Top 5 Country Songs About Fishing

There Are Fewer Country Songs About Fishing Than You Think

Believe it or not, there aren’t as many country songs about fishing as you would suspect.

I know, I know. You’d think fishing would be a staple of that particular genre of music, but although there are many that make reference to fishing, whole country songs devoted to this great American pastime are not so common.

In spite of that drought, however, fishing is still more prevalent in country music than any other genre of music. And for many of those who fish, they wouldn’t have it any other way.

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But before we get to our top five list, I’d like to offer a sampling of honorable mentions:

Flyin’ Down a Back Road by Justin Moore

If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away by Justin Moore

Tackle Box by Luke Bryan

Five More Minutes by Scotty McCreery

The Best Day by George Strait

Growing Up Like That by Rodney Atkins

Don’t Take the Girl by Tim McGraw

Fishin’ in the Dark by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Of the above songs, some simply make a passing reference to fishing in a one-line verse, while others place…