Big-mouth Clam - El's Extreme Anglin'

This page summarises how to catch Big-mouth Clam.

About Big-mouth Clam

Contains: Zesty Clam Meat. Rarely also Black Pearl, Golden Pearl, Iridescent Pearl and Small Lustrous Pearl.
Use (uncooked): Pearls are used by Blacksmiths, Enchanters, Jewelcrafters and Leatherworkers.
Value (uncooked):
- Vendor: 46c - Contents worth more.
- Auction: Pearls may sell at auction.
Cooking:
- Clamlette Magnifique
- Undermine Clam Chowder
Cooking:
- Clamlette Magnifique:
  - Requires level 35 to eat. Restores 2148 health and 2934 mana over 30 seconds.
  - Buff: 24 Attack Power, 14 Spell Power, for 60 minutes.
  - Recipe: Reward for the quest, Clamlette Surprise, from Dirge Quikcleave in Tanaris. Requires Cooking 225.
  - Ingredients: Zesty Clam Meat.
- Undermine Clam Chowder:
  - Requires level 35 to eat. Restores 1392 health over 30 seconds.
  - Recipe: Recipe: Undermine Clam Chowder. Sold by Jabbey in Steamwheedle Port, Tanaris. Requires Cooking 225.
  - Ingredients: 2 Zesty Clam Meat.

Catching Big-mouth Clam

Detailed mapping of hard to find areas is shown below.

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.

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

Where to catch Big-mouth Clam
Water	No-junk skill	Areas	Catch Rate *		Commonly caught fish
Water	No-junk skill	Areas	% of Catch	Source	Commonly caught fish
Open Water - Coastal	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	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

[1] Best catch rate 12:00-18:00.
[2] Best catch rate 00:00-06:00.
[*] % of Catch is the approximate proportion of all catches in this area/water, that are the named fish.

Detailed Mapping

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