Not tried fishing but ye, terra-forming is the thing I really hope is next on their list of fixes as it's what stops me playing as much. Right now for example I'm trying to setup and area to build a base, and my god I swear I'll be spending more time trying to flatten out the land properly than actually building the damn base.

A simple thing to help honestly would be a hoe upgrade that allows you to flatten the land to a higher degree, I think the current one lets you lower or raise land by 1 unit, so make an upgrade that is 2, and maybe a 3 one. This would give you something to work toward and make terra-forming when you are trying to make a big base later much easier.

Oh ye and definitely less stamina, trying to flatten land when it starts raining is the biggest pain in the ass, you even with the rested buff and 160 stamina it just takes so long to regain your stamina compared to how fast you lose it.