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Fishing for lava eel at Taverley Dungeon using a magpie familiar.
Fishing for lava eel at Taverley Dungeon using a magpie familiar.
Fishing for lava eel at Taverley Dungeon using a magpie familiar.
Fishing for lava eel at Taverley Dungeon using a magpie familiar.
Fishing for lava eel at Taverley Dungeon using a magpie familiar.
Fishing for lava eel at Taverley Dungeon using a magpie familiar.
Fishing for lava eel at Taverley Dungeon using a magpie familiar.
Location
Taverley Dungeon
Taverley Dungeon
Taverley Dungeon
Taverley Dungeon
Taverley Dungeon
Taverley Dungeon
Taverley Dungeon
Multitasking Suitability
6
6
4
3
3
3
3
Level-Specific Requirements
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Skills: Agility(70)
Skills: Agility(70)
Skills: Agility(70)
Skills: Agility(70)
Skills: Agility(70)
Activity Parameters (As Evaluated for Skill and Level)
Skills
Fishing(53), Summoning(47)
Fishing(60), Summoning(47)
Fishing(70), Summoning(47)
Fishing(80), Summoning(47)
Fishing(85), Summoning(47)
Fishing(90), Summoning(47)
Fishing(95), Summoning(47)
Quests
Heroes Quest
Heroes Quest
Heroes Quest
Heroes Quest
Heroes Quest
Heroes Quest
Heroes Quest
Equipment
Oily fishing rod, brass key
Oily fishing rod, brass key
Oily fishing rod
Oily fishing rod
Oily fishing rod
Oily fishing rod
Oily fishing rod
Familiar
Magpie
Magpie
Magpie
Magpie
Magpie
Magpie
Magpie
Other
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--
--
--
--
--
Input and Output Items and Values
Total Input Value
8,005 gp
8,830 gp
10,873 gp
11,678 gp
12,058 gp
12,443 gp
12,835 gp
Input Items and Item Values
Fishing bait[160]
640
Falador teleport[6.5]
4,582
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Fishing bait[190]
760
Falador teleport[7.5]
5,287
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Fishing bait[260]
1,040
Falador teleport[10]
7,050
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Fishing bait[285]
1,140
Falador teleport[11]
7,755
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Fishing bait[292]
1,168
Falador teleport[11.5]
8,107
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Fishing bait[300]
1,200
Falador teleport[12]
8,460
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Fishing bait[310]
1,240
Falador teleport[12.5]
8,812
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Total Output Value
39,200 gp
46,550 gp
63,700 gp
69,825 gp
71,540 gp
73,500 gp
75,950 gp
Output Items and Item Values
Ring of slaying(8)[160]
39,200
Ring of slaying(8)[190]
46,550
Ring of slaying(8)[260]
63,700
Ring of slaying(8)[285]
69,825
Ring of slaying(8)[292]
71,540
Ring of slaying(8)[300]
73,500
Ring of slaying(8)[310]
75,950
Fishing XP
Fishing XP Total
9,600
11,400
15,600
17,100
17,520
18,000
18,600
Fishing XP by Item
Raw lava eel[160]
9,600
Raw lava eel[190]
11,400
Raw lava eel[260]
15,600
Raw lava eel[285]
17,100
Raw lava eel[292]
17,520
Raw lava eel[300]
18,000
Raw lava eel[310]
18,600
Skill Activity Ratings (Primary Skill)
Skill Activity Speed (SAS, XP/hr)
9,600
11,400
15,600
17,100
17,520
18,000
18,600
Skill Activity Profitability (SAP, gp/hr)
31,195
37,720
52,827
58,147
59,482
61,057
63,115
Skill Activity Efficiency for 100k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE100k)
-7.17
-5.46
-3.02
-2.45
-2.31
-2.16
-1.98
Skill Activity Efficiency for 250k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE250k)
-22.79
-18.62
-12.64
-11.22
-10.87
-10.50
-10.05
Skill Activity Efficiency for 500k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE500k)
-48.83
-40.55
-28.66
-25.84
-25.14
-24.39
-23.49
Skill Activity Efficiency for 1M gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE1M)
-100.92
-84.41
-60.72
-55.08
-53.68
-52.16
-50.37
Analysis, Discussion and Tips for Success
General Discussion
For most players, lava eel is a fish they catch and cook for the first time during the Heroes Quest. And for most players, that is the last time they fish for lava eel as well. You can continue to fish for them, though, using the same technique used in the quest: an oily fishing rod and fishing bait. That said, there's not generally much point in doing so -- the eels are untradeable, only heal 110 LP when cooked, and don't provide very good XP either.
Since lava eels heal the same amount as rainbow fish and give almost the same XP when cooked, I have assigned them a value equal to that of raw rainbow fish.
Location and Access
You can only catch lava eel by fishing in the lava in Taverley Dungeon (or the Wilderness). An Agility level of 70 is extremely useful here -- it allows you to get to the fishing spot from the entrance of Taverley dungeon very quickly; otherwise you are in for a long run/walk. (This is also why the quantities caught go up so dramatically between levels 60 and 70).
Start by banking at Falador east bank, taking out your oily fishing rod, bait and a stack of Falador teleport tablets. If you don't have 70 Agility, take with your brass key or keyring as well. Run southwest, hop the broken wall, and head northwest to the entrance to the dungeon. Assuming you have 70 Agility, take the pipe obstacle, then just run south to the lava. If you don't have 70 Agility, you must go north, through the gate, east past the ghosts, south through the magic axes, continue through the chaos dwarves and lesser demons, and open the gate with your key. Put on Protection from Magic and run through the blue dragons, then head south to the lava.
Required and Recommended Equipment
You need an oily fishing rod, and possibly a key as well if you can't use the pipe obstacle. If you don’t have an oily fishing rod any more you can make one from a regular fishing rod as follows. Get a sample bottle and a mortar and pestle. With the bottle in your inventory, get some raw snail meat and use the mortar and pestle on it; some snail slime will go into the sample bottle. Use the bottle on your fishing rod.
Since you need to go past dragons (assuming you are using the short-cut), taking an anti-dragon shield wouldn't be a bad idea!
Required and Recommended Supplies
You need one fishing bait per fish. This can be obtained cheaply from other players or fishing shops.
Familiar Suggestions
Interestingly, there are no well-suited familiars for this at all. This is the one place where fishing familiars like the granite lobster don't work -- presumably because you are fishing in lava instead of water -- and since the eels are untradeable, a beast of burden won't carry them. So, just use a foraging familiar like a magpie.
Technique and Tips
Get to the fishing spot, fish until your inventory is full, and then crack a Falador teletab to bank; repeat.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 20, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 20, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members. 
