Find the best places to farm Emperor Salmon around Pandaria and more
Emperor Salmon pools are generally found in the island rivers. Here is how we rank each of the fishable regions of Pandaria for Emperor Salmon:
Emperor Salmon, which is needed for Way of the Steamer cooking recipes and also for the Spicey Salmon recipe, can be farmed from pools in 5 different regions of Pandaria including Valley of the Four Winds, Krasarang Wilds, Timeless Isles, Townlong Steppes and Vale of Eternal Blossoms. From time to time, you may fish them from open waters.
The absolute best place to farm Emperor Salmon is in Valley of the Four Winds. Fly to Pang's Stead, head east to the bridge and start farming down the Yan-Zhe River. Travel southwest all the way down to Stormstout Brewery, and along the way, you will also come across polls of Krasarang Paddlefish. When you get around the Silken Fields, pools will dry up but continue on to the brewery. You will sometimes find massive pools of Brew Frenzied Emperor Salmon.
The next best place for farming Emperor Salmon is to start around Dawnchaser Retreat in Krasarang Wilds and head south to where the Krasarang River dumps into The Deepwild (around 30, 55). Head due north to Krasari Falls and you will find pools of Emperor Salmon and Krasarang Paddlefish. You may find more paddlefish in this area but still a decent spot for Emperor Salmon.
Vale of Eternal Blossoms is a stay away but you can find a couple pools of Aberrant Voidfin fish. Stay away from Townlong Steppes and Timeless isles as those areas have very few to no spawn pools for Emperor Salmon.
Emperor Salmon is used in the following recipes.
The following vendors also sell Emperor Salmon.
| Quality | Common |
| Item Level | 1 |
| Required Level | None |
| Item Class | Cooking |
| Inventory Type | Non-equippable |
| Is Stackable? | Yes |
| Sell Price | 0 gold 25 Silver 0 copper |
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