Fishing items This page details items obtained by fishing . There are many kinds of items that can be caught using the fishing skill ; fish , containers , and other objects . Fish . In WoW , some fished water ( or lava ) creatures are not in a biological sense , although most are fish . There are many kinds of fish that can be caught . Most fit a specific game function category ; some fish overlap more than one category . Fish listed on this page are caught by fishing , but some mob s , such as murloc s will drop some these same fish , and some vendors sell some of these same fish . Some fish are only sold by vendors and cannot be caught by fishing . These are just like any other vended food , but have the food type ' fish ' which matters mainly to hunter s for their hunter pet s . Some fish , such as the Threshadon s , are water mobs and are killed in combat , not fished . Mobs have a graphic model that can be interacted with . Fished items generally have no specific graphic representation until they are caught , then appear as an inventory icon . Some fish , such as the Loch Modan , can be both fished or hunted as water mobs . Normal fish . Normal fish are the most frequently caught . They are a free source of food and skillups for cooking , although they do not provide buffs like some other cooked foods . If you ' re able to heal yourself or have a reliable supply of bandages , you probably won ' t need to bother keeping the normal fish you catch , unless you are a hunter with a fish eating pet . If you do not need the cooking skill - up , note that cooked fish generally sell for a higher price to a vendor , while in the auction house , raw fish often carry a premium . The raw fish have the item type and subtype Trade Goods , Meat . This is where you will find them in the auction house . This is true even for the ones that can be consumed raw . The cooked fish have the item type and subtype Consumables , Food . Buffing fish . Cooking these Buff fish adds an additional buff to their raw use of health restoration . You may only have one ' well fed ' food buff at a time . Food buffs stack with every other buff , whether from a potion or a spell . As above , the raw fish have the item type and subtype Trade Goods , Meat , where you will find them in the auction house . This is true even for the ones that can be consumed raw . The cooked fish have the item type and subtype Consumables , Food . Raw Lightning Eel is a Trade Goods , Other . In the Wrath of the Lich King Expansion , many of the cooked fish can make use of the that are available from the new cooking dailys to cook up a higher quality buffing food . The Wrath expansion also added 2 anomalous fish that provide a buff without being cooked , and " feasts " which are buffing food for a group that takes multiple ingredients . As these are all " Buffing Fish " I have included them here as well . Alchemic fish . Some fish are used in Alchemy to create potions and oils . Alchemic fish have the item type and subtype Trade Goods , Other , except Deviate Fish is a Consumable , Food & Drink . Quest fish . Some fish are the object of a quest . They may or may not have other uses , and may appear in other sections of this page detailing that use . The quest fish that are only used in a quest are typically a quest item type , and can only be caught while you are doing the quest . These will also typically have no vend value . Red Snapper , a typical quest item type quest fish , cannot be fed to a cat hunter pet that eats fish . Some of these quests are repeatable , and the quest fish for repeatable quests are typically not a quest type item , can be caught , traded , and vended normally . Note : The quest is no longer required to raise fishing from 225 to 300 . Simply visit the appropriate fishing trainer . Trophy fish . " See main article . " Certain uncommon fish can be caught which can be wielded in the off hand , with the exception of the trophy groupers and trophy lobsters which can not . Equipping the trophy fish in the off hand will not show the fish on the character , but if the trophy fish is equipped , typing ' z ' to show the wielded weapons will show the trophy fish . Trophy fish are wieldable objects , they do not stack in your inventory , each takes a slot , except see the wieldable cooking ingredient fish , which do stack . There are three major subcategories of trophy fishes : Most ( older ) trophy fish are a variation of a normal or buffing fish , but unlike their non trophy counterparts , these trophy fish cannot be eaten as fish nor used in recipes . They are available in what appears to be a partially populated range of sizes , specified in pounds of weight . Since there is a consensus of which few sizes are available , it appears that these are generated off a table , not at random over a range of values . The main purpose of these fish is to be displayed proudly to other players . They can be fed to hunter pets that eat fish , but only producing the same results as feeding a normal fish of that type , there is no benefit from the specialness nor extra size . These trophy fish can be sent via mail , sold to vendors , sold on the auction house , and traded . The demand in the auction house is low , but they do sell , and you can get surprisingly much for your trophy fish on occasion . The item type and subtype for these fish is Miscellaneous , Junk . This is where you find them in the auction house . These fish include the following : " " added two fish which can both be trophy fish or can be used in cooking recipes ( see above ) : These have the Miscellaneous , Junk type and subtype , even though you might expect them to be Trade Goods , Meat items . These bind on pickup and cannot be traded , and are very rare ( estimated roughly 0 . 1 % of catches in their respective locations . ) The quest fish can be wielded in the off hand as a trophy fish , but the Feralas Ahi can only be caught when you are on the quest , the fish has the unique property , so you can only have one , and the fish must be turned in to complete the quest which grants artisan level fishing skill , raising the fishing skill cap from 225 to 300 , so most people who catch it will prefer to turn it in than to display it . It can be used as a trophy fish while you are on the quest . Low Quality Fish . The item type and subtype for these fish is Miscellaneous , Junk . This very rare fish has a few magic effects . He binds on pickup . You ' ll need flight capability to even try to obtain him . has three wish charges with one of five possibilities . Containers . Several kinds of containers can be fished . Containers must be opened in order to loot the contents . After the container is fully looted , the container disappears . Except Clams ( since Patch 3 . 0 . 2 ) containers do not stack in your inventory , each takes a slot . Looting them can often save space , since the loot will often stack . If a container looks empty , but does not disappear , it still contains a item that you cannot see . Often the item is a , which is not visible to you once you have learned the skill it grants . These containers can be sold to other players who need the Weather - Beaten Journal . Container fish . These are ( with the exception of the Giant Sunfish ) exceptionally rare fish you can catch that contain gems or rings , so don ' t forget to open them when you catch them . They all can be caught in the same area as the non - bloated variety , but are only containers ; they can ' t be used as food and disappear after they are opened . Container fish for quests . One fish is a specific target of a fishing quest and contains the item ( another fish ) that must be collected and turned in . See Quest fish above for more details . Clams . Various Clam s can be fished and should be opened for clam meats and occasional pearl s . With Release of Patch 3 . 0 clams are now stackable . Except for the which is a rare clam you will sometimes obtain and is often seen as a result of this post : http : / / forums . worldofwarcraft . com / thread . html ? topicId = 9957005708 & pageNo = 2 & sid = 1 # 32 Venture Company crates . These infrequently - found non - locked Venture Company crates are labeled " Venture Company Supplies " and always contain a small quantity of engineering supplies such as Rough Blasting Powder , Iron Strut , etc . Trunks & Crates . These boxes may also contain the which is used to learn Find Fish . Locked chests . These infrequently - found chests are locked and can be opened by a rogue or blacksmith and / or engineer . These chests have rather disappointing contents compared to the Trunks routinely fished from Floating Wreckage . Other . are infrequently found from ocean fishing in zones of level 20 - 40 . Contents may include : , found in Outland , contains scrolls . Other objects . Potions . Various common potions are occasionally caught while fishing . Rumsey Rums . Several varieties of Rumsey Rum brand alcoholic beverage are occasionally caught while fishing from Floating Wreckage . In addition to getting you drunk , these provide a stamina buff . Crafting ingredients . Several items generally obtained through other means can also occasionally turn up while fishing . Elemental goods . These drop from various elementals , but can also be fished . Azshara sometimes has Patch of Elemental Water Pools that will spawn , and Nagrand will sometimes have Pure Water Pools . These pools have an increased rate of elemental water catches . Herbs . In an unfinished area above and to the north of Northshire Abbey , the fishing pool s produce only peacebloom . Weapons and Armor . Various weapon items or armor items are occasionally caught while fishing . This list is not intended to be an all inclusive list , but only a list of those items that you can ONLY obtain via fishing . The Crushfish , Strongfish and Herring have the added benefit of looking like fish as you wield them . ( Refer to Foodfight for other weapons that look like food ) Weapons and armor unique to fishing : Vendor Quality Items . Various Vendor trash items can be caught while fishing . The mechanics of fishing skill level were changed significantly in Patch 3 . 1 . Prior to 3 . 1 , each zone had a minimum skill requirement to be able to cast in that zone , and a cap where you achieved a 100 % catch rate in that zone . In between there was a chance your fish could " get away " ; you would catch nothing and receive no skill - up for that cast . As of 3 . 1 , there is no longer a minimum skill requirement to fish in any zone , and all casts will catch something and award a chance for a skill - up . However , if your skill level is too low for a zone , you will catch mostly junk items . The skill level required to guarantee " no junk " catches is equivalent to the old " no get away " level . The " skill too low " junk items are a specific set , 5 common , and 5 rare . And note : And note : Commentary : There are 5 common junk items ( Driftwood , Sickly Fish , Tangled Fishing Line , Tattered Cloth , and Weeds ) and 5 rare junk items ( Empty Rum Bottle , Old Boot , Rock , Tree Branch , and Water Snail ) . All junk items sell to vendors for 18c each , except Tattered Cloth and Rock , which sell for 1s . The average income from fishing junk is 35c per catch . Vendor trash items are occasionally caught normally while fishing . These are often associated with specific locations and are ' flavor ' items . Unique to fishing : Quest items . Some fished items are the object of a quest . These are typically a quest item type , are only used in that quest , and can only be caught while you are doing the quest . These will typically have no vend value , but note that ' Strange Engine Part ' can be caught outside the quest ( since it starts the quest ) and vends for . The quest is repeatable , although you can only have one active quest at a time .