It melds the themes of work, chores, play, and that thing we all wish were doing all the time: whistling while we fish. This fun, light-hearted ditty from master musical storyteller John Prine is a western favorite. It’s a non-traditional fishing song, but it plays frequently in harborside dive bars around the world. The fella singing wishes he’d lived during the Golden Age of Piracy.
Written from the perspective of a modern-day drug smuggler edging into the fourth decade of his life, the melancholic song captures the smuggler’s thoughts as he reflects on his life. Perhaps a bit more philosophical than other songs on this list, this popular ballad from the legendary Jimmy Buffett was first released in 1974. What better song to lead us in? ‘ A Pirate Looks at Forty,’ Jimmy Buffett The song has 53 million plays on Spotify - no small number.įirst released in 1987, the song is about a couple planning a late-night fishing trip, contemplating the river and the stars overhead. And after all these years, it’s still one of our favorites. This riverside classic blasts at boat ramps around the world. Best Fishing Songs ‘ Fishing in the Dark,’ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band And if you’re so inclined, GearJunkie has a Spotify jam sesh ready to rock and roll with those river riffles. So we put together a playlist of our favorite fishing songs. And fishing is a topic that comes up relatively often in the musical world. It could be the one song that’s traditionally played while heading out on the first duck hunt of the season or the ballad that’s always played while driving to the boat ramp. Some hunters and anglers have songs tailored to a particular pursuit. We have our gym playlists, our work playlists, our “road trip” playlists … the list goes on and on. Music can help set the tempo of the day, and luckily there’s no shortage of fishing-themed songs that can get anglers ready for a day on the water.Ī good soundtrack sets the rhythm of our day.
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