Where to Farm Raw Spotted Yellowtail

The best place to farm Raw Spotted Yellowtail is Tanaris, where Steeljaw Snapper (level 42-43) drops it at 10.9%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 54 sources are ranked below by drop chance.

Best zones:

Zone	Sources	Best source	Level	Drop%
Tanaris	5	Great Shark	52+	71.4%
Dustwallow Marsh	7	Coral Shark	46-47+	15.3%
Unknown zone	6	Giant Surf Glider	48-50+	13.8%
Thousand Needles	1	Mudrock Snapjaw	41-42	10.8%
The Hinterlands	3	Saltwater Snapjaw	49-50	10.4%
Feralas	22	Hatecrest Serpent Guard	44-45	9.5%
Azshara	9	General Fangferror	51	9.2%
Maraudon	2	Thessala Hydra	46-47+	9.1%
Stranglethorn Vale	6	Naga Explorer	43-44	7.4%
Blasted Lands	1	Fingat	43	5.6%
Swamp of Sorrows	6	Marsh Murloc	41-42	5.2%

All sources, by drop chance:

Vanilla reference — from the 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in Forever.

Source	Level	Zone	Spawns	Side	How	Drop%	Map
Great Shark(elite)	52+	Tanaris	17		Drop	71.4%	map
Coral Shark(elite)	46-47+	Dustwallow Marsh	7		Drop	15.3%	map
Giant Surf Glider(elite)	48-50+		0		Drop	13.8%	map
Steeljaw Snapper	42-43	Tanaris	43		Drop	10.9%	map
Mudrock Snapjaw	41-42	Thousand Needles	12		Drop	10.8%	map
Saltwater Snapjaw	49-50	The Hinterlands	63		Drop	10.4%	map
Surf Glider	48-50	Tanaris	134		Drop	10.1%	map
Mudrock Borer	42-43	Dustwallow Marsh	11		Drop	10.0%	map
Hatecrest Serpent Guard	44-45	Feralas	48		Pickpocket	9.5%	map
Gammerita(elite)	48+	The Hinterlands	1		Drop	9.3%	map
Ironback(rare)	51	The Hinterlands	1		Drop	9.2%	map
General Fangferror(rare)	51	Azshara	1		Drop	9.2%	map
Thessala Hydra(elite)	46-47+	Maraudon	11		Drop	9.1%	map
Hatecrest Siren	42-43	Feralas	52		Pickpocket	9.1%	map
Deep Strider(elite)	47-49+	Feralas	20		Drop	9.0%	map
Spitelash Serpent Guard	48-49	Azshara	75		Pickpocket	8.3%	map
Stolid Snapjaw	46-47	Maraudon	26		Drop	8.3%	map
Naga Explorer	43-44	Stranglethorn Vale	27		Pickpocket	7.4%	map
Spitelash Warrior	46-47	Azshara	51		Pickpocket	6.9%	map
Hatecrest Screamer	41-42	Feralas	52		Pickpocket	6.8%	map
Hatecrest Myrmidon	43-44	Feralas	19		Pickpocket	6.8%	map
Hatecrest Sorceress	43-44	Feralas	69		Pickpocket	6.4%	map
Spitelash Myrmidon	50-51	Azshara	113		Pickpocket	6.2%	map
Fingat(rare)	43	Blasted Lands	1		Drop	5.6%	map
Coast Strider(elite)	48-49+	Tanaris	10		Drop	5.5%	map
Hatecrest Warrior	42-43	Feralas	52		Pickpocket	5.4%	map
Spitelash Warrior	46-47	Azshara	51		Drop	5.3%	map
Marsh Murloc	41-42	Swamp of Sorrows	9		Drop	5.2%	map
Diamond Head(rare)	45	Feralas	1		Drop	5.1%	map
Hatecrest Screamer	41-42	Feralas	52		Drop	5.0%	map
Jarquia	46	Swamp of Sorrows	1		Drop	5.0%	map
Gahz'rilla(elite)	46+		0		Drop	5.0%	map
Lord Sakrasis(rare)	45	Stranglethorn Vale	1		Drop	5.0%	map
Marsh Flesheater	43-44	Swamp of Sorrows	31		Drop	4.9%	map
Zapped Deep Strider	47-49		0		Drop	4.9%	map
Zanzil Naga	44	Stranglethorn Vale	29		Drop	4.9%	map
Zapped Wave Strider	47-48		0		Drop	4.8%	map
Hatecrest Siren	42-43	Feralas	52		Drop	4.8%	map
Spitelash Serpent Guard	48-49	Azshara	75		Drop	4.7%	map
Muckshell Scrabbler	42-43	Dustwallow Marsh	32		Drop	4.7%	map
Spitelash Screamer	47-48	Azshara	51		Pickpocket	4.7%	map
Marsh Inkspewer	42-43	Swamp of Sorrows	50		Drop	4.7%	map
Muckshell Scrabbler	42-43	Dustwallow Marsh	32		Pickpocket	4.7%	map
Hatecrest Wave Rider	41-42	Feralas	52		Pickpocket	4.7%	map
Hatecrest Serpent Guard	44-45	Feralas	48		Drop	4.6%	map
Zapped Shore Strider	48-49		0		Drop	4.6%	map
Spitelash Myrmidon	50-51	Azshara	113		Drop	4.6%	map
Mok'rash(elite)	50+	Stranglethorn Vale	1		Drop	4.6%	map
Coast Crawl Snapclaw	44-45	Feralas	14		Drop	4.6%	map
Hatecrest Myrmidon	43-44	Feralas	19		Drop	4.6%	map
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Needed for:

Recipes:

Recipe	Profession	Needs
Specklefin Feast	Cooking	12x
Spotted Yellowtail	Cooking	1x

Drop% is the rate recorded in Forever once a source has been looted ten times; a greyed figure is the vanilla 1.12 chance from the world data (vanilla reference — from the 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in forever). Spawns counts the source's spawn points in the world data. "Side" names which side can kill the NPC when the other finds it friendly. The lead picks the best chance among sources that are not a rare spawn and have at least three spawn points.