Buff Fishing in End-Game Zones
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 2:37 pm
Currently, there are no rewards for leveling one's fishing skill past 220, or using lures at 300 with the exception of some certain unknown spots -which I will not be exposing- because the end-game zones do not offer more rewards for fishing compared to mid-late game zones.
I will expose one very good fishing spot to make my point: Gİlijim. This island has almost 15 Stonescale Eel pools scattered around the island in a circular fashion. By the time you finish fishing the last, the first one will have respawned, leading to an infinite Stonescale Eel fishing as long as there is no competition for them. Even if there is, there is simply an absurd amount of pools in this zone. Currently, this zone requires 205 skill to catch fish, and 305 skill to never miss. The zone also spawns Floating Wreckages which can yield Mithril boxes, Rumsey Rum Dark Label or Stranglekelp. A lot of these pools are also conveniently away from mobs, so it's entirely possible for people to park their low level characters there to hog these spots.
Comparing this zone to Moonwhisper Coast, Tel'Abim or Azshara, you also have the same exact pools, except the same fish in this zone require 100 more fishing skill to catch. There are even less schools of fish scattered around this zone, yet the reward is the same for more skill requirement.
I think schools in any zone with 330+ requirement (Moonwhisper, Azshara, Tel Abim etc.) should have a chance to yield 2 fish per reel. This already happens when you freely cast in Hyjal, but I think the same should apply to schools of fish in end-game zones. Alternatively, a new tier of floating wreckage can be added to the game that yields above Mithril boxes, specifically spawning in these end-game zones.
I will expose one very good fishing spot to make my point: Gİlijim. This island has almost 15 Stonescale Eel pools scattered around the island in a circular fashion. By the time you finish fishing the last, the first one will have respawned, leading to an infinite Stonescale Eel fishing as long as there is no competition for them. Even if there is, there is simply an absurd amount of pools in this zone. Currently, this zone requires 205 skill to catch fish, and 305 skill to never miss. The zone also spawns Floating Wreckages which can yield Mithril boxes, Rumsey Rum Dark Label or Stranglekelp. A lot of these pools are also conveniently away from mobs, so it's entirely possible for people to park their low level characters there to hog these spots.
Comparing this zone to Moonwhisper Coast, Tel'Abim or Azshara, you also have the same exact pools, except the same fish in this zone require 100 more fishing skill to catch. There are even less schools of fish scattered around this zone, yet the reward is the same for more skill requirement.
I think schools in any zone with 330+ requirement (Moonwhisper, Azshara, Tel Abim etc.) should have a chance to yield 2 fish per reel. This already happens when you freely cast in Hyjal, but I think the same should apply to schools of fish in end-game zones. Alternatively, a new tier of floating wreckage can be added to the game that yields above Mithril boxes, specifically spawning in these end-game zones.