Big-mouth Clam - El's Extreme Anglin'

This page summarises how to catch Big-mouth Clam.

About Big-mouth Clam

Contents: Zesty Clam Meat. Rarely also Black Pearl, Golden Pearl, Iridescent Pearl and Small Lustrous Pearl.

Usage:

Cooking: Zesty Clam Meat makes Undermine Clam Chowder (restores 1392 health over 30 sec, requires Level 35). Zesty Clam Meat is also required for the Cooking Artisan quest Clamlette Surprise.
Other Professions: Pearls are used by Blacksmiths, Enchanters, Jewelcrafters and Leatherworkers.

Vendor Value: 46c (but 50c for the Zesty Clam Meat inside alone).

Auction Value: Pearls may sell at auction. Golden Pearls were valuable until the appearance of Jaggal Clam in Outland. Golden Pearls are now worth less than 2g.

Catching Big-mouth Clam

Detailed mapping of hard to find areas is shown below.

Time: Cannot be caught 00:00-06:00, except in the Bay of Storms area of Azshara.

Commentary: Up to about 10% of the catch from open water will be Big-mouth Clam. In contrast, about a third of appropriate level naga-like monsters drop Big-mouth Clams on death. This makes killing monsters a far quicker way of gathering clams than fishing. All Big-mouth Clams contain Zesty Clam Meat, but few contain pearls. Less than 1 in 100 will contain a Golden Pearl: On average, over 1000 catches per Golden Pearl.

Where to catch Big-mouth Clam
Water/pool type	Minimum skill		Areas	Catch Rate		Commonly caught fish
Water/pool type	To cast	To avoid get aways	Areas	% of Catch	Source	Commonly caught fish
Open Water - Coastal	205	300	Azshara (except Bay of Storms area) Feralas The Hinterlands Stranglethorn Vale (Jaguero Isle only) Tanaris	0-12% [1]	Sample: 2848.	Big-mouth Clam Firefin Snapper Raw Glossy Mightfish Raw Rockscale Cod Raw Spotted Yellowtail Raw Summer Bass Stonescale Eel Winter Squid
Open Water - Coastal	330	425	Azshara (Bay of Storms, Hetaera's Clutch and Scalebeard's Cave only)	6-12% [2]	Sample: 857.	Big-mouth Clam Darkclaw Lobster Large Raw Mightfish Raw Spotted Yellowtail Raw Summer Bass Stonescale Eel Winter Squid

Best catch rate 12:00-18:00.
Best catch rate 00:00-06:00.

The catch rate is the approximate proportion of all catches in the area from the water/pool type that are the named fish.

Detailed Mapping

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Valuable Fish - This chapter will help you catch fish of value.
Variation by Time - This topic explores how catch rates for fish vary by time of day.
The Role of Skill - This topic considers the role skill plays in fishing, including how skill changes the proportion of fish that "get away".
Zone Base Fishing Skill - This topic attempts to answer the question, what fishing skill will I need to fish in a certain zone?
Gazetteer - This topic develops a simple gazetteer that shows which fish may be caught in which zones.