Fish Anywhere
Fishing in Minecraft has always come with one stubborn rule: your bobber needs open water. The moment you build an indoor pond, a lava farm, or a custom modded liquid pool, the game refuses to cooperate. Fish Anywhere removes that restriction entirely, letting you cast your line into practically any block or fluid you can think of. It is a small change on paper, but once you try it, going back feels impossible.
What Fish Anywhere Actually Does
At its core, this add-on changes the way the game checks whether a fishing bobber is valid. Vanilla Minecraft requires a water block with specific conditions, including air above it and a clear path to the surface. Fish Anywhere bypasses those checks, so your bobber can land in a single water source block tucked behind a wall, a cauldron, or even a pool of modded liquid from another modpack.
The result is a fishing system that respects your creativity instead of fighting it. Build a compact indoor fishery, drop a line into a decorative fountain, or automate fishing in a machine-driven liquid setup. If a block can hold a fluid, chances are you can fish in it.
Why Players Love It
- Indoor fishing rooms become fully functional, no giant open-air pools required.
- Modded liquids from tech and magic mods can support fishing, opening up new automation designs.
- Compact builds stay compact, which matters on servers with limited space.
- It plays nicely with existing fishing loot tables, so your rewards stay balanced.
- Great for map makers who want fishing mechanics in unusual environments.
Redstone engineers get the most mileage here. A single source block with a hopper underneath is enough to build a fully automatic fish farm, and you no longer need to carve out a massive water chamber to make it work. If you enjoy tinkering with modded liquids, this add-on quietly unlocks possibilities that vanilla simply blocks.
Supported Versions and Loaders
Minecraft Java Edition
Fish Anywhere is built for the Java Edition of Minecraft and is distributed as a Fabric mod. It targets modern releases, with builds available for Minecraft 1.20 and 1.21 families, including 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21, and 1.21.1. Because it is a lightweight Fabric mod, it works alongside most other Fabric add-ons without conflicts, and it does not require Fabric API in every build, though keeping the API installed is always a safe habit.
Loader and Dependency Notes
Fabric is the primary loader, so you will need a Fabric profile set up before anything else. If you run a mixed modpack, double-check that your other fishing-related mods do not overwrite the same vanilla classes. In most cases, load order does not matter, but placing Fish Anywhere near the top of your mod list avoids surprises.
How to Install Fish Anywhere
Getting started takes only a few minutes. Follow these steps and you will be fishing in strange places before you know it.
- Install the Fabric loader for your exact Minecraft version.
- Place the Fabric API jar into your mods folder if your build requires it.
- Download Fish Anywhere from a trusted source and drop the jar into the same mods folder.
- Launch the game using your Fabric profile and confirm the mod appears in the mod list.
- Load a world, right-click with a fishing rod, and test it against any fluid block.
If you prefer a smoother route, the foxygame.net launcher handles the boring parts for you: it detects your installed Minecraft version, matches it against the Fish Anywhere builds in its catalog, and installs the correct jar with a single click, so you never have to hunt down the right file manually.
Tips for Getting the Most Out of It
Once installed, experiment with placement. A single water block surrounded by solid walls still counts, which means you can hide your fishery inside a mountain or under a floor. Combine it with an enchantment like Luck of the Sea and you have a compact, high-yield setup that fits in a corner of your base.
Map makers should also note that custom liquids from other mods behave differently depending on how those fluids are registered. Some will work instantly, while others may need a quick config tweak. Testing in a creative world first saves time later.
Final Thoughts
Fish Anywhere is one of those quality-of-life add-ons that quietly reshapes how you build. It removes an arbitrary limitation, supports modded liquids, and keeps fishing rewarding without breaking balance. Whether you are automating a fish farm or decorating a cozy indoor pond, this mod makes the experience feel natural. Grab it for your Fabric setup, and your next cast can land just about anywhere.