Starcatcher
Modby wdiscute
A fishing mod with lots of fishes and secrets!
Downloads
834,088
Type
Mod
CurseForge ID
1357603
Last Updated
Apr 9, 2026
Description
Starcatcher adds a new skill-based fishing mini-game, lots of secrets, trophies, tournaments and more! ðĢ
There are 100+ new fishes ready for you to catch and record in your catalogue
Every fish is unique and restricted by Biome, Weather, Daytime, Fluid, Dimension and more!
Starcatcher features a fully in-game guide which will serve as a handy companion throughout your fish catching journey! It will guide you through hooks, bobbers, baits, treasures, trophies and many secrets!

Starcatcher has a lot of features waiting for you! ð ð
- ðĢ Hooks, Bobbers, and Baits for your rod
- ðĄ Size and Weight unique per fish
- ð Trophies to reward your progression
- ðĩïļââïļ Secrets left for you to find
- ðĶ Unique fish descriptions for your collection to come alive
- ð Per-fish statistics for your own record
- ð§ Built-in Compatibility with several mods
- ðĶ Fish Models for your aquarium needs (not all of them have a model yet!)
- ðĢ Fishable Entities to fish live fish
- âĻ Fishing Rod & Tackle Skins to show off how cool you are
- ð Fishing Tournaments to challenge your friends
Coming soon:
- ðĢ Farmer's Delight add-on coming very soon!
- â Custom multiblock Aquariums (coming in v2.3)
- ð Player written Message-in-a-bottles for your friends to find (coming in v2.3)
- ð Tackle Box, Selling Bin & Fish Bag for your fish storage needs (coming in v2.3)
- ðŋ Display block for your catalogue and fishes! (coming in v2.3)
- ðĨĩ Difficulty rework to add more unique challenges to special fishes! (coming in v2.3)
- ð Bring Space & Stars back to Starcatcher! (coming in v2.4?)
- ð Unique per-fish uses and characteristics (v2.4?)
- ðĩïļââïļ Even More Secrets (coming every update)
- â Even more Mod Compatibility
The discord has preview development versions containing some of the upcoming features! Link at the bottom ð

Will you fill out your collection? ð Some of these catches are harder than they appear!

Tournaments!
Do you consider yourself the best fisherman in all of the overworld? Why not put it to the test against your friends with the built-in tournament system? ð


Compatibility!
Starcatcher features compatibility with many fish-related mods
Farmer's Delight ðĢ
There is an farmer's delight addon available for all your fish cooking needs! Go check it out!

(Only available for neo 1.21.1 as it's still in development!)
Extra Fishes
Fishes (and more) from these mods are automatically added as catchable entries, with the corresponding entity & bucketed fish version (when available)
- Tide ð
- Aquaculture 2 ð
- Nether Depths Upgrade ðĶī
- Fish of Thieves ðĶ
- TerraFirmaCraft fishes ð
- Sully's Mod ð§ââïļ
- Upgrade Aquatic ðĶ
- Environmental ðģ
- Collector's Reap ðĶ
- Miner's Delight â
- Alex's Caves ðŧ
- Critters and Companions ð
- Aquamirae ð
- Hybrid Aquatic ð
- Fintastic ðââïļ
- Spawn ðđ
- Unusual Fish Mod ðĄ
Seasons
If any are installed, fishes will be limited by season
- ðļ Serene Seasons ðļ
- ð Ecliptic Seasons ð
- â TerraFirmaCraft â
Fishing Real
If Fishing Real is installed, completing the minigame will fish up the live fish! (Similar to the built-in behavior with the Almighty Worm)
EMI
EMI is the recommended recipe viewer mod as it has built-in integration with starcatcher's recipes and fish entries!
For Modpack Developers & Modders
- There are a lot of built-in configs available, both for client and server, make sure you check all of them if you're looking to customize the overall experience for a modpack!
- All the mods above have their fishes (and extra marine creatures) added as fishable entries to Starcatcher.
- If the mod also provides baits, that mod's fishes will be attracted to the respective mods bait.
- If the mod adds fishing rods (such as Aquaculture & Tide), they are not and will not be overridden by Starcatcher. You must use a Starcatcher rod, unless the mod's author has added compatibility on their side with Starcatcher's fishing minigame.
Each fish and trophy is fully customizable through datapacks, perfect for modpacks looking to further customize the fishing experience! Reach out to me on discord and I'll be happy to help.
Check the wiki (wip) page on how to add your custom fish or trophy json with your restrictions, starcatcher will handle everything else.
Credits
There have been a lot of different artists who were either comissioned or donated their time out of their own will to contribuite to the mod! Here you'll find everyone who has contribuited to the mod's development ð
The Main Starcatcher's Fishing Rod Asset was acquired under a custom license which [can be found here.](https://github.com/wdiscute/starcatcher/blob/Last-Published-Version-(neo)/Starcatcher Rod License.pdf)
ðļ Join the discord! ðļ https://discord.gg/tCs89QTuzn
- made by wd with lots of love
Screenshots
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