Big Fish
ModAdds more fish that cooks into better food.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- No release in 4 months−3 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
7 points lost20 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4 months ago (16 Jun 2026) 10 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 65% of the 995 popular NeoForge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.8 of the 92 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (9%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Mindoth/bigfish 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Mindoth/bigfish 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.679,818 4 / 4Track record
1 point lost7 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.3 years, 39 releases 7 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
55.5 of the 64 points that apply = 87 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Big Fish expands vanilla fishing with nine new fish caught in different biomes, mainly oceans, with some found in caves and other waters. Its catch includes Dark Crab from Lush Caves, Mantaray from Warm Oceans, Shark from any ocean, Anglerfish from deep oceans, Monkfish, Swordfish, Lobster, Slimy Eel from swamps and Dripstone Caves, and Shrimps found outside oceans. The fish can be cooked like ordinary fish and traded with fisherman villagers; cooked fish restore differing amounts of hunger and saturation, with Dark Crab and Mantaray restoring 10 of each, while Anglerfish also grants a 90-second health boost. Shrimps can be eaten quickly, and Slimy Eel restores a random amount of hunger and saturation between 1 and 10. Higher luck makes better catches more likely, and datapacks can adjust the fishing loot tables, including to make all the fish available in every biome.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 18 items, 27 recipes and 1 loot table.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Mindoth
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 680K
- Created
- 15 Jul 2022
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.7 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and code history and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found18 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file6 code files read
Compatibility
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Related projects
Projects that need Big Fish to work.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 3 a month now, 5 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
120 modpacks include Big Fish in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Cottage Witch626K downloadslast version with it 22 May 2023
Infernal Origins609K downloadslast version with it 19 Jan 2024
Kinda Crazy Craft 2.0330K downloadslast version with it 26 Jul 2024
Elden Block43K downloadslast version with it 3 May 2023
[Alone on a Raft] Ocean Survival17K downloadslast version with it 30 Jul 2026
You Like Food?14K downloadslast version with it 8 Nov 2023
Waterworld - A Multiverse Adventure13K downloadslast version with it 17 May 2024
Au Naturel9.3K downloadslast version with it 14 Nov 2024
piratescraft9K downloadslast version with it 15 Jan 2025
Cardinal Discovery8.1K downloadslast version with it 2 Jun 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Big Fish. Share: how many of the modpacks with Big Fish also have that mod.
BlueprintAModin 60% of the modpacks with Big Fish
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 51% of the modpacks with Big Fish
Better Fps - Render DistanceBModin 48% of the modpacks with Big Fish
AquamiraeAModin 46% of the modpacks with Big Fish
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 45% of the modpacks with Big Fish
YUNG's Better Witch HutsAModin 43% of the modpacks with Big Fish
Towns and TowersBModin 43% of the modpacks with Big Fish
Nether's DelightCModin 42% of the modpacks with Big Fish
AttributeFixAModin 42% of the modpacks with Big Fish
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 41% of the modpacks with Big FishLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.