How do I install Improved Fishing?

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. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Improved Fishing work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Improved Fishing

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by simanija · on CurseForge

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The author built this one for Minecraft 1.21.1 on NeoForge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.

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Improved Fishing Mod

For fishing you are going to need to learn how to create every item so you can build a full rod and reel setup.
Bait will be required with different bait having a different outcome.
Better gear is available but it's harder to get and craft.
Start fishing and everything will start to make sense.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
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: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as improvedfishingmod-1.0.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 140 KB
Download link checked 18 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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