--- ../src-base/minecraft/net/minecraft/item/ItemFishingRod.java
+++ ../src-work/minecraft/net/minecraft/item/ItemFishingRod.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerFishEvent; // CraftBukkit
+
 public class ItemFishingRod extends Item
 {
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
@@ -44,11 +46,22 @@
         }
         else
         {
+            // CraftBukkit start
+            EntityFishHook hook = new EntityFishHook(p_77659_2_, p_77659_3_);
+            PlayerFishEvent playerFishEvent = new PlayerFishEvent((org.bukkit.entity.Player) p_77659_3_.getBukkitEntity(), null, (org.bukkit.entity.Fish) hook.getBukkitEntity(), PlayerFishEvent.State.FISHING);
+            p_77659_2_.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(playerFishEvent);
+
+            if (playerFishEvent.isCancelled())
+            {
+                return p_77659_1_;
+            }
+
+            // CraftBukkit end
             p_77659_2_.playSoundAtEntity(p_77659_3_, "random.bow", 0.5F, 0.4F / (itemRand.nextFloat() * 0.4F + 0.8F));
 
             if (!p_77659_2_.isRemote)
             {
-                p_77659_2_.spawnEntityInWorld(new EntityFishHook(p_77659_2_, p_77659_3_));
+                p_77659_2_.spawnEntityInWorld(hook); // CraftBukkit - moved creation up
             }
 
             p_77659_3_.swingItem();