There is no seasonal condition to catching these squid, chances improve with increased fishing skill.
I caught my first while leveling my fishing skill on the pier in troll's Revantusk Village/Hinterlands. Fishing skill was under 100, used basic fishing pole w/lure attachment. As skill increased past 100, chance to catch improved.
Good Luck :)

not to worry, they're coming up pretty well still.. just fished 21 of em in Revantusk Village

Yeah I'm pulling up winter squid right now in Feralas.

I just managed to catch both in the same fishing trip at Steamwheedle ?

Must be global warming

I've just caught 1 winter squid, the 09/04/2007.
It is NOT seasonal. I don't find April very "winter" like o.O?!

Here is SS:
http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wezfishkq5.jpg

I know, there is no date, but it is not possible to show date in wow?

Edited, Apr 9th 2007 4:28am by Wezagred

Just for general info, I caught a few today (March 19th).

There seems to be a lot of speculation about when and where. Here's a few answers for those of you who can't seem to find the willpower to research.

1: Winter squid are only available in the winter.
2: It is strongly suggested that you have a fishing skill of at least 205 before attempting to catch winter squid.

And to answer those endless questions about when it is considered winter in-game, think of this:

World of Warcraft In-Game Events Calendar

The Feast of Winter Veil? That's in the winter. It is also in December. Question answered.

In the future, before spamming comments, please make some attempt to do a little research. Otherwise you just end up looking like a complete idiot to those of us who spend 3 minutes looking up all the necessary information.

Edited, Jan 24th 2007 2:56pm by infamousdot

Edited, Jan 24th 2007 3:15pm by infamousdot

you wonder about the intelligence of the human race sometimes when people are complaining in may that they cannot catch "winter" squid. The name is a big hint when to catch it guys.

These are dropping again... I fished up 70 of them when I was farming Eels in the Bay of Storms in Azshara... >400 skill required for best catch rate

Just a thought, if demand is constant throughout year could I have made a lot of money by stocking up in winter and selling at inflated prices during summer?

There seems to be some debate on this fish on when it can be caught. There are two restrictions on catching it:
1) It can only be caught in winter. As soon as spring starts, you begin to catch Raw Summer Bass.
2) It can only be caught during the day. Meaning when the sun icon is in on the mini-map.

I've caught 30 of these near Feathermoon Stronghold...bout 2 hours time...definately still available...13 today...

Edited, Thu Mar 9 19:39:07 2006

I caught a dozen of these about a week ago in a one-day span, then maybe one or two since- all in Steamwheedle port.

It's probably seasonal reading the tough luck on these posts, and maybe time-of-day sensitive. I started fishing in Tanaris only recently upon reaching lvl 40 and completing the artisan fishing quest (it's late October) and think I caught 4 or 5 while fishing for 10 Zesty clam meat (cooking quest), maybe a half hour give or take. Didn't note time of day, just took it for granted. Also caught maybe 6 stonescale eels which go for about a gold EACH. Needless to say, came back quite a few times, caught more stonescales, but no squid until tonight about 11pm EST (i think 8 server time), caught 8 squid over the next 30 minutes, but they stopped biting soon there after, and while I'm still catching many stonescales, no squid. But I'm only now paying attention and don't have it down to a science. Hope this helps...

Yup, teh squid are out in full swing. 2 hours of fishing off the hinterlands coast netted me 54 of these, plus 30+ stonescale eels and 30+ firefins. Not a bad day of fishing. Now i just have to sell them for a high prce before ppl realize they will be here fora while.

the npc inside a hut at Steamwheedle Port sell the receipe.

"isnt it a bit obvious wut season we are in?" No, it's not because the season seems to change as my toon walks around the world. Oh, did you mean in RL? In that case NO, it's still not becasue for half of the world it is winter! USA != The World

This is one of the dumbest ideas for fishing ever. Lets nerf fishing more by adding fish that can only be caught half the year. It's not that seasonal fish bother me, it's that they are used to make a cooking recipe for +10 Agi vs. +10 Spirit for Summer Bass. Boo!! Sorry melee classes, you want that extra dodge percetage, too bad, wait till December.

um... isnt it a bit obvious wut season we are in? i mean ... ur posts were in JUNE or MAY, and during that time people have caught SUMMER bass... just a thought

I cant seem to find an in-game calander, how do i know when its winter?

I have fished all over. I have never - EVER caught a single squid. I have the recipe and I've never even seen them in the AH. I have the +20 pole, the +100 bait, almost 300 skill and still, never caught one. I think something is up with these.

Fished for about an hour... caught 43 Darkclaw Lobsters, 3 Spotted Yellowtails, 10 Summer Bass, 20 Large Raw Mightfish, 31 Stonescale Eels, and a couple of boxes. ZERO Winter Squid.