Fisherman
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{
"title": "Fisherman",
"rows": [
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"label": "(link to Workstation article, displayed as Workstation)"
},
{
"field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
"label": "Buys"
},
{
"field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
"label": "Sells"
}
],
"invimages": [],
"images": [
"Plains Fisherman.png",
"Desert Fisherman.png",
"Savanna Fisherman.png",
"Taiga Fisherman.png",
"Snowy Fisherman.png",
"Jungle Fisherman.png",
"Swamp Fisherman.png"
]
}
A fisherman is a villager who sells fishing items and campfires. Fishermen wear fisher hats and have a blue fish as well as a net on their trousers secured with a strap.
Spawning
An unemployed villager turns into an fisherman when an unclaimed barrel is nearby.
Natural generation
The workstation of fishermen, the barrel, generates in fisherman houses in villages.
Drops
In Java Edition, a fisherman can drop various items by throwing them as a gift towards a nearby player with the Hero of the Village effect. The gift is randomly selected from the following list:
Trading
 Fisherman | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | Villager wants | Player receives | Trades in stock | Villager experience | Price multiplier | |
| Probability | Probability | Slot | ||||||
 Novice | 50% | 50% | 1 | 20 ×  String |  Emerald | 16 | 2 | 0.05 |
| 50% | 50% | 10 ×  Coal | Emerald | 16 | 2 | 0.05 | ||
| 50% | 50% | 2 | 3 × Emerald |  Bucket of Cod | 16 | 1 | 0.05 | |
| 50% | 50% | 6 ×  Raw Cod+ Emerald | 6 ×  Cooked Cod | 16 | 1 | 0.05 | ||
 Apprentice | 67% | 100% | 3 | 15 × Raw Cod | Emerald | 16 | 10 | 0.05 |
| 67% | 50% | 4 | 2 × Emerald |  Campfire | 12 | 5 | 0.05 | |
| 67% | 50% | 6 ×  Raw Salmon+ Emerald | 6 ×  Cooked Salmon | 16 | 5 | 0.05 | ||
 Journeyman | 100% | 100% | 5 | 13 × Raw Salmon | Emerald | 16 | 20 | 0.05 |
| 100% | 100% | 6 | 8–22 × Emerald[t 1] |  Enchanted Fishing Rod[t 1] | 3 | 10 | 0.2 | |
 Expert | 100% | 100% | 7 | 6 ×  Tropical Fish | Emerald | 12 | 30 | 0.05 |
 Master | 100% | 100% | 8 | 4 ×  Pufferfish | Emerald | 12 | 30 | 0.05 |
| 100% | 100% | 9 |  Boat[t 2] | Emerald | 12 | 30 | 0.05 | |
- ↑ a b Enchanted with a random experience cost in range 5–19, equivalent to the middle slot of an enchanting table with 13 bookshelves. The price is 3 plus the experience cost in emeralds.
- ↑ The wanted boat's material varies by biome.
Desert
Jungle
Plains
Savanna
Snowy
Swamp
Taiga
Jungle
Jungle
Oak
Acacia
Spruce
Dark Oak
Spruce
Sounds
Java Edition
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Fisherman works | Friendly Mobs | Randomly while a fisherman is working | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | 16 | |
Bedrock Edition
| Sounds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| Barrel opens | Blocks | Randomly while a fisherman is working | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Data values
Fishermen have the data value minecraft:fisherman in Java Edition.
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Added fishermen as a career of the "Farmer" profession. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w50a | Fishermen have been split from farmers and are now their own profession. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Added fishermen as a career of the "Farmer" profession.[verify] | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 Experiment | beta 1.10.0.3 | Fishermen have been split from farmers and are now their own profession. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | 1.0.1 | Added fishermen as a career of the "Farmer" profession. |
| 1.91 | Fishermen have been split from farmers and are now their own profession. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Fisherman" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Renders
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Lying plains fisherman -
Lying desert fisherman -
Lying savanna fisherman -
Lying taiga fisherman -
Lying snowy fisherman -
Lying jungle fisherman -
Lying swamp fisherman
Textures
-
Fisherman overlay
.png)
In other media
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Jungle fisherman -
A jungle fisherman mumbling -
A tiny fisherman as they appear in 2023 Mob Vote Event. -
A poisonous potato fisherman featured in Java Edition 24w14potato.
.png)
Navigation
Sources
- Fisherman — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3680360.