Fishing — Original WoW / Classic Era

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WoW Classic · Original WoW / Classic Era
Updated 21 October 2026

This page uses the Original WoW / Classic Era ruleset. The skill numbers below are profession skill, not character level. Train the next profession rank before reaching your current cap.

Leveling Fishing

Skill Materials Area or method
1–75 Raw Brilliant Smallfish Starting waters
75–150 Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper; Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish Capital waters
150–225 Raw Mithril Head Trout Higher-level waters with a lure
225–300 Raw Sunscale Salmon Complete Nat Pagle’s Artisan quest before passing 225

Farm the materials

References: WoW-Professions

Other Classic expansions

Original-world fishing locations

Elwynn Forest — Starter fishing waters

WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)

Elwynn Forest — Starter fishing waters base mapCrystal Lake — fish from an accessible bank1Stonecairn Lake — fish from an accessible bank2wow-farming.info · WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)
Fish open water for Raw Brilliant Smallfish and Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper. You can remain at a safe bank; circling the entire lake is unnecessary. Markers identify approximate areas on the original world map. Lines are suggested searches, not guaranteed spawn locations. Cataclysm changed this terrain.
  1. Crystal Lake — fish from an accessible bank — 50, 66
  2. Stonecairn Lake — fish from an accessible bank — 73, 52

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Redridge Mountains — Lake Everstill

WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)

Redridge Mountains — Lake Everstill base mapLakeshire waterfront — Lake Everstill1wow-farming.info · WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)
Cast into Lake Everstill for Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish. Horde players should choose a bank away from Lakeshire guards. Use a lure if fish escape. Markers identify approximate areas on the original world map. Lines are suggested searches, not guaranteed spawn locations. Cataclysm changed this terrain.
  1. Lakeshire waterfront — Lake Everstill — 31, 49

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Dustwallow Marsh — Inland fishing

WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)

Dustwallow Marsh — Inland fishing base mapInland marsh water, west of the coastal channels1wow-farming.info · WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)
Choose an accessible inland pool or channel for Raw Mithril Head Trout. Keep away from the ocean shore and hostile patrols. The marker is a starting area, not a special fish-school spawn. Markers identify approximate areas on the original world map. Lines are suggested searches, not guaranteed spawn locations. Cataclysm changed this terrain.
  1. Inland marsh water, west of the coastal channels — 47, 47

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Feralas — Inland salmon fishing

WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)

Feralas — Inland salmon fishing base mapRiver near Camp Mojache — use a safe bank away from guards1wow-farming.info · WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)
Fish inland Feralas water for Raw Sunscale Salmon between 06:00 and midnight server time. Other fish share this water; use a lure to reduce escapes. Markers identify approximate areas on the original world map. Lines are suggested searches, not guaranteed spawn locations. Cataclysm changed this terrain.
  1. River near Camp Mojache — use a safe bank away from guards — 74, 46

Game cartography © Blizzard Entertainment, via Wowhead. Location reference: Warcraft Tavern.

Hillsbrad Foothills — Firefin Snapper schools

WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)

Hillsbrad Foothills — Firefin Snapper schools base mapWestern Strand1Eastern Strand2wow-farming.info · WoW Classic · Original terrain (Era / TBC / Wrath)
Follow the coast and cast into pools named Firefin Snapper School. Detour around Southshore guards if hostile. The exact active pool positions change as players fish them out. Markers identify approximate areas. Lines are suggested searches; they are not fixed spawn locations or a measured yield guarantee.
  1. Western Strand — 43, 73
  2. Eastern Strand — 61, 79

Game cartography © Blizzard Entertainment, via Wowhead. Location reference: Warcraft Tavern.