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Fishing Evolved

A deeper Minecraft fishing system with active reeling, modular rods, bait, fish tracking, and dynamic fish populations.

FabricForge
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Downloads on Modrinth
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versions
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Updated
May 15, 2026May 15
Published
in 2026
Minimage — Minigame using one of the custom rods · swipe

At a glance

Runs on Fabric and Forge
For Minecraft 1.20.1
Needed in the game and on the server
Latest version — 1.0.0+forge from May 15, 2026
License MIT — free
Where it's needed
In gamerequiredOn serverrequired

Needed both in the game and on the server

Game versions1.20.1

Fishing Evolved

Fishing Evolved is a modern Minecraft 1.20.1 fishing overhaul with active reeling, modular rods, bait, fish tracking, and dynamic fish populations.

It rebuilds fishing into a deeper, more active system with customizable rods, bait, fish tracking, fish populations, and a hands-on reeling minigame. The goal is to make fishing feel like a real progression path instead of a passive wait-and-click loop.

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Features

  • Active reeling gameplay with line tension, distance, fish tugging, and failure states.
  • Modular fishing rods with interchangeable reels, bobbers, hooks, and bait.
  • Wood, iron, and diamond fishing rods with attachment durability.
  • Water, lava, and void fishing through specialized bobbers and hook entities.
  • Fish availability based on liquid, depth, altitude, biome, dimension, time, weather, light, rarity, and bait.
  • Fish trackers for probing nearby fish populations and finding rare catches.
  • Bait buckets for automatic rebaiting and bait boxes for helping local fish reproduce.
  • Fish buckets, fish slices, fillet knives, and scaling knives for fish handling and processing.
  • Configurable client HUD placement for the reeling overlay.
  • Cross-loader support for Fabric and Forge on Minecraft 1.20.1.

Requirements

Fabric

  • Minecraft 1.20.1
  • Java 17
  • Fabric Loader 0.16.9+
  • Fabric API

Forge

  • Minecraft 1.20.1
  • Java 17
  • Forge 47.2.30+

Optional Integration

  • YetAnotherConfigLib 3.6.6+1.20.1 for the client config screen.

Credits

  • TheAwesomeGem for the original mod that inspired this revival.
  • SeniorS for the 1.20.1 multiloader revival.

Support

Found a bug, balance issue, or compatibility problem? Open an issue on GitHub or join the Discord.

FAQ

How to install Fishing Evolved?

Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Fishing Evolved for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.

Which Minecraft versions does Fishing Evolved support?

Fishing Evolved has builds for Minecraft 1.20.1.

Is Fishing Evolved needed on the server?

Needed in the game and on the server

License and source
MIT Licensefree to use and share with credit to the author
Original — Modrinth↗Files unchanged, verified with SHA-512Is this your mod? For rights holders

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