It's no secret that fishing and country music have a long-standing relationship.  Now here are the top twenty country song fishing lyrics in no particular order:

1.  I can catch catfish from dusk 'til dawn.
    Hank Williams Jr. - A Country Boy Can Survive

2.  Smallmouth bass have got me hooked on Sunday afternoons.
    Eric Church - Love Your Love the Most

3.  I got a brand new rod and reel, got a few weeks off this year.
    Montgomery Gentry - Lucky Man

4.  All of a sudden going fishing, wasn't such an imposition.
    Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying

5.  From that chair I have caught, a few fish and some rays.
    Kenny Chesney - Old Blue Chair

6.  Caught a ten pound bass out on the lake.
    Cletus T. Judd - Great Day to Be a Guy

7.  If you're gonna catch the biggest fish, you gotta lose a little sleep.
    Rodney Atkins - The River Just Knows

8.  That ol' sun is rising, that water is clear, I watch my lure as it's flying through the air.  I see a ripple, I hear a splash, Lord have mercy it's a five pound bass.
    Robert Earl Keen - Five Pound Bass

9.  I can catch ‘em shallow, I can catch ‘em deep, open water or the back of a creek. The wind, the rain, to me it's all the same, I make a living playing this game. I thank the Lord above every time I can, I get to be a fisherman.
    Casey Ashley - Fisherman

10.  And she thinks we’re just fishin’ on the riverside, throwin' back what we could fry.  Drownin' worms and killin' time, nothin' too ambitious.  She ain't even thinkin' 'bout what's really going on right now, but I guarantee this memory's a big 'un.  And she thinks we're just fishing.
    Trace Adkins - Just Fishin'

11.  My baby loves to... Fish, she wants to do it all the time. Early in the morning, in the middle of the night.  She's hooked and now she can't get enough.  Man, that girl sure loves to fish.
    Craig Campbell - Fish

12.  Give me a worm and a fishin' pole, I'll pull a fish on out. Those memories will never get old, way down South.
    Josh Turner - Way Down South

13.  So tomorrow I'm takin’ me fishin’, hang a sign on the door of my life.  Tell the world that I’ve gone missin’, and I won’t be back for a while.
    Eric Church - Livin' Part of Life

14.  You and me goin' fishin' in the dark, lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars, where the cool grass grows.
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin' in the Dark

15.  Had a big one on and man I woulda got 'em, but he took my pole straight down to the bottom, leavin' me with nothin' but a big ole story to tell.  A bad day of fishin' beats a good day of anything else.
    Billy Currington - A Bad Day of Fishing  

16.  But I got stop wishing, got to go fishing, down to rock bottom again.
    Jimmy Buffett - A Pirate Looks at Forty

17.  You get a line, I'll get a pole, we'll go fishing in the crawfish hole.
    Little Big Town - Boondocks  (taken from "The Crawdad Song" which is an American folk song)

Thanks to makingmusicfun.net for info on "The Crawdad Song."


And... The Brad Paisley Section

18. When you see a lake you think picnics and I see a largemouth out under that log.
    Brad Paisley - I'm Still a Guy

19. Well I love her, but I love to fish.  Spend all day out on this lake and hell is all I catch.
   Brad Paisley - I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishing Song)

20.  I pulled up two shopping carts, late last night.  One full of fishing gear the other Miller lite.  Checkout lady asked "You think you got enough?"  Said "Yeah you're probably right" and filled another two carts up.
    Brad Paisley - Catch All the Fish

Did I miss your favourite fishing lyrics?  Want to talk about which ones were your favourite?  Post a comment below!