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Fishing + replaces the vanilla fishing wait with a skill-based reeling minigame that players must complete to land a catch, and it adds a fish bag and a fish book.

ForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1

What it does

When a fish bites, a minigame interface appears and the player has to keep an indicator inside a target zone to reel the catch in. Mastering the minigame is said to bring in better and rarer fish. Catches can be stored in a Fish Bag, a special item kept apart from the main inventory, which starts with 54 slots, can be upgraded nine times to 540 slots, and has a bar that shows how full it is. Fish that are caught are no longer collected automatically by the bag and must be collected manually.

A Fish Book records each unique fish the player catches, and a series of new advancements sets fishing goals. A Fisherman villager trades for emeralds at a dynamic price, and heavier fish crates give more value in those trades. Players can turn off the custom villager trade for fish crates and the success screen shown after a catch through the config. The mod is built for Forge 1.20.1 and works alongside other mods that add new fish. Client and server both need it installed, and Quality Food is an optional dependency.

Key features

  1. Skill-based reeling

    A timing minigame replaces passive waiting: the player keeps the indicator in the target zone to reel each catch.

  2. Expandable fish bag

    The Fish Bag stores fish apart from the main inventory and grows from 54 to 540 slots through nine upgrades.

  3. Fish book and advancements

    The Fish Book tracks each unique fish caught, and a set of new advancements adds fishing goals.

  4. Config options

    The custom villager trade for fish crates and the success screen after a catch can be disabled in the config.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.1.0_1.20.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Optional 1

Quality FoodThis mod adds quality to food and certain food-related material (e.g. crops)
Optional

Questions

Does Fishing + need any other mod to run?

Quality Food is an optional dependency. The mod itself runs on Forge for 1.20.1 and needs no other required dependency.

Does Fishing + have to be installed on the server?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Can Fishing + be used with other fish mods?

Yes, the mod works alongside other mods that add new fish, so catches from those mods can be reeled with the minigame.

In the catalog

Fishing + is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 886 Minigame mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

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What the author says

Tired of the vanilla fishing experience? Transform your angling sessions into an engaging and thrilling minigame with Fishing +! This mod completely overhauls Minecraft's fishing system, replacing the passive waiting with an exciting, skill-based challenge. When a fish bites, the real fun begins! A new minigame…
MINT Gaming Studios, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
MINT Gaming Studios
Published
2025-09-09
Updated on Modrinth
2025-10-14
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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