A fishing pole organizer for storing and organizing one or more fishing poles on a boat deck includes a plurality of elongated channel members arranged in side-by-side and spaced-apart relationship with one another defining a plurality of upwardly directed channels, wherein each upwardly directed channel is formed between adjacent channel members and is configured to receive a fishing pole therein. The elongated channel members may include a planar top surface facilitating standing or walking on the fishing pole organizer. The upwardly directed channels may be tapered to snugly receive a fishing pole and optimize the space occupied by the fishing pole organizer on a boat deck or other location.