# Russian Fishing 4 Patchnotes 20.08.2026

- Product: Russian Fishing 4 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/russian-fishing-4)
- Vendor: FishSoft LLC
- Date: 2026-08-20
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/766570/view/703277221211537516
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/russian-fishing-4/releases/2026-08-20-patchnotes-20.08.2026

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- **changed** — Improved models of Arctic Char, Ide, Burbot, Atlantic Salmon, and Blue Bream fish species
- **added** — Add new setting "Caught Fish Screen Hotkeys" to game settings, enabled by default
- **changed** — Change automatic crafting recipe filling to select fish with lowest weight first from keepnet
- **changed** — Make additional adjustments to game world for increased gameplay realism in Winding Rivulet, Sura River, Belaya River, Copper Lake, and Norwegian Sea
- **changed** — Improve effectiveness of spin fishing with additional adjustments
- **fixed** — Fix reel mechanism gear ratio parameters not applying until game restart when replacing with different gear ratio
- **fixed** — Fix inability to pick up rod placed in rod holder on boat in some cases
- **changed** — Reset game world for all water bodies, causing fish to change habitats and preferences for bait and lures

- The models of the following fish species have been improved: Arctic Char, Ide, Burbot, Atlantic Salmon, and Blue Bream.

- A new setting, “Caught Fish Screen Hotkeys,” has been added to the game settings. Hotkeys are enabled by default.

- When automatically filling crafting recipes from the keepnet, the fish with the lowest weight is now selected first.

- Additional adjustments have been made to the game world to increase gameplay realism in the following locations: Winding Rivulet, Sura River, Belaya River, Copper Lake, and Norwegian Sea.

- Spin fishing has received additional adjustments aimed at improving its effectiveness.

- Fixed: When replacing a reel mechanism with one featuring a different gear ratio, the new gear ratio parameters were only applied after restarting the game.

- Fixed: In some cases, it was impossible to pick up a rod placed in a rod holder on a boat.

- The game world has been reset for all water bodies. Fish may change their habitats and preferences for bait and lures.