Darkclaw Lobster - El's Extreme Anglin'

This page summarises how to catch Darkclaw Lobster.

About Darkclaw Lobster

Value (uncooked):
- Vendor: 12c
- Auction: 2g (prices vary)
Cooking:
- Lobster Stew
Cooking:
- Lobster Stew:
  - Requires level 45 to eat. Restores 2148 health over 30 seconds.
  - Recipe: Recipe: Lobster Stew. Sold by Vivianna (Alliance) or Sheendra Tallgrass (Horde) in Feralas. Requires Cooking 275.
  - Ingredients: Darkclaw Lobster and Refreshing Spring Water.

Catching Darkclaw Lobster

Detailed mapping of hard to find areas is shown below.

Time: Variation in time not confirmed. However, lowest catch rate appears to be 00:00-06:00 (35% of all catches). Better catch rates 06:00-00:00 (40-50%).

Where to catch Darkclaw Lobster
Water	No-junk skill	Areas		Catch Rate *		Commonly caught fish
Water	No-junk skill	Areas		% of Catch	Source	Commonly caught fish
Open Water - Coastal	425	Azshara (Bay of Storms, Hetaera's Clutch and Scalebeard's Cave only)		45%	Sample: 857.	Big-mouth Clam Darkclaw Lobster Large Raw Mightfish Raw Spotted Yellowtail Raw Summer Bass Stonescale Eel Winter Squid

[*] % of Catch is the approximate proportion of all catches in this area/water, that are the named fish.

Detailed Mapping

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