Cataclysm Fishing Achievements

For all you fishing lovers out there, here’s a brief overview of the major Cataclysm fishing achievements we’ll get to do!

• [Realm First! Illustrious Angler] – first to 525 fishing skill on your realm. Awards the title, “Illustrious Angler”
  If you’re not first, don’t worry, you can still do the normal version of this achievement. You just won’t be able to earn the special title for the first person.
• [Fish or cut Bait] – complete each of the Stormwind / Orgrimmar fishing daily quests
• [The Limnologist] – catch 50 different kinds of fresh water fish (inland)
• [The Oceanographer] – catch 34 different kinds of salt water fish (coastal)

Guild Fishing Achievements

• [That's A Lot of Bait] – Catch 10,000 fish from fishing pools.
  • Required to purchase the recipe for Seafood Magnifique Feast
• [We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat] – Catch 50,000 fish from fishing pools.
• [Like Shooting Fish In A Barrel] – Catch 100,000 fish from fishing pools.

1-450 Fishing Leveling Guide

Leveling fishing is one of the simplest things to do on World of Warcraft.  All you need is any pool of water in the game, and leveling fishing is as simple as having a fishing pole.  I suggest you start leveling fishing in any of the capital cities that have bodies of water.  This is because all bodies of water have a minimum “no junk” fishing level.  This means in order to get progress in leveling fishing in a given body of water, you have to be at least a certain level of fishing in order to not catch any junk.  A guide to the “no-junk” fishing levels is included further down in this fishing leveling guide.

Here’s my quick 1-450 fishing leveling guide to take you there in no time.

Fishing Leveling Guide: Levels 1-50

• Visit the fishing trainer to learn Apprentice fishing.
• You get one level for every fish you land, so just equip your fishing pole, stand near a body of water, and start fishing.  Right click your bobber when you see a splash to reel your fish in.
• When you reach fishing level 50, go back to the trainer and learn Journeyman Fishing.

Fishing Leveling Guide: Levels 50-125

• Go back to fishing.  Once again, you get one level for every fish you land.
• When you reach fishing level 125, go back to the trainer and learn Expert Fishing.

Fishing Leveling Guide: Levels 125-200

• Go back to fishing.
• When you reach fishing level 200, go back to the fishing trainer and learn Artisan Fishing.

Fishing Leveling Guide: Levels 200-300

• Go back to fishing.
• When you reach fishing level 300, go back to the fishing trainer (Go to the Outlands or Northrend for a higher level fishing trainer if you need to) and learn Master Fishing.

Fishing Leveling Guide: Levels 300-350

• Go back to fishing.
• When you reach fishing level 350, go back to the fishing trainer and learn Grand Master Fishing.

Fishing Leveling Guide: Levels 350-450

• Go back to fishing.
• Continue fishing until you reach fishing level 450.

Fishing Leveling Guide: “No Junk” Zones By Fishing Level

• Fishing Level 25: Azuremyst Isle, Dun Morogh, Durotar, Elwynn Forest, Eversong Woods, Mulgore, Teldrassil, Trisfal Glades
• Fishing Level 75: The Barrens, Bloodmyst Isle, Darkshore, Darnassus, Ghostlands, Ironforge, Loch Modan, Orgrimmar, Silverpine Forest, Stormwind, Thunder Bluff, Undercity, Westfall
• Fishing level 150: Ashenvale, Duskwood, Hillsbrad Foothills, Redridge Mountains, Stonetalon Mountains, The Wetlands.
• Fishing level 225: Alterac Mountains, Arathi Highlands, Desolace, Dustwallow Marsh, Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Thousand Needles
• Fishing level 300: Azshara, Felwood, The Hinterlands, Moonglade, Tanaris, Un’Goro Crater, Western Plaguelands
• Fishing level 375: Hellfire Peninsula and Shadowmoon Valley
• Fishing level 400: Zangarmarsh.
• Fishing level 425: Burning Steppes, Deadwind Pass, Eastern Plaguelands, Silithus, Winterspring
• Fishing level 450: The Isle of Quel’Danas, Terokkar Forest

Gold Making Strategy #4 – Fishing Gold Tips

Many people think making lots of gold in World of Warcraft comes in 2 varieties…

1. Spending countless hours killing the same group of mobs again and again
2. Using gimmicks to somehow turn a switch for 300g / hour to the “on” position

This just couldn’t be further from the truth. I can’t tell you the number of people I’ve personally known who fall into that second category. Fortunately, there are solutions, and this week’s gold tip exposes one of those. For those of you who didn’t pick up from the title, we’re talking about fishing this week.

Fishing is just one of those professions that I think a lot of people really miss the boat on…queue the drums, lol, but really you can make a lot of gold with fishing in a very reasonable amount of gold. Check out the short video below to see how I’m making 195-200g an hour by just using standard fishing practices in combination with sound economic principles…and how you can use these same techniques to start making a lot of gold every day with fishing!