Where to Find Fishing Rod in Minecraft

Fishing Rod is associated with All Overworld biomes with water. String is dropped by Spiders (night spawns) and found in Mineshaft cobwebs. Fish in open water (5x5x5 area of water blocks) for the best loot tables. In total, Fishing Rod can reach your inventory through collecting it as a mob drop, looting it from generated structure chests, and reeling it in as fishing treasure, so you can pick whichever path your current world makes easiest.

The most reliable way to get Fishing Rod is to craft it at a Crafting Table from Stick and String, because crafting is repeatable and does not depend on luck. Before you can craft it, gather the ingredients: Stick (crafted from two planks) and String (kill spiders, or break cobwebs in mineshafts). Rain increases fish bite rate by about 20%. Luck of the Sea enchantment increases treasure catch rate. Since this comes from a mob, the Looting enchantment on your sword raises the drop rate, and building or finding a dedicated spawn area turns a one-off kill into a renewable farm. Remember that Fishing Rod does not stack, so each one you gather takes a full inventory slot — bring a chest or shulker box if you plan to collect several. Fishing Rod has been in the game since the original 1.0 release, so it behaves the same on every up-to-date world and server.

Players hunting for Fishing Rod often look for Lead, Shears, Saddle, and Name Tag as well, since they share locations, recipes, or a progression path. For full stats and the crafting grid, the dedicated Fishing Rod item page has the complete breakdown.