River Fishing Mod (26.2, 1.20.1) – Build Custom Rods and Catch 66 Unique Fish

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.

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:

1. Dig dirt, grass, or sand with a Shovel to find worms for bait.
2. Craft a Stick Rod using three sticks in a diagonal line.
3. Make hooks from iron nuggets and craft a basic fishing line from a ring of string.
4. Hold your rod, sneak, and right-click to open the assembly menu.
5. Add your line to the rod, then attach your hook and bait.
6. Cast your line into the water and wait for the right conditions to get a bite.

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Requirements:

NeoForge RequiredFabric Loader RequiredFabric API RequiredMinecraft Forge Required

Architectury API Required

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