Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza The Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza is a grand event set along the coasts of Stranglethorn Vale ( now split into Northern Stranglethorn or Cape of Stranglethorn ) . Early in the day , a friendly neighborhood dwarf / goblin will visit Ironforge and Orgrimmar respectively to inform aspiring anglers of the grand tournament and give instructions . At the appropriate time , the shout will ring out across Stranglethorn to bait your hooks and cast your lines ! Will you be the master fisherman that gathers the necessary amount of tastyfish to win the grand prize ? Can you reel in the right fish to receive some of famous Nat Pagle ' s fabulous fishing equipment ? Will the make its triumphant return onto the heads of anglers everywhere ? You ' ll soon find out ! Description . The Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza is a weekly fishing event held in Stranglethorn Vale . There is a highly competitive fishing contest and a more casual rare fish turn - in for this event . When it happens . Currently , this event is held every Sunday from 2pm - 4pm ( server time ) . The turn - in NPCs are available until 5pm ( server time ) . Removed temporarily at Legion launch . This event was unfortunately removed as of the Legion expansion ( Patch 7 . 0 . 3 ) due to difficulties determining a realm winner when Stranglethorn zones are usually cross - realm zones . In Patch 7 . 1 . 5 . After the release of Patch 7 . 1 . 5 , this event was added back as an auto - accept World quest in Northern Stranglethorn or Cape of Stranglethorn . School of Tastyfish pools have been removed . The competitive portion of the event . The contest is to catch 40 and to turn them in to Riggle Bassbait in Booty Bay before anybody else does . The mechanism of the turn - in is a quest , , which only the first person each week to complete it can complete . The rewards . The winner of the competition can pick one of : The Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza prizes are Bind on Pickup , so each character must win their own . How to catch Speckled Tastyfish . Speckled Tastyfish can be found in any pool that spawns along the coast of Stranglethorn Vale , except in Booty Bay itself , and only during the two hours of the event . A School of fish looks like churning circles of fish in a single spot in the water . When the event starts , travel up and down the coast looking for a pools of fish . Prior to Patch 5 . 1 . Prior to patch 5 . 1 Speckled Tastyfish could only be fished from an actual ' School of Tastyfish ' in the contest area . The School of Tastyfish is a special kind of a Fishing pool that held Tasyfish . The tool - tip would say " School of Tastyfish " when your mouse points to one . The non - competitive fish turn - ins . You can continue to fish for Tastyfish after a winner has been declared . You can safely fish all the way until 4pm ; the NPCs for the turn - ins ( Jang and the Fishbot 5000 ) will stay around for an hour after the tastyfish schools depart . Additional info . There are 52 Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza events per year per server ( plus a cumulative fraction that varies with leap year that amounts to an occasional extra one ) . Since the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza was added on 13 September 2005 . So as we approach September 2010 , there will have been roughly 250 Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza events per server . Estimate that some significant portion of players will have picked each prize , say between 30 % to 70 % , and that we can discount characters who have won more than twice , consuming a prize that they already had . That says there should be around 75 to 175 Arcanite Fishing Poles and a corresponding 175 to 75 Hooks of the Master Angler per server this coming September .