Fishing Guide for Season of Discovery (SoD) Phase 8

Phase 8 of Season of Discovery retains the 300 skill cap introduced in Phase 3 for professions, allowing players to max out their crafting and gathering skills in case they haven’t already done so. For the Fishing profession, that means you’ll be able to cast your line anywhere in the world and catch any fish (or crate) you’re after.

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Fishing Leveling & Trainers

Check out our Classic Fishing Guide for trainer locations, a leveling guide, and more. Everything in that guide applies to Season of Discovery. So far there have been no changes to the Fishing skill in SoD except for the level requirements for higher skill ranks (level 26 for Expert and level 41 for Artisan).

Learning Artisan Fishing

From Phase 3 onward, players were able to level their professions all the way to 300 skill, or Artisan level – the maximum skill for Vanilla WoW.

To reach 300 in Fishing you’ll first need to complete the quest Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme to learn the Artisan Fishing skill. This quest will send you to catch 4 different fish in locations all over the map. To pick up this quest, talk to Nat Pagle, who can be found on one of the small islands off the coast of Dustwallow Marsh, southwest of Theramore Isle (58.61, 60.06).

Phase 8 Fishing Equipment

Even with a skill level of 300, you will need to use a special fishing pole and lure to avoid catching junk in high level zones. The highest level fishing areas require a total Fishing skill of 425.

In addition to poles and lures, which we’ll cover below, here are a few items that can increase your Fishing skill. Check out our Stranglethorn Vale Fishing Extravaganza Guide for a complete guide to the competition, which is where you will get all of the best fishing items.

Fishing Poles

The Arcanite Fishing Pole is the best fishing pole in the game, but it can only be obtained by winning the Stranglethorn Vale Fishing Tournament. The next best option for Horde is Nat Pagle’s Extreme Angler FC-5000 from the quest Snapjaws, Mon! in The Hinterlands. Alliance players will have to settle for the Big Iron Fishing Pole. You can get it by opening a lot of Shellfish Traps in Desolace or from the Auction House.

Fishing Pole	Skill Bonus	Skill Required	Source
Arcanite Fishing Pole	+35	300	Master Angler Stranglethorn Vale Fishing Tournament
Nat Pagle’s Extreme Angler FC-5000	+25	100	Snapjaws, Mon! Quest in The Hinterlands
Big Iron Fishing Pole	+20	100	Looted from Shellfish Traps in Desolace
Darkwood Fishing Pole	+15	50	Low chance of catching while fishing
Strong Fishing Pole	+5	10	Fishing Supplies Vendors
Blump Family Fishing Pole	+3	1	The Family and the Fishing Pole Quest in Darkshore
Fishing Pole	–	–	Fishing Supplies Vendors

Fishing Lures

For bait, you have plenty of options depending on your current skill level. Aquadynamic Fish Attractor is the best choice and can be made with Engineering or purchased on the Auction House, or occasionally bought from vendors.

Lure	Skill Bonus	Skill Required	Source
Aquadynamic Fish Attractor	+100	100	Fishing Supplies Vendors Or Engineering
Flesh Eating Worm	+75	100	Looted from Rotted Ones in Duskwood
Bright Baubles	+75	100	Fishing Supplies Vendors
Aquadynamic Fish Lens	+50	50	Electropellers Quest in Darkshore
Nightcrawlers	+50	50	Fishing Supplies Vendors Looted from many undead mobs
Shiny Bauble	+25	1	Fishing Supplies Vendors

Phase 8 Fish to Farm

So far, no new fish have been added in Season of Discovery, but there are some items that are used to obtain Rune Engravings which can be caught with the Fishing skill as an alternative to other methods. Otherwise everything is the same as in Vanilla World of Warcraft except for the level caps.

Junk pools can be very profitable to fish from since they will net you everything from BoEs to high-level crafting materials to Rumsey Rum Black Label. Deviate Fish are always in demand for their fun effects – see our Deviate Fish Guide for a list of effects and where to fish. The most valuable fish for Cooking is Raw Nightfin Snapper. There are also some fish that are valuable for use in Alchemy recipes: Firefin Snapper, Oily Blackmouth, and Stonescale Eel.

Here are the most valuable items you can fish for in Phase 8 of Season of Discovery: