#0 - Sept. 6, 2008, 4:34 p.m.
If you want to become a skilled fisherman and don't know what to do with all the fish you catch, you can simply send it all to an alt for leveling cooking or sell as a "ultra-fast cooking skill-up pack".
Since to become a master fisherman it doesn't matter what you fish but for how long, I hope the information I've collected can help you sort out how much and what types of fish you can get to increase your own or someone else's cooking skill.
To simplify the guide, I have not included any recipes aquired by questing or looting, nor I have mentioned more than two fishing zones for each faction.
The only raw products which can't be catched while fishing are to fill the gap between skill points 160-175 and for the artisan cooking quest. Wherever it's possible I've added more than one recipe to choose from for maximum use of all the fish you catch.
Apprentice Cooking
1- 35:
Simple Bread (35 Simple Flour, 35 Mild Spices) <cooking supplies> vendor recipe
35 - 50:
Brilliant Smallfish (15-20 Raw Brilliant Smallfish)
<Fishing supplies> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Any capital city
Slitherskin Mackerel (15-20 Raw Slitherskin Mackerels)
<Fishing supplies> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Teldrassil, Darkshore, Durator, the Barrens
Journeyman Cooking
50 - 90:
Longjaw Mud Snapper (40 Longjaw Mud Snappers)
<Fishing supplies> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Any capital city
Rainbow Fin Albacore (40 Rainbow Fin Albacores)
<Fishing supplies>/ <Fisherman> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Darkshore, Wetlands, the Barrens, Silverpine Forest
90 - 100:
Smoked Sagefish (10 Raw Sagefish, 10 Mild Spices)
<Cooking supplies> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills
100 - 125:
Bristle Whisker Catfish (40 Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish)
<Fishing / Cooking supplies> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills
Expert Cooking
125 - 160:
Bristle Whisker Catfish (30-45 Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish)
<Fishing / Cooking supplies> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills
160 - 175:
Goblin Deviled Clams (20-25 Tangy Clam Meat, 20-25 Hot Spices)
<Cooking Trainer> recipe; Loot from: level 20-30 turtles and murlocs
175 - 190:
Rockscale Cod (15 Raw Rockscale Cods)
<Fishing supplies> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Dustwallow Marsh, Stranglethorn Vale
190 - 225:
Mithril Head Trout (35-40 Raw Mithril Head Trouts)
<Fishing supplies> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Arathi Highlands, Feralas, Dustwallow Marsh, Stranglethorn Vale
Sagefish Delight (35-40 Raw Greater Sagefish, 35-40 Hot Spices)
<Cooking supplies> vendor recipe; Fishing zones: Stranglethorn Vale, Alterac Mountains
225:
Clamlette Surprise quest:
12 Giant Eggs – Loot from most level 42-55 vultures and owlkins
10 Zesty Clam Meat – Loot from most level 40-55 marine NPCs, mainly in Azshara
20 Alterac Swiss – Sold by <Cheese Vendors>
Artisan Cooking
225 - 250:
Fillet of Redgill (25 Raw Redgills)
Kelsey Yance <Cook> recipe (Booty Bay); Fishing zones: Feralas, Western Plaguelands
Cooked Glossy Mightfish (25 Raw Glossy Mightfish, 25 Soothing Spices)
Kelsey Yance <Cook> recipe (Booty Bay); Fishing zones: Azshara, Tanaris
Spotted Yellowtail (25 Raw Spotted Yellowtail)
Gikkix <Fisherman> recipe (Steamwheedle Port); Fishing zones: Azshara, Feralas
250 - 275:
Poached Sunscale Salmon (25 Raw Sunscale Salmon)
Gikkix <Fisherman> recipe (Steamwheedle Port); Fishing zones: The Hinterlands, Feralas (can’t be fished during the night)
Nightfin Soup (25 Raw Nightfin Snappers, 25 Refreshing Spring Water)
Gikkix <Fisherman> recipe (Steamwheedle Port); Fishing zones: The Hinterlands, Feralas (can’t be fished during the day)
275 - 300:
Mightfish Steak (25 Large Raw Mightfish, 25 Hot Spices, 25 Soothing Spices)
Feralas <Trade suppliers>recipe; Fishing zones: The Bay of Storms in Azshara
Baked Salmon (25 Raw Whitescale Salmon, 25 Soothing Spices)
Feralas <Trade suppliers>recipe; Fishing zones: Eastern Plaguelands, Winterspring
I will add later additional information for Master Cooking (skill 300-375).
Hope you find the guide useful!
Good luck! :)
