While fishing, you will have the opportunity to come across mutated specimens of common species.
On this page of the guide we explain how to catch Abberations.
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Last update:24 April 2023
This page is dedicated to Aberrations, distorted variants of regular fish.
They’re much more valuable than ordinary specimens, and are thus worth recognizing and searching for.
We’ve listed three methods on how to catch Aberrant Fishes.
Regular fishing
Aberrations can be caughtwith a fishing rod, just like regular fish.
Of course, you still need the right equipment to do so.
Aberrant fishing spots can be distinguished by acolorful light above them.
Atrophy skill
The Atrophy skill isn’t available right away.
To get it, you mustfind a relic, theShimmering Necklace, and bring it to the Collector.
You’ll find the walkthrough of how to do so on the pageThe Bitter End.
The Atrophy skill greatly speeds up the fishing process.
Using itautomatically catches all the fish from the nearest fishing spot.
If you use Atrophy on a glowing fishing spot, you’re guaranteed to catch an Aberrant Fish.
The chance is still very high even when using it on a regular spot.
Using Mixed Bait
You’ll unlock Mixed Bait after completingThe Bitter Endquest, late into the game.
We’ve pictured the exact location above.
Delivertwo fish of any kind to himto receive the same number of bait buckets.
Move the Mixed Bait to the cargo hold.
This spawns a fishing spot with locally occuring species.
There’s a chance you’re free to fish out an Aberration from here.
Checking missing Aberrations
If you’re curious which species you’re still missing,check the Encyclopedia.
Press the L key (PC) or Down on the D-Pad (PS and Xbox).
This knowledge comes in handy if you plan on catching every single fish in the game.
Crabs don’t have Aberrant forms, so you won’t find their Aberration notes in the Encyclopedia.
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