Plated Armorfish - El's Extreme Anglin'

This page summarises how to catch Plated Armorfish.

About Plated Armorfish

Usage: Quest: Craftsman's Writ - Plated Armorfish for the Argent Dawn (30 fish). ((Packmaster Stonebruiser's comment on completing the quest, "You really don't know what these are for? - Like I'm going to tell you!", refers to the fact that for over a year before the quest was added, these fish had no special use.))

Vendor Value: 70c.

Auction Value: 10s, but now sell poorly.

Catching Plated Armorfish

Detailed mapping of hard to find areas is shown below.

Time: Highest catch rate 00:00-06:00. Rarely caught 12:00-18:00.

History:

2.1: Disappeared from Alterac Valley.
2.3: Disappeared from Deadwind Pass.

Where to catch Plated Armorfish
Water/pool type	Minimum skill		Areas		Catch Rate		Commonly caught fish
Water/pool type	To cast	To avoid get aways	Areas		% of Catch	Source	Commonly caught fish
Open Water - Inland	330	425	Burning Steppes Eastern Plaguelands Feralas (Jademir Lake only) Scholomance Silithus Stratholme Winterspring Zul'Gurub		5-35% [1]	Sample: 715.	Lightning Eel Plated Armorfish Raw Nightfin Snapper Raw Redgill Raw Sunscale Salmon Raw Whitescale Salmon

Best catch rate 00:00-06:00.

The catch rate is the approximate proportion of all catches in the area from the water/pool type that are the named fish.

Detailed Mapping

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Valuable Fish - This chapter will help you catch fish of value.
Variation by Time - This topic explores how catch rates for fish vary by time of day.
The Role of Skill - This topic considers the role skill plays in fishing, including how skill changes the proportion of fish that "get away".
Zone Base Fishing Skill - This topic 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.