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:
- 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.
- Clamlette Magnifique:
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.
| Water | No-junk skill | Areas | Catch Rate * | Commonly caught fish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Catch | Source | |||||
| Open Water - Coastal | 300 | 0-12% [1] | Sample: 2848. | |||
| 425 | 6-12% [2] | Sample: 857. | ||||
- [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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