"We're Gonna Go Fishin'" is a song written by Tex Atchison that was originally recorded by American country singer–songwriter Hank Locklin.

These further hits included "One Step Ahead of My Past" and "Happy Journey" and "We're Gonna Go Fishin'.

"We're Gonna Go Fishin'" was recorded on April 13, 1962 at the RCA Victor Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee.

[4] The single was released as a seven-inch RPM record, containing "We're Gonna Go Fishin'" as the A-side and "Welcome Home Mister Blues" as the B-side.

[5] The song spent a total of 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart, peaking at number 14 in August 1962.