Now updated for WoD LEGION!
Note that I really didn't touch much of the WoD or Cata parts, so they're probably out of date.
Shall we begin?
New Legion Achievements:
Much like the below WoD achievements, I'm doing these by expansion.
First and foremost, I'm not going to spend time writing a guide for the artifact fishing pole.
Here's Wowhead's guide, if there's a better one, let me know:
http://www.wowhead.com/the-underligh...shing-artifact
Now for the achievements:
Legion Fisherman
Obtain 800 skill points in fishing.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Fish. A lot. Again.
Legion Aquaculture
Catch 100 normal fish in Legion.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: You'll get this getting to 800.
A Cast Above the Rest
Catch one of the rare Legion fish in the list below. [List of fish]
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: You'll get this while working on the artifact fishing pole.
Bigger Fish to Fry
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: You'll get this while working on the artifact fishing pole. It's a pre-requisite to getting it.
Fishing 'Round the Isles
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: This one is tough. Sometimes doing a WQ won't give credit. And you won't get spawns for weeks. The best idea is to just wake up, do all of the fishing WQ, and just wait for it to happen on its own. Sorry =(
The Wish Remover
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: This is identical to the old Dalaran fountain achievement, but the bonuses for fishing them up are different. You buy them from the lady next to the fountain, and they only work for certain fish.
I recommend reading this lure post: http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=1...nts:id=2399405
Aaaaaand updated! Enjoy!
WoD Achievements:
So, rather than sort these out through the next categories, I figured adding them here was probably the best idea, at least until WoD isn't "fresh" anymore.
Draenor Fisherman
Obtain 700 skill points in fishing.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Fish. A lot.
Everything Is Awesome!
Throw 20 Awesomefish.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Throw 20 Awesomefish at other (presumably awesome) people!
Draenor Angler
Complete the Angler achievements listed below.
Rewards:
10
Item: Garrison Blueprint: Fishing Shack, Level 3
Synopsis: Obtained by completing the following achievements:
Fire Ammonite Angler
Catch 100 Enormous Fire Ammonite fish in Draenor.
Rewards:
5
Abyssal Gulper Eel Angler
Catch 100 Enormous Abyssal Gulper Eels in Draenor.
Rewards:
5
Blackwater Whiptail Angler
Catch 100 Enormous Blackwater Whiptail fish in Draenor.
Rewards:
5
Blind Lake Sturgeon Angler
Catch 100 Enormous Blind Lake Sturgeon fish in Draenor.
Rewards:
5
Fat Sleeper Angler
Catch 100 Enormous Fat Sleeper fish in Draenor.
Rewards:
5
Jawless Skulker Angler
Catch 100 Enormous Jawless Skulker fish in Draenor.
Rewards:
5
Sea Scorpion Angler
Catch 100 Enormous Sea Scorpion fish in Draenor.
Rewards:
5
New WoD Mechanics:
Skill: Before 650 skill, you cannot catch "Enormous" fish. This rises from 0% at 650, 50% at 700, and finally up to 100% at 950.
You may notice that your skill naturally caps at 700 skill/50% "Enormous" chance. The "easiest" method to raise your fishing by the required 250 points is as follows (excluding extremely rare/annoying items):
Pole: Savage/Draenic Fishing Pole (+30 passive / +200 lure) -- Lure is 50% uptime.
Hat: Nat's Drinking Hat(+10 passive / +150 lure) -- Lure is 100% uptime.
Line: High Test Eternium Fishing Line (+5 passive)
Gloves: Enchant Gloves - Angler (+5 passive)
This setup gives us +50 passive skill, leaving us at 750. Half the time we have a +200 lure (950skill / 100%), and the other half the time, we have +150 lure (900skill / ~88%).
If you're really concerned about remaining at 950 the whole time, you can fish an absurd amount of Worm Supreme lures for the +200 lure. They are quite rare and only drop in open water.
Pre-WoD:
Easy or Free (essentially):
The following achievements were easy enough to complete either through sheer simplicity or through perseverance and are considered by me to be "easy". This doesn't mean they are quick to do, only that they aren't complex to understand or obtain. Thus, not much explanation will be given, just a brief synopsis.
The Old Gnome and the Sea
Successfully fish from a school.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Easy as pie. You get this from fishing from any pool. Go on, do it. I dare you.
1000 Fish
Fish up 1000 items.
Rewards:
60
Synopsis: Easy in that it will happen on it's own, no strings attached.
The Fishing Diplomat
Fish something up in Orgrimmar and Stormwind.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Simply head to Org and then Stormwind or vice versa and enjoy your achievement.
Moderately Difficult:
The following achievements require a bit of explanation or discussion in order to fully understand everything about them.
Old Man Barlowned
Complete each of Old Man Barlo's 5 fishing daily quests listed below.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis:
Complete the 5 following quests:
Crocolisks in the City
Felblood Fillet
Shrimpin' Ain't Easy
Bait Bandits
The One That Got Away
I recommend doing them more than once each. The bag's contents can be found here for Crocolisks in the City, and here for the rest.
Notable rewards are the 4 croc pets, the ultra-useful Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat, the Spun Truesilver Fishing Line (+3 fishing to rod), and Recipe: Captain Rumsey's Lager needed for cooking.
Also drops Weather-Beaten Journal, which is needed for Fish Don't Leave Footprints
Chasing Marcia
Complete each of Marcia Chase's 5 fishing daily quests listed below.
10
Synopsis:
Much like the previous achievement, complete the 5 following quests. I recommend them every day even after the achievement:
The Ghostfish
Dangerously Delicious
Disarmed!
Jewel Of The Sewers
Blood Is Thicker
Notable rewards are the Strand Crawler pet, the Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat, Bone Fishing Pole, Jeweled Fishing Pole, High Test Eternium Fishing Line (+5 fishing to rod!), and Recipe: Captain Rumsey's Lager.
Fish or Cut Bait
Complete each of the Stormwind/Orgrimmar fishing daily quests.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis:
Again, complete the 5 following quests. I recommend them daily, as they will level you up and offer amazing rewards:
Alliance:
Hitting a Walleye
Rock Lobster
Thunder Falls
Diggin' For Worms
Big Gulp
Horde:
Clammy Hands
A Staggering Effort
A Golden Opportunity
No Dumping Allowed
A Furious Catch
Notable rewards are the Strand Crawler pet and the Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat, as well as +1 skill to fishing for free.
Old Crafty
Fish up Old Crafty in Orgrimmar.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Due to Org's relatively easy fishing (if you're horde), this one is simple, but requires time and luck for the drop. Unless you're alliance, unto which it can be frustrating and tiring to complete.
Old Ironjaw
Fish up Old Ironjaw in Ironforge.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Much like the last one, this one is simple, but requires time and luck for the drop. Unless you're horde, unto which it can be frustrating and tiring to complete.
Outland Angler
Catch a fish in each of the specific nodes listed below.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Pretty simple, just time consuming. Fish from the following pools (click for info on finding them):
Brackish Mixed School
Mudfish School
Highland Mixed School
Bluefish School
School of Darter
Sporefish School
Northrend Angler
Catch a fish in each of the specific nodes listed below.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Pretty much the same as before with outland. Fish from the following pools (click for info on finding them):
Borean Man O' War School
Dragonfin Angelfish School
Glacial Salmon School
Imperial Manta Ray School
Musselback Sculpin School
Deep Sea Monsterbelly School
Fangtooth Herring School
Glassfin Minnow School
Moonglow Cuttlefish School
Nettlefish School
A Penny For Your Thoughts
Fish up the copper coins listed below from the Dalaran fountain.
10
Synopsis: Not difficult, just time consuming. Fish from the Dalaran fountaing (near the south bank) until you have every coin. Gold coins can be thrown back for a "better chance" at getting coins.
Silver in the City
Fish up the silver coins listed below from the Dalaran fountain.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Not difficult, just time consuming. Fish from the Dalaran fountaing (near the south bank) until you have every coin. Gold coins can be thrown back for a "better chance" at getting coins.
There's Gold In That There Fountain
Fish up the gold coins listed below from the Dalaran fountain.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Not difficult, just time consuming. Fish from the Dalaran fountaing (near the south bank) until you have every coin. Gold coins can be thrown back for a "better chance" at getting coins.
The Coin Master
Complete the coin fishing achievements listed below.
Rewards:
10, Item: Titanium Seal of Dalaran
Synopsis: This is what you get for finding all of the coins listed in the last 3 achievements. The Titanium Seal of Dalaran is pretty nifty, in that it gives you a sweet way to decide heads or tails if you're bored.
The Lurker Above
Fish up The Lurker Below in Serpentshrine Cavern.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Requires you to fish up the Lurker Below in Serpentshrine, located in Zangarmarsh, Outland. This will require a raid to get into, and probably help getting to. TLB is the 2nd boss, and hydross is skippable, however all trash is probably not skippable and you'll need a few friends to clear this for you.
Check here for info if you feel like defeating TLB after fishing him up.
The Scavenger
Successfully fish in each of the junk nodes listed below.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: "junk" nodes are essentially rarespawn nodes that would normally be something else, but instead look like a pile of wood. These nodes have a significantly higher chance to drop the Weather-Beaten Journal, needed for the next achievement.
Steam Pump Flotsam - Zangarmarsh
Schooner Wreckage - Northern Stranglethorn, Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills, Wetlands, Stonetalon Mountains
Floating Wreckage - Blasted Lands, Swamp of Sorrows, Tanaris, Thousand Needles, Eastern Plaguelands
Bloodsail Wreckage - Stranglethorn Vale
Waterlogged Wreckage - Arathi Highlands, Desolace, Dustwallow Marsh, Feralas, Hillsbrad Foothills, Western Plaguelands
Fish Don't Leave Footprints
Learn the ability to find fish.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Ahhh, good ol' tracking fish. Obtain the Weather-Beaten Journal in one of the following ways:
- Fishing from "junk" nodes as listed before.
- Completing outland daily fishing quests.
Extremely Difficult/Luck Based:
I Smell A Giant Rat
Fish up the Giant Sewer Rat from The Underbelly in Dalaran.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: This is actually simple to obtain, however, I had logged roughly 10,000 casts into the sewers of Dalaran before obtaining this. If you're lucky, it won't take you that long, but be prepaired for a long grind.
Master Angler of Azeroth
Win the Booty Bay fishing contest or the Kalu'ak Fishing Derby.
Rewards:
20
Item: Arcanite Fishing Pole or Hook of the Master Angler (Booty Bay)
Item: Dread Pirate Ring or Boots of the Bay (Kalu'ak)
Synopsis: Ahh the famed Master Angler. This achievement is awarded a max of twice a week to anyone on your server. Those who win one of the two contests get this as well as the stated rewards. I recommend looking at the following guide if you're serious about getting this:
El's Extreme Anglin' - World of Warcraft Fishing Guide // Contests
Mr. Pinchy's Magical Crawdad Box
Fish your way to Mr. Pinchy's Magical Crawdad Box.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Oh Mr. Pinchy. So cute, SO FURIOUS. This takes some time, and a drop doesn't guarantee the pet, only a chance at the pet and achievement. Check out this guide for help and strategy obtaining Mr. Pinchy:
Catching Furious Crawdad and Mr. Pinchy
One That Didn't Get Away
Catch one of the rare fish in the list below.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Obtain one of many rare fish from numerous pools in Azeroth/Outland/Northrend. Gude here:
One That Didn't Get Away
The Limnologist
Catch 48 different freshwater fish.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Catch at least one of every single freshwater (inland) fish. Guide here:
The Limnologist
The Oceanographer
Catch 33 different saltwater fish.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: Catch at least one of every single ocean (coastal) fish. Guide here:
The Oceanographer
Turtles All the Way Down
Fish up a Sea Turtle mount from any fishing pool in Northrend or Cataclysm zones.
Rewards:
10
Synopsis: The rare turtle mount, fished from northrend pools. This can take anywhere from 5 pools (if you're lucky like me) to thousands of pools. Get comfy, and get your lucky rabbit's foot ready!
The Meta:
Accomplished Angler
Complete the fishing achievements listed below.
Rewards:
10, Title: Salty <Name>
Synopsis: The salty title is obtained from this meta. It requires the following achievements:
Grand Master Fisherman
The Scavenger
Master Angler of Azeroth
One That Didn't Get Away
The Lurker Above
Northrend Angler
1000 Fish
The Old Gnome and the Sea
The Fishing Diplomat
Mr. Pinchy's Magical Crawdad Box
Old Man Barlowned
Outland Angler
Fish Don't Leave Footprints
The Coin Master
All of which are discussed previously.
APPENDIX:
Fishing Gear:
Every single fishing item can be found here:
http://www.elsanglin.com/fishing_gear.html
Poles:
Every Fishing pole can be found here:
http://www.elsanglin.com/poles.html
Lures:
A full list of lures can be found here:
http://www.elsanglin.com/lures.html
The best possible fishing set:
The following set obtains the highest +fishing obtainable, with a net (lured) fishing of 755 (705 without the Extremely hard to obtain Underbelly buff):
Rod: Arcanite Fishing Pole (+40)
Rod Enchant: High Test Eternium Fishing Line (+5)
Boots: Boots of the Bay (+15)
Glove Enchant: Enchant Gloves - Angler (+5)
Helm: Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat (+5)
Lure: Aquadynamic Fish Attractor, Heat-Treated Spinning Lure, Sharpened Fish Hook, or Glow Worm (+100)
Drink: Captain Rumsey's Lager (+10)
Optional Buff: Underbelly Elixir (Hungry Tuskarr) (+50)
Fishing Mechanics:
Previously, you couldn't even fish in an area if your skill wasn't high enough. This is no longer the case, and only a fishing skill of 1 is required to fish anywhere. This doesn't mean you have a good chance of catching anything useful, however. Certain breakpoints are still required to prevent "junk" from dropping instead of useful fish. See the following quote:
See El's Analysis for more crazy in depth discussion.* The Cape of Stranglethorn (225 fishing skill to prevent junk - shown "Stranglethorn Vale" in the graph)
* Tanaris (300 fishing skill to prevent junk)
* The Frozen Sea (575 fishing skill to prevent junk)
Sources:
http://www.wowhead.com
http://www.elsanglin.com
My brain.
Credits:
Arkwhelm - Pointed out that "Turtles All the Way Down" is completable in Cata pools as well.