The Top 10 Best Fishing Songs Of All Time (With Music Videos)
- By: Joseph Simonds
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- Found In: Fishing Fun, Salt Strong

Do you love fishing?
And do you love music?
Then you are going to absolutely LOVE this Top 10 Countdown to the best fishing songs of all time(with accompanying music videos).
As you can probably imagine, the vast majority of these fishing songs fall into the “Country Music” realm, and we are pretty sure you will recognize most all of the songs.
Heck, some of them might be your favorite songs of all time. And yes, we have songs in here from quite a few different decades as well, so multiple generations of anglers should enjoy these fishing music videos.
Wondering how we ranked these top fishing songs?
We surveyed a small sampling of different people including some fishing captains, a couple of country music singers, some weekend warrior anglers, some people at ICAST 2015, and even a popular country music radio host to see what their favorite fishing songs were, and the 10 fishing songs below were the final result of our survey.
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10. “Don’t Take The Girl” by Tim McGraw
9. “Keepers” by Dallas Davidson
8. “Bait A Hook” by Justin Moore
7. “Buy Me A Boat” by Chris Janson
6. “Just Fishing” by Trace Adkins
5. “Save It For A Rainy Day” by Kenney Chesney
4. “The Fishing Hole” by Andy Griffith Theme Song
3. “I’m Going To Miss Her” by Brad Paisley
2. “Fishing In Our Soul” by Jill’s Cashbox
1. “Fishing In The Dark” by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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So what did you think about these Top 10 fishing songs?
Have any more to add to the list?
Did we forget any top fishing songs?
Let us know in the comments.
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STOP WASTING TIME ON THE WATER!
Do what the “SMART ANGLERS” are doing and join the Insider Club.
Here’s what you’ll receive today when you join:
- Weekly fishing reports and TRENDS revealing exactly where you should fish every trip
- Weekly “spot dissection” videos that walk you through all the best spots in your area
- Exclusive fishing tips from the PROS you can’t find anywhere else
- Everything you need to start catching fish more consistently (regardless if you fish out of a boat, kayak, or land).
3 songs by the same band, Primus: John the Fisherman, Fish On, The Last Salmon Man. Far better than anything on this list!
“Swordfish Night” by Buford and the Hush Puppies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEgPo6KqVek
With Sailfish Catch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9LtL2JiU84
“Fish” by Craig Campbell
Good stuff
Left out Taj Mahal “Fishing Blues”
Best fishing song ever recorded
Great tune. Thanks Herb!
5 Pound Bass by Robert Earl Keen is a good one
Great song! Thanks Corey.
So far, here are the “add-on” fishing songs that people have commented on Facebook so far:
1) “Fish On” by Primus
2) “Saltwater Cowboy” by Tracy Byrd
3) “You Can Go Fishing” by Melanie Safka
Perhaps the best fishing line came from Saltwater Cowboy: “There’s got to at least one fish dumber down there than I am drunk…”