Firefin Snapper - El's Extreme Anglin'

This page summarises how to catch Firefin Snapper.

About Firefin Snapper

Use: Alchemy: Fire Oil (2 fish per oil). This is primarily used to make Elixir of Greater Firepower.
Value:
- Vendor: 5c
- Auction: 30s (prices vary)

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 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).

Where to catch Firefin Snapper
Water	No-junk skill	Areas	Catch Rate *		Commonly caught fish
Water	No-junk skill	Areas	% of Catch	Source	Commonly caught fish
Abundant Firefin Snapper School - Coastal	225	Stranglethorn Vale (South of Grom'Gol, except Jaguero Isle)	80%	Sample: 272.	Firefin Snapper
Firefin Snapper School - Coastal	225	Arathi Highlands Desolace Dustwallow Marsh Stranglethorn Vale (North of Grom'Gol)	80%	Sample: 272.	Firefin Snapper
Oil Spill - Inland	150	Stonetalon Mountains (Blackwolf River and Cragpool Lake)	80%	Sample: 272.	Firefin Snapper
Open Water - Coastal	150	Ashenvale Hillsbrad Foothills Wetlands	15%	Sample: 154.	Firefin Snapper Oily Blackmouth Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore
	225	Arathi Highlands Desolace Dustwallow Marsh Stranglethorn Vale (South of Grom'Gol, except Jaguero Isle) Stranglethorn Vale (North of Grom'Gol) Swamp of Sorrows	12%	Via Thottbot.	Firefin Snapper Oily Blackmouth Raw Rockscale Cod Raw Spotted Yellowtail
	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	225	Stranglethorn Vale (South of Grom'Gol, except Jaguero Isle) Stranglethorn Vale (North of Grom'Gol)	5%	Sample.	Speckled Tastyfish
Sparse Firefin Snapper School - Coastal	150	Hillsbrad Foothills Wetlands	80%	Sample: 272.	Firefin Snapper
Teeming Firefin Snapper School - Coastal	300	Azshara (except Bay of Storms area) Feralas Tanaris	80%	Sample: 272.	Firefin Snapper

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

Detailed Mapping

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

Other Tomes

Learn More

Getting Started - Contains information for the beginner. If you've never picked up a fishing pole in your life, or have only just started fishing, this chapter is for you.
Valuable Fish - Details the most valuable fish, and how to catch them.
Pools and Wreckage - Describes how to fish pools such as schools or floating debris, where to find pools, and how to efficiently fish them.
The Role of Skill (Revised) - Considers the role skill plays in fishing, including how skill changes the proportion of junk items caught. Revised for patch 3.1.
Zone Base Fishing Skill - Detailed analysis that 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.