I can't believe no one is mentioning Pokémon Ranger in the comments! I assume this was part of the inspiration, and the way you executed that gameplay loop (pun intended) is spot-on! Each of the fish encounters felt unique and their individual mechanics were fun to engage with. The skills obtained throughout the playthrough were a nice touch as well. My only critique is that the audio seemed a bit unbalanced, with the music being especially quiet. That's just me being nitpicky though. This is a really great submission!