lake)
Recipe: Golden Fish SticksCooking Golden DarterInnkeeper Biribi-Allerian Stronghold, Terokkar Forest (in the inn)Rungor-Stonebreaker Hold, Terokkar Forest
Recipe: Imperial Manta Steak *Requires 3 Dalaran Cooking AwardsCooking Northern Spices and Imperial Manta RayDerek Odds-DalaranMisensi-Dalaran
Recipe: Lightly Fried Lurker or Lurker Lunch *Requires Chef’s AwardsCooking Striped LurkerBario Matalli-StormwindShazdar-Orgrimmar
Recipe: Pickled Guppy *Requires Chef’s AwardsCooking Highland GuppyBario Matalli-StormwindShazdar-Orgrimmar
Recipe: Delicious Sagefish Tail or Severed Sagefish Head *Requires Chef’s AwardsCooking Deepsea SagefishBario Matalli-StormwindShazdar-Orgrimmar
Recipe: Baked Rockfish *Requires Chef’s Awards (this is optional)Cooking Algaefin RockfishBario Matalli-StormwindShazdar-Orgrimmar

 

 

Fishing and Cooking 1-525

Below you will find the 1-525 fishing guide. Good luck and remember that if you get sick of fishing (oh no!) and just want to buy cooking mats but need another way to make money besides fishing check out this Gold Guide.

Fishing 1-100 and Cooking 1-100

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Raw Brilliant Smallfish and Raw Longjaw Mud SnapperLake near Goldshire, Elwynn Forest or Stonebull Lake, Mulgore100100

 

Cook Brilliant Smallfish and Longjaw Mudsnapper. You will have to travel to a trainer to learn Journeyman Fishing and Journeyman Cook during this section of the guide (this can be done once you hit 50 or you can wait until you hit 75 for each skill).

 

Fishing 100-165 and Cooking 100-125

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Raw Bristle Whisker CatfishThe Canals in Stormwind or Pond near AH in Thunderbluff125165

 

Cook Bristle Whisker Catfish.

 

Fishing 165-225 and Cooking 125-225

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish and Raw Mithril Head TroutInland Water in Dustwallow Marsh or Inland Water in Western Plaguelands225225

 

Cook Bristle Whisker Catfish and Mithril Head Trout. Stay until you reach 225 fishing and 225 cooking.

 

Fishing 225-300 and Cooking 225 to 275

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Raw Redgill and Raw Nightfin Snapper or Raw Sunscale SalmonInland Water Eastern Plaguelands275300

 

You can train the Nightfin Soup and/or Poached Sunscale Salmon recipes you’ll cook in this section at the trainer.

 

Fishing 300-350 and Cooking 275-325

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Raw Whitescale SalmonWater in the Tainted Forest, Blasted Lands or Jademir Lake, Feralas300300

 

Cook Baked Salmon.

 

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Zangarian Sporefish, Barbed Gil Trout, Spotted FeltailUmbrafen Lake, Zangarmarsh325350

 

Cook Blackened Trout, Feltail Delight, and Blackened Sporefish.

 

Fishing 350-370 and Cooking 325-350

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Barbed Gill Trout and Golden DarterAllerian Stronghold, Terokkar Forest or Stonebreaker Hold, Terokkar Forest350370

 

Cook Blackened Trout and Golden Fish Sticks. After you reach at least 350 fishing and 350 cooking you can head to Northrend and train at Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord (for Horde) or Valgarde, Howling Fjord (for Alliance) or Dalaran (for Alliance and Horde). I suggest going to Dalaran because at 350 you should begin doing the Dalaran cooking dailies in order to earn Dalaran Cooking Awards to be able to purchase the final recipe of the 1-450 section. Visit your faction’s cooking trainer in Dalaran to get the dailies and be sure to complete one each day to get the required 3 tokens to buy Imperial Manta Steak.

 

Fishing 370-450 and Cooking 350-450

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Borean Man O’ War, Darkwater Clam, Imperial Manta Ray, Rockfin GrouperBorean Tundra or Howling Fjord (Coastal Waters)450450

 

For this section first make Smoked Rockfin from 350-380, then Dalaran Clam Chowder from 380-390, then Baked Manta Ray from 390-400, then Black Jelly from 400-415, and finally, Imperial Manta Steak from 415-450. Remember you’ll need to buy the Imperial Manta Steak recipe with Dalaran Cooking Awards.

 

Fishing 450-525 and Cooking 450-525

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Highland Guppy and Striped LurkerInland Water Twilight Highlands500500

 

Cook Lightly Fried Lurker or Lurker Lunch and Pickled Guppy. For this section of the guide you will need to buy all your cooking recipes with Chef’s Awards. You get these by doing the Stormwind or Orgrimmar cooking dailies. Get your cooking skill to at least 500, don’t worry if your fishing isn’t quite there yet before you move to the coast.

 

FishLocationCooking Level to ReachFishing Level to Reach
Deepsea Sagefish and Algaefin RockfishCoastal Water Twilight Highlands525525

 

Cook Delicious Sagefish Tail or Severed Sagefish Head and Baked Rockfish. For this section of the guide you will need to buy all your cooking recipes with Chef’s Awards. You get these by doing the Stormwind or Orgrimmar cooking dailies.

 

 

If you have any suggestions for this guide please email me at: silv3rvip@hotmail.com