Where to Find Fishing Rod in Minecraft
Cast into water to catch fish, treasure, and junk. Can also hook entities and pull them toward you.
Fishing Rod at a glance
Looking for Fishing Rod? It is a crafted item in the Tools category of Minecraft, and the place it appears plus the 4 methods below are everything this site knows about getting one. The short answer: to get Fishing Rod you craft it from 3 Sticks and 2 String, in All Overworld biomes with water. Very easy is the verdict on Fishing Rod, 1 out of 5: it is one of the first things a new survival world can supply, needing no special gear or travel. Since a Crafting Table turns out Fishing Rod on demand, the work here is gathering rather than exploring, and the sections below cover each ingredient, where it comes from and when it is worth the trip.
Primary Location
All Overworld biomes with water
Difficulty
Very Easy (1/5)
Version Added
1.0
Stack Size
1
Durability
64
Where to Find Fishing Rod
Fishing Rod is associated with All Overworld biomes with water, and that is the whole map for Fishing Rod. 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.
Biomes & Dimensions
- All Overworld biomes with water
Best Way to Get Fishing Rod
Stick and String on a Crafting Table makes Fishing Rod, and repeating that beats any search, because the 2 ingredients are renewable and so is Fishing Rod. Before you can craft Fishing Rod, gather what goes into it: 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 Fishing Rod comes off a mob, the Looting enchantment on your sword raises both the chance and the number that drop, and building or finding a spawn area of your own turns it into a renewable supply rather than a one-off kill. Fishing Rod never stacks, which is what makes a shulker box worth carrying on the trip: 27 slots, 27 of them, nothing doubled up, and no sorting to do when you get home. Since the original 1.0 release the game has kept Fishing Rod as it is, which is why this guide holds on every current server without a version footnote.
All Methods
- 1Craft using 3 Sticks and 2 String
- 2Obtained as treasure loot from fishing
- 3Dropped by Drowned mobs (rare)
- 4Found in Underwater Ruins chests
Crafting recipe for Fishing Rod
Fishing RodCrafting TableStation: Crafting Table
Tips for Finding Fishing Rod
- 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
- Rain increases fish bite rate by about 20%
- Luck of the Sea enchantment increases treasure catch rate
More notes on Fishing Rod
Can hook entities and reel them in. Durability decreases when catching items or hooking entities.
Enchantments for Fishing Rod
Fishing Rod elsewhere on Astroworld
Items and guides next to Fishing Rod
Players hunting for Fishing Rod often look for Lead, Shears, Saddle, and Name Tag as well, since those share a location or a recipe with Fishing Rod. The Fishing Rod item page carries the full stats and the crafting grid.
View the Fishing Rod item pageGetting Fishing Rod in practice
A fishing rod is three sticks and two string, and it is the cheapest way into treasure loot: enchanted books, name tags and even the Otherside disc all come out of the water. Luck of the Sea and Lure change the odds and the speed enough to be worth an enchant early.
What to watch out for with Fishing Rod
Fishing rods break down after sixty four casts, but Unbreaking and Mending together make one last indefinitely. Luck of the Sea and Lure change what comes up, and an enchanted rod is one of the few reliable sources of enchanted books for a player without a good librarian.
Frequently asked questions about Fishing Rod
Where do you find Fishing Rod in Minecraft?
Fishing Rod is found in All Overworld biomes with water. Craft using 3 Sticks and 2 String.
What is the best way to get Fishing Rod?
Craft Fishing Rod from Stick and String at a Crafting Table; every other route to Fishing Rod depends on where you are standing.
Can you craft Fishing Rod?
Yes. Fishing Rod is crafted at a Crafting Table using Stick and String.
How hard is it to find Fishing Rod?
Finding Fishing Rod is rated very easy (1 out of 5): it is one of the first things a new survival world can supply, needing no special gear or travel.
Does Looting increase Fishing Rod drops?
Yes. Because Fishing Rod is a mob drop, using a sword enchanted with Looting raises the chance and quantity dropped, making a dedicated farm the most efficient long-term source.
When was Fishing Rod added to Minecraft?
Fishing Rod was added in the original 1.0 release.