El's Extreme Anglin' - World of Warcraft Fishing Guide // Fish Finder // Cataclysm // History

This page shows each patch's changes to fish, zones, pools, and cooked fish dishes. Only changes recorded in the Fish Finder are shown here. This page shows changes in the latest expansion. Also see History (Wrath of the Lich King) and History (The Burning Crusade). There is no history of Classic version changes.

Cataclysm (December 2010)

Full guide: Cataclysm.

Fish:

• Abyssal Clam - Expected to be caught by fishing. Confirmed in cooking.
• Albino Cavefish - First caught.
• Algaefin Rockfish - Expected to be caught by fishing. Confirmed in cooking.
• Blackbelly Mudfish - First caught.
• Crystal Bass - First caught.
• Darkshore Grouper - Required for quest, A Taste for Grouper.
• Deepsea Sagefish - Expected to be caught by fishing. Confirmed in cooking.
• Fathom Eel - Expected to be caught by fishing. Confirmed in cooking.
• Giant Furious Pike - First caught.
• Hardened Walleye - First caught.
• Highland Guppy - First caught.
• Lavascale Catfish - First caught.
• Mountain Trout - First caught.
• Royal Monkfish - First caught.
• Sandy Carp - First caught.
• Sharptooth - First caught.
• Striped Lurker - First caught.
• Toxic Puddlefish - First caught.
• Violet Perch - First caught.
• Volatile Water - First caught.

Zones:

• Azshara - Goblins invade Azshara - formerly one of Azeroth's favorite fishing spots - constructing Bilgewater Harbor in the middle of the Bay of Storms.
• Darkshore - Elven port of Auberdine reduced to ruins, while seawater flows inland to a huge inland Vortex.
• Deepholm - First fish caught.
• Desolace - New inland water in the Cenarion Wildlands, the green heartland of Desolace.
• Durotar - South-west Durotar flooded. New Azeroth Daily Fishing Quests.
• Elwynn Forest - New Azeroth Daily Fishing Quests.
• Loch Modan - Dwarven dam breeched, emptying most of the water from Loch Modan.
• Mount Hyjal - First fish caught.
• Mulgore - New lake on the Red Cloud Mesa (the Tauren starting area).
• Northern Barrens - Zone created from the northern part of The Barrens.
• Northern Stranglethorn - Zone created from the northern part of Stranglethorn Vale.
• Orgrimmar - Both original lakes increased in size, with a new lake by the Tauren enclave (where Thrall's old throne room stood). New Azeroth Daily Fishing Quests.
• Southern Barrens - Zone created from the southern part of The Barrens.
• Stonetalon Mountains - New water at the Ruins of Eldre'thar (south of Sun Rock Retreat). Lava flows out of the Charred Vale sea, giving the zone a coastline.
• Stormwind City - Several new lakes at the northern end of the canal system. New Azeroth Daily Fishing Quests.
• Stranglethorn Vale - Zone split into The Cape of Stranglethorn and Northern Stranglethorn.
• Tanaris - Gadgetzan became a coastal port.
• The Barrens - Zone split into Northern Barrens and Southern Barrens.
• The Cape of Stranglethorn - Zone created from the southern part of Stranglethorn Vale.
• Thousand Needles - Completely flooded with sea water.
• Twilight Highlands - First fish caught.
• Uldum - First fish caught.

Cooking:

• Baked Rockfish - New recipe, expected to use fish.
• Blackbelly Sushi - New recipe.
• Broiled Mountain Trout - New recipe.
• Delicious Sagefish Tail - New recipe, expected to use fish.
• Fish Fry - New recipe.
• Hearty Seafood Soup - New recipe, expected to use fish.
• Lavascale Fillet - New recipe.
• Lavascale Minestrone - New recipe.
• Lightly Fried Lurker - New recipe.
• Lurker Lunch - New recipe.
• Mushroom Sauce Mudfish - New recipe.
• Pickled Guppy - New recipe.
• Seafood Magnifique Feast - New recipe.
• Severed Sagefish Head - New recipe, expected to use fish.
• Skewered Eel - New recipe, expected to use fish.
• Whitecrest Gumbo - New recipe, expected to use fish.