Trophy fish Trophy fish are rare exceptional fish that can be caught while fishing and then wielded or shown off . Display . Most of the trophy fish use the same model with different skin hue for different species . The same size model is used for all fish , " weight " is ignored in that regard . Lobsters and groupers are an exception ; currently these are not displayed at all . Most trophy fish are wielded in the off hand . If you merely wield the " trophy fish " , it will not show on your character . You have to type " z " to force the wielded items to display . ( Exception , the lobster trophy fish do not display . ) Press the " z " key to toggle displaying your equipped items . ( With a ranged weapon equipped , you may have three display options , in which case it will step through them . ) One of the display options will show the trophy fish being held in your off hand . Stacking . Since trophy fish are wieldable objects , they do not stack in your inventory so each fish takes a slot ; except the wieldable cooking ingredient fish , which do stack . There are a few major subcategories of trophy fishes : Large normal fish . 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 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 . These trophy fish do nothing , but can be equipped in the off - hand and displayed ( with the exception of the trophy groupers and trophy lobsters which can not be displayed . ) While 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 non - stat trophy fish are not bound , and 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 money 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 : Large ingredient fish . " " 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 . Artisan Fishing quest trophy fish . 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 formerly granted artisan level fishing skill , raising the fishing skill cap from 225 to 300 . Before this , people wanted to turn in the quest to advance their fishing , but now catching the fish as a trophy to wield and leaving the quest open is slightly more common . Faction trophy fish . These bind on pickup and cannot be traded , and are very rare ( estimated roughly 0 . 1 % of catches in their respective locations . ) Weapon fish . These very rare fish provide the unique novelty of a weapon that looks like a fish . These bind on equip , so can be sold at the auction house . Due to their uniqueness , they can fetch a high price . They are weapon items . All three of these weapons are one hand weapons , and none of them are unique . That means that any class can wield them . Single wield characters can only wield them in the main hand . Dual wield characters can wield them in either hand , or if you have two , they can be dual wielded . ( See Foodfight for more food weapons . ) Achievements . Both " Old Crafty " and " Old Ironjaw " are achievements for fishing in a particular area . Attempting to catch " Old Crafty " will fulfill the Orgrimmar half of - Fish something up in Orgrimmar and Stormwind - when you catch your first catch in Orgrimmar . While you are there , Alliance , you may want to do Ragefire Chasm for the achievement . For the achievement - Catch one of the rare fish in the list below ( Need 1 out of 10 ) : Seven are trophy fish , heaviest of species ( rarest ) : Three are very rare weapon fish : The achievement , the overall fishing achievement , requires completion of " One That Didn ' t Get Away " , but not " Old Crafty " and " Old Ironjaw " .