Firefin Snapper - El's Extreme Anglin'

This page summarises how to catch Firefin Snapper.

About Firefin Snapper

Usage: Alchemy: Fire Oil (2 fish per oil). This is primarily used to make Elixir of Greater Firepower.

Vendor Value: 5c.

Auction Value: 30s.

Catching Firefin Snapper

Detailed mapping of hard to find areas is shown below.

Notes: Sometimes Firefin Snapper School on the northern border of Dustwallow Marsh appear in The Barrens, and so can be fished at lower (1 to cast, 75 to avoid get-aways) skill (from bazooka).

Commentary: Only about 10-15% of the catch from open water will be Firefin Snapper. Pool fishing will normally give a far better catch rate. Oil Spills in Stonetalon Mountains are a particularly good choice, because the zone is quiet, and there are only two pool types in the set (Wreckage and Oil Spill). Coastal Firefin Snapper School also tend to be plentiful in higher-skilled areas, since these pool sets contain the heavily-fished Stonescale Eel Swarm.

Where to catch Firefin Snapper
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
Firefin Snapper School - Coastal	55	150	Hillsbrad Foothills Wetlands	80%	Sample: 272.	Firefin Snapper
	130	225	Arathi Highlands Desolace Dustwallow Marsh Stranglethorn Vale (except Jaguero Isle)	80%	Sample: 272.	Firefin Snapper
	205	300	Azshara (except Bay of Storms area) Feralas Tanaris	80%	Sample: 272.	Firefin Snapper
Oil Spill - Inland	55	150	Stonetalon Mountains (Blackwolf River and Cragpool Lake)	80%	Sample: 272.	Firefin Snapper
Open Water - Coastal	55	150	Ashenvale Hillsbrad Foothills Wetlands	15%	Sample: 154.	Firefin Snapper Oily Blackmouth Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore
	130	225	Arathi Highlands Desolace Dustwallow Marsh Stranglethorn Vale (except Jaguero Isle) Swamp of Sorrows	12%	Via Thottbot.	Firefin Snapper Oily Blackmouth Raw Rockscale Cod Raw Spotted Yellowtail
	205	300	Azshara (except Bay of Storms area) Feralas The Hinterlands Stranglethorn Vale (Jaguero Isle only) Tanaris	11%	Sample: 2848.	Big-mouth Clam Firefin Snapper Raw Glossy Mightfish Raw Rockscale Cod Raw Spotted Yellowtail Raw Summer Bass Stonescale Eel Winter Squid
School of Tastyfish - Coastal	130	225	Stranglethorn Vale (except Jaguero Isle)	5%	Sample.	Speckled Tastyfish

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

Map: Blackwolf River, Cragpool Lake and Mirkfallon Lake in the Stonetalon Mountains.

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Learn More

Getting Started - Read this chapter if you are new to fishing, or have only just started fishing.
Valuable Fish - This chapter will help you catch fish of value.
Pools and Wreckage - This chapter will help you fish among schools and floating debris.
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.