There are always different opinions about the author of The Fisherman. Among Qu Yuan's works, Li Sao, Tian Wen, Evocation, Mourning and Huai Sha are mentioned in Historical Records. There are 25 Quyuan Fu in Hanshu, none of which are named. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Yi also wrote twenty-five Chapters and Sentences of Songs of the South, including Li Sao, Nine Songs (eleven in total), Tian Wen, Nine Chapters (nine in total), Yuan You, Buju and Fisherman, and Evocation was listed in Song Yu (Hanshu). It can be seen that the ownership and authenticity of some of these 25 works were controversial in the Han Dynasty. Generally speaking, modern researchers believe that Evocation should still follow the Historical Records and be regarded as Qu Yuan's work. Traveling far away, Buju and the fisherman are more likely to disguise themselves.
Xiao Tong and Zhu had a great influence on Qu Yuan's creation, but there were many loopholes in this theory. Guo Moruo said: It may be the work of Chu people who are familiar with Qu Yuan's life and thoughts. According to the actual works, this inference is quite credible.