Secondary Professions (First Aid, Cooking, Fishing)

1 - 150

First thing you do is to pick up the Apprentice First Aid Profession from a first aid trainer in a starting region, or in a capital city:

Horde

Eversong Woods: Kanaria
Silvermoon City: Alestus
Durotar: Rawrk
Orgrimmar: Arnok
Tirisfal Glades: Nurse Neela
Undercity: Mary Edras
Mulgore: Vira Younghoof
Thunderbluff: Pand Stonebinder

Alliance

Azuremyst Isle: Anchorite Fateema
The Exodar: Nus
Teldrassil: Byancie
Darnassus: Dannelor
Dun Morogh: Thamner Pol
Ironforge: Nissa Firestone
Elwynn Forest: Michelle Belle
Stormwind City: Shaina Fuller

1 - 40

Create: 50 x Linen Bandage
Materials: 50 x Linen cloth

40 - 80

Create: 60 x Heavy Linen Bandage
Materials: 120 x Linen Cloth

Visit a trainer again at level 50 to learn Journeyman First Aid.

80 - 115

Create: 60 x Wool Bandage
Materials: 60 x Wool Cloth

115 - 150

Create: 60 x Heavy Wool Bandage
Materials: 120 x Wool Cloth

Now, learn how to make Silk Bandages from a trainer.

Horde
Buy Expert First Aid - Under Wraps, Manual: Heavy Silk Bandage and Manual: Mageweave Bandage from Balai Lok'Wein in Dustwallow Marsh (36,30).

Alliance
Buy Expert First Aid - Under Wraps, Manual: Heavy Silk Bandage and Manual: Mageweave Bandage from Deneb Walker in Arathi Highlands (27,48).

You can also buy the books at the Auction House.

150 - 260

150 - 180

Create: 45 x Silk Bandage
Materials: 50 x Silk Cloth

Read Manual: Heavy Silk Bandage to learn how to make Heavy Silk Bandage.

180 - 210

Create: 45 x Heavy Silk Bandage
Materials: 100 x Silk Cloth

Read Manual: Mageweave Bandage to learn how to make Mageweave Bandage.

210 - 240

Create: 50 x Mageweave Bandage
Materials: 50 x Mageweave Cloth

Horde
At skill level 225, visit Doctor Gregory Victor in Arathi Highlands (73,36), and accept the quest Triage (minimum level 35 to accept). Complete the quest (see below on how), and you will learn Artisan First Aid as quest reward.
At skill level 240, talk to Doctor Gregory Victor again to learn how to make Heavy Mageweave Bandages.

Alliance
At skill level 225, visit Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen in Dustwallow Marsh (67,48), and accept the quest Triage (minimum level 35 to accept). Complete the quest (see below on how), and you will learn Artisan First Aid as quest reward.
At skill level 240, talk to Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen again to learn how to make Heavy Mageweave Bandages.

Triage

Bind the Triage Bandage to an easy accessable hotkey.
Stand somewhat in the middle of the room.
Bandage patients until you finish the quest (15 in total).
Bandage the more damaged NPCs first.
Team up with someone to make it easier.

240 - 260

Create: 30 x Heavy Mageweave Bandage
Materials: 60 Mageweave Cloth

Horde
At skill level 260, talk to Doctor Gregory Victor yet again, to learn how to make Runecloth Bandages.

Alliance
At skill level 260, talk to Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen yet again, to learn how to make Runecloth Bandages.

260 - 375

260 - 290

Create: 50 x Runecloth Bandage
Materials: 50 x Runecloth

Horde
Talk to Doctor Gregory Victor for the last time to learn how to make Heavy Runecloth Bandages.

Alliance
Talk to Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen for the last time to learn how to make Heavy Runecloth Bandages.

290 - 330

Create: 80 x Heavy Runecloth Bandage
Materials: 160 x Runecloth

Horde
At skill level 300, visit Aresella in Hellfire Peninsula (26,62), and buy the books Master First Aid - Doctor in the House, Manual: Netherweave Bandage and Manual: Heavy Netherweave Bandage.
Read Master First Aid - Doctor in the House to learn Master First Aid.
At skill level 330, read Manual: Netherweave Bandage to learn how to make Netherweave Bandages.

Alliance
At skill level 300, visit Burko in Hellfire Peninsula (22,39), and buy the books Master First Aid - Doctor in the House, Manual: Netherweave Bandage and Manual: Heavy Netherweave Bandage.
Read Master First Aid - Doctor in the House to learn Master First Aid.
At skill level 330, read Manual: Netherweave Bandage to learn how to make Netherweave Bandages.

330 - 360

Create: 50 x Netherweave Bandage
Materials: 50 x Netherweave Cloth

When you reach skill level 360, read Manual: Heavy Netherweave Bandage to learn how to make Heavy Netherweave Bandages.

360 - 375

Create: 25 x Heavy Netherweave Bandage
Materials: 50 x Netherweave Cloth

375 - 450

Horde
Visit either Nurse Applewood in Borean Tundra (41,54), Sally Tompkins in Howling Fjord (79,29), or Olisarra the Kind in Dalaran (36,37), and learn Grand Master First Aid and Frostweave Bandage.

Alliance
Visit either Brynna Wilson in Borean Tundra (57,66), Anchorite Yazmina in Howling Fjord (59,62), or Olisarra the Kind in Dalaran (36,37), and learn Grand Master First Aid and Frostweave Bandage.

375 - 400

Create: 40 x Frostweave Bandage
Materials: 40 x Frostweave Cloth

Now, you will need Manual: Heavy Frostweave Bandage. Kill mobs in Zul'Drak in order to get this. Once you obtain it, read it to learn how to make Heavy Frostweave Bandages.

400 - 450

Create: 80 x Heavy Frostweave Bandage
Materials: 160 x Frostweave Cloth

Changelog

Added more links, and more accurate ones.
Redone layout.
Rewritten the introduction, and added more information to it.
Other minor adjustments.

First Aid Trainer List

Alliance

Expert (you need to buy a book to become Expert, cost is 1 gold)

Deneb Walker - Arathi Highlands, Stormgarde Keep

Artisan (quest)

Nissa Firestone - Ironforge, Great Forge

Horde

Expert (you need to buy a book to become Expert, cost is 1 gold)

Balai Lok'Wein - Desolace, Shadowprey Village

Artisan (quest)

Arnok - Orgrimmar, Valley of Spirit

Fishing and Cooking 1-450 (Horde and Alliance)

Fishing and Cooking 1 - 450

(Horde + Alliance)

This guide is designed to level Fishing and Cooking together. I recommend being a high level character (at least 70) when using this guide, but you can use it in stages as you level up. Overall, Cooking will level faster than Fishing, so after 225 we will concentrate on Cooking. Fishing will still level up, but you will catch some junk if you're not high enough level. You can also level Fishing by working on the Fishing Achievements. You can find links to the Fishing and Cooking Achievements at the end of the Trainers list.

I'm going to include both Horde and Alliance since they can follow the same paths, with just a few detours.
Horde Trainers, Vendors and locations will be in RED, Alliance will be in BLUE and Neutral will be in this COLOR. I'm going to use the starting areas I think are the best, but you can start in any of them if you have a preference (all trainers are listed at the end).

Always cook every fish you catch (even when they are gray), it's not much but cooked fish sell to Vendors for more than raw fish do. Always start at the bottom of your recipe list, you can make full use of your fish this way.

Table of Contents

Dalaran Cooking Dailies

Fishing Trainers

Cooking Trainers

Getting Started

Get the Fishing Buddy addon, it will auto-cast, auto-lure, automatically turn on the Find Fish tracking option (when you get it), and it has a counter that will tell you how many fish you need to get to your next skill point (this makes you not go crazy). It also does a lot of other stuff, but those are the important things for leveling. GatherMate is another good addon to have.

Ask an Engineer to make you 30 Aquadynamic Fish Attractors. Mats: 20 Bronze Bars, 10 Nightcrawlers, 10 Coarse Blasting Powder (or 10 Coarse Stone so they can make the powder). Have more made if you run out.

Gone Fishin'

Horde go train at Thunder Bluff: Kah Mistrunner (Fishing), Aska Mistrunner (Cooking).
Buy all the recipes from Sewa Mistrunner (Fishing Supplies), Naal Mistrunner (Cooking Supplies).

Alliance go train at Stormwind: Arnold Leland (Fishing), Stephen Ryback (Cooking).
Buy all the recipes from Catherine Leland (Fishing Supplies), Erika Tate (Cooking Supplies).

Buy a Fishing Pole and a stack of Shiny Baubles (you can't use the good lures until Fishing 100).

Now head to Bloodhooof Village in Mulgore or Goldshire in Elwynn Forest.

Alliance buy Recipe:Longjaw Mud Snapper from Tharynn Bouden (Trade Supplies). Horde will already have this recipe.

Go to Stonebull Lake or Crystal Lake, equip your pole, apply a lure, and start Fishing.

Until Fishing 125 you will get a skill point with almost every catch, after 125 it will take you 2 or more catches to skill up.

1 - 75

Fish until you reach 75. Find your Fishing Trainer in the area (Uthan Stillwater or Lee Brown) and train.

Learn Recipe:Brilliant Smallfish and cook all you can. If you haven't reached Cooking 50, fish for more.
At Cooking 50, learn Recipe:Longjaw Mud Snapper and cook all of them.

You're probably not at Cooking 75 yet, but we're going to move because there is a higher catch rate for Raw Longjaw Mud Snappers in these other locations.

Go to Thunder Bluff, train Cooking, and fish from the small pond on the lower rise or Stormwind, train Cooking and fish from the canals.

Cook all of your fish and make sure you have Cooking 75. Time to head to Hillsbrad Foothills.

75 - 150

Head to Tarren Mill or Southshore and go over to the river. Fish in the Sagefish schools. Occasionally you will fish up a trunk, open it and hope you get a Weather-Beaten Journal which will teach you the Find Fish ability.

When you reach Fishing 150, cook until Cooking 150, then visit your trainers.

Horde go to Undercity: Armand Cromwell (Fishing Trainer), Eunice Burch (Cooking Trainer).
Alliance go to Ironforge: Grimnur Stonebrand (Fishing Trainer), Daryl Riknussun (Cooking Trainer).

Cook the rest of your fish.

Be sure to get all the recipes from your Cooking and Fishing Suppliers. They are near the Trainers.

If your Cooking is not 175 yet, go back to Hillsbrad Foothills until it is.

If you don't have the Weather-Beaten Journal, don't worry you can still get it at the next stop.

150 - 225

Head to Altreac Mountains, to Lordmere Lake near the Dalaran Crater. Fish from the Greater Sagefish schools all along the shore. If you didn't get the Weather-Beaten Journal, fish in the Waterlogged Wreckage pools until you get it. Don't leave here without it!!

Get Fishing and Cooking to 225. This will allow you to get Nat's Lucky Fishing Pole (this is the best pole in the game until you get lucky on a Fishing Daily in Dalaran, get exalted with the Kalu'ak or win the Fishing Contest in Stranglethorn Vale). Click for more info on fishing poles.

Go Train in Undercity or Ironforge.

225 - 300

Get the Aquadynamic Fish Attractors from your bank (you need them now).

Now you have to do some traveling.

Go to Dustwallow Marsh and find Nat Pagle (58,60). Pick up Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme.

Fly to Gadgetzan, run to Steamwheedle Port and buy all the recipes from Gikkix.

Back to Gadgetzan, fly to Camp Mojache or Feathermoon Stronghold in Feralas and buy all the recipes from Sheendra Tallgrass or Vivianna.

Go to Verdantis River, Feralas (62,52) for Feralas Ahi

Next head to Sar'theris Strand, Desolace (25,77) for Sar'theris Striker

Get to Booty Bay however you want and find Kelsey Yance in the Old Port Authority building. Buy all of his recipes.

Go to Savage Coast, Stranglethorn Vale (33,32) for Savage Coast Blue Sailfin

Go to Misty Reed Strand, Swamp of Sorrows (90,73) for Misty Reed Mahi Mahi

Go to Dustwallow Marsh and see Nat Pagle (58,60) again. Turn in Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme and get Nat's Lucky Fishing Pole. Click for more info on fishing poles.

At this point we're going to concentrate on Cooking since you can fish anywhere and still level. Fishing for 10-20 minutes (1-2 lures) at each location should get your cooking where it needs to be.

Go to Azshara.

Start near the shore (I like (50,50) on the ruins jutting into the water). Cook to at least 250.

Move out to The Bay of Storms (on the island with Scalebeard's Cave (54,50) is a good spot).

Cook to 300 (You will need Refreshing Spring Water to cook the lobsters, so save them until you get to a vendor). If you want to stay here until Fishing 275, feel free.

300 - 375

Don't forget to get Refreshing Spring Water.
Time for Outland.

Head for Thrallmar or Honor Hold and train Cooking from Baxter or Gaston. Cook the rest of the fish from Azshara.

Horde get all the recipes from Rungor (Stonebreaker Hold, Terokkar Forest), Nula the Butcher (Garadar, Nagrand), Gambarinka (Zabra'jin, Zangermarsh), and Zurai (Swamprat Post, Zangarmarsh).

Alliance get recipes from Innkeeper Biribi (Allgerean Stronghold, Terokkar Forest), Uriku (Telaar, Nagrand), and Doba (Orebor Harborage, Zangarmarsh). You need to be at least Neutral with the Kurenai to talk to the last 2 NPCs.

Now Head to Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh and buy all the recipes from Juno Dufrain. If your Fishing is 275, train it too.

Start in Umbrafen Lake (I like the island around (73,63)). After about 10 minutes (1 lure) here you can start working on your Fishing Achievements starting with Outland Angler.

Outland Angler locations:
Zangarmarsh: Brackish Mixed School, Sporefish School
Nagrand: Bluefish School, Mudfish School
Terokkar Forest: Brackish Mixed School, Highland Mixed School, School of Darter

Kylene (World's End Tavern, Shattrath) has 3 recipes, but you have to train them. Stewed Trout is skill 320, Fisherman's Feast and Hot Buttered Trout are 350.

Cook to at least 350.

375 - 450

Here are the Cooking Trainers in Northrend. Get all the recipes.

Rollick MacKreel (Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra)
Brom Brewbaster (Valgarde, Howling Fjord)
Katherine Lee (A Hero's Welcome, Dalaran)
Orn Tenderhoof (Warsong Hold, Borean Tundra)
Thomas Kolichio (Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord)
Awilo Lon'gomba (Sunreaver's Sanctuary, Dalaran)

Make sure you do the quest Northern Cooking (there are 2 versions for each Faction), you will need the reward later for one of the Cooking Dailies. You can't get this quest in Dalaran!!

The recipes, requiring fish, that will get you from 350 - 400 are:
Baked Manta Ray
Grilled Sculpin
Pickled Fangtooth
Poached Nettlefish
Smoked Salmon

After 400 you will need to do the Dalaran Cooking Dailies (listed below) to get new recipes and Northern Spices. You can get the dailies at Cooking 350, but the recipes require Cooking 400 to learn. Pick the one(s) you like and cook them to 450.

Here are the Fishing Trainers in Northrend.

Old Man Robert (Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra)
Byron Welwick (Valgarde, Howling Fjord)
Fishy Ser'ji (Warsong Hold, Borean Tundra)
Angelina Soren (Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord)
Marcia Chase (The Eventide, Dalaran)

In between catching fish to level Cooking, you can work on your Fishing Achievements to get some cool rewards and the "Salty" title. Catch stuff until you're 450.

Dalaran Cooking Dailies

Cheese for Glowergold:
Get 6 Half Full Dalaran Wine Glasses and Aged Dalaran Limburger. The wine glasses are found in your faction's Inn, in the Legerdemain Lounge, and One More Glass, the wine & cheese shop, where you will also loot the cheese. Right click the Empty Cheese Serving Platter to create the cheese platter for Ranid Glowergold at Legendary Leathers.

Convention at the Legerdemain:
Bring 4 Northern Stew (requires 4 Chilled Meat) and a Jug of Wine (looted in Dalaran's wine & cheese shop, One More Glass) to Arille Azuregaze at the Legerdemain Lounge in Dalaran. You must have completed the quest Northern Cooking (there are 2 versions for each faction) offered by a Grand Master Cooking Trainer (not the ones in Dalaran) in order to have the recipe required to complete this quest.

Infused Mushroom Meatloaf:
Get 4 Infused Mushrooms and 2 Chilled Meat, cook them in the Meatloaf Pan to make Infused Mushroom Meatloaf for Orton Bennet at Curiosities & Moore. The mushrooms are in Dalaran's Underbelly as lootable objects. Herbalists can track the mushrooms.

Mustard Dogs!:
Get 4 Wild Mustard and 4 Rhino Dogs (requires 4 Rhino Meat). Right click on the Empty Picnic Basket to make a Mustard Dog Basket to bring to Archmage Pentarus at Krasus' Landing. The Rhino Meat can be found on any rhino in Northrend and the Wild Mustard is a lootable plant found in grassy areas of Dalaran. Herbalists can track the mustard. This quest awards two Dalaran Cooking Awards instead of one!

Sewer Stew:
Get 4 Crystalsong Carrots and 4 Chilled Meat,cook them in the Stew Cookpot and bring it to Ajay Green behind the counter of Cantrips and Crows in Dalaran's Underbelly. The Crystalsong Carrots can be found around the river in Crystalsong Forest and can be difficult to see, even with the sparkles. Herbalists can track the carrots.

All Fishing Poles can be found here

Fishing Trainers

Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, Artisan:
Androl Oakhand Rut'theran Village, Teldrassil
Astaia Tradesmen's Terrace, Darnassus
Lee Brown Crystal Lake, Elwynn Forest
Arnold Leland The Canals, Stormwind
Paxton Ganter Iceflow Lake, Dun Morogh
Grimnur Stonebrand The Forlorn Cavern, Ironforge
Diktynna Ammen Ford, Azuremyst Isle
Erett The Crystal Hall, The Exodar
Gubber Blump Auberdine, Darkshore
Warg Deepwater The Loch, Loch Modan
Matthew Hooper Lakeshire, Redridge Mountains
Harold Riggs Menethil Harbor, Wetlands
Donald Rabonne Southshore, Hillsbrad Foothills
Brannock Feathermoon Stronghold, Feralas

Clyde Kellen Brightwater Lake, Tirisfal Glades
Armand Cromwell The Magic Quarter, Undercity
Uthan Stillwater Stonebull Lake, Mulgore
Kah Mistrunner High Rise, Thunder Bluff
Lau'Tiki Darkspear Strand, Durotar
Lumak Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar
Drathen Walk of Elders, Silvermoon
Kil'Hiwana Zoram'gar Outpost, Ashenvale
Lui'Mala Shadowprey Village, Desolace
Katoom the Angler Revantusk Village, The Hinterlands
Zurjaya Zabra'jin, Zangarmarsh

Myizz Luckycatch Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale

Master:
Juno Dufrain Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh

Grand Master:
Old Man Robert Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra
Byron Welwick Valgarde, Howling Fjord
Fishy Ser'ji Warsong Hold, Borean Tundra
Angelina Soren Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord
Marcia Chase The Eventide, Dalaran

A list of Fishing Achievements can be found here.

A list of Cooking Achievements can be found here.

Cooking Trainers

Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, Artisan:
Zarrin Dolanaar, Teldrassil
Alegorn Craftsmen's Terrace, Darnassus
Tomas Goldshire, Elwynn Forest
Stephen Ryback Old Town, Stormwind
Gremlock Pilsnor Kharanos, Dun Morogh
Cook Ghilm Gol'Bolar Quarry, Dun Morogh
Daryl Riknussun The Great Forge, Ironforge
"Cookie" McWeaksauce Odesyus' Landing, Azuremyst Isle
Mumman Seat of the Naaru, The Exodar
Crystal Boughman Lakeshire, Redridge Mountains
Celie Steelwing Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon Valley

Eunice Burch The Trade Quarter, Undercity
Pyall Silentstride Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore
Aska Mistrunner High Rise, Thunder Bluff
Zamja The Drag, Orgrimmar
Quarelestra Falconwing Square, Eversong Woods
Sylann Wayfarer's Rest Inn, Silvermoon
Master Chef Mouldier Tranquillien, Ghostlands
Duhng The Crossroads, The Barrens
Slagg Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands
Mudduk Grom'gol Base Camp, Stranglethorn Vale

Master:
Gaston Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
Baxter Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula

Grand Master:
Rollick MacKreel Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra
Brom Brewbaster Valgarde, Howling Fjord
Katherine Lee A Hero's Welcome, Dalaran
Orn Tenderhoof Warsong Hold, Borean Tundra
Thomas Kolichio Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord
Awilo Lon'gomba Sunreaver's Sanctuary, Dalaran

Pusillin: Recipe: Runn Tum Tuber Surprise

Fishing Trainer List

Alliance

Artisan (quest)

Tansy Puddlefizz - Ironforge, Forlorn Cavern

Horde

Artisan (quest)

Shankys - Orgrimmar, Valley of Honor

Neutral

Expert (you need to purchase a book to become Expert, cost is 1 gold)

Myizz Luckycatch - Stranglethorn, Booty Bay

The Cooking / Fishing Combo Guide for Alliance players

This guide is intended to give you simple step-by-step directions to get your level 40+ Alliance character from zero to 300 in both cooking and fishing at the same time. It is not the only way to skill-up these professions, but it is a very easy way that requires a minimum of travel and keeps you in relatively safe areas. I created this guide because the only fishing/cooking combination guides I could find were written for horde characters. I used bits of this guide as a starting point and filled it out with specifics for us good guys. All drop percentages and location details were borrowed from Thottbot and Allakhazam.

A note on fishing: Fishing levels up at the same rate no matter where you fish. It is entirely possible to go from 1 to 300 skill points without ever leaving a newbie zone (except for training and the artisan quest, obviously). This would be incredibly boring and you wouldn't get all the useful / lucrative fish (not to mention not being able to skill-up cooking at the same time), but it will take no longer than if you fish in level-appropriate areas.

Apprentice fishing and cooking (1-75)

Get apprentice Cooking from Gremlock Pilsnor in Kharanos, Daryl Riknussun in Ironforge, or Stephen Ryback in Old Town, Stormwind.

Get apprentice Fishing from Arnold Leland in Stormwind. He on a small dock in the canals in the NW corner of the trade district.

Buy a fishing pole from Catherine Leland, who should be near Arnold. You should also get a couple Shiny Baubles and the recipe for Brilliant Smallfish while you're there.

Go to any body of water in Elwynn Forrest and start fishing! Northshire will be easiest until you get to 20 or so. You should get Brilliant Smallfish 60% of the time.

When you've got an assload of Brilliant Smallfish, find a cooking fire (or make one yourself) and cook up your fish.

Repeat until you have between 50 and 75 skill points in both cooking and fishing.

Journeyman Fishing and Cooking (50-150)

Hit up Tharynn Bouden in goldshire for the recipe for Longjaw Mud Snapper
Go back to Stephen Ryback in Stormwind for Journeyman Cooking
Find Arnold Leland again for Journeyman Fishing, and get some Nightcrawlers from his wife too.
Start fishing right there on the dock. You mostly want Longjaw Mud Snappers - their drop rate is about 65%. You will also get some Bristle Whisker Catfish here. Keep them for later.
Reel in the Longjaw Mud Snappers and cook them until your fishing skill is up to 100.
Return to Catherine Leland and buy the recipe for Bristle Whisker Catfish and a bunch of Bright Baubles.
Head to Redridge and start fishing Lake Everstill for Bristle Whisker Catfish. You should get around a 60% drop rate.
Fish and cook away until your fishing and cooking are between 125 and 150

Expert Fishing and Cooking (125-225)

For expert fishing, get the book Expert Fishing - The Bass and You from Old Man Hemming in Booty Bay. He's in a little house on the docks with a fishhook sign out front.
You need to get the book Expert Cooking from Shandrina in Ashenvale. This book will teach you Expert Cooking. She is on the northern shore of Mystral Lake.
After you get the cooking book, head north to Astranaar and start fishing for more Bristle Whisker Catfish. It will get your cooking up to 175, but it turns green at 160 so you'll have to make a bunch. Your fishing won't level very fast either after 140 or so. You just have to keep at it.
When you've gotten your cooking up to 175, head to Menethil Harbor and buy the recipe for Rockscale Cod from Stuart Fleming on the docks.
Take the boat to Theremore and start fishing for Rockscale Cod.
You'll probably need Bright Baubles to catch anything here at this point, and you can get them from Helenia Olden in town if you don't have any on you. She is in the 1st big house on the left as you enter Theremore from the docks, just behind the griffon master. She also sells other recipes you might be interested in.
Catch and cook all the Rockscale Cod you can - They drop nearly 60% here. You will sometimes catch Spotted Yellowtail also. Hold on to them for later
This is where you'll start to really notice the difference in skill-up speed between fishing and cooking. You'll max out your cooking in no time, but your fishing skill will still be well under 200. You can stay here if you want, but once you get to 200 you'll get better fish if you move on to Feralas (see below). Save any Zesty Clam Meat and Spotted Yellowtail you catch while there.

Artisan Fishing and Cooking (225-300)

Unlike the other skill levels, you need to be maxed out (225) at expert to get the artisan quests for fishing and cooking. The quests will not be available to you until you're at least level 35 and have 225 skill points.
The artisan cooking quest is Clamlette Surprise. You will probably be ready for this quest long before your fishing is up to 225, but that's ok. Head to Gagetzan in Tanaris and talk to Dirge Quikcleave in the Inn to get the quest.
- One of the requirements for the quest is 10 pieces of Zesty Clam Meat. The easiest way to get zesty clam meat is fishing off the dock in Feralas, as you should have been doing for the last 20 skill points or so. They don't drop often, but all this extra fishing will help you get the skill caught up with cooking.
- The other two quest items are Giant Eggs and Alterac Swiss. The eggs drop from the Rocs in tanaris, as well as owlbeasts in the hinterlands. The swiss is sold by innkeepers in several towns. Check here for the full list. Return to Dirge Quikcleave in Gadgetzan when you have all the items, turn in the quest, and you'll be an artisan cook.
Remember that Spotted Yellowtail I told you to save? Now you can cook it up all tasty-like after you get the recipe from Gikkix in Steamwheedle Port, Tanaris. Gikkix also sells the recipe for Poached Sunscale Salmon, which you can use at cooking level 250. Your best bet is to get them both now so you don't have to come back later.
To receive artisan fishing, you have to do a quest called Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme. Nat is on one of the small islands due west of Theremore. The coordinates (for those that can use them) are 58,60.
- The quest requires you to get one each of 4 rare fish. I suggest you read the comments on Thottbot and Allakhazam to find out exactly where you need to fish for them. I personally got 3 of the fish in 10 casts or less, while the 4th took over 45 min. Anecdotal evidence suggests these fish may be timed drops. If somebody else just caught one, it might be a while until another drops. Take this into consideration if it seems like it's taking forever to get one of the fish.
- Once you've caught them all, head back to Nat and complete the quest to become an artisan fisherman.
To max out both fishing and cooking, head on back to Feathermoon Stronghold in Feralas. You will probably need bright baubles to catch anything here, but it's worth it. In addition to lots of spotted yellowtail, you'll sometimes catch valuable fish like Firefin Snapper and Stoneskin Eel (which go for 50s each in the auction house).
Fishing in this area will also occasionally yield Glossy Mightfish. The [http://www.thottbot.com/?i=3659|recipe for cooked Glossy Mightfish] is in limited supply, but might be worth it for the +10 stamina bonus you get for eating it. You'll have a pile of these by the time you're done.
Continue to catch and cook Spotted Yellowtail until you either top out at 300 or fall asleep from boredom. Cooking will go quickly with the Spotted Yellowtail recipe staying orange until 260 and remaining point-worthy all the way to 300. Fishing however slows to a crawl. You'll only be getting about 1 point per 5 or 6 fish at 240, and it's down to 1 in 10 by 280.
If you feel so inclined, you can pound out the last 10-15 points or so of fishing in Zul'Gurub. You will need to be in a raid group to get inside the instance (you can disband as soon as you get in), as well as being at least level 55. I'm not sure what the exact level requirement is to fish here, but you will definately need an Aquadynamic Fish Attractor and possibly a Big Iron Fishing Pole as well. The good news is that the Lightning Eel and Plated Armorfish you catch will make it worth the price of admission. As soon as you enter ZG, jump off the stairs to the right and you can fish off the platform without aggroing any mobs.
Remember, once you've maxed out cooking, you can work on fishing anywhere and it will continue to skill up at the same rate. Instead of grinding away at it all at once, you're better off using it as something constructive to do while you're waiting around for something else.

Good luck, happy fishing, and bon apetit!

Tozzik's 1-400 "No Fishing" Cooking Guide for Horde

Tozzik's 1-400 No Fishing Cooking Guide

Stage 1: Azeroth

A: Collecting recipes

Train cooking and then re-open trainer window and train spice bread. (May not have to re-open)

Buy Recipe: Bat Bites and Recipe: Crunchy Spider Surprise from Master Chef Mouldier in Tranquillien.

Go to Desolace. Buy Expert Cookbook from Wulan in Shadowprey Village. Buy all cooking recipes from Vendor-Tron 1000 and Super-Seller 680 at North and South-West locations. (see note at end)

Learn Soothing Turtle Bisque from quest given by Christoff Jeffcoat. If you have already done this quest and no longer have the recipe, then substitute Roast Raptor, also purchased from Vendor-Tron 1000.

Purchase Recipe: Charred Bear Kabob and Recipe: Juicy Bear Burger from Bale in Bloodvenom Post.

Learn Smoked Desert Dumplings from Calandrath at Cenarion Hold in Silithus. (Alternatively purchase Recipe: Baked Salmon from Sheena Tallgrass in Camp Mojache if you happen to have high level fishing.)

B:Farming/Cooking

Starting in Silvermoon

Purchase simple flour and mild spices from cooking vendor and cook spiced bread until reaching 40.

Farm small eggs from dragonhawks outside Silvermoon and make herb baked eggs until reaching 65.

Fly to Ghostlands and farm bats and spiders for Bat Flesh and Crunchy Spider Legs. Cooking the Bat Flesh should get you to 110 and Spider Legs should allow you to reach 120.

Travel to Tarren Mill and hunt bears and turtles along the river to the east until you have 5 big bear meat. Cook 5 Big Bear Steak and reach 125 to learn Hot Lion Chops. Learn expert cooking from Cookbook.

Now go to the two raised areas in alterac just to the west of the alliance entrance to Alterac Valley and farm mountain lions. If they don't respawn fast enough you can also hunt them in Hillsbrad just south of that same area. Farm/cook lion meat until you reach 175.

Now farm turtle meat from snapjaws along the river east of Tarren Mill. Or if you were not able to attain Recipe: Soothing Turtle Bisque, fly to hammerfall and farm raptors outside the town there. Cook Roast Raptor or Turtle Bisque(Preferably the Bisque) until 225.

Now travel to Gadgetzan and get the quest Clamlette Surprise from Dirge Quickcleave.
The Giant Eggs are most easily farmed from owls in Felwood. The Zesty Clam Meat is most easily farmed from turtles on the eastern coast of Hinterlands. If you only want to make one trip, the various owlkin in Hinterlands can also drop Giant Eggs at a lower rate. Once you have the eggs and clam meat, head back to Gadgetzan and run to Caverns of time where you can buy the Alterac Swiss from Provioner Galgrom. Hand in the quest and you are now at Artisan Cooking.

Now continue farming Turtle Meat or Raptor Flesh from the above locations until you can cook enough to reach 250. (The last 15 points of this process are green skill chance, but still better than the alternative.)

Learn Charred Bear Kabob and Juicy Bear Burger and farm bears all through Felwood. Cook any combination of these two items until reaching 285.

Travel to Cenarion Hold in Silithus and Start farming the various worms in Silithus until you have enough Sandworm Meat to reach 300. (Or fish for Raw Whitescale Salmon in Eastern Plaguelands if you have a high fishing skill. You need to achieve about 400 fishing skill with lures to avoid fish getting away.)

Stage 2: Outland.

Travel to Thrallmar and purchase Master Cookbook from Baxter inside the inn. Then Purchase Recipe: Ravager Dogs from Cookie One-Eye near the stables in Thrallmar.

Fly to Falcon Watch and farm ravagers in the quillfang area just to the west of the town. Cook Ravager Dogs until reaching 325.

Fly to Garadar and buy Recipe: Roasted Clefthoof and Recipe: Talbuk Steak from Nula the Butcher who is in the small building on the raised area just to the east of the inn. Farm and cook Clefthoof Meat and Talbuk Venison until reaching 350.

Stage 3: Northrend

Travel to Warsong Hold in Borean Tundra and train grand master cooking and all the new cooking recipes. Exit warsong hold and farm rhinos to the north and northeast of the hold, cooking Rhino Dogs until reaching 400. (The last 18 points of this are green skill chance, but the only alternative is to prepare 18+ feasts which has a very high material requirement and would end up being a much longer farming session.)

Getting to 450 is totally a matter of preference. The only skill of note beyond this point is Fish Feast and this guide is designed to level cooking without fishing. All recipes requiring skill 400 and up require 3 Dalaran Cooking Awards to purchase and Northern Spices cost one award.

Note about Vendor-Tron 1000 and Super-Seller 680:
Both bots are part of the caravan that travels around Desolace. 1000 can be found at 60, 38 just northwest of Kormek's Hut. 680 can be found at 40, 80 just west of the split in the road leading south. The most important note about these vendors is that you must travel the entire road between these two points and locate the caravan, waiting for it to start moving. If you are not following the caravan and it leaves your range of vision it will stop moving.

[WotLK] Cooking

Cooking is a profession that provides flavor to the game, no pun intended. Most mobs labeled as beasts have common drops for cooking. You can also take up fishing which will ease the pain of cooking and make the trip to Grand Master easier. This guide will support several options for everyone, even those with a strong aversion to fishing.

Wrath Cookbook

Table of Contents

Cooking (1 to 300) [No Faction/Fishing/Seasonal]

Notes

*	Pattern obtained through Trainer.
**	Pattern obtained from Vendor.
***	Pattern obtained through Quest.
§	Pattern obtained from Auction House. (Or lucky world drop)
¤	Pattern obtained from Profession only drop.
A	Alliance
H	Horde

Artisan Cooking Quest

Once you hit 225 skill level and at least level 35 you can head for your respective quest giver to get the opening quest to visit Dirge Quikcleave.

Alliance: Daryl Riknussun Ironforge - The Great Forge (60, 36) I Know A Guy...

Horde: Zamja Orgrimmar - The Drag (57, 53) To Gadgetzan You Go!

Dirge Quikcleave - Tanaris - Gadgetzan (52, 28) Clamlette Surprise

You don't have to travel to far to complete this quest, all of the items can now be found in Tanaris.

Giant Egg - Roc 35% drop rate
Zesty Clam Meat - Surf Glider drop Big Mouth Clam 40% drop rate
Alterac Swiss - Buy from Galgrom in Caverns of Time (63, 57) - 40 silver per 5

By dark_fanboy at 2009-01-17

Cooking (1 to 300)
[No Faction/Fishing/Seasonal]

This portion of the guide will be comprised of cooking items that will only come from drops, it will not contain any items that are faction related or seasonal as well.

Cooking (1 to 300) [No Faction/Fishing/Seasonal]

Skill Level	Item	Materials
1 to 40	Spice Bread *	80 Simple Flour 80 Mild Spices
41 to 50	Spiced Wolf Meat *	10 Stringy Wolf Meat 10 Mild Spices
51 to 80	Smoked Bear Meat **	30 Bear Meat
81 to 90	Strider Stew A*/H	10 Strider Meat 10 Shiny Red Apple
91 to 115	Crab Cake *	25 Crawler Meat 25 Mild Spices
116 to 150	Big Bear Steak /H*	35 Big Bear Meat 35 Hot Spices
151 to 175	Curiously Tasty Omelet /A*	25 Raptor Egg 25 Hot Spices
176 to 215	Roast Raptor **	40 Raptor Flesh 40 Hot Spices
216 to 225	Spider Sausage *	20 White Spider Meat
226 to 250	Monster Omelet **	25 Giant Egg 50 Soothing Spices
251 to 285	Charred Bear Kabobs **	35 Bear Flank
286 to 300	Smoked Desert Dumplings ***	15 Sandworm Meat 15 Soothing Spices

Several of the patterns I have mentioned are obtained through quests but have a faction alternate that can be obtained by vendor. If you have finished these quests in the past and have sold or trashed them, you will need to find a way to obtain them through the opposing faction vendor or find an alternative. The only quest that both sides can do is for the Smoked Desert Dumplings.

Desert Dumplings

The quest you need to get this recipe is Desert Dumplings which is given by the Calandrath, the innkeeper of Cenarion Hold. Calandrath will send you out to find a recipe the Twilight's Hammer use to prepare sandworm. The scroll can be found at 37, 45 which will start you on the second portion to return to Calandrath with Sharing the Knowledge. Upon completion you will learn how to make Smoked Desert Dumplings, of which you might want to hang onto at least 10 of these. You can do the quick follow-up Kitchen Assistance for a little gold, rep, and maybe experience if you're not at the cap yet.

Runn Tum Tuber Surprise

As an alternative to Desert Dumplings should you not be able to obtain the recipe for some reason you could try Runn Tum Tuber Surprise. This is an uncommon drop from a boss mob in Dire Maul:

To engage Pusillin you need to enter through the East sides Northern/Front Entrance [MAP]. Most would recommend if you are familiar with the event that you clear the path all the way to the back entrance to Dire Maul located at the Laris Pavilion just north of Camp Mojache in Feralas. If you are not familiar with the event there are plenty of walk-thrus on how to go about this, but you can simply talk to him and he'll run away to start the event. Clear the path along the top tier till you find him again, if you are below level 70 you will NOT be able to avoid the the Warpwood Crushers even if you try to walk along the courtyard ledge. You may have to make this run once or twice, but this pattern is almost a guaranteed drop.

Once you have obtained this recipe you will be need to farm the Warpwood Pods scattered all about the instance. Be wary, they have a chance to backfire and either spray you with toxic green mist or spawn 3 to 5 Whip Lashers, but you should be able to get enough for that final run to 300.

Ðariens' Fishing 1-450 (Horde)

Ðariens' Fishing 1-450

The following guide is meant to help you level your Fishing trade skills from 1-450.
NOTE : This is my first attempt at a guide, please go easy with me ^_^

Table of Contents

Fishing
Trainers
Gear
- Poles
- Lures
Tips 1 to 300
Tips 300 to 450

Fishing

Fishing is a trade skill that I find is one of the easiest to raise. Time consuming, yes, but easy none the less.

By the end of this guide, expect to have caught roughly 3,000 fish give or take.

To start, simply visit a trainer in any of the cities (or one of the few outside), buy a pole and get to work!

You can level from 1 all the way to 450 in any fish-able water, meaning it is possible to stand in Orgrimar all day and fish the same pool. The only problem with that method is that after level 75, you only earn credit for the successful catch of actual fish and not the junk.

Another thing to note is that the higher your skill level, the more fish you will need to catch in order to obtain the next level in your skill. Usually 10 or more. A rough equation to figure this out would be;

(Current Skill Level-75)/25=X

X being equal to the number of successful catches needed

Trainers

You can learn fishing or train the next levels (Journeyman, Expert and Artisan) from the following trainers.

Lumak: Found in Orgrimar at (69.7,29.5) in the Valley of Honor.
Kah Mistrunner: Found in Thunderbluff at (56,47) on the Middle Rise.
Armand Cromwell: Found in Undercity at (80.9,31.2) on the outer ring of the Magic Quarter.
Drathen: Found in Silvermoon City at (76,69) in the Walk of Elders (right before the entrance to the Royal Exchange)

For those of you with lowbie's who want to start fishing sooner and don't feel like running from the start zone to a major city, you can visit the following trainers to get you new skill.

Lau'Tiki: (53,81) Follow the beach west from Sen'Jin Village in Durotar.
Uthan Stillwater: (44,60) Slightly South and West of Bloodhoof Village in Mulgore.
Clyde Kellen: (67,51) Travel directly East from Brill

When you are ready to learn Grand Master fishing and cap off that skill limit, you can visit;

Angelina Soren: (79,27) Howling Fjord down by the docks
Fishy Ser'ji: (41,54) Borean Tundra on the bottom floor of Warsong Hold, opposite the cooking trainer (Look near the inn keeper)
Marcia Chase: (52,63) Dalaran in the Eventide

Gear

You might think all you need is a fishing pole and some time to kill to start raising your fishing skills, but that is not entirely true. At least not if you want to speed the process up. To do that, you should look into some of the following gear to help maximize your time spent down by the water.

Poles

Either bought from vendors, rewarded through quests, or found randomly throughout the world, a fishing pool is the most basic, yet most important of tools.

Fishing Pole: The basic Fishing Pole, purchased from any Fishing Supplies or Trade Supplies vendor in the world.
Strong Fishing Pole: An upgraded rod, purchased from Fishing Supplies vendors, you need to be level 5 and have obtained at least level 10 in your fishing. Adds + 5 to your fishing.
Darkwood Fishing Pole: Required level 15 to use and 50 in fishing, this pole is a rare drop you can get while, well, fishing of course! Adds +5 to your fishing.
Big Iron Fishing Pole: Required level 25 to use and 100 in fishing. Another rare drop that can be farmed out of Desolace while opening Shellfish Traps. By all accounts, this is a rare drop, but if you can find one, it adds +20 to your fishing. It is also a "white" item and does not become soulbound if you use it. What does this mean? Enjoy it while you have it, and sell it on the AH for a nice profit when you are done. (Depending on server, this is an easy 7-10 gold without enhancements)

And there you have it, a list of your basic fishing poles. They get the job done and for the most part, are quite easy to obtain. Well maybe not the Darkwood or Big Iron poles, but you get the point.

For those of you who want something more, here are some Unique, Rare and Epic rods you can try to snag while you have some time to kill.

Seth's Graphite Fishing Pole: A Unique pole that can be earned in Terrokar Forest by doing the quest Rather Be Fishin'. The quest requires you to bring 8 Pristine Shimmerscale Eels to Seth is Shattrath. Requires a minimum 225 fishing skill adds +20 to your fishing
Nat's Lucky Fishing Pole: A Rare pole that can be earned by completing the quest Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme for Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh(58,60). You must be at least level 35 for this quest and need a fishing skill of 225 or better. To complete this quest, you must catch the following fish;
- Feralas Ahi (61,51) in Feralas
- Misty Reed Mahi Mahi which can be found all along the Eastern coast in the Swamp of Sorrows
- Sar'theris Striker (26,76) in Desolace
- Savage Coast Blue Sailfin (33,32) outside of the Grom'gol Base Camp or (26,67) just north of Booty Bay. Both in Stranglethorn Vale.

Arcanite Fishing Pole: A Rare pole which is won by winning the Booty Bay fishing contest. For those of you who do not know or haven't looked on your calendars ever, it is hosted every Sunday from 2pm to 4pm server time. The pole requires a minimum fishing skill of 300 to use, and adds +40 to your fishing.
Bone Fishing Pole: A Rare pole found inside Bag of Fishing Treasures, which are obtained by doing the daily quests from Marcia Chase: (52,63) in Dalaran. Requires a minimum fishing skill of 300 and adds +30 to your fishing.
Jeweled Fishing Pole: A Rare pole found inside Bag of Fishing Treasures, which are obtained by doing the daily quests from Marcia Chase: (52,63) in Dalaran. Requires a minimum fishing skill of 300 and adds +30 to your fishing.
Mastercraft Kalu'ak Fishing Pole The only Epic pole in the game. With the required minimum skill of 300 and an exhalted reputation with The Kalu'ak, this baby sells for just over 128 gold and adds +30 to your fishing, as well as allows you to breathe underwater when equipped.

Lures

On top of your handy fishing pole, your going to want to snag a few lures from the fishing vendors. Especially when you are first starting out. Lures are items you can use on your pole to temporarily buff the pole itself, which in turn will increase your fishing skill for a short duration of time (usually ten minutes).

What is the bonus to this? You can start fishing in waters above your skill level! What more could you possibly want? Not to mention that it helps you catch more fish and less junk, which after obtaining a skill level of 75 is extremely important. Let's work our way through the list.

Shiny Bauble: Your basic lure. Used at level 1 to increase you fishing skill by 25 for 10 minutes.
Nightcrawlers: For use with a minimum fishing skill of 50, these will increase your fishing skill by 50 for 10 minutes.
Bright Baubles: For use with a minimum fishing skill of 100, these will increase your fishing skill by 75 for 10 minutes.
Aquadynamic Fish Attractor: For use with a minimum fishing skill of 100, these will increase your fishing skill by 100 for 10 minutes. The vendor only carries 1 or 2 of these at a time, so it might be a pain to find. One a brighter note, they can be crafted by an engineer with a skill level of 150 (and the recipe of course). To have one crafted, you need 2 Bronze Bars, 1 Nightcrawler and 1 Coarse Blasting Powder.

Tips 1-300

So you just learned fishing, what to do next? Well fish of course. Starting at level 1, find any pond of water and start fishing with your shiny new fishing pole equipped. I would recommend staying close to the Trainer when you first start and train Journeyman once you reach 50.

At level 75 (or 50 if you bought some Nightcrawlers) you can head out to the Barrens and fish just outside of WC (Wailing Caverns). Some people might suggest you head inside the caverns themselves, but I would advise you not do that. Heading inside the caverns would mean having to fight through numerous mobs before reaching the fishing hole, and having to fend them off once they respawn. While that doesn't seem like a big deal, it can be frustrating at best. Especially when you are kind of zoned out and not expecting to have to quick swap to your weapons before you wipe.

If you feel like it, you can simply fish these waters until you reach 300. It may be monotonous, but you will come out of it with stacks of Deviate Fish which sell rather well on the AH. If you are one of the lucky few who have the recipe for Savory Deviate Delight, you can cook up a few and make even more of a profit at auction.

Remember to visit your trainer at 75, 150 and 225 to further your skills along and not hit the limit cap. If you do that, then your just wasting your time out there in the waters.