Stardew Fishing Wiki & Guide

Craft or obtain a fishing rod and cast it into water like normal; the Stardew-style minigame triggers when something bites. You'll see a bar with a moving fish icon and a controllable green zone — keep the fish inside the zone until the progress bar fills.

When a fish bites, a vertical bar appears with your bobber as a green zone you move up and down, and a fish icon that darts around. Keep the fish overlapping your green zone to fill the catch meter; if the fish escapes the zone too long, the meter drains and the fish gets away.

The most common mistake is chasing the fish too aggressively — small, smooth adjustments keep it in the zone better than jerky movements. Some fish are intentionally erratic, so a Trap Bobber or Cork Bobber can make the zone more forgiving.

Each bobber changes the minigame or your catch: Trap Bobber slows the meter drain when the fish escapes, Cork Bobber enlarges your green zone, Treasure Bobber improves treasure chest odds, Sonar Bobber reveals what's on the hook before you reel, and Quality Bobber boosts the quality of what you catch.

Bobbers are equipped on the rod rather than used from your hand — check the rod's slot or the mod's bobber-attachment interaction. Only one bobber applies at a time, so pick the one that matches what you're fishing for.

Rare species typically require specific conditions — particular biomes, times of day, weather, or depth — and often put up a harder minigame fight. Check each fish's page for its spawn conditions, and bring a bobber that helps with difficult catches.

The Pokémon is one of the mod's catchable fish and appears under specific conditions rather than everywhere. Treat it like the other rare species: match its biome, time, and weather requirements, then be ready for a tough minigame.

Place the Fish Display and interact with it while holding a caught fish to mount it. It lets you show off your best catches as decoration instead of leaving them in a chest.

Yes — several species only bite during rain, at night, or in specific weather, similar to Stardew Valley. If a fish isn't showing up, try changing the time of day or waiting for rain.

It's designed to add its own fish and minigame on top of vanilla fishing, so other fishing mods may conflict if they override the same rod or loot behavior. On servers, the mod generally needs to be installed on both client and server for the minigame to work correctly.