fishermans do not use barrels
by WorldInside
Fishermen in a village stop claiming barrels once this mod is installed, because it swaps their workstation block for the vanilla Decorated Pot.
What it does
Vanilla villagers treat any barrel as a possible Fisherman workstation, which causes conflicts when a player uses barrels for storage near a village. This mod changes the Fisherman workstation from the barrel to the vanilla Decorated Pot, so villagers no longer claim barrels and players can store items in them without worrying about lost jobs.
The change uses an existing vanilla block rather than adding new blocks, items or mechanics. It is a single-purpose fix for one villager behavior, and it is server-side only, so players join without installing anything. The mod is for Forge on Minecraft 1.20.1, the only game version it is published for, and the latest file is 1.1, dated 2026-08-21.
Key features
Decorated Pot workstation
Fishermen take a vanilla Decorated Pot as their workstation instead of a barrel.
Free barrel storage
Barrels can be used for storage near villages without villagers claiming them as workstations.
No new content
The fix relies on the existing Decorated Pot, so no extra blocks, items or mechanics are introduced.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Storage near villages
Players who keep chests of barrels in a village can do so without fishermen taking them over.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who run villages with fishermen and want barrels available for storage. The mod is a narrow change, so it suits worlds where the barrel-workstation conflict is the problem being solved.
How it compares
Hidden in Plain Blocks is open source under the MIT License, for Forge on 1.20.1, and runs on client and server. Extended Barrels is for Forge on 1.20.1, runs on client and server, and is under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Improved Barrels is also for Forge on 1.20.1, on client and server, and released under the MIT License, but it is not open source. Fishermans do not use barrels covers only the Fisherman workstation change, while these alternatives work on barrels and related storage.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fishermans do not use barrels | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-08-21 |
| Hidden in Plain Blocks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-14 |
| Extended Barrels | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-29 |
| Improved Barrels | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-24 |
Questions
Does Fishermans do not use barrels need to be installed on the client?
Which Minecraft version and loader does the mod support?
Does the mod add new blocks for fishermen?
In the catalog
fishermans do not use barrels is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Tired of villagers constantly claiming your barrels and messing up your carefully organized storage? This mod solves the problem with a simple change: it replaces the Fisherman’s vanilla workstation from a Barrel with a vanilla Decorated Pot.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fishermans-do-not-use-barrels
- Owner
- WorldInside
- Published
- 2026-08-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15