The Limnologist

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The Limnologist

Eastern Kingdoms/Kalimdor
Albino Cavefish - Deepholm (15% Open Water)
Blackbelly Mudfish - Uldum (15% Open Water)
Bloated Catfish - Redridge Mountains (<1% Lake Everstill)
Bloated Mudsnapper - Ironforge (<1%)
Bloated Redgill - Moonglade (<1%)
Bloated Smallfish - Elwynn Forest (<1%)
Bloated Trout - Western Plaguelands (<1%)
Bloodfin Catfish - Deadwind Pass (20% Open Water)
Brilliant Smallfish - Elwynn Forest (60% Open Water)
Bristle Whisker Catfish - Redridge Mountains (60% Lake Everstill)
Crescent-Tail Skullfish - Deadwind Pass (20% Open Water)
Deviate Fish - Northern Barrens [Oasis (30% Open Water)]
Greater Sagefish - Western Plaguelands (80% Greater Sagefish School)
Highland Guppy - Twilight Highlands (15% Open Water)
Lavascale Catfish - Deepholm (30% Open Water)
Loch Frenzy - Loch Modan (30% Open Water)
Longjaw Mudsnapper - Stormwind City (60% Open Water)
Mithril Head Trout - Western Plaguelands (60% Open Water)
Mountain Trout - Mount Hyjal (15% Open Water)
Nightfin Snapper - Blasted Lands [Tainted Forest (0-35% Open Water)] * Highest catch rate 00:00-06:00.
Plated Armorfish - Blasted Lands [Tainted Forest (5-35% Open Water)] * Highest catch rate 00:00-06:00.
Sagefish - Loch Modan (80% Sagefish School)
Sharptooth - Deepholm (50% Open Water)
Sickly Looking Fish - Tirisfal Glades (15% Open Water)
Striped Lurker - Mount Hyjal (30% Open Water)

Outland
Barbed Gill Trout - Zangarmarsh (71% East)
Felblood Snapper - Shadowmoon Valley (100%)
Figluster's Mudfish - Nagrand [Lakes (21% Open Water)]
Furious Crawdad - Terokkar Forest (65% Highland Mixed School)
Golden Darter - Terokkar Forest [Rivers (22% Open Water)]
Goldenscale Vendorfish - Terokkar Forest (1% Highland Mixed School)
Huge Spotted Feltail - Terokkar Forest (2% Highland Mixed School)
Icefin Bluefish - Nagrand [Lakes (22% Open Water)]
Spotted Feltail - Zangarmarsh (15% Open Water)
Zangarian Sporefish - Zangarmarsh (15% Open Water)

Northrend
Barrelhead Goby - Sholazar Basin (70% Open Water)
Bonescale Snapper - Crystalsong Forest (70% Open Water)
Dragonfin Angelfish - Dragonblight (90% Dragonfin Angelfish School)
Fangtooth Herring - Howling Fjord (22% Open Water)
Fountain Goldfish - Dalaran [Eventide (41-67% Open Water)]
Giant Darkwater Clam - Wintergrasp (4% Open Water)
Glacial Salmon - Wintergrasp (32% Open Water)
Glassfin Minnow - Crystalsong Forest (30% Open Water)
Musselback Sculpin - Wintergrasp (32% Open Water)
Nettlefish - Wintergrasp (32% Open Water)
Sewer Carp - Dalaran [Underbelly (54% Open Water)]
Shimmering Minnow - Dalaran [Violet Hold (58% Open Water)]
Slippery Eel - Dalaran [Violet Hold (23% Open Water)]

Original information taken from El's Anglin' website before it was shut down.

Doing The Oceanographer? Click here.

This is an efficiency post. These aren't listed by highest droprates only. Places like Wintergrasp can get you four fish, rather than traveling to four different zones. Consensus says that bloated fish can only be caught from what is the highest fish-rate fish of the zone. For example: if Mudfish is the 60% loot, and Smallfish is the 40%, you can only catch a Mudfish there.

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Azeroth:

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Blasted Lands (Tainted Forest):
Plated Armorfish (Map: http://www.wowhead.com/maps?data=4:437671)

Moonglade:
Bloated Redgill
Raw Nightfin Snapper (between 6pm and 6am game time)
Raw Greater Sagefish (schools only)

Zulaman:
Bloodfin Catfish
Crescent-Tail Skullfish

Blackfathom Deeps
Sickly Looking Fish

Wetlands:
Raw Sagefish (schools only)

Ironforge, Orgimmar:
Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
Bloated Mud Snapper

Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Durotar, Mulgore
Bloated Smallfish
Raw Brilliant Smallfish

Loch Modan:
Raw Loch Frenzy

Arathi Highlands
Bloated Catfish

Western Plaguelands:
Raw Mithril Head Trout
Bloated Trout

Wailing Caverns:
Deviate Fish

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Outlands:

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Nagrand:
Figluster's Mudfish
Icefin Bluefish

Terokkar Forest:
Golden Darter
Barbed Gill Trout
Spotted Feltail
Goldenscale Vendorfish
Huge Spotted Feltail (schools = best chance)
Furious Crawdad (Skettis) (schools only)

Zangarmarsh:
Zangarian Sporefish

Shadowmoon Valley:
Felblood Snapper

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Northrend:

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Borean Tundra:
Dragonfin Angelfish

Sholazar Basin:
Barrelhead Goby

Howling Fjord:
Bonescale Snapper
Fangtooth Herring

Wintergrasp:
Glacial Salmon
Nettlefish
Giant Darkwater Clam
Musselback Sculpin

Dalaran:
Sewer Carp (Sewers)
Shimmering Minnow (Fountain)
Slippery Eel (Outside Violet Hold)
Fountain Goldfish (Fountain)

Cystalsong Forest:
Glassfin Minnow

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Cataclysm Expansion:

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Uldum:
Blackbelly Mudfish

Twilight Highlands:
Highland Guppy

Deepholm:
Albino Cavefish
Sharptooth
Lavascale Catfish

Mt. Hyjal:
Mountain Trout
Striped Lurker

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~Bloated Fish~

Highest droprate zones for specific bloated fish:
Bloated Mud Snapper (60%) - Ironforge, Orgimmar, Stormwind, Thunderbluff
Bloated Smallfish (60%) - Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Durotar, Mulgore
Bloated Trout (60%) - Western Plaguelands, Hinterlands, Dustwallow Marsh
Bloated Redgill (40%) - Felwood, Feralas (Verdantis River), Moonglade, Tanaris, Eastern Plaguelands
Bloated Catfish (60%) - Arathi Highlands, Duskwood, Hillsbrad Foothills, Wetlands

Oceanographer and Limnologist for Alliance (and maybe one that didn't get away if you're lucky)
You need: to be able to fly in both Northrend and Azeroth, HS preferably in Stormwind or a nice mage to join you. I suggest you to be at least level 82 for the portal to Deepholm.
Not sure if this is the most efficent route but it worked fine for me.

FYI: Look for schools of fish for a quicker catch (and a chance to catch the Sea Turtle). Open water work fine but might take a while.

You start in Ironforge.

Fly to Loch Modan
The Loch:
-Longjaw Mud Snapper (L)
-Loch Frenzy (L)
-Brilliant Smallfish (L)
Fly down the dam:
-Sagefish (schools) (L)

Fly to Twilight Highlands
Bastion of Twilight:
-Highland Guppy (L)
-Sharptooth (L)
-Striped Lurker (L)
Anywhere on the coast:
-Deepsea Sagefish (O)
-Murglesnout (O)
-Algaefin Rockfish (O)

Fly to Arathi Highlands
Witherbark Village or the river south:
-Greater Sagefish (schools) (L)
-Bristle Whisker Catfish (L)
Faldir's Cove or any other costal area:
-Rainbow Fin Albacore (O)
-Firefin Snapper (O)
-Oily Blackmouth (O)
*Steelscale Crushfish (One that didnt get away)

Fly to Tirisfal Glade
Brightwater Lake:
-Sickly Looking Fish (L)
-Slitherskin Mackerel (O) *can be found in Darkshore too

Fly to Hinterlands
Shadra'alor or any other inland water:
-Mithril Head Trout (L)
Anywhere on the coast:
-Rockscale Cod (O)
-Spotted Yellowtail (O)

Fly to Eastern Plaguelands
Any inland water:
-Redgill (O)
-Sunscale Salmon (O)
-Nightfin Snapper (L)
Any costal water:
-Glossy Mightfish (O)

Take a flight to Isle of Quel'Danas:
Any coast:
-Giant Sunfish (O)
-Jaggal Clam (O)

Use your Heartstone.

Fly to Deadwind Pass
Anywhere:
-Crescent-Tail Skullfish (L)
-Bloodfin Catfish (L)

Fly to Blasted Lands
Tainted Forest:
-Whitescale Salmon (O)
Anywhere on the coast:
-Big-Mouth Clam (O)
-Large Raw Mightfish (O)
-Darkclaw Lobster (O)
-Stonescale Eel (O)
-Winter Squid (O) *Winter only
-Summer Bass (O) *Summer only

Enter the Dark Portal.

FYI: Try to fish in schools as much as possible since they have a higher drop rate on Huge Spotted Feltail and Goldenscale Vendorfish.
These can be found anywhere in Outland, try your luck in a few more schools when moving around.

Fly to Shadowmoon Valley
Anywhere around Hand of Gul'Dan:
-Felblood Snapper (L)

Fly to Terokkar Forest
Skettis:
-Furious Crawdad (Highland Mixed School) (L)
-Barbed Gill Trout (L)
-Golden Darter (L)
-Spotted Feltail (or Zangarmarsh) (L)

Fly to Nagrand
South of Sunspring Post or north of Garadar:
-Figlusters Mudfish (L)
-Icefin Bluefish (L)

Fly to Zangarmarsh
Any lake:
-Zangarian Sporefish (L)
-Huge Spotted Feltail (if needed) (L)
-Goldenscale Vendorfish (if needed) (L)

Use your Heartstone and take the boat to Darkshore.

Any coast:
-Darkshore Grouper (O)
-Slitherskin Mackerel (O) *can be found in Tirisfal Glade too

Fly to Mount Hyjal
Gates of Sothann:
-Striped Lurker (L)
-Mountain Trout (L)

Fly to Northern Barrens
Any inland lake or Wailing Caverns:
-Deviate Fish (L)

Fly to Uldum
Oasis of Vir'Sar:
-Blackbelly Mudfish (L)
-Lavascale Catfish (L)
Any coast:
-Fathom Eel (O)

Use your Heartstone and take the portal to Deepholm.
Fly to any lavapool:
-Albino Cavefish (L)

Fly back to the Temple of Earth and take the portal to Stormwind.
Take the boat to Borean Tundra.

Pygmy suckerfish (O) will be caught with any other fish, you will most likely find at least one while fishing for the other fishes. If not: just continue to fish when you are done.

Around the coast between Valiance Keep and Kaskala:
-Bonescale Snapper (L)
-Rockfin Grouper (O)
-Borean Man O'War (O)
-Imperial Manta Ray (O)
Further east in The Frozen Sea: (look for schools)
-Deepsea Monsterbelly (O)
-Moonglow Cuttlefish (O)
South of Amber Ledge:
-Dragonfin Angelfish (L)
-Musselback Sculpin (L)

Fly to Sholazar Basin
Any water:
-Nettlefish (L)
-Barrelhead Goby (L)

Fly to Wintergrasp or Grizzly Hills (later on)
Anywhere:
-Glacial Salmon (L)

Fly to Crystalsong Forest
Below Dalaran:
-Glassfin Minnow (L)

Go to Dalaran
Sewers:
-Sewer Carp (L)
Outside Violet Hold:
-Slippery Eel (L)
-Shimmering Minnow (L)
Dalaran Fountain:
-Fountain Goldfish (L)

Fly to Howling Fjord
(Since you cross Grizzly Hills you can stop for Glacial Salmon (L) west of Voldrune for example.)

If you didn't catch a Darkwater Clam (O) anywhere else, go kill a few of the Murlocs on the coast west of Apothecary Camp, otherwise:
Continue to Gjalerbron and the lake southeast
-Fangtooth Herring (L)
*Dark Herring (One that didnt get away)

Edit: updated with marks for (L) Limnologist and (O) for Oceanographer, also removed fish not needed