Immersive Fishing
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Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #129 of 179 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
INTRODUCTION
This mod will bring a little immersion when fishing with the CC content.
The fishing rod is actually placed on the hands of your character and not just floating around. When a fish or object is caught, your character will pose with the prize, instead of that janky "fanfare" screen. Adds new animations for Casting the rod, Idling and Catching the fish/object.
REQUIREMENTS
- Simple Fishing Overhaul
- Open Animation Replacer
- Immersive Equipment Displays
MOD PREVIEW
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COMPATIBILITY
This mod changes the ccbgssse001_fishingsystemscript script. It incorporates changes from the following mods:
- Simple Fishing Overhaul
- Fancy Fishing
- Fishing Preview
- Proper Mod-Added Torch Support
- Completionist NG
- Line and Lure - Fishing Perks
- Inconsequential Incantations - Minor Immersive Spells: For the Bound Fishing Rod spell.
- Fishing Extension Framework
- Firmament
- Real Tutorial Prompts
So, just place it after all the mods that change this script in one way or another. A new save is recommended, but if you want to try on an existing save, just make sure to stay as far away as possible from fishing (after installing you can fish as you like).
This means that you don't need to install all the mods above, but if you want to use one, two, three or all the mods together, just load this mod after everything.
In the Fomod (installer options) there are also some patches for Fishing Extension Framework (to make Line and Lure - Fishing Perks and Fish Anywhere with Water work together). They're OPTIONAL and you only need them if using FEF (and one of the other mods above). Take a look at the Patches section when installing.
Q: Dynamic Animation Replacer?
A: I'm sorry, it won't work with DAR.
Q: Why use Simple Fishing Overhaul as a requirement?
A: It's a great mod and already adds all that's needed for this mod to work. Plus I don't need to create a new .esp just for this.
Q: Rod height?
A: With the power of Immersive Equipment Displays, the fishing rod is placed on your character's hand, so you don't need to worry about rod height or race changes anymore. It still might float a bit depending on the animation, as I couldn't time the fishing ro
Immersive Fishing enhances Skyrim's Creation Club fishing content with new third-person animations for casting, idling, and catching, plus a visible fishing rod via Immersive Equipment Displays. Built on Open Animation Replacer, it adds immersion for players who want more lifelike fishing. With 1,898 endorsements and 1.3M downloads, it's a popular, well-received immersion mod.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 1.3M downloads and 1,898 endorsements
- Turns boring CC fishing into something you'll actually want to watch
- Simple dependency setup—just OAR and IED, both standard for animation mods
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects third-person—first-person fishers get nothing
- Requires two mods (OAR and IED) that you might not already have
- No custom animations for first-person or other fishing actions like reeling
For Skyrim players who use third-person and want fishing to feel more alive. If you're a first-person purist or don't care about animation polish, skip it. Also great for immersion-focused load orders that already use OAR and IED.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Open Animation Replacer and Immersive Equipment Displays installed and enabled before adding this mod.
- If you use a mod manager, let it handle the file placement—manual installs can break OAR's animation folder structure.
- Test fishing in third-person after install; if animations don't play, check that OAR is up to date and the mod's files are loaded after the CC content.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- GiraPomba
- Version
- 1.5.1
- Downloads
- 1,309,880
- Endorsements
- 1,898
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 3/28/2024
- Updated
- 6/18/2026
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