River Fishing Mod (26.2, 1.20.1) – Build Custom Rods and Catch 66 Unique Fish
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. File opened and checked on 19 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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River Fishing Mod turns fishing into a deep, realistic process. It replaces the simple click-and-wait mechanic with a system where you assemble rods, match bait to specific fish, and read water conditions. The mod tracks weather, seasons, time of day, and water depth to decide what bites your hook. You can catch over 60 different species across rivers, lakes, ice, and the open sea. It brings a completely new outdoor hobby to your game.
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Features:
- Realistic Tackle Assembly: Lets you build custom rods by combining blanks, reels, lines, rigs, and hooks in a special menu.
- Advanced Bite Engine: Calculates weather, season, and time of day to determine what fish you catch.
- Adds a tension mini-game where you manage the drag so your line does not snap when a big fish pulls.
- Spawns 66 unique fish species that each follow their own rules and live in specific water types.
- Allows you to stock water bodies by releasing fish, creating permanent populations that grow larger over time.
- Includes a changing fish market where prices drop if you sell too many of the same fish.
- Features a new fisherman villager who trades tackle and buys your daily catches.
- Lets you craft worm farms, maggot farms, and bait traps to gather live bait for bigger predators.
- Tracks your progress with a bestiary journal, angler levels, and a skill tree.
- Makes every caught fish a unique item with its own weight, length, and a real-size icon.
Ways to Fish:
- Float fishing: use a classic pole and watch the float plunge for close-up catches.
- Spinning: cast and reel in artificial lures with rhythm to attract predators like pike.
- Ice fishing: drill a hole in frozen lakes and work a short winter rod in a steady rhythm.
- Sea fishing: take a boat out or cast from the beach using heavy lines for big-game catches.
- Trolling: cast from a moving boat to catch fast ocean hunters like tuna.
- Bottom fishing: cast far out and wait patiently with a loaded groundbait feeder for big carp.
How to Play:
- Dig dirt, grass, or sand with a Shovel to find worms for bait.
- Craft a Stick Rod using three sticks in a diagonal line.
- Make hooks from iron nuggets and craft a basic fishing line from a ring of string.
- Hold your rod, sneak, and right-click to open the assembly menu.
- Add your line to the rod, then attach your hook and bait.
- Cast your line into the water and wait for the right conditions to get a bite.
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River Fishing Mod Download Links
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Downloads as 394535.mcaddon
- Download size: 6.5 MB
- Download link checked 24 Sept 2026 — working
- Mirrored on our own servers — the download does not depend on the original host
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.