This pages summarises the fish that can be caught in Stranglethorn Vale. Parts of this zone vary (for example, contain different fish or have different skill requirements), so be sure to scan the whole page before casting a line.
About Stranglethorn Vale
- Skill: 225 to fish without junk. Specific areas within this zone have different skill requirements (read below).
- Recommended Level: 30-45.
- Territory: Contested.
Stranglethorn Vale
Detailed mapping of hard to find areas within the zone is shown below.
Notes: Stranglethorn Vale hosts the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza on Sundays from 14:00 to 16:00. During this time, School of Tastyfish will replace all other coastal pool types. For more details, read the Contests chapter. The type of trunk caught from pools varies depending on whether the pool is found north or south of the Horde base, Grom'Gol. There are no pools around Jaguero Isle, which also has slightly different open water catches and a higher skill requirement (see below). School of Greater Sagefish are found in Lake Nazferiti and the river leading to/from it.
Commentary: Stranglethorn Vale is probably the most contested of all zones, making it dangerous to fish in where the factions are at war ((PvP realms)). It does however have more pools than any other zone - one can fish pools continually and not have to worry about not finding a fresh school.
Skill: 225 to fish without junk. Specific areas within this zone have different skill requirements (read below).
Quests: There are several quests associated with winning the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza. In addition, Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme (from Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh) requires a Savage Coast Blue Sailfin. This can be caught from the Savage Coast (see map below) - and also from the "Southern Savage Coast", which covers much of the coast south to Booty Bay. The fish can only be caught with this quest. Cannot be caught while in a raid group. For more details read Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme.
Related Achievement: Master Angler of Stranglethorn: Win the Stranglethorn Extravaganza Contest. The achievement does not currently award a title - although that feature is often requested. For full strategies, read the Contests chapter.
- [*] % of Catch is the approximate proportion of all catches in this area/water, that are the named fish.
Stranglethorn Vale (Jaguero Isle only)
Skill: 300 to fish without junk.
| Water | Fish | Catch Rate * | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Catch | Source | |||
| Open Water - Coastal | Raw Spotted Yellowtail | 40% | Sample: 2848. | - |
| Raw Glossy Mightfish | 4-18% | Sample: 2848. | Best catch rate 00:00-06:00. | |
| Stonescale Eel | 6-18% | Sample: 2848. | Best catch rate 00:00-06:00. | |
| Raw Summer Bass | 0-15% | Sample: 2848. | Summer only. Best catch rate 12:00-18:00. | |
| Winter Squid | 0-15% | Sample: 2848. | Winter only. Best catch rate 12:00-18:00. | |
| Big-mouth Clam | 0-12% | Sample: 2848. | Best catch rate 12:00-18:00. | |
| Firefin Snapper | 11% | Sample: 2848. | - | |
| Raw Rockscale Cod | 10% | Sample: 2848. | - | |
| 40-68 Pound Grouper | <1% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Heavy Crate | <1% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Ironbound Locked Chest | <1% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
- [*] % of Catch is the approximate proportion of all catches in this area/water, that are the named fish.
Stranglethorn Vale (North of Grom'Gol)
Notes: Waters north of Grom'Gol Base camp contain different pools to southern waters.
| Water | Fish | Catch Rate * | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Catch | Source | |||
| Firefin Snapper School - Coastal | Firefin Snapper | 80% | Sample: 272. | - |
| Iron Bound Trunk | 5% | Sample: 272. | - | |
| Rumsey Rum Black Label | 5% | Sample: 272. | 1-3 items per catch. | |
| Stranglekelp | 5% | Sample: 272. | 1-3 items per catch. | |
| Oily Blackmouth School - Coastal | Oily Blackmouth | 80% | Sample: 205. | - |
| Iron Bound Trunk | 5% | Sample: 205. | - | |
| Rumsey Rum Black Label | 5% | Sample: 205. | 1-3 items per catch. | |
| Stranglekelp | 5% | Sample: 205. | 1-3 items per catch. | |
| Open Water - Coastal | Raw Rockscale Cod | 55% | Via Thottbot. | - |
| Raw Spotted Yellowtail | 20% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Firefin Snapper | 12% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Oily Blackmouth | 12% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Sealed Crate | <1% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Sturdy Locked Chest | <1% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Savage Coast Blue Sailfin | Quest only. | The Savage Coast only. Only with a quest (details). | ||
| Open Water - Inland | Raw Mithril Head Trout | 60% | Via Thottbot. | - |
| Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish | 40% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| 17-32 Pound Catfish | <1% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Greater Healing Potion | <1% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Mana Potion | <1% | Via Thottbot. | - | |
| Bloated Trout | Infrequent catch. | - | ||
| School of Greater Sagefish - Inland | Raw Greater Sagefish | 80% | Sample. | - |
| Iron Bound Trunk | 5% | Sample. | - | |
| Rumsey Rum Black Label | 5% | Sample. | 1-3 items per catch. | |
| Stranglekelp | 5% | Sample. | 1-3 items per catch. | |
| School of Tastyfish - Coastal | Speckled Tastyfish | 80% | Sample. | - |
| Firefin Snapper | 5% | Sample. | - | |
| Oily Blackmouth | 5% | Sample. | - | |
| Stonescale Eel | 5% | Sample. | - | |
| Brownell's Blue Striped Racer | Infrequent catch. | - | ||
| Dezian Queenfish | Infrequent catch. | - | ||
| Keefer's Angelfish | Infrequent catch. | - | ||
| Rockhide Strongfish | Infrequent catch. | - | ||
| Waterlogged Wreckage Pool | Iron Bound Trunk | 60% | Sample: 157. | - |
| Rumsey Rum Black Label | 20% | Sample: 157. | 1-3 items per catch. | |
| Stranglekelp | 20% | Sample: 157. | 1-3 items per catch. | |
- [*] % of Catch is the approximate proportion of all catches in this area/water, that are the named fish.
Detailed Mapping
Other Tomes
- WoWWiki (recommended for travel and background information)
- Thottbot
- Wowhead
- Allakhazam
Learn More
- Pools and Wreckage - Describes how to fish pools such as schools or floating debris, where to find pools, and how to efficiently fish them.
- Contests - Describes Azeroth's fishing contests: What you need to do, what you can win, and how to win.
- Variation by Time - Explores how catch rates for fish vary by time of day.
- Catching Stonescale Eels - Answers the question, where is the best place to catch a Stonescale Eel?
- Catching Winter Squid - Explains the best place and time to catch Winter Squid.
- Training - Teaches you how to level your fishing skill.
- Fishing Achievements - Introduction to fishing-related personal achievements.
- Guide to the Lucky Fishing Hat and such - Guide for aspiring "twinks" who want to gain the Lucky Fishing Hat at level 19.
Below are anglers' comments about Stranglethorn Vale.
My Strategy for Winning
Celwinde, June 2009:
I won the Tournament last week and I wanted to share with others my strategy for winning.
First off, my husband and I both wanted to win this contest because we both wanted the "Salty" title. So we took turns competing. One Sunday, I'd fish while he ran around looking for pools, keeping the opposite faction off my back, and fishing in other peoples' pools if they were close by. The next Sunday, he'd fish while I ran around doing what he'd done the previous Sunday.
My husband won the tournament on Mother's Day. Everyone figures he won because it was a holiday and everyone was spending time with their family, but I'm sure we still had a lot of competition. I don't think winning it on a holiday makes it any less of a feat than winning it on any other day. You still have to beat everyone that's competing back to the quest giver.
After he won, I was able to compete in the tournament every Sunday and he'd run around scouting for pools and keeping the opposite faction off my back while I fished. Two weeks after he won, I won! It was a very busy Sunday for STV, or so it seemed since I had at least five other people fishing on Yojamba Isle with me when we normally just had one or two. This just goes to show you can fish in a busy location and still win.
Remember that everyone else is fishing near other people, too. There are no "hidden locations" in STV for fishing in this tournament. You want to find the area that has the fewest number of people to pools that you can. Remember it's the number of people to pool that is important, not just the number of people. If you are fishing in an area with 10 people and 20 pools, that's 2 pools per competitor, and you'll be better off there than you would be in an area where three people are fishing, but only two pools spawn.
Our chosen location every Sunday was Yojamba Isle and the beach just north of there. We had a nice circular route that we'd follow. There are usually few people fishing in this spot and little to no one from the opposite faction. We found that more often than not, people would start on Yojamba Isle, but they'd then follow the beach south to Grom'Gol Base Camp and Booty Bay rather than double back for respawned pools. So after the first 3-4 minutes, we usually had Yojamba Isle to ourselves.
The biggest key things to our strategy was 1) having someone scout ahead for the next pool so the one competing knew right where to go next, and 2) because of our watery location, Elixirs of Water Walking! These made it much easier to get around and enabled us to reach pools north of Yojamba Isle before other people. I always brought a stack of 20 with me every Sunday, but I usually only used 2-3 of them.
Good luck!
