Reel Fishing
Reel Fishing adds a fishing minigame, modular fishing rods and new fish to Fabric and Quilt servers for 1.20.4, where a player reels in a catch by timing the rod against the fish.
What it does
Catching a fish opens a minigame in which the rod's stability and obstruction pattern decide how hard the catch is. Rods are assembled at a Fishing Rod Bench from a rod, a reel and a hook, and the wood used for the rod changes how it behaves. Less stable rods make the minigame faster and harder, while more stable rods carry bigger obstruction patterns.
Fish are tied to biomes, so the same rod will bring up different catches depending on where it is cast. Reels made from wood, bamboo or copper slow a fish's escape, and better reels require Bonework Mechanisms. Hooks are made from iron or fish bones and are matched to fish categories, so a deep fish is only caught with a Weighted Hook. Fish Bones come from eating cooked fish and can be used to upgrade fishing gear.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and it needs Fabric API. Polymer is bundled inside the mod. Reel Fishing is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric and Quilt, with the latest files for 1.20.4 released on 2024-01-16.
Key features
Fishing minigame
Each catch plays out as a timed minigame in which the player keeps the fish on the rod's obstruction pattern.
Modular fishing rods
A rod is built from a rod, a reel and a hook, each changing how the catch feels and what it can bring up.
Biome-based fish
Different biomes hold different fish, so exploring new areas changes what the rod can catch.
Hook and fish categories
Hooks are sorted by power against fish categories, and some fish are only caught with a specific hook.
Fish Bones upgrades
Fish Bones obtained from cooked fish can be used to upgrade fishing equipment.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Embedded 1
How it compares
Pescatore is open source under the MIT License, works on Fabric and Quilt for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, and needs both client and server. Fishing Evolved is also open source under the MIT License, but it is for Fabric and Forge on 1.20.1 and needs both sides. No Fishing Rod is server-side only and open source is not claimed, with Fabric files for 1.21 – 1.21.10 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reel Fishing | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-01-16 |
| Pescatore | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-04-25 |
| Fishing Evolved | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-15 |
| No Fishing Rod | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-12-01 |
Questions
Does Reel Fishing need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod installed to join a server?
Which game versions does Reel Fishing support?
Can Reel Fishing run on Forge?
In the catalog
Reel Fishing is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Reel Fishing is an in-development server-side Fabric mod that adds a fishing minigame, modular fishing rods, new fish, terrible puns and more. To start your fishing journey you must first craft yourself a Fishing Rod Bench from there you can assemble a Modular Fishing Rod with a rod, a reel and a hook.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/reel
- Owner
- noWickedfortheRest
- Published
- 2023-12-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-01-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15