"
Fishin' in the Dark" is a song written by
Wendy Waldman and
Jim Photoglo and recorded by American country music group
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in June 1987 as the second single from their album
Hold On. It reached number-one on the U.S. and Canadian country charts. It was the band's third number-one single on the U.S. country music charts and the second in Canada. After it became available for download, it has sold over a million digital copies by 2015. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on September 12, 2014.