first you must have the cutting tools, and the master farmers will spear some fish

right, some of them are spear fishing already on their own, but is there any way to get them to do that instead of regular fishing?

i don't think so, mabe they just spear fish when they want to?

No. Spearfishing is someting they do on their own

i want them to just spear the evil parrots!!!!!!!

LOL

LOL Parrot kabobs anyone?

I've not found a way. The villagers seem to decide on it themselves.

You would think that once all the technologies had been researched, they would figure out fishing poles, nets, crab/lobster traps and so forth. Well, maybe not lobsters (I think they are only found in cold water).

If you were stranded on an island, at some point, wouldn't you build a boat? Maybe it isn't the first thing you need to do. Maybe you aren't even building it for escape, maybe you would use it for fishing, courting the pretty ladies, or disposing of lazy villagers who dislike work by giving them a pair of cement overshoes. But my villagers have never shown an interest in boat building whatsoever.

I agree borgs

Its amazing how they suddenly knew how to make clothes, without any sewing tech skill, but cannot make a fishing net?