What Is The Best Place to Fish in Minecraft? [Answered]

What is the Best Location to Fish in Minecraft?

When you're trying to fish in Minecraft, the absolute best location would be in open water. Open water is a place that consists only of water in a 5x4x5 area which has the chance of giving you treasure loot! This means that where you'll be fishing on each side of the fishing rod bobber there needs to be around 3 blocks of free space.

I've personally tested this out by fishing in oceans, rivers, and a self-made little lake. And I got treasure loot in each one, though the ocean was more consistent! So the best place to fish would be in an ocean near your base out in the open where the sun and clouds can oversee it. 

If you're trying to fish underground or in a self-made water hole that has blocks from above obscuring it, then the time waiting to catch fish will increase no matter what kind of fishing rods you're using. You'll be stuck trying to only catch fish, so keep in mind to leave some free space from above the water hole.  

But if you're only after catching fish and not treasure loot, then making a small hole is enough. You can catch fish by making an AFK fish farm as well which will automize your whole process. But you'll need a good fishing rod as well that will endure the AFK fishing farm! 

What is the Best Biome for Fishing in Minecraft?

The best biomes you can currently fish in are the jungle biomes. You'll be able to get all the fish and junk items from other bodies of water but with the addition of bamboo. However, what changes in the jungle biomes is the drop rate percentages of catching fish and junk items.  

In the jungle biomes depending on the Minecraft edition, the drop rates for fish and junk items drop only by a bit, especially if you have the Luck of the Sea enchantment. That percentage drop isn't very much when you're trying to catch fish, though it won't go lower for treasure loot meaning it will be a bit easier to get it! 

Since there are lots of items you can get from fishing in Minecraft, even a little change in percentages can help toward catching treasure loot, albeit the drop rate will remain the same for tropical fish. But besides the jungle biomes, there's one more factor that plays into role in picking a spot to catch fish!

Is it Better to Fish in the Rain in Minecraft?

It's definitely better to fish in the rain in Minecraft since the time waiting to catch fish is reduced by a quarter! In the desert, savanna, and colder biomes there is no rain, so definitely avoid them when picking your fishing spot.

Sometimes it's better to fish faster with a good fishing rod than to only look toward catching treasure loot. With the rain covering your fishing line alongside a fishing rod that has the Lure III enchantment will significantly decrease your waiting time. So keep in mind to get the Lure enchantment so you can start catching fish faster.

And that wraps it up for how you should pick the best place for fishing in Minecraft. Ideally, you'll want to look for open water or an ocean around the jungle biomes where it can rain as well. However, consider crafting lots of fishing rods because this Minecraft fishing guide for finding a location works best for getting good loot over longer periods of time!