Top 12 best fishing games for Android phones and tablets

If you enjoy both fishing and travelling, you might enjoy Fishing Break. You board a boat and travel to unknown places around the world while catching fish ranging from common species to rarer types.

Each of the levels has a specific challenge attached to it, and upon completion, you can earn massive rewards. Overall, there are 22 spots and eight different worlds waiting to be explored. Besides that, you can compete for the top position in the global leaderboards by achieving the highest score.

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When it comes to Android fishing games, Let's Fish is arguably the best one out there. Unlike most games in this genre, it has seasonal features where you can change your environment by toggling the season buttons. It has summer, rainy and winter seasons with impressive graphics that look realistic. You'll have to upgrade your rods and lines, because they enable you to catch a small selection of fish in the beginning. Over time, you'll be able to wrestle with real monsters. Selection of lure is, obviously, very important as well, but you already knew that as any real fisherman does, right?

On top of that, it features 650+ fish species and over 60 photo-realistic locations to choose from.

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Monster Fishing mainly deals with humongous and scary fish that will make you run away. It is one of the best free games in the genre, as it doesn't ask you to spend a single buck to enjoy the content.

It is made for both experienced and novice players alike. There are sets of tutorials at the start of the game that will teach you how to fish and use the equipment properly. We have tested over 30 different spots and there is a huge selection of equipment that you can upgrade for free. That's a big bonus in our eyes.

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Fishing Baron is another great fishing simulator. The developers of this game tried to do it as detailed as possible, you will even have to choose if you want to move to the reservoir on foot, by bike, or by car, and it will take time, money, and energy, which affects the gameplay. That's what we really liked when we tested it. If you are a cold-blooded fisherman, you can earn extra money and buy a car or even a whole house. The fishing process is also complex and interesting. Moreover, there are different types of fishing rods, reels, and lures making it very diverse. Your success would even depend on the time of the day. So, if you were looking for a realistic fishing simulator, you actually found it.

Fishing Hook might seem easy to play, but it could be one of the toughest Android fishing games as it requires precision and aiming while catching a fish. In order to play the game properly, you will have to be well-versed with the rod mechanics.

Each achievement and ranking is stored in the database and can be showcased on your profile. Moreover, it has an offline playing feature, which is great news for those who have a weak internet connection or constantly travel.

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The next title on the list is a multiplayer fishing game that is definitely worth trying if you are looking for a realistic simulator. Fishing Planet has incredible graphics and pretty interesting gameplay. Fishing Planet features over 130 different fishes that you can catch.

Moreover, the complexity of fishing depends on many aspects, such as the season of the year, wind, water temperature, climate, etc. The multiplayer is full of various events and achievements. Compete with other players and catch the rarest fish!

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3DCARP is all about collecting a variety of fish species with minimal gear. The best part is you'll have to pay only once to get full access to all of the game's premium content. Numerous rewards can be collected by taking a photo of your achievements.

To make it more exciting, it has a wide range of customisable rigs that you can choose from depending on the species that are inside the river. Speaking of rivers and lakes, it has 13 and four of them, respectively.

If you want to discover the ocean in 3D, Ace Fishing will not disappoint you. You start the journey in Hanuma Bay and travel to the deep Amazon rivers. It has one-touch controls, which makes handling the rod a simpler task.

It has a Lure Crafting System that assigns you tasks and after completing them you get graded and your name could feature on the global leaderboards. It also adds a little adventure as you travel and explore every corner of Earth.

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Master Bass Angler is an action arcade where you face off against players from around the globe and unlock huge rewards and achievements. You don’t need to register for an account, either. Simply launch the game and you’re good to go against a random angler.

It promotes competitiveness by holding daily and weekly tournaments, and there are no joining or registration fees attached to them. If you want some handsome rewards and to test your skills, make sure you take part in these tourneys.

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You can catch hundreds of different fish species while sitting in some of the world's most gorgeous locations. Fishing Clash features daily live events, while also having random events at least once a week. Developers are still adding new fish every week, and not only that, they are usually releasing the gift codes for Fishing Clash every Wednesday. You can challenge your mates to a 1 on 1 contest, or play a battle royale mode that features up to 8 players at a time. It's a matter of acquiring points, you won't have to wack anyone, don't worry.

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World of Fishers occupies a special place among all fishing games for Android. Since it's an online experience, you can only play it with a stable internet connection. The locations of this simulator are scattered all over the world and are available not only as the fishing rank increases, but also under certain conditions (you need to have various kinds of boats, vehicles, etc.). The graphics is okay and the detail levels have really surprised us.

Ultimate Fishing Simulator deserves its place in the list of the best fishing games for Android. It is favourably distinguished from the rest by the process of catching fish. The 3D graphics of the simulator are on a decent level. Here you yourself will choose a place on the bank of a river where the fishing will start. As in many similar applications, changing weather and time of day will affect the activity of the fish.

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