Wizard101 Fishing Ranks and Badges Guide

From my first few discoveries of new fish, I knew I'd love fishing in Wizard101. Since the first day it opened in the Test Realm, I've been busily fishing away in an attempt to catch everything available to me. Along the way, I've discovered a few very interesting badges.

Other Fishing Guides:

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Wizard City, Krokotopia, MooShu, & Grizzleheim Fish Guide Aquila Fish Guide Dragonspyre Fish Guide Celestia Fish Guide

Zafaria Fish Guide Avalon Fish Guide Azteca Fish Guide Khrysalis Fish Guide House Fish Guide

Seasonal Fish Guide Sentinel Fish Guide Dragonspyre Fish Spells Epic Fish Hunting Guide

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Guide Inspiration

I've had a number of people asking me how to get certain fishing badges, so with the release of the live realm, I started keeping track and asking a few friends to do the same. I figured that since badges are still a mystery to most and there's no current badge guide out there, that I'd go ahead and compile what I'd uncovered here in this post. Much like my fish guide, I'll update this as new badges are discovered. If you have any badges or know how they're received, please let me know!

In order to more appropriately accommodate the rank badges and experience (XP) amounts, I have updated my fish guide to include the experience amounts for each fish, both for the first catch, and every catch after that. You'll find a link to that guide below. It is currently your only complete option for viewing experience amounts.

Fishing Ranks and Badges

Because a lot of work went into collecting information for providing the badges and requirements themselves, I'll not talk a lot about them other than to say that I know there are more that are yet to be discovered out there, so keep fishing! Here is your guide to the known fishing badges available in-game.

Fishing Rank Badges
These badges are obtained based on your fishing rank, and one will replace the other. You get this badge when you reach the experience amount listed for the level. Note that experience amounts listed are NOT cumulative; that's the amount you need to reach the next level from your current level.

Rank 1 - Novice Angler - Start Fishing Quest	Rank 9 - Master Fish Angler - 42,975 XP
Rank 2 - Neophyte Angler - 1,500 XP	Rank 10 - Grandmaster Angler - 53,640 XP
Rank 3 - Apprentice Angler - 3,870 XP	Rank 11 - Legendary Angler - 65,760 XP
Rank 4 - Initiate Angler - 7,425 XP	Rank 12 - Transcendent Angler - 78,525 XP
Rank 5 - Intermediate Angler - 12,165 XP	Rank 13 - Archmage Angler - 78,525 XP
Rank 6 - Journeyman Angler - 18,090 XP	Rank 14 - Promethean Angler - 78,525 XP
Rank 7 - Expert Angler - 25,200 XP	Rank 15 - Exalted Angler - 78,525 XP
Rank 8 - Adept Angler - 33,495 XP	Rank 16 - ??? - ??? XP

Total Fish Badges
These badges are obtained based on the total number of fish you've caught, including duplicates. This number also includes the total number of chests you've caught. None of these badges replace each other; you can keep them all.

Gone Fishin' Catch 1 fish (chests included)	Baited Breath  Catch 500 fish (chests included)
Fishy Business Catch 25 fish (chests included)	Drop the Bass Catch 1000 fish (chests included)
Angler Management Catch 100 fish (chests included)	Fish Whisperer Catch 2500 fish (chests included)
Master Caster Catch 200 fish (chests included)	Bass Master Catch 4000 fish (chests included)

Other Fishing Badges

These badges are obtained based on other requirements such as catching a certain number of types of fish or a certain size of fish, or participating in fishing tournaments. None of these badges replace each other; you can keep them all.

Catch of the Day Catch 1 Small Fry	Fisher King/Queen Catch 100 different kinds of fish
Deep Sea Pro Catch 1 Whopper	Dragonspyre Angler Complete the Dragonspyre Fishing Quests
Hook, Line and Sinker Catch 25 different kinds of fish	Catcher of the Week Catch 7 consecutive Catch of the Day fish
Skipper Catch 50 different kinds of fish	Clutch Catcher Catch 25 Catch of the Day fish
Honest Angler Catch 75 different kinds of fish	Medal Catcher Place on the fishing tournament leaderboard

Fishing for Assistance

I'm in need of some help! I know there are other badges out there, and if you have information regarding them, or you hit a rank not yet reached and posted here, please let me know! Thanks for reading and see you in the Spiral! Credits: Thanks to Evan Silver for looking into some badges with me. Huge thanks to Duncan Stormthief for the Drop the Bass and Fish Whisperer badges and info, as well as the Adept Angler info. Thanks to Iridian Willowglen for the Transcendent Angler picture.