Game Design: Taxonomy of Fishing Mini-games

https://www.davideaversa.it/blog/game-design-taxonomy-fishing-mini-games/

fishing cross-game analysis

A discussion of the emotional goals of fishing games, and a taxonomy that breaks fishing games into three aspects: approach, bite, and catch; with a look at how each of these affect the player experience, and options (such as button-mashing vs. instant catch) and their trade-offs.