True Fishing
by Vaelit
True Fishing replaces vanilla fishing with interactive minigames, tiered rods and a catch system that depends on the rod, bait and hook a player uses.
What it does
Vanilla fishing is replaced by a set of interactive minigames. Each catch is played out on a timing or balance challenge, and the rod in hand sets the tier of the minigame, so better rods handle harder fish. The mod covers fish from several dimensions and ships with thirty fish species that can be taken with the right gear.
Fishing gear is spread across the whole mod: hooks mount on a rod by right-clicking it and are kept in a hook inventory, while bait is attached the same way and stacks in a bait inventory. Hooks are reusable. The catch can then be cooked, traded to a wandering merchant, or kept as a trophy. Recipes for the rods and bait are crafted from sticks, bamboo, iron ingots and string.
Install True Fishing on both the client and the server. Installation needs Fabric API on Fabric and Quilt, Forgified Fabric API on Forge and NeoForge, and Sinytra Connector to run it on NeoForge. The mod is released for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across six release versions, 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, and is licensed under All rights reserved.
Key features
Five tiered minigames
Catches are played out through five minigames, from a classic balance bar to a fast rhythm challenge.
Rod progression
Wood, bamboo and iron fishing rods are crafted from sticks, bamboo or iron ingots with string and an iron nugget, and each tier handles harder minigames.
Hooks and bait
Hooks are mounted on a rod with a right-click and kept in a hook inventory, and bait is attached the same way from its own stack inventory.
Fish across dimensions
Thirty fish species are spread across several dimensions, and each one needs suitable gear to land.
Cooking and trophies
Caught fish can be cooked with recipes or kept as trophies, and a wandering merchant takes some of the catch.
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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
How it compares
Tide 2 is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and targets 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Fishing minigame is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and is built for 1.20.1 only on Fabric and Forge. RealFish is for Fabric only, covering 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, under All rights reserved. True Fishing is not open source and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 on all four loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Fishing | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-08-24 |
| Tide 2 | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2026-08-03 |
| Fishing minigame | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-18 |
| RealFish | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-12 |
Questions
Does True Fishing need Fabric API on NeoForge?
Do both the client and the server need True Fishing?
Which versions does True Fishing support?
In the catalog
True Fishing is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
True Fishing replaces vanilla Minecraft fishing with interactive minigames, tiered rod progression, custom baits and hooks, 30 fish species, cooking recipes, and a wandering merchant. (Hooks are reusable. To mount a hook, right-click your rod with the hook in your inventory)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/true-fishing
- Owner
- Vaelit
- Published
- 2026-08-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15