El's Extreme Anglin' - World of Warcraft Fishing Guide // Fish Finder // Lightning Eel

This page summarises how to catch Lightning Eel.

About Lightning Eel

• Value (uncooked): Vendor: 10c
• Cooking:

  • Stormchops
  Cooking:

  • Stormchops:
    • Requires level 55 to eat.
    • Buffs: Charges you with energy, causing lightning to occasionally zap nearby enemies, for 30 minutes.
    • Recipe: Recipe: Stormchops.
    • Ingredients: Clefthoof Meat and Lightning Eel.
• Other Tomes: Battle.net, WoWDB, Wowhead, Wowpedia

Catching Lightning Eel

• Time: Highest catch rate 12:00-18:00. Can only be caught between these times in 300-skill areas. Time variations do not apply to Deadwind Pass.
• Notes: May also be rarely found within Bloated Giant Sunfish.
• History:
  • 4.1: Disappeared from Zul'Aman.
  • 2.4.2: Disappeared from Isle of Quel'Danas, but sometimes found within Bloated Giant Sunfish.
  • 2.4: First caught in Isle of Quel'Danas.
  • 2.3: First caught in Zul'Aman.
  • 2.1: Disappeared from Alterac Valley.

• [1] Best catch rate 12:00-18:00
• [2] 12:00-18:00 only

Learn More

• Variation by Time - Explores how catch rates for fish vary by time of day.

Comments about Lightning Eel

Below are readers' comments about "Lightning Eel":

Lightning Eel Woe!

1. Detri, May 2010:

   Okay, not woe... I'm exaggerating!

   But even so, I'm sat here in Winterspring at 1:36pm Eu Server Time and of the 50+ fish I've caught, ZERO have been Lightning Eel.

   My first thought was that I should consider PDT in America and delay my 12:00 - 18:00 fishing window by the 8 hours difference in time between CA and London... but then I dismissed that as madness.

   Still... I'm fishing in theFrostfire Hot Springs in Winterspring... just north-west of Timbermaw Post.... East of Felwood.. and according to El, I should be on a 25% catch rate, or less.

   But THIS much less?

   If anyone has any tips, then please do pass them on.

   I caught a handful of Lightning Eel last night (around 9pm server time) but maybe that was just conincience.

   Thanks, fellas.

2. el, May 2010:

   Times should be based on the realm. If you're playing on a US realm, then it'll be rather too early.

   Generally times split into 4x 6-hour blocks: 1 best, 1 dead, and 2 some. The dead time for Lightning Eel is 00:00-06:00. Literally 0 catches. 06:00-12:00 and 18:00-00:00 are times when some Lightning Eel can be caught. But the highest catch rate is 12:00-18:00.

   Having said that, I haven't checked this for a long time, so it may have changed. It would be helpful if you could confirm the realm time (by command /time).

3. Detri, May 2010:

   Well, I can confirm that my realm time is working and it's indeed correct when I type /time.

   I posted a message on the EU Forums, under professions, so maybe someone can shed some light on it there.

   When I have time, I'll get an addon installed and take some print-screens.

   Perhaps they're affected by Autumn/Spring (Spring and Fall) and it's fliped on it's head at the moment?

   I'll keep you all posted.

   Great site, by the way... it's a great corner of Azeroth you've got here. :)

1. el, May 2010:

   Tested this just after (EU) midnight, and I'm not seeing any changes.

   One question to you: When fishing in the afternoon, were you catching Raw Sunscale Salmon or Raw Nightfin Snapper?

2. Trokair, May 2010:

   Could he just catch Lightning Eel faster in Deadwind Pass... or is that also subject to certain time frames?

3. Detri, May 2010:

   I was testing at 1:13PM. That's the afternoon... just after lunch. :)

   I was catching Sunscale, Whitescale and Redgill.. from memory... But specifically Sunscale, of the two you mentioned.

   (Edit: I think ZA and Deadwind are both static 4% drops.)

4. el, May 2010:

   I've confirmed that Lighning Eel can be caught in Winterspring at about 14:00. The catch rate seems quite a bit lower than 25% (perhaps 10% - needs much more testing). So maybe there has been a subtle change. Still, that would probably be better than Deadwind Pass/Zul'Aman at that time (just under 5%).

5. Detri, May 2010:

   Okay, thanks, El! :)

   I'm trying to save up some Stormchops when when I level my Shaman (just for fun in instances) so any help is much appreciated...

   Now for Clefthoof genocide!

6. Coppernica, November 2010:

   I was fishing in Deadwind Pass just after midnight server time (and local time). After about 25 casts, I got one Lightning Eel. So, the drop rate is very low, but they are dropped between 00:00 and 06:00. I'll try again during other hours and see how it compares. At least I got one Eel for the Stormchop recipe to make for the achievement. Just need 30 more for the Writ quest.

7. eGaTS, March 2011:

   Nordrassil-US
   630 Fishing Skill

   Alternating between
   Frostfire Hot Springs, Winterspring (32, 50)
   Timbermaw Hold, Winterspring (23, 47)
   Snowden Chalet, Winterspring (25, 60)

   Saw no one else fishing the entire time I was in the zone.

   Friday, March 4, 2011
   197 catches between 12:54 and 14:58 realm time

   • 46.70% -- 92 Raw Whitescale Salmon
   • 35.53% -- 70 Raw Sunscale Salmon
   • 12.18% -- 24 Raw Redgill
   • 4.57% -- 9 Lightning Eel
   • / -- 1 15 Pound Salmon
   • / -- 1 Superior Mana Potion
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