FishingSim
by MobGlare
FishingSim is a data pack that adds new fish, loot and treasure to the fishing rod, for players who find vanilla fishing too repetitive.
What it does
The pack adds a set of fish, including Flying Fish, Brown Bullhead, Void Eel and Sea Horse, and extra loot that can appear when a player reels in a catch. Fishing can then return rewards that vanilla fishing rarely gives, so a long session stays worth the time. New fish are added through the function fishingsim:fish, which a world can call to get the new catches.
The data pack suits survival worlds and adventure maps, and it works on a server as well as in single-player. The server needs the pack to make the fish and loot work, while a player may leave it out and still join. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Fabric API is needed when the mod is installed on Fabric, and the author lists it in the requirements. Files for the latest release, 1.6.2 for 1.21.11, were published on 2026-01-10, and snapshot builds are published as well, so the pack can be tried ahead of a stable release.
Key features
New fish species
Flying Fish, Brown Bullhead, Void Eel and Sea Horse join the catches a player can reel in while fishing.
Added fishing loot
The pack adds loot that a fishing rod can produce, aimed at players who want more rewards from each session.
Treasure fishing
Treasure drops are added to fishing, giving a reason to keep casting once the usual catches are familiar.
Function-based fish addition
Fish are added through the function fishingsim:fish, so a world can trigger the new catches without other mods.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Who it’s for: The pack is for players who fish regularly and want more species and treasure, and for server owners who want fishing rewards without a separate plugin.
How it compares
Fishing Frontier runs on the server and is optional on the client, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and is not open source, with builds for 1.21 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Diverse Fishing works the same way on the server side, is All rights reserved, and has files for 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Actual Fishing needs both client and server, is All rights reserved, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FishingSim | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-10 |
| Fishing Frontier | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-22 |
| Diverse Fishing | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2025-09-06 |
| Actual Fishing | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-16 |
Questions
Does FishingSim need Fabric API?
Which game versions does FishingSim support?
In the catalog
FishingSim is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
If you want to use the mod version for fabric you need to install Fabric API Are you bored of regular fishing?, Do you want more loot?, - This datapack adds new types of fish- and treasure to fishing, so its more enjoyable. Add this datapack to your world so you'll fish more and get more rewards for fishing!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fishingsim
- Owner
- MobGlare
- Published
- 2023-08-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15