The Easiest Way to Find Salmon Bones in Horizon Forbidden West

I was excited to get my hands on some valuable salmon bones in Horizon: Forbidden West because I’m a big fan of the game. These rare resources are needed for crafting special outfits and upgrades. However, tracking down salmon to harvest their bones can be tricky.

After spending hours exploring and coming up empty handed, I decided there had to be an easier way. So I did some digging online tested different theories and found the most effortless method for locating piles of salmon bones.

In this article, I’ll share exactly how to easily snag this precious loot so you can upgrade Aloy’s gear and dominate the machines roaming the frontier

Why Do You Need Salmon Bones?

Now that I’ve got your attention, let me quickly explain why salmon bones are so valuable in Horizon: Forbidden West. As you beat tougher enemies, you’ll need to improve Aloy’s gear to make his stats better, like his resistance, stealth, stamina, and so on.

Many of the top-tier outfits require bones from specific animals to craft. Salmon bones are used for a few of the best outfits, including the Nora Thunder Warrior armor. This armor set raises Aloy’s resistance to shock damage, making it invaluable against enemies like Slitherfangs.

So in short, seeking out salmon bones allows you to make Aloy an unstoppable force capable of taking on the deadliest foes. Let’s look at how to find them efficiently.

Locating Salmon Spawning Grounds

After a lot of trial and error, I found that there are the most salmon bones at certain spawning grounds around the map. Salmon lay their eggs in shallow, moving water, usually near waterfalls or rapids.

There are three major salmon spawning grounds I would recommend visiting:

• Main Falls – Southwest from Scalding Spear settlement, along the coast. Look for a deep inlet with a high waterfall. Salmon congregate at the base.

• Devil’s Grasp – North of Barren Light settlement. Search the streams near the bottom of the steep canyon walls.

• The Stillsands – West from The Bulwark rebel camp. Check along the riverbanks in this wetland area.

These three hotspots consistently provide large numbers of salmon to harvest bones from. While salmon can appear in other rivers and streams, these locations offer quick, reliable results.

Harvesting Bones from Salmon Corpses

Once you’ve located a salmon spawning ground, catching and looting the fish for bones is straightforward.

I recommend using Concentration to scan for the signature salmon shape underwater. Then use your spear to snag each one as it swims by.

Kill all the salmon in the area, then loot the corpses. Each one contains 1-3 bones as a common drop. With 10-15 salmon killed, you can easily net 20-30 bones or more from a single visit.

If you’ve unlocked the Food Resources skill, this will boost bone yields even further. And skills like Forager and Harvester will make catching loads of salmon much quicker.

When you ride up on a big swarm of swimming salmon, it becomes like a mini game to spear as many as possible before they dart away!

Helpful Gear and Tactics

Having the right equipment and strategy will maximize your salmon bone income. Here are some tips:

• Use a Ropecaster – Snare swimming salmon easily with ropes to prevent escape.

• Craft Bone & Skin Weaves – Skills like Butchery and Scavenger Hunter raise bone drops.

• Cook with Fish Bones – Dishes like Bone Broth recover more health and give bone loot bonuses.

• Return at Night – New salmon respawn at spawning grounds after resting or fast travel.

• Swim Near Waterfalls – Salmon tend to gather around rushing water sources.

• Override a Slaughterspine – Let machines harvest masses of bones for you!

With these gears, skills, and tactics, grabbing piles of salmon bones becomes much simpler.

Helpful Skills for Bone Farming

Spec’ing Aloy’s skills properly is key to productive bone gathering. Here are some of the most useful abilities to unlock:

• Forager – Automatically highlights resources like bones while using Concentration.

• Harvester – Increases yield of bones, hides, and other resources from kills.

• ** Scavenger Hunter** – Improves chances of harvesting rarer items like bones.

• Food Resources – Boosts amount of bones gained from fish.

• Butchery – Raise chance of bones dropping from animal kills.

There are also weapon skills that make hunting easier, like Triple Notch (bow) and Adhesive Trap (spike thrower). And don’t forget to boost your carry capacity so hauling bones isn’t limited.

With these helpful tips and tricks, you’ll be swimming in salmon bones in no time. No more fruitless searching or wasted hours. Just quick trips to bountiful spawning pools using the optimal tactics.

To summarize the key points:

• Salmon bones are needed to upgrade special outfits like Nora Thunder Warrior.

• The best bone farming spots are Main Falls, Devil’s Grasp, and The Stillsands salmon spawns.

• Use Concentration and spears to catch salmon, then loot the corpses.

• Tactics like ropecasters, resource skill weaves, and overrides boost yields.

• Skills like Forager, Harvester, and Butchery raise bone drop rates.

Now get out there, harvest bones, and own those missions and machines! See you in the frontier!