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How to Fish in WoW Forever: Learn, Cast and Level Fishing
To fish in WoW Forever, learn Fishing from a trainer, open the Professions window, drag the Fishing spell to your action bar, equip a Fishing Pole, stand at deep water, press the button and right-click the bobber when it splashes, according to WoW Professions (as of November 9, 2026). The step that trips up Classic players: in Forever, Fishing is not in your spellbook.
Quick answer: Trainer, Professions window (the hammer-and-pick button), drag Fishing to a bar, pole and Shiny Bauble from a Fishing Supply vendor, equip both, cast at a lake, click the bobber on the splash. Start in a starting zone, not a capital, until about skill 75.
Related: secondary professions overview, First Aid leveling, professions guide and camping.
Key facts
- Level requirement: Apprentice Fishing has none, so you can learn it on a fresh character (WoW Professions)
- Where it lives: the Professions window, the second button in the bottom menu; not the spellbook (WoW Professions)
- Pole cost: "a few copper" at any Fishing Supply vendor and many Trade Supply vendors (WoW Professions)
- Where to fish: any body of water that is deep enough (Warcraft Tavern)
- Fishing is a secondary profession, so it costs no profession slot (Warcraft Tavern)
How do you learn Fishing and where is the trainer?
Every capital and starting zone has one. WoW Professions lists Lau'Tiki at Sen'jin Village (Durotar), Uthan Stillwater at Stonebull Lake (Mulgore), Clyde Kellen at Brightwater Lake (Tirisfal), Lee Brown at Crystal Lake (Elwynn), Paxton Ganter at Iceflow Lake (Dun Morogh) and Androl Oakhand in Rut'theran Village (Teldrassil). Capitals: Lumak in Orgrimmar, Arnold Leland in Stormwind, Astaia in Darnassus and others. Ask a guard and it marks the trainer on your map.
How do you cast a fishing rod?
Equip the pole, apply a lure, stand facing the water and press the Fishing button. A bobber lands in the water. Mouse over it and right-click as soon as it splashes; Warcraft Tavern says to click when you see movement. Schools of fish and wreckage appear along coasts, lakes and rivers and can give exotic fish or valuable goods, it adds.
Why do fish get away, and what do lures do?
Each zone needs a certain Fishing skill. Below it, "Your fish got away!" appears, more often the lower you are. WoW Professions says starting zones lose no fish from skill 25 (and none even at skill 1 with a Shiny Bauble), capitals lose most fish at the start and none from skill 75, and Redridge Mountains yields nothing below skill 55.
Lures raise your skill for a short time, 10 minutes (5 for the Fish Attractor), per WoW Professions: Shiny Bauble +25, Nightcrawlers +50 (needs Fishing 50), Bright Baubles +75 (needs Fishing 100) and Aquadynamic Fish Attractor +100 (needs Fishing 100). Warcraft Tavern also lists Aquadynamic Fish Lens +50 and Flesh Eating Worm +75.
How do you level Fishing from 1 to 300?
WoW Professions' route: fish in a starting zone to 75; learn Journeyman (Fishing 50 and level 10) and fish in a capital to 150; buy Expert Fishing - The Bass and You from Old Man Heming in Booty Bay (level 20, Fishing 125) and fish Dustwallow Marsh with Bright Baubles to 225; then complete the quest Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme (level 35, Fishing 225) by catching four quest fish from Feralas, Swamp of Sorrows, Desolace and Stranglethorn Vale. From 225 to 300 it names Felwood, Feralas, The Hinterlands, Tanaris, Un'Goro Crater and Western Plaguelands.
What is not confirmed yet
- Beta data: WoW Professions says its guide is based on the beta and the higher levels are untested on live realms.
- Lure lists differ: Warcraft Tavern lists two lures WoW Professions does not.
- Keys and menus: the hammer button and bottom menu come from WoW Professions; check your own screen.
How can Lore Forever and Willo help?
The free Lore Forever add-on tells the stories of the lakes and coasts where you fish. Willo can answer "where is the fishing trainer" out loud, but she can be wrong and is not official, so trust the in-game map. Willo is free to start (50 answers a day) and is a separate companion app for Windows 10 or 11 and Apple Silicon Macs (macOS 12 or later), per her page; her FAQ and the Lore Forever FAQ say Windows and Mac, though CurseForge still calls her a Windows app. The add-on has no internet access and uses generated voices; both are fan-made and not affiliated with Blizzard.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Fishing button in WoW Forever?
In the Professions window, not the spellbook, says WoW Professions.
How do I cast a fishing rod in WoW Forever?
Equip a pole, press the Fishing button on your bar and right-click the bobber on the splash.
Do I need a lure?
Only when fish keep getting away; Shiny Bauble works from skill 1 in starting zones.
Where can I fish?
Any deep water, per Warcraft Tavern; capitals give more escapes at low skill.
Does Fishing cost a profession slot?
No. It is a secondary profession.
Sources
Reviewed November 9, 2026. Lore Forever and Willo are fan-made and are not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.