Nat Pagle

"Nat" redirects here. For the dog in Amirdrassil, see Nat (Amirdrassil).

Nat Pagle
Title	<The Anglers Quartermaster>, <Master Fisherman>
Gender	Male
Race	Human (Humanoid)
Class	Hunter
Affiliation(s)	Anglers
Occupation	Leader and Quartermaster of the Anglers
Location	Various
Status	Alive
Student(s)	Katoom
Companion(s)	Grimnur Stonebrand, Lumak (old friends)

“Fishin's fer sissies.”

— Nat Pagle

Nat Pagle is one of the most famous fishermen in all of Azeroth. Having licensed his own line of fishing equipment, Nat can be found in several locations around the world, offering training to aspiring fishermen who seek him out.

Biography

World of Warcraft

This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh.

He states he has no particular interest in fishing, but has been fishing for 20–30 years. He also says that fishing is "a great excuse to drink ... heavily", and therefore he enjoys the occasional drink now and then. He tasked adventurers with fishing several fishes from around the world, upon which he taught them fishing. He taught even adventurers from the Horde, sent by his friend, Lumak. Grimnur Stonebrand in Ironforge also called him friends.

In the past, Nat was in Zul'Gurub but left his tackle box and measuring tape there. When adventurers raided the place, they found the tape and returned it to Nat. He said it is his favorite measuring tape and shared lures information about the hydra Gahz'ranka at Pagle's Pointe.

Old Hillsbrad

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Nat in Old Hillsbrad Foothills, back when he had more facial hair.

In the Escape from Durnholde Keep instance in the Caverns of Time, Nat is seen fishing alongside Hal McAllister on the southern dock of Southshore. Nat tells McAllister about his dreams of events that will happen in the future, like Tarren Mill being overrun by the undead, Arthas killing his father, Thrall escaping from Durnholde Keep, Tigule inventing the first ice cream, Archimonde being killed by "floating light things" (in that dream, Nat was a female night elf), and Nat himself becoming a world-famous fisherman and moving to Kalimdor. McAllister scoffs at every dream, which ironically are all to come true.

The Gods of Zul'Aman

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

He's got a reputation of having knowledge about sea monsters such as Tethyr. While Babs Fizzletorque didn't believe in the monsters, "Dirty" Michael Crowe did and sent Alliance adventurers to speak wtih Nat about them. Nat struck a deal, he would tell them about the monsters if they would coat themselves in a paste he was using for his baits and swim in the water. After that, he gave them drink and told them that Tethyr was real and to work with Major Mills if they wanted to kill Tethyr.

Cataclysm

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

During the Cataclysm, Nat helped defend Sethria's Roost in Mount Hyjal against the minions of Ragnaros.

He also occasionally makes an appearance on the Darkmoon Island at the Darkmoon Boardwalk overlooking the sea.

Mists of Pandaria

This section concerns content related to Mists of Pandaria.

Nat Pagle at Anglers Wharf.

Nat made an appearance at Anglers Wharf, off the southern shore of the Krasarang Wilds. He has affiliated himself with the Anglers alongside his buddy John "Big Hook" Marsock. He reprised his role as a fishing trainer but is also the Anglers' quartermaster.

Warlords of Draenor

This section concerns content related to Warlords of Draenor.

During the war in Draenor, Nat was asked to join the Garrisons of the Horde and Alliance in Frostwall and Lunarfall from Pandaria. He can also become a follower.

He could also be seen watching fights between garrison commanders in the Coliseum of Highmaul.

Legion

This section concerns content related to Legion.

During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, Nat was in Val'sharah and found fish, being whipped into a frenzu of the coast. He quickly came to Dalaran to ask the adventurer to help dispatching the fish at the Gloaming Reef. They arrived there via boat. The small isle was filled with murlocs, and Nat ordered the adventurer to kill the murlocs, after which they started fishing the frenzies, until the fished up Mglrrp, which the hero killed. After its death, Nat began hacking at Mglrrp's head, intending to have Marcia Chase change the lure to a fishing rod.

Nat was also fishing at Ashamane's Fall in Val'sharah.

Dragonflight

This section concerns content related to Dragonflight.

He later traveled to the Dragon Isles, where he could be seen fishing near the Mallakh in the Ohn'ahran Plains.

The War Within

This section concerns content related to The War Within.

During the Bronze Celebration, Nat could be found fishing at Wavestrider Beach, directly north of the Caverns of Time.

Locations

Location	Level range	Reaction	Notes
Nat's Landing, Dustwallow Marsh[58.6, 60.2]	15-30	Alliance Horde
Southshore, Old Hillsbrad Foothills[33.6, 89.0]	15-30	Alliance Horde
Sethria's Roost, Mount Hyjal	35	Alliance Horde	As a guardian during  [32-35 Daily] The Protectors of Hyjal.
Darkmoon Boardwalk, Darkmoon Island[50.6, 91.2]	10-80	Alliance Horde
Anglers Wharf, Krasarang Wilds[68.4, 43.4]	15-35	Alliance Horde
Frostwall; Lunarfall	10-40	Alliance Horde
Draenor	10-40	Alliance Horde	When assigned at the Fishing Shack, Nat has a chance to appear next to the adventurer when fishing.
Coliseum	40	Alliance Horde
Dalaran; Gloaming Reef	10-45	Alliance Horde	As part of   [10-45] Fish Frenzy.
Ashamane's Fall	45	Alliance Horde
Ohn'ahran Plains	10-70	Alliance Horde	During  [10-70WQ] Cataloging the Ohn'ahran Plains.
Wavestrider Beach, Tanaris	80	Alliance Horde	During WoW's 20th Anniversary.

Sells

In Dustwallow Marsh

Item	Cost	Type
[Mudskunk Lure]	1	Fishing

Reputation

Faction description

The consummate fisherman and lover of fine alcohol from across the land, Nat's irascible exterior belies a love of teaching.
This vendor offers a repair service.

Nat Pagle
<The Anglers Quartermaster>

Rep	Item	Cost	Type
Friendly	[Recipe: Krasarang Fritters]	5	Cooking (525)
	[Recipe: Viseclaw Soup]	5	Cooking (525)
Honored	[Pandaren Fishing Pole]	25	Fishing pole
	[Tiny Goldfish]	250	Companion
Revered	[Grand Commendation of the Anglers]	50	Rep token
	[Sharpened Tuskarr Spear]	1500	Fishing banner
	[Dragon Fishing Pole]	500	Fishing pole (525)
	[Anglers Fishing Raft]	1000	"Mount"
	[Bipsi's Bobbing Berg] (Mage only)	1000	"Mount"
Exalted	[Reins of the Azure Water Strider]	5000	Riding (300)
	[Anglers Tabard]	10	Tabard
Good Friend (Nat Pagle)	[Nat's Fishing Journal]	1000	+50 skill
Best Friend (Nat Pagle)	[Nat's Hat]	250	Fishing hat

Related achievements

•  [Learning from the Best]

Garrison vendor

Rep	Item	Cost	Type	Notes
Stranger	[Sea Calf]	50	Companion
	[Nat's Draenic Fishing Journal]	25	Skillup book
	[Anglers' Water Striders]	50	Mount equipment	40 for those that owned a water strider before the mount equipment was implemented
Friend	[Nat's Drinking Hat]	25	Fishing hat
	[Draenic Fishing Pole]	25	Fishing pole
	[Savage Fishing Pole]	25	Fishing pole
Good Friend	[Land Shark]	50	Companion
Best Friend	[Reins of the Crimson Water Strider]	100	Mount
	[Nat's Fishing Chair]	80	Toy	Only visible if not already known

Abilities

Mount Hyjal

•  Delicious Fish — Heals 15 damage.

Gloaming Reef

•  Throw Barrel of Fish

As a follower

Nat Pagle is a Survival Hunter Garrison follower with the following abilities:

•  Angler (Profession) — With Nat's knowledge your fishing skill in Draenor allows you to catch lunkers without bait. Counters: Swamp
•  Deterrence (Ability) — Used by a hunter to prevent damage. Counters: Massive Strike
•  Multi-Shot (Ability) — Used by a hunter to damage many enemies. Counters: Minion Swarms
•  Rapid Fire (Ability) — Significantly increases the hunter's burst damage. Counters: Timed Battle
•  Disengage (Ability) — Used by a hunter to quickly move out of harm's way. Counters: Danger Zones
•  Freezing Trap (Ability) — Used by a hunter to neutralize a dangerous enemy. Watch your step! Counters: Deadly Minions

Quests

Dustwallow Marsh

•  [15-30] Is it Real?
•  [15-30] You Too Good.
•   [15-30] Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme
•  [15-30] Nat's Bargain
•  [15-30] Oh, It's Real

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.0.3a but is present in Classic Era.

•   [45] I Got Nothin' Left!
•  [60R] Nat's Measuring Tape

Krasarang Wilds

This section concerns content related to Mists of Pandaria.

He is also involved in the following daily quests on Pandaria which increases his reputation by +600:

•   [15-35 Daily] Flying Tiger Gourami
•   [15-35 Daily] Mimic Octopus
•   [15-35 Daily] Spinefish Alpha
•  [10-70] Aid the Anglers (Remix)

Lunarfall / Frostwall

This section concerns content related to Warlords of Draenor.

Recruiting Nat to the Garrison requires a level 3 Fishing Shack and maximum Draenor Fishing skill, at which point the following quest chain brings him on board:

1.   [20-40] Luring Nat
2.   [20-40] Finding Nat Pagle
3.   [20-40] The Great Angler Returns
4.   [20-40] A True Draenor Angler
5.   [20-40] An Angler on Our Team

Once he is a garrison follower, lunkers caught around Draenor can be turned in to him via quests, increasing reputation with him by +350 and rewarding  [Nat's Lucky Coin]:

•   [10-40] Fire Ammonite Lunker
•   [10-40] Jawless Skulker Lunker
•   [10-40] Fat Sleeper Lunker
•   [10-40] Blind Lake Lunker
•   [10-40] Blackwater Whiptail Lunker
•   [10-40] Abyssal Gulper Lunker
•   [10-40] Sea Scorpion Lunker
•   [10-40] Felmouth Frenzy Lunker

Dalaran

This section concerns content related to Legion.

•   [10-45] Fish Frenzy

Objective of

•  [A Legendary Album]

Quotes

Gone Fishin' in Hearthstone.

• "Normally bugs are for bait, but how could you look into its eyes and even think that?"

Dustwallow Marsh

Gossip

If you ask me, the best part about fishing is its slow pace. It gives one time to think, to reflect on past events and to plan for future ones.

Oh, and it's also a great excuse to drink. Heavily.

Old Hillsbrad

Nat Pagle says: Hal...

Hal McAllister says: Yea, Nat?

Nat Pagle says: Had that dream again last night...

Hal McAllister says: Which one?

• Nat Pagle says: So I'm on some mountain with some big ol' tree. Bunch of elves runnin' around all over...

Nat Pagle says: Out of nowhere, some 300 foot tall demon or somethin' walks up and starts climbin' the tree...

Nat Pagle says: And if that weren't crazy enough, that big demon gets killed by a bunch of little floating light things... Oh, I was also a female elf in that one... Yep...

• Nat Pagle says: I can't even believe this one... You know that loud-mouthed ruffian, Tigule?

Nat Pagle says: Well in this dream, he somehow end^[sic] up inventing something called ice-cream and flavoring it with strawberries... Well, long story short, he ends up striking it rich!

Nat Pagle says: If that weren't crazy enough, he decides to quit the ice-cream business and become an adventurer... He traveled all over the place and finally disappeared into some portal. I woke up in a cold sweat after that one...

• Nat Pagle says: This one's real grim... So the king's kid, Arthas... Well he goes out to battle evil, along with Uther... *Nat pats his brow dry*

Nat Pagle says: But tragically, Arthas is consumed by the evil and becomes evil himself...

Nat Pagle says: Well, he comes back to the king all pretendin' to be nice, draws his sword, and runs the king through, elbow to ... well you know... kills him on the spot.

• Nat Pagle says: In this dream, I was fishin' master of the world. I moved to some place called Kalimdor...

Nat Pagle says: And people from all over the world come to me to pay homage... and learn to fish.

Nat Pagle says: I'm like some kind of fishing god...

• Nat Pagle says: That one dream... The crazy one. Remember?

Nat Pagle says: Tarren Mill is destroyed by some crazy force of undead and forever more becomes an enemy to Southshore.

Nat Pagle says: Could ya imagine such a thing, Hal? Could ya?

• Nat Pagle says: That one where I'm in Durnholde and that one orc that Blackmoore keeps as his personal slave breaks out...

Nat Pagle says: He ends up destroying the whole keep, freeing all the orcs we're keeping in the camps, and rising to power as the king of orcs... Warchief or somethin'.

Nat Pagle says: Crazy, isn't it?

• Nat Pagle says: That one where thousands of people are all watching us from up in the sky...

Nat Pagle says: We're like their puppets - we dance and cry and fight and say silly things for their amusement.

Nat Pagle says: Sometimes, even when I'm awake, I think they're watching us. Maybe they're watching us right now...

After each dream description (except for the one about Nat becoming a "fishing god"), Hal McAllister will reply to him with one of the following:

• Nat, Nat, Nat...
• Impossible!
• It'll never happen, Nat.
• What you got in that pipe, Nat?
• Nat, I've heard a whopper or two in my day but that one takes the cake.
• I worry about you sometimes, Nat.
• No way.
• Shut up and fish, Nat.

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 9.1.5.

The description of the ice cream dream originally mentioned both Foror and Tigule, rather than just Tigule:

• Nat Pagle says: I can't even believe this one... You know those two loud-mouthed ruffians, Foror and Tigule?

Nat Pagle says: Well in this dream, they somehow end up inventing something called ice-cream and flavoring it with strawberries... Well, long story short, they end up striking it rich!

Nat Pagle says: If that weren't crazy enough, they decide to quit the ice-cream business and become adventurers... They travel all over the place and finally disappear into some portal. I woke up in a cold sweat after that one...

Mists of Pandaria

On approach

A fellow angler I see! I have a variety of gear from these local fisherman^[sic], just let me know what you need!

Gossip

Hello fellow angler! Have you been around these parts long? Me and my buddy "Big Hook" here travel far and wide looking for the next big catch!

We ran into this place by accident and the locals were friendly with both their supplies and booze so we decided to stick around!

•  I want to browse your goods.
•  Train me.

Warlords of Draenor

 Any regular fish bait?

What sort of bait would ya like?

 (Selection of Draenor bait, listed by fish species in alphabetical order)

What are you waiting for? Let's catch some fish!

 I want to browse your goods.

Garrison

• Let's go fishing!

When fishing (random)

Nat Pagle says: Howdy <name>! Any luck out here?

Nat Pagle says: *HIC!* Was that a dolphin?! *HIC!* I love dolphins!

Nat Pagle says: See ya!

• Good luck on the lunkers!
• <Name>, I found ya!
• Seriously? I think I would actually just throw that one back.
• Any bites yet? I have found that patience (and beer) really helps bring in the big catch!
• I will be back later, save me a beer!
• Greetings <name>!
• Did you bring a cooler? Don't EVER go fishing without a cooler!

Ohn'ahran Plains

Cheers, friend!

Bronze Celebration

Main article: The "Great" Detective#Notes

In the TCG

This section contains information from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game and is considered non-canon.

He wrote Nat Pagle's Field Guide to Aquatic Life.

In Hearthstone

This section contains information exclusive to Hearthstone and is considered non-canon.

A corrupted version of Nat Pagle.

Nat appears as a legendary card in Hearthstone. His flavor text reads: "Nat Pagle, Azeroth's premier fisherman! He invented the Auto-Angler 3000, the Extendo-Pole 3000, and the Lure-o-matic 2099 (still in testing)."

A corrupted version of Nat, known as Nat, the Darkfisher, appears as a legendary card in the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion. His flavor text reads: "You can take away his humanity, but you will never take away his fishing pole."

Notes and trivia

• He never fancied the Draenor draenei fishermen.
• After studying the crocolisk species for many years, Nat determined that baby crocolisks are mostly harmless.
• Nat Pagle possesses, used, or licensed many items:  [Nat's Lucky Fishing Pole],  [Nat Pagle's Extreme Angler FC-5000],  [Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots],  [Nat's Measuring Tape],  [Nat Pagle's Broken Reel],  [Nat Pagle's Fish Terminator],  [Arcanite Fishing Pole],  [Nat's Hat],  [Nat's Drinking Hat],  [Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'],  [A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'."],  [A Complete Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'."],  [Page from Nat's Fishing Journal],  [Nat's Fishing Journal], and  [Nat's Hookshot].
• There used to be many booze bottles found at Pagle's Pointe in the original Zul'Gurub instance, which was presumably a former fishing spot of his.
• In early Legion development, he was a judge in the Cooking Tournament in Dalaran.
• The name of this NPC is a reference to the Blizzard Game Designer Pat Nagle who is rumored to share the same habits as Nat Pagle: drinking and fishing. When Alex Afrasiabi was creating the original profession trainer NPCs, he asked Nagle if he could name the fishing trainer after him, and Nagle told Afrasiabi that he could do whatever he wanted. Nagle reflects that things took off from there and that his namesake is now way more famous than he is.
• He has an invisible Follower recruiting spell with the following description:  Follower: Nat Pagle — Nat Pagle is Azeroth's greatest fisherman. He also enjoy's the occasional drink now and then.
• While the quest recruits him directly,  [Contract: Nat Pagle] was also created during development.

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Patch changes

• Hotfix (2014-10-14): Resolved an issue where Nat Pagle was incorrectly selling Draenic or Savage Fishing Poles.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Available as a garrison follower.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Appears on Pandaria as the leader of the Anglers as well as his own faction/vendor.
  
• Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): Sometimes seen at Darkmoon Island.
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Seen during  [32-35 Daily] The Protectors of Hyjal.
  
• Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Appearance in  [15-30] Is it Real?.
  
• Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Seen in the past.
  
• Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Added.
  

See also

• Fishing
• Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza

External links

NPCs	Faction	Follower
Wowhead WoWDB	Wowhead WoWDB	Wowhead WoWDB