Winter Squid - El's Extreme Anglin'

This page summarises how to catch Winter Squid. For a more detailed guide, see Catching Winter Squid.

About Winter Squid

Value (uncooked): Vendor: 7c
Cooking:
- Grilled Squid
Cooking:
- Grilled Squid:
  - Requires level 35 to eat. Restores 874 health over 27 seconds.
  - Buff: 10 Agility, for 10 minutes.
  - Recipe: Recipe: Grilled Squid. Sold by Gikkix in Steamwheedle Port, Tanaris. Requires Cooking 240.
  - Ingredients: Winter Squid.

Catching Winter Squid

Detailed mapping of hard to find areas is shown below.

Commentary: Overall highest catch rate is in the higher-skill area (Azshara Bay of Storms) - over 30% of the catch between 12:00 and 18:00, compared to under 15% during the same period in lower-skill areas.

Time: Winter Squid are seasonal, and can only be caught between the September (Autumn/Fall) and March (Spring) equinox (approximately 22 September to 20 March). Highest catch rate 12:00-18:00. Cannot be caught 00:00-06:00, except in the Bay of Storms area of Azshara.

Detailed Guide: Catching Winter Squid - Explains the best place and time to catch Winter Squid.

Where to catch Winter Squid
Water	No-junk skill	Areas	Catch Rate *		Commonly caught fish
Water	No-junk skill	Areas	% of Catch	Source	Commonly caught fish
Open Water - Coastal	300	Azshara (except Bay of Storms area) Feralas The Hinterlands Stranglethorn Vale (Jaguero Isle only) Tanaris	0-15% [1]	Sample: 2848.	Big-mouth Clam Firefin Snapper Raw Glossy Mightfish Raw Rockscale Cod Raw Spotted Yellowtail Raw Summer Bass Stonescale Eel Winter Squid
Open Water - Coastal	425	Azshara (Bay of Storms, Hetaera's Clutch and Scalebeard's Cave only)	10-30% [1]	Sample: 857.	Big-mouth Clam Darkclaw Lobster Large Raw Mightfish Raw Spotted Yellowtail Raw Summer Bass Stonescale Eel Winter Squid

[1] Winter only. Best catch rate 12:00-18:00.
[*] % of Catch is the approximate proportion of all catches in this area/water, that are the named fish.

Detailed Mapping

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Learn More

Variation by Time - Explores how catch rates for fish vary by time of day.
Catching Winter Squid - Explains the best place and time to catch Winter Squid.
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.
Petre - Winter Squid and Summer Bass - Lists some variations in catch rate by time of day.