Fishing Blues was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71 based on seven reviews.[2]
Dan Caffrey of The A.V. Club praised the album, stating: "overall, this is undeniable rap therapy. Like the rest of us, Slug and Ant are just trying to get by, and for the most part, they're succeeding".[12] Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! concluded: "between Ant's eclectic, subtle production and Slug's equally nuanced lyricism, Fishing Blues stands out as one of the best hip-hop LPs of the year thus far".[5] Kyle Eustice of Consequence wrote: "along with Ant's confident production work, there's a sense Slug is finally comfortable with the man he's become, what he's accomplished and where he's going".[4]AllMusic's David Jeffries found the album "isn't so much an indie version of The Heist as it is a more satisfied and slow version of Southsiders. Check that one first, then come back here for a relaxed alternative".[3] Marcel Williams of HipHopDX wrote: "Fishing Blues may not be your bag due to its pacing and down-trodden tempo but in between the suburban man bars should lay some appreciation for storytelling".[7]
In mixed reviews, Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork stated: "Fishing Blues' saving grace, the only song with any real passion and continuity, is one about police brutality written from the perspective of the officer".[9] Dan Weiss of Spin found "the new Fishing Blues feels so rote you'll have to play the old records to remember that it's not the Atmosphere norm".[10]
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