Why do so many people hate fishing?

[GarlicLover]

Fishing is one of my favourite things to do in Stardew. Often, at the end of a long day of foraging, mining, exploring, tending animals and what have you, an evening's fishing is one of my favourite ways to relax (both canonically for my farmer but also me, the player).

So with all that in mind, it's surprising to read how much other people hate fishing. I admit I'm not the best at it, and I often struggle to catch the rarest fish but I still enjoy it.

How do others feel? Do they hate fishing as much as I enjoy it? Am I an outlier? Or is it just an outspoken minority airing their frustration?

And if you do hate it, why is that?

 

[Cuddlebug]

Fishing is one of my favourite things to do in Stardew. Often, at the end of a long day of foraging, mining, exploring, tending animals and what have you, an evening's fishing is one of my favourite ways to relax (both canonically for my farmer but also me, the player).

So with all that in mind, it's surprising to read how much other people hate fishing. I admit I'm not the best at it, and I often struggle to catch the rarest fish but I still enjoy it.

How do others feel? Do they hate fishing as much as I enjoy it? Am I an outlier? Or is it just an outspoken minority airing their frustration?

Can't tell for the others, but I don't hate it anymore. I did for the first few saves, bc I didn't know really how to do it. But in my 3rd or maybe 4th save one of my kids saw me failing and said, why don't you click that way? and me so "No, don't tell me that this was all I had to do?!!?"
And since then, yeah... It's working quite well.

 

[Hedhogthe3rd]

I think a lot of people don’t like the minigame because it can be a little hard with some fish.

 

[WanderingWendaline]

I didn't hate it with a burning passion, but there was a time when I first started playing where I found it pretty difficult. I kept practicing though, and now it's basically the only thing I do when I play It's just the right amount of doing nothing and engagement for me, plus it's pretty profitable

 

[Lenora Rose]

I find it pretty relaxing, yeah. And I definitely am not the best.

 

[mare]

When I first tried fishing, I didn’t really understand how the minigame worked, so I found it pretty difficult and stopped fishing for a while.

I practiced little by little, and when I finally caught my first fish, I was SO happy!

Sometimes, when there’s a quest to catch five of a certain fish, I have trouble finding the fish I need, or I struggle to catch them, and I start thinking, “Ahhh, the time limit is running out!!”

I’m not particularly good at fishing, but I enjoy it! Especially when I catch a rare fish, it feels extra rewarding.

 

[Ih8Lewis4ever]

I tried fishing once, in 2021, and then I gave up. But then a few weeks ago I decided to give fishing a try. And it is hard. But not that hard.

 

[Nonak]

I don't love it, but it can be very much enjoyable, depends on my mood. Usually also my go-to activity when I don't know what to do with the rest of the day. Or the rest of the season, sometimes I fish for a week straight just because there's nothing urgent and I don't wanna think of what else to do.

Seems people just find it unnecessarily hard and some never try enough to figure it out. Then you can avoid it, possibly use mods that make it easier/remove the minigame altogether or, if you can't do the latter come here and request for that to be an in-game feature.