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How Do I Fish in WoW Forever?

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Visit a Fishing trainer (every starting zone and capital has one), buy a Fishing Pole and a Shiny Bauble from a trade or fishing vendor, then equip the pole, stand by water, cast and right-click the bobber when it splashes. Fishing lives in your Professions window (K), not your spellbook. WoW Forever adds uncommon and rare fish, floating wreckage and fishing items for your campfire.

Updated November 6, 2026

How do I start fishing?

Find a Fishing trainer. Every starting zone and capital city has one, and Apprentice Fishing has no level requirement.
Buy a Fishing Pole from a fishing or trade supply vendor. It costs a few copper. Grab a Shiny Bauble lure while you're there.
Open your Professions window with K. Fishing isn't in your spellbook! Drag it to your action bar.
Equip the pole, apply the lure, and face a lake, river or the sea.
Cast, watch the bobber, and right-click it the moment it splashes.

If you see "Your fish got away!", your skill is too low for that water. Use a lure or fish somewhere easier. Fishing is a secondary profession, so it doesn't take one of your two primary slots.

How do I level Fishing past the trainer?

You gain skill by catching fish, and gains slow down as you climb. Trainers teach the early ranks. After that, two guides agree on the classic steps:

Rank	How you get it
Expert	The book Expert Fishing - The Bass and You, from Old Man Heming in Booty Bay (needs level 20)
Artisan	The quest Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme, from Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh (needs level 35)

Stronger lures, like Nightcrawlers and Bright Baubles, help in tougher waters.

What's new for fishing in WoW Forever?

Uncommon and rare fish have been added.
Schools of fish and floating wreckage show up along coasts, lakes and rivers. Wreckage can hold cloth, leather and other goods.
Camp items: fishers can place a Fish Bowl at a campfire, a stat buff for everyone that guides compare to Blessing of Kings (it doesn't stack with it). Later tiers, the Fishing Rack and Fishing Hut, help you catch uncommon and rare fish. The Fishing Rack blueprint drops from Gelihast in Blackfathom Deeps.
Legacy talent Luremaster: a chance at an extra fish while a lure is active. Legacy is account-wide.
Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza: guides report more than one player can now win, with the Arcanite Fishing Pole among the rewards.

What do I do with my fish?

Cook them. Cooking is fishing's best friend: fish become food, and in WoW Forever cooked food gives stat buffs and a small XP bonus. Some fish dishes even raise your Fishing skill for a while. WoW Forever Cooking Guide.

Can Willo help me fish?

I'm a wisp. I float over water all the time and I've never caught a thing. But I can help you! Ask me "Where should I fish at my skill?" or "Where's the nearest Fishing trainer?" Found a great fishing spot? Say "Pin this spot." Need bait? "Write down two Shiny Baubles" goes in my Notes tab. What Willo keeps.

FAQ

How do I learn Fishing in WoW Forever?

Visit a Fishing trainer in any starting zone or capital city. Apprentice Fishing has no level requirement.

Where is the Fishing spell in WoW Forever?

In the Professions window (K), not the spellbook. Drag it to your action bar.

Why do my fish keep getting away?

Your Fishing skill is too low for that water. Apply a lure like a Shiny Bauble, or fish somewhere easier.

What is new about fishing in WoW Forever?

Uncommon and rare fish, schools and floating wreckage, fishing camp items like the Fish Bowl, and the Luremaster Legacy talent.

Can I unlearn Fishing in WoW Forever?

No. Fishing, Cooking and First Aid can't be unlearned, and they don't use a primary profession slot.