Tap the water where the fish will be. The deeper you cast, the wider the net, but the longer it takes to sink.
How to play
Tap anywhere in the water and Peter throws his net there. It lands on the surface, sinks to the spot you tapped and closes around every fish inside. Fish keep swimming while it sinks, so aim a little ahead of them. A deep cast catches a tall column of water but gives the fish time to slip away.
In the story, you fish through the night with the disciples and catch nothing, until morning, when someone on the shore tells you where to cast. In Go fishing, you have ten casts on the open lake. Can you bring in 153?
The story
Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.John 21:3 (BSB)
He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.John 21:6 (BSB)
So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.John 21:11 (BSB)
The fish are ones that still live in the Sea of Galilee: the tilapia fishermen there call St. Peter’s fish, the little Kinneret sardine, and the barbel.
Good for
A Sunday school lesson on John 21 or Luke 5, a few quiet minutes of fishing, and anyone who has ever worked all night and caught nothing.