There is a handful of elusive fish in Dredge, ones that require you to know exactly where they are to be able to catch them—and they don’t make it obvious! Here’s where to catch a Fangtooth in Dredge and its exact location.
How to find a Fangtooth in Dredge - location guide
The Fangtooth fish only spawns in one location in Dredge: theStellar Basin. While the sea creature isn’t necessarily rare, it is hard to catch based purely on the fact that the game gives you almost zero hints as to where to find it.
Sail over tomap coordinate D-4at any time of the day and look around for a bubbling spot that usesAbyssal fishingand has a fish shadow in theshape of a piranha; that means you’re at the right place. Cast yourAbyssal Rod, and you’ll pull up a Fangtooth.
Fangtooth Aberration in Dredge
There’s a chance that you may catch theAberrationversion of a Fangtooth known as theCursed Fangtooth. Aberrations are mutant variants of fish that areworth moreif brought to the Fishmonger quickly before they rot, so if you’re trying to grind forboat upgrade parts in Dredge, keep an eye out for them.
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How to unlock Abyssal fishing in Dredge
You need Abyssal fishing to catch a Fangtooth, which means you need to unlock the technique first and add it to your cargo before you can trawl the ocean depths.
To unlock it, you need to finish theCollect All Samples Pursuitfirst, given to you by theResearch Assistantat theOld Fortressin theStellar Basin. She requests aFirefly Squid, aGlowing Octopus, and anAurora Jellyfish. For a full walkthrough, head over to ourDredge Research Assistant Samples: Where to get Aurora Jellyfish, Glowing Octopus & Firefly Squid in Dredgeguide.
Once you have all three fish in hand, go back to the Old Fortress and talk to the Research Assistant, who has one final request: sail to theResearch Outpostand grab somePrototype Parts. Get in your boat and gosoutheastto find the Research Outpost. Dock here and enter the building. Click onInspect the equipment on the tableto pick up the Prototype Parts.
Return to the Research Assistant for the final time, hand her the Prototype Parts, and you’llunlock Abyssal fishing.
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