About Pond Cast
Pond Cast is a short, relaxed browser fishing game. Stand on the dock, hold the mouse (or your finger) to charge a cast, wait for a bite, hook the fish, then use line tension to wear it down without snapping the line. Every new species is added to your field guide, which is saved in your browser. No download, no account, nothing is sent over the network.
Controls
- Click or tap and hold (or hold Space): charge the cast, release to throw. Move the pointer left or right to aim.
- Click, tap or Space when the bobber dips: hook the fish. Missing the window lets it go.
- Hold to reel, release to let line out: reeling raises tension and pulls the fish in; releasing lets line out and lowers tension. Too much tension snaps the line; too little for too long lets the fish escape.
- Tab: field guide. Esc: pause.
- The creel has 8 slots. Keep a fish or release it from the catch card; click a creel slot to release that fish.
Fish species
| Species | Length | Weight | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Minnow | 6–14 cm | 0.00–0.03 kg | Common |
| Pond Perch | 14–32 cm | 0.04–0.46 kg | Common |
| Speckled Trout | 22–55 cm | 0.11–1.75 kg | Uncommon |
| Golden Carp | 35–80 cm | 0.69–8.19 kg | Uncommon |
| Ember Koi | 30–70 cm | 0.40–5.14 kg | Rare |
| Marsh Pike | 45–110 cm | 0.77–11.31 kg | Rare |
| Moon Catfish | 50–130 cm | 1.13–19.77 kg | Rare |
A catch in the top 5% of its species' length range gets the “A rare size!” tag. Larger fish live farther from the dock, so long casts find bigger species.
Independent browser game, not affiliated with any commercial game. All art is generated in code.