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Lightning Eel

🐟 FishFishing

Lightning Eel is a fish caught with the Fishing profession in WoW Classic Era. The zones it is usually found in require around 300 Fishing skill to fish without constant getaways.

What Lightning Eel is used for

Lightning Eel has no crafting use of its own in Classic Era — it is mainly vendor trash or levelling filler for Fishing.

Where to fish Lightning Eel

67 stretches of water across 24 zones, from the game’s own fishing tables. The best of them is Plaguewood in Eastern Plaguelands at 100% a cast, which needs 330 fishing. Zones are ordered by their best water.

Map of Eastern Plaguelands showing where to fish Lightning Eel: 6 named stretches of water
Eastern Plaguelands — fishable from 330 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Eastern Plaguelands that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Plaguewood100%330
Blackwood Lake13.1%330
Open water9.2%330
Northdale9.2%330
Stratholme9.2%330
The Noxious Glade9.2%330
Thondroril River5.1%330

Scholomance is a dungeon or a battleground, and the site has no map art for it — the water is listed below all the same.

Water in Scholomance that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water13.3%330

Stratholme is a dungeon or a battleground, and the site has no map art for it — the water is listed below all the same.

Water in Stratholme that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water12.2%330
Map of Deadwind Pass showing where to fish Lightning Eel: one named stretch of water
Deadwind Pass — fishable from 330 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Deadwind Pass that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Karazhan11.9%330
The Master's Cellar8%330
Deadwind Ravine7.7%330
Open water7.1%330
Map of Burning Steppes, where Lightning Eel is caught in open water
Burning Steppes — fishable from 330 skillNothing to mark here — Lightning Eel comes out of this zone’s open water, which the whole coast is.
Water in Burning Steppes that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water11.9%330

Zul'Farrak is a dungeon or a battleground, and the site has no map art for it — the water is listed below all the same.

Water in Zul'Farrak that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water11.5%

Alterac Valley is a dungeon or a battleground, and the site has no map art for it — the water is listed below all the same.

Water in Alterac Valley that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water10.5%
Map of Winterspring showing where to fish Lightning Eel: one named stretch of water
Winterspring — fishable from 330 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Winterspring that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Frostfire Hot Springs10.3%330
Open water8.7%330
Map of Silithus, where Lightning Eel is caught in open water
Silithus — fishable from 330 skillNothing to mark here — Lightning Eel comes out of this zone’s open water, which the whole coast is.
Water in Silithus that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water9.6%330
Map of Un'Goro Crater showing where to fish Lightning Eel: 3 named stretches of water
Un'Goro Crater — fishable from 205 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Un'Goro Crater that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Fungal Rock8.3%205
Open water2.5%205
Lakkari Tar Pits2.5%205
The Marshlands2%205
Golakka Hot Springs1.6%205
Map of Stranglethorn Vale showing where to fish Lightning Eel: one named stretch of water
Stranglethorn Vale — fishable from 130 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Stranglethorn Vale that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Zul'Gurub7.4%130
Map of Felwood showing where to fish Lightning Eel: 5 named stretches of water
Felwood — fishable from 205 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Felwood that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Irontree Woods6.9%205
Bloodvenom Falls3.3%205
Open water3.2%205
Felpaw Village3.2%205
Bloodvenom Post 2.9%205
Bloodvenom River1.9%205
Talonbranch Glade 1.8%205
Jadefire Run0.9%205
Map of The Hinterlands showing where to fish Lightning Eel: 7 named stretches of water
The Hinterlands — fishable from 205 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in The Hinterlands that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Seradane6%205
Valorwind Lake3.3%205
Agol'watha1.9%205
Skulk Rock1.9%205
Quel'Danil Lodge1.7%205
Jintha'Alor1.1%205
Open water0.7%205
Shadra'Alor0.4%205
Map of Feralas showing where to fish Lightning Eel: 5 named stretches of water
Feralas — fishable from 205 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Feralas that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Jademir Lake5.3%330
Camp Mojache2.8%205
The Twin Colossals2.8%205
Wildwind Lake2.4%205
Lower Wilds2%205
The Writhing Deep2%205
Verdantis River2%205
Open water1.5%205
Frayfeather Highlands1.3%205
Map of Western Plaguelands showing where to fish Lightning Eel: 5 named stretches of water
Western Plaguelands — fishable from 205 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Western Plaguelands that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
The Writhing Haunt4.8%205
Ruins of Andorhal3.5%205
Open water3.4%205
Darrowmere Lake2.7%205
Caer Darrow2.3%205
Thondroril River1.9%205
Map of Durotar showing where to fish Lightning Eel: one named stretch of water
Durotar — fishable from 1 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Durotar that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Echo Isles3.7%1
Map of Azshara showing where to fish Lightning Eel: one named stretch of water
Azshara — fishable from 205 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Azshara that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Lake Mennar3.5%205
Southfury River3%205
Map of Moonglade showing where to fish Lightning Eel: one named stretch of water
Moonglade — fishable from 205 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Moonglade that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water3%205
Lake Elune'ara2.6%205

Dire Maul is a dungeon or a battleground, and the site has no map art for it — the water is listed below all the same.

Water in Dire Maul that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water3%
Map of Tanaris showing where to fish Lightning Eel: one named stretch of water
Tanaris — fishable from 205 skillThe dashed outlines are the named parts of the zone whose water yields Lightning Eel — the game’s own boundary for each place, not the waterline, so look for the water inside one. No pools spawn here; it comes out of open water.
Water in Tanaris that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Zul'Farrak2.3%205

Sunken Temple is a dungeon or a battleground, and the site has no map art for it — the water is listed below all the same.

Water in Sunken Temple that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water1.9%205

The Temple of Atal'Hakkar is a dungeon or a battleground, and the site has no map art for it — the water is listed below all the same.

Water in The Temple of Atal'Hakkar that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water1.9%

Maraudon is a dungeon or a battleground, and the site has no map art for it — the water is listed below all the same.

Water in Maraudon that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Open water1.6%205
Map of Ashenvale, where Lightning Eel is caught in open water
Ashenvale — fishable from 55 skillNothing to mark here — Lightning Eel comes out of this zone’s open water, which the whole coast is.
Water in Ashenvale that yields Lightning Eel
WherePer castFishing
Southfury River0.4%55