About this mod
Shows a preview of the fish species while you are catching it!
Fish species you have caught before will show the preview; uncaught fish species show as "???" (configurable). Also works in other languages and with mods that add new fish.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
Was that an octopus? It got away... we'll never know....
This mod works during the fishing minigame to show a preview image of the fish you are currently catching. Fish species you have caught before will show the preview; uncaught fish species show as "???" (configurable). Also works in other languages and with mods that add new fish.

COMPATIBILITY
- Stardew Valley v1.4 or later;
- Linux, Mac and Windows;
- Partially compatible on Android (some config options do not work);
- Single-player and multiplayer (works for any player who has it installed).
- Compatible with new fish added by SVE and More New Fish (and probably other mods too).
- Works in all officially-supported languages.
INSTALLATION
- Install the latest version of SMAPI.
- Download this mod from the link in the header above.
- Unzip the mod and place the
FishPreview
folder inside yourMods
folder. - Run the game using SMAPI.
CONFIG OPTIONS
After running SMAPI with Fish Preview installed, a
config.json
file will be created. Open it in any text editor to change your settings:FishDisplayPosition: Choose where you want the preview to appear (see image below).
- Options:
Top
,UpperLeft
,UpperRight
,LowerLeft
,LowerRight
,Bottom
true
.ShowUncaughtFishSpecies: Show preview for all fish species, even ones you have never caught. Default is
false
.AlwaysShowLegendaryFish: Show preview for legendary fish. Default is
false
.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- Much gratitude to ConcernedApe and Pathoschild!
- Thanks to those who provided help and support in the Stardew Valley Discord #making-mods channel.
SEE ALSO
- Source code on GitHub
- Check out my other mods!
Tiny reminder: endorse the mod if you like it. It means more people will see it, and it makes the author happy. :)