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The Halloween update for Minecraft added an actual function for fishing rods; you can actually catch fish with them now! To do so, you right click and you cast the line.

Can fish be caught in all water tiles, or must they be a certain depth, certain number of tiles together, etc?

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Fish can be caught in any body of water. Unlike pigs, cows, or chickens, fish don't exist until they're caught, so it doesn't matter where your water is.

You do need a minimum size body of water so that the lure doesn't get stuck on a block -- as long as the bobber is free-floating, you should be good. I've actually managed to cast into water falling from a "spring" block, have the bobber travel up to the top of the falling water, and then catch a fish.

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does that mean we can take a bucket of water with us, make a basin, and start fishing whereever we want? – alexanderpas Nov 2 '10 at 1:43
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according to the wiki, yes. I'm trying to verify this for myself. Okay. Just verified it. You do need a minimum size body of water (so that the lure doesn't get stuck on a block -- make sure your pool is at least 2 deep, 2x2 to be safe) – Raven Dreamer♦ Nov 2 '10 at 1:58
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edit your answer accordingly, then :) – badp♦ Nov 2 '10 at 18:31
Notch has said that there will be fish mobs in the future, so this will probably stop working. (Note that the fishing rod can already be used to grab other mobs.) – Kevin Reid Jan 2 '11 at 15:33
You actually don't need a minimum size. I've caught fish in a single block of water. It just takes practice aiming it right. :P – John the Green Feb 6 '12 at 18:49

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