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FishingOverhaul

by pitbox46

When a fish bites, FishingOverhaul opens a small minigame in which the catch has to be timed inside a green region.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.4

What it does

After a player pulls in a fish, a minigame starts with the fish circling a ring. Right-clicking while the fish is inside the catch region yields the loot. Landing it inside the crit region gives double loot. The mod runs on Forge and NeoForge across the 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 range, and both the server and each player need it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source.

Per-fish properties such as the catch behavior can be changed in the fishing index JSON file, which the author documents in a guide. Aquaculture 2 is an optional dependency with explicit compatibility, and AutoFish for FishingOverhaul requires this mod.

Key features

  1. Timed catch minigame

    A fish swims around a circle, and a right-click inside the catch region collects the loot.

  2. Crit region bonus

    Catching the fish inside the crit region grants double loot.

  3. Per-fish configuration

    Properties for each fish can be set in the fishing index JSON file.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.4Not available1.21.4-1.2.1
1.21.3Not available1.21.1-1.2.1
1.21.2Not available1.21.1-1.2.1
1.21.1Not available1.21.1-1.2.1
1.20.11.20.1-1.2.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Optional 1

Aquaculture 2Spices up fishing with a number of new biome-specific fish, recipes, and more!
Optional

Required by 1 mod

AutoFish for FishingOverhaul1.21.1

How it compares

Full comparison

Stardew Fishing is a Forge and NeoForge mod with a client and server environment, open source under the MIT License, covering 1.20.1 – 26.2. Fishing minigame is a client and server Fabric and Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, under the Apache License 2.0 and not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
FishingOverhaulForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.4Client and server2025-03-12
Stardew FishingForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.2Client and server2026-07-16
Fishing minigameFabric and Forge1.20.1Client and server2026-01-18

Questions

Does FishingOverhaul need Aquaculture 2?

No. Aquaculture 2 is an optional dependency, and the mod is explicitly compatible with it.

In the catalog

FishingOverhaul is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 886 Minigame mods for Forge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

Minigame mods2,135Forge modsMods for 1.21.417,979

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What the author says

When you pull a fish, a minigame will appear - a fish swimming around a circle. Right-click when the fish is inside the catch region to get your loot. If you catch the fish inside the crit region, you'll get double loot! Certain properties can be changed per-fish using the fishing_index.json. See the guide for more…
pitbox46, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
pitbox46
Published
2025-02-16
Updated on Modrinth
2025-03-12
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsMinigame
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