Novels like The Carefree Fisherman
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Carefree Fisherman, best match first.
- 51 The Real Man of the Fishing World 钓鱼界真男人 Emperor He Qiang. “Xiao Qiang, if you dare go fishing tonight, don't even think about coming back, got it? Xiao Qiang, if I let you back inside tonight, you can call me your father! Get back here, now! Xiao Qiang, Xiao Qiang!” Li Qiang's girlfriend does everything she can to make him stay. But he shoulders his gear and sets out to fish without a second thought! By chance, he discovers the secret power of a palm-sized fishhook passed down through his family. And so begins his journey to turn his 16Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 52 Carefree Fisherman: The Entire Ocean Is My Pasture 逍遥渔夫：整个大海都是我的牧场 [Laid-Back Daily Life + One Heroine + Beachcombing + Fishing] (A slow start that gets better, so dive right in) Wang Hai, a young man who graduated in animal husbandry, uses the money he earned working odd jobs to return to the seaside town where he grew up and open a veterinary clinic. While fishing one day, he unexpectedly finds a treasured spirit fish pendant. From then on, he begins enjoying the tranquil life of a fisherman, beachcombing and fishing. An accident unexpectedly turns him into a 649Reads8.2Score10814d adds
- 53 Deep-Sea Fishing: Becoming the Overlord of the Seas with a System 赶海：靠系统成为海上霸主 The new book, From the Start, I Gained Insight by Helping an Elderly Man and Became a Local Overlord, is now available and verified. (Shore foraging + System + laid-back life) Ye Feng is the village troublemaker. One day, he unexpectedly gets the System everyone envies, and earns his first fortune with a bottle of mysterious potion! From then on, his life is like a cheat code. Era 1.0: With just a sand shovel, sea cucumbers, abalone, and blue crabs are his for the taking. Era 2.0: With a fishing 1.4kReads8.3Score10214d adds
- 54 An Unexpected Octopus Doppelganger While Gathering Seafood 赶海意外获得章鱼分身 (Laid-back story + offshore fishing + beachcombing + daily life + treasure hunting + doting dad) Ye Qing, an outsider, unexpectedly gains a clone of an unknown octopus species. From then on, the ocean floor holds no more secrets for him, and he enjoys an enviable life with his beloved daughter. Of course, he catches a whole lot of fish! A young man who has settled in a fishing village spreads his arms while holding a little girl and murmurs, “Forget it, I’m done pretending. I’ll come clean...” 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Peach Spring Fishing Village 桃源渔村 After Wang Ning's family suffers a sudden upheaval, his friends and relatives avoid him as if he were a plague. A matchmaker even tries to set him up as a sucker who'll raise another man's child. Then, by chance, he acquires an octopus monster. Using it to explore the ocean floor, catch rare fish, and search for underwater treasures and sunken shipwrecks, he rises to the pinnacle of life. 24Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 56 Others Pick Crabs at the Shore, but You Find Immortal Spells 别人赶海捡螃蟹，你赶海捡仙家法 [Collected a cat's-eye snail, increasing cultivation by one year] [Caught a wild yellow croaker, redeemable for one top-tier cultivation technique] [Successfully changed the water quality, earning a top-grade pill or immortal weapon] [Successfully built a fishery with a thriving ecosystem, allowing you to skip the tribulation stage entirely] “Thanks to the Supreme Lord Laozi for the rocket! Thanks to my big bro, the richest man in the world, for the plane! Everyone, follow my number-one fan, the 16Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 57 The Great Fishing Enterprise 钓鱼大业 After graduating from college, Wang Xiaoming got a job at a sales company. He thought he would live out his life like that, without any major ups or downs. But fate had other plans... Out of the blue, he got fired and started making a living by fishing. Brother Li became his guide on the road to becoming an angler, setting him on a completely different path in life. 90Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 58 I Only Know How to Fish, Yet I’m Absurdly Powerful 只会钓鱼的我有亿点点强 (Fantasy, feel-good, hilarious, fishing, and playing the fool to catch the tiger: Can someone in the cultivation world get stronger by laying low and fishing? Things take off after the first fifty chapters!) A funny, goofy man is reborn in the body of a useless, spoiled young master and accidentally awakens a fishing System. Level 1 fish pond detected. Available catches: small black carp, large black carp, Yunluo Sword (Ultimate Dao Imperial Weapon). From then on, fishing every day becomes his g —Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 59 Beachcombing: Dad, Your Little Fish Girl Found Another Yellow Croaker 赶海：爹爹，鱼妞又找到大黄鱼了 [Lucky Treasure, Adorable Kid] [Doting Dad] [Everyday Coastal Foraging] [Fishing for Profit] [Searching for Mom] Back in a little fishing village at the turn of the millennium, he was greeted from the start by a three-and-a-half-year-old girl tugging at his pants and calling him Daddy. The DNA test confirmed it, and she was registered in his household. Jiang Hai finally remembered that Yu Niu must have come from that night a few years ago, but after he pressed her for answers, he fell silent. “Y 2.9kReads—Score22614d adds
- 60 I’m Just a Fishing Guy, Getting Rich from Catching Fish Is Only Natural 我一个钓鱼佬，捕鱼暴富很合理吧 After Rong Bing's business venture fails, he unexpectedly acquires a god-tier fishing System while fishing. The fish he catches are worth a fortune! Who says fishing keeps three generations poor? Rong Bing fishes all over the world, wins shares in major global conglomerates, and watches his net worth soar. Rich beauties throw themselves at him, and he reaches the pinnacle of life... “That fishing guy is actually the richest man in the world!?” 132Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 61 Beachcombing with a Goddess, I Picked Up Trash and Became the World's Richest Man 赶海带着女神捡垃圾成就世界首富 (Everyday Life + Leisure + Coastal Foraging + System + Tycoon) I awaken a System by the sea. While everyone else catches fish, I take a goddess with me to clean up ocean waste and protect the marine environment, becoming the world's richest man. Everyone calls me the Ocean Cleanup Ambassador. 80Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 62 Cui Li’s Life at Sea 崔狸的海上生活 Cui Li has found a pretty good job. Every day, he takes a boat out to sea, heading to a deserted island to gather barnacles, catch lobsters, and fish. On weekends, he goes camping, barbecuing, sightseeing, and brewing tea with his friends... 717Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 63 A Fishing Life: From Ditches to the Deep Sea 钓鱼人生：从河沟到深海 Song An awakened a Fishing System... As long as he catches a fish, he can earn cash rewards. Completing missions can also earn him special rewards. Houses, cars, money... stocks, abilities... As long as he completes his fishing missions, anything is possible! (A parallel world, so please don't relate it to reality.) 1.9kReads8.4Score12914d adds
- 64 Beachcombing: Raking in the Catch at the Golden Fishing Grounds 赶海：我在黄金渔场捞啊捞啊捞 Everyday life, lighthearted moments, home comforts, and a tycoon lifestyle. After graduating from a prestigious university, Yang Xiaotian returns to the seaside heartbroken after a breakup, where he unexpectedly awakens the Sea God System. With the Sea God System to rely on, he makes a happy life for himself by the sea. Catching fish and crabs, what could be more relaxing! 281Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 65 Reborn in 2005, I Gather Treasures by the Sea and Become the Richest Person in the Village 重生零五赶海捡宝我成全村首富 [Countryside + Daily life + Beachcombing + Sea fishing + Tycoon + Rebirth] After staying up all night betting everything on soccer, I correctly analyzed all five matches, only to suffer a shocking upset in the final second and lose everything overnight. Just as despair overwhelmed me, everything went black. When I opened my eyes again, I had been reborn in 2005! Li Qiang, once a gambler, had become Li He, a good-for-nothing young man from a fishing village. He had a university degree, yet the wh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Beachcombing: Back in 1998, I Fish and Raise Kids on a Seaside Island 赶海：重回98我在海岛钓鱼养娃 [Dad + Adorable Kids + Coastal Foraging and Fishing + Mountain Foraging and Hunting + Countryside + Daily Life + One Female Lead + Seafood] An accident sends Lin Wentao, who is nearly sixty, back to 2008, the year he had always dreamed of returning to! In this life, having inherited the power of the Dragon Clan, he begins a leisurely life of fishing and foraging along the shore! In this life, he will be a good husband and a good father! In this life, in an era brimming with countless delicaci 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 A Tempting Undersea Treasure Hunt 充满诱惑的海底寻宝 It is estimated that around a million shipwrecks lie hidden beneath the seas around the world, from prehistoric dugout canoes to small German submarines from World War II. They draw undersea treasure hunters chasing dreams of fortune. Almost every year brings an exciting new discovery. Treasures submerged in the Atlantic, riches aboard ghost ships, a trove at an underwater base in Korea, and the world's largest shipwreck treasure vault are all immensely alluring. The world is full of treasures, 330Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 68 The God-Tier Fisherman 神级渔夫 A magical golden dragon carp gives him the power to see through things. He takes that power fishing. Is there any angler more badass than me? 259Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 69 Deep-Sea Ranch 深海牧场 I’d just been fired by my new boss. The moment I got home, I ended up with a dragon pill, perhaps thanks to heaven’s mercy. From then on, I grew vegetables, tended flowers, fed fish, played with dogs, and took cats for walks, turning the whole village into a paradise. Loaches, eels, sea fish, lychees, fruits, and vegetables all tasted better than anything in the world. Countless people came to visit, and countless tycoons wanted nothing more than to secure a plot of land in this little mountain 1.8kReads8.5Score12914d adds
- 70 Live-Streaming Fisherman: I’m the King of the Ocean 直播渔夫：我是海洋之王 After graduating, Lu Xiang returns to his fishing village when his job prospects don’t work out. By chance, he obtains an immortal cultivation manual in the sea. From golden spiny lobsters to top-grade single-head and half-head abalone, from battling killer whales to outsmarting bluefin tuna! In the Pacific, Lu Xiang takes on man-eating sharks. In Antarctica, he battles giant siphonophores... Through his ocean livestreams, Lu Xiang writes an extraordinary legend of the sea. 98Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 71 Fishing Ace 钓鱼小能手 Tired of the backstabbing at work, Zhou Yi decided to quit. He never expected his wife to tell him to go fishing. From then on, Zhou Yi set out on the path of fishing... 1.7kReads8.2Score10314d adds
- 72 Golden Island 黄金海岛 After being framed and losing his job, Yang Chuliu went home and unexpectedly found a golden compass by the sea. Finding schools of fish, salvaging shipwreck treasures, developing an island... He goes on to live a leisurely, happy life. 1.1kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 73 Golden Fisherman: The Fish I Catch Are Worth a Fortune 黄金渔夫：我捕的鱼超值钱 [Cozy and Relaxing + Fishing for Profit + Raising Spiritual Pets No Livestreaming + No Over-the-Top Drama + No Filler A must-read for fans of leisurely farming, coastal fishing, and ocean treasure-hunting stories!] Fang Mu, a young man from a fishing village, has an unexpected stroke of luck. From then on, he enjoys a carefree, laid-back life as a fisherman, full of fun. Giant lobsters, king crabs, groupers, and yellow croakers: he catches so much valuable seafood that he can barely keep up. Sha 351Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 74 The Angler: Fishing My Way to Freedom 钓鱼佬：我靠钓鱼实现人生自由 Money can’t solve everything, but without it, you can’t do anything. Lin Yi transmigrates and is reborn after his wife berates him to death for going fishing. He also awakens a Fishing System: all he has to do is complete his daily tasks to receive all kinds of rewards. When poor, focus on improving yourself; when prosperous, help the world. With the System, Lin Yi not only builds a better life for himself, but also takes an active interest in the country and its people, accomplishing all sorts 922Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 75 Ocean Hunter 海洋猎手 Lobsters and giant crabs; sunken-ship treasure; mineral deposits beneath the sea; and even the legendary vibranium… A young man who had endured hardship finally sees his luck turn. With a divine artifact falling from the sky, he relies on his own efforts and his golden finger to journey step by step toward the stars and the sea… 914Reads8.5Score10814d adds
- 76 All-Round Fisherman: Fishing, Foraging, and Hunting for Treasures with Beautiful Women 全能渔民：美女陪我钓鱼赶海鉴宝 [Urban farming + fishing + urban life + offshore fishing + setting out to sea + making a fortune + countryside + campus belle + treasure appraisal + islands + livestreaming + beachcombing] Shen Fei: A Dongzhou University graduate with a degree in history, and heir to the Shen family's Heavenly Eye technique. Song Xiaotong: A Dongzhou University graduate with a degree in finance, heiress to the Song family of Shanghai, and one of the top ten shareholders in Song Holdings. Follow Shen Fei, Song Xi 137Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 77 A Fortune of Trillions, Starting with the Ocean 亿亿身家，从大海开始 Also known as [I Have an Ocean Inside Me] On the eve of the college entrance exam, Li Haochen's parents died unexpectedly. Overwhelmed with grief, the top student missed the exam that could have changed his fate, and his budding romance also came to an end. To pay off the debts, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a fisherman. Then, a chance encounter led him to a mysterious space, changing his fate against all odds. He returned to his studies, passed the imperial examinations, and 677Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 78 Urban: I Quit My Job and Inherited a Little Island Cottage 都市：裸辞后，我继承了海岛小屋 Sunshine, sandy beaches, the sea, a little seaside cabin, two mu of farmland, a small fishing boat, and just one person and one dog: the laid-back island life! Sick of cutthroat competition at work in the big city and a joyless life with no end in sight, Li Chengyang decides to quit his job and return to a fishing village on an island, where he inherits the little cabin his grandfather left behind. A treasure map that suddenly appears in his mind opens up a whole new world for Li Chengyang. Blac 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Farming in the Countryside: A Relaxed Life by the Sea and in the Mountains 乡村种田：赶海跑山的悠闲生活 This is a wonderful novel, and you’re welcome to read it. The plot is full of twists and turns, the characters are vivid and well-rounded, and satisfying moments go hand in hand with heartwarming ones. The more you read, the more hooked you get. It’s definitely worth bookmarking and following. 13Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 80 Fishing Tycoon: Starting Over After Failing the College Entrance Exam 捕鱼大亨，从重回高考落榜开始 [Farming] [Fishing] [Treasure Hunting] [Business Empire] On the day he failed the college entrance exam, office worker Su Mo was reborn. In his previous life, he was one of the wage slaves, and even by the day he died suddenly, he had never managed to get a foothold in the city. Given a second chance at life, Su Mo decided that this time he would live freely and make the most of it! So from the start, he chose to return to his hometown and fish, only to unexpectedly activate a System that let hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 After Getting Fired, I Made My Fortune by Gathering Seafood! 被辞退后，我靠赶海发了家！ After being fired and sent home, Lin Yi unexpectedly awakens the Ocean Fisherman System! From then on, he heads out to sea from home to fish and catch seafood! Enormous giant grouper, golden croaker worth its weight in gold, premium bluefin tuna for sashimi: they come one after another! And so Lin Yi sets off on the road to wealth! 12kReads7.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 82 I Own a Golden Fishing Paradise 我有一座黄金渔场 I'm the big shot of this fishing village and its seas! 481Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Reborn in a Fishing Village in 1998: The Sea God Gives Me Daily Intel 重生98渔村：海神每天给我报点 Chen Dahai woke up to find himself back in 1982, in a seaside fishing village. In his previous life, he’d been blinded by love and fallen out with his family. He spent his whole life in poverty while his loved ones suffered one after another, and by old age, he was full of regret. Given another chance at life, he would no longer obsess over the wrong person! He knew the tides and sea conditions like the back of his hand, and could find all kinds of valuable catches hidden beneath the mudflats. H 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Tide-Hunting Wealth System: Get Rich Starting with Shellfish 赶海致富系统：从捡螺开始暴富 Other people rely on luck when they go beachcombing. Lin De relies on a System. After obtaining the Beachcombing Wealth System, Lin De puts it to use. First, he finds a Melo pearl inside a Melo shell. Then, at a clam-opening contest, he uncovers a priceless red-veined pearl, making a fortune again and again. By constantly collecting and selling seafood, he even helps the System lev 266Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 A Second Life, and Now He Can Land Critical Hits While Fishing 重活一世，他钓鱼能暴击 Since I can return to the moment I regretted most in my previous life, I must make things different this time. I’ll never let my parents worry so much about me again. We’ll live in peace, simply and happily… 4.1kReads8.4Score26614d adds
- 86 A Leisurely Life: Deep-Sea Fishing with a College Girl 悠闲生活，带学生妹远洋海钓 [Urban farming + everyday romance + fishing and selling fish + building a home] After failing the college entrance exam, Jiang Xiaoyu’s parents divorce. Despairing, he returns to his hometown, a small fishing village on the coast of a southern province. By chance, he finds a golden “Wish-Fulfilling Fishing Hook” by the sea. Starting from a tiny fishing village, he sets sail for the vast blue ocean with a pretty female student by his side... 301Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 87 A Stunning Maid Joins Me Fishing, and Fish Follow Me Across the Seas 绝色女仆陪钓鱼，鱼群伴身纵四海 259Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 88 An Angler Awakens the Strongest Fishing System and Makes a Killing 钓鱼佬觉醒最强钓鱼系统，赚翻啦 [Fishing + Livestreaming + System + Multiple Heroines + Comeback + The Pinnacle of Life + Business] Chen Yu: Known as the “Prince of Fishing with Nothing to Show for It,” he’s spent months livestreaming his fishing and caught only two tiny nobodies. Chen Yu: So what if I’m using cheats today? A top-grade arowana, worth 100,000 yuan! A bluefin tuna, worth 20 million! Huh? There’s even a corpse? As an avid angler, what can’t I catch besides fish? I cracked a crime case and got a reward, too! Who’d 341Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 89 The Reborn Fisherman’s Wealthy Daughter 重生渔家有财女 After her parents met with disaster in her previous life, her daughter went missing, and her best friend betrayed her, Lu Yao is reborn. In this life, gifted with special powers, she faces her three-million-yuan debt with her head held high. She will protect her precious daughter at all costs and make sure her parents can leave this world with dignity, without being condemned after their deaths. So she works hard to make money with her abilities... But the child's father, who never appeared in h 173Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 90 A Fishing Rod Is All I Need from the Start 开局全靠一根钓竿 Down on his luck and penniless, he barely scrapes by with nothing but a fishing rod. Just when he has nowhere left to turn, he unexpectedly inherits a mysterious legacy, and his life begins a new chapter. One cast of his rod, and wealth comes pouring in. One cast of his rod, and one unbelievable stroke of good luck after another comes his way. One cast of his rod, and his wife and daughter share in his newfound glory. The magical fishing rod helps him thrive and make his dreams come true. 45Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 91 The Ultimate Fisherman 最强渔夫 Lin Jie, a young waiter working at a restaurant, finds a pearl inside a fish he caught and gains the “Ultimate Fisherman” System. Using a fishing rod he redeemed through the System, he becomes a fishing legend known far and wide. With the System's radar, he successfully takes a boat out to sea, catching not only valuable fish but even a previously undiscovered species. Ever since he got the System, his life has been like a cheat code, soaring all the way to the top... 61Reads6.9Score1014d adds
- 92 Unemployed, I Somehow Became an Angler! 失业的我竟成了钓鱼佬！ After losing his job, Su Shaochuan went to the seaside to clear his head. To his surprise, he fell into the water and, as he struggled beneath the waves, got bitten by a sea creature! From then on, he and the creature were bound together. The ocean floor held no more secrets from Su Shaochuan, and he officially became a professional fishing enthusiast. Find schools of fish, go treasure hunting, and fish your way into a whole new life! 1.9kReads8.2Score12714d adds
- 93 Fishing: As an Angler, I Have a Guaranteed Income 钓鱼：身为钓鱼佬，我有保底收入 Bai Hao is an avid angler, but one with terrible luck. He has plenty of passion for fishing, yet most of his trips end with an empty catch. In time, he becomes somewhat notorious in the fishing world, nicknamed “Fish-Feeding Hao.” Then one day, he hooks a box out of the water, and his life changes forever. 479Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 94 Island Life: The Leisurely Fisherman 海岛生活，悠闲渔夫 After being laid off, Lu Ran starts a new life on an island. By chance, he obtains a magical conch shell, unlocks the Conch Space, and inherits the legacy of Haiyun Island. The Haiyun Pearl inside lets him explore the entire ocean freely and even breathe underwater. From then on, he begins living the leisurely life of a fisherman. And sets out to conquer the entire ocean! 1.1kReads6.2Score10414d adds
- 95 The Billionaire Who Started in a Fishing Village 首富从渔村开始 Tired of the fast-paced life in the big city, Ye Chen happens upon a divine artifact in the form of a pendant. He decides to return to a small fishing village and start a new life. He fishes by day and hunts for treasure by night, setting out on the road to fortune! 258Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 96 Tidepool Treasure Hunting in 1983: A Scoundrel Makes His Fortune in a Fishing Village 83赶海，穿人渣在渔村发家致富 (The new book has few chapters, so its rating is low while it’s just getting started. Don’t worry, it’ll go up later.) [No System + Fishing Village + Coastal Foraging + Occasional Hunting + Getting Rich] Chen Zhou never expected that getting poisoned after eating a mushroom hotpot in Yunnan would send him back to 1983. When he opened his eyes, he discovered that his new body belonged to a scumbag and gambling addict who was on his way to sell his niece, Niuniu. Was he a scumbag? A good-for-nothi 2.4kReads7.0Score11014d adds
- 97 The God of Fishing Through the Ages 万古垂钓之神 [Transmigration + fantasy + fishing + adventure] Wu Yu, a master angler of the highest rank, transmigrates to a new world and discovers that the main way to obtain cultivation resources, treasures, and secret techniques is... fishing. Crystal-grade crucian carp, Primordial Dragon Carp, Ancient-Grade zander, Void Kun... He boldly declares: “I'll cross the four seas and eight wastelands, fishing up everything beneath the heavens.” 480Reads8.3Score10814d adds
- 98 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: I Just Want to Be a Happy Fishing Bum 重生千禧：只想当个快乐的钓鱼佬 Reborn in the year 2000, he makes a living from the sea. He seeks neither immense wealth nor high office, only to be a happy, prosperous, carefree fishing guy on this pristine blue coast, making up for the regrets of his past life and living this one with freedom and boundless horizons. 538Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Information Fishing: I Refuse to Marry a Beautiful Educated Youth as Someone Else’s Backstop 情报渔猎：拒绝接盘娶漂亮女知青 [Daily intel + fishing in the early stages, beachcombing later + gets rich through fishing, starting with moving into a cowshed with his three younger sisters + living with a beautiful, fiery female educated youth + family life] Reborn in 1980, Zhao Gang is driven out of his home by his half-brother and sister-in-law. In his previous life, a scheming woman took them in out of “kindness.” Zhao Gang was grateful and loved her for half his life, only to learn when he became seriously ill that the s 401Reads—Score11014d adds
- 100 I Have a Fishing System 我有一个钓鱼系统 In his thirties, Chen Jiacheng had achieved nothing. Now lost and unsure of what to do with his life, he spent every day engrossed in fishing. Then, by a stroke of luck, he awakened a Fishing System. “Ding! Whitebait: 2 yuan!” “Ding! Crucian carp: 10 yuan!” “Ding! You caught a big carp: 130 yuan!” Every time he caught a fish, he received a reward on the spot. He could also exchange points in the System for all kinds of fishing gear. From then on, Chen Jiacheng began his rise to success. 582Reads6.7Score—14d adds
