Paul takes Bob to one of his favourite rivers to fly fish – the beautiful chalk stream of the River Itchen in Hampshire. As it's Paul's birthday week, he gets to call all the shots, but the only present he really wants is to catch a wild brown trout in this idyllic location. \n\nLater, Paul catches up with an old friend, actor and fellow angler James Murray, who is campaigning to save the precious salmon which are fast declining in our chalk streams, both on the Itchen and the neighbouring River Test.
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Series 8: 1. River Itchen, Hampshire - Wild Brown Trout
Paul takes Bob to one of his favourite rivers to fly fish – the beautiful chalk stream of the River Itchen in Hampshire. As it's Paul's birthday week, he gets to call all ...
26-10-2025
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 4
Paul and Bob set off in a punt to fish for perch on a weir pool on the River Thames - leaving poor old terrier Ted forlorn on the river bank, as he is not allowed on the boat wi ...
17-10-2025
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Series 5: Episode 3
Paul and Bob venture from London to the Scottish Highlands, taking a sleeper train overnight to their destination. They wake in the stunning vista of north west Scotland, where ...
10-10-2025
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Series 4: Episode 6
Paul and Bob are on the River Severn in Worcestershire to fish for zander. It’s a new species for both of them, and they enlist the help of a local guide, Tim Maslen to fi ...
02-10-2025
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Series 4: Episode 5
Paul and Bob travel to Mid Wales, to fish for wild carp in some equally wild and wonderfully picturesque lake locations. They've had success catching both mirror and common carp ...
12-09-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 4
It’s the start of the coarse fishing season, and to celebrate Paul and Bob are in the Norfolk Broads to fish in some of East Anglia’s most historic and celebrated wa ...
05-09-2025
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 2
Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer, alongside trusty terrier Ted, travel to the Crogen Estate in north Wales to fish the River Dee for the glorious grayling, a fish which has so f ...
26-08-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 3
Paul and Bob are in the Lake District to fish at some of the UK’s best-loved beauty spots – Derwentwater and Watendlath Tarn. In a change from the norm, this time Bo ...
20-08-2025
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Series 5: Episode 1
Bob and Paul start the series by fishing the beautiful river Exe in Devon, looking for Grilse, also known as the ‘summer silver’. After a day of limited success, the ...
19-08-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 2
Paul and Bob accept a special invitation to fish the estate lake at Burghley House, which sits on the border of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Built in the 16th century by Wil ...
13-08-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 5
Paul and Bob travel to Mid Wales, to fish for wild carp in some equally wild and wonderfully picturesque lake locations. They've had success catching both mirror and common carp ...
12-09-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 4
It’s the start of the coarse fishing season, and to celebrate Paul and Bob are in the Norfolk Broads to fish in some of East Anglia’s most historic and celebrated wa ...
05-09-2025
BBC 2
Gone Christmas Fishing
Gone Christmas Fishing is an hour-long festive special following Bob Mortimer as he returns to his childhood roots in Middlesbrough to fish the Rivers Esk and Tees with his dear ...
05-12-2024
BBC 2
Series 7: 2. The North Of Ireland – Salmon
Paul and Bob arrive in the Republic of Ireland, and they're kicking off their all-out Irish fishing trip on the River Finn. It's their first time fishing the rivers of both the ...
11-06-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 6
Paul and Bob are on the River Severn in Worcestershire to fish for zander. It’s a new species for both of them, and they enlist the help of a local guide, Tim Maslen to fi ...
02-10-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 2
Paul and Bob accept a special invitation to fish the estate lake at Burghley House, which sits on the border of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Built in the 16th century by Wil ...
13-08-2025
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 5
The pair head to the incredible tidal outcrop of Burgh Island on the south coast of Devon, where their quarry is wrasse. As Paul arrives on the island, Bob kick-starts their tri ...
07-05-2025
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Series 1: Episode 1
Lifelong friends and comedic royalty Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer have more in common than just their love of laughter - on a more serious note, they have both suffered comp ...
28-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 7: 1. Rocklands Mere, Norfolk – Tench
Paul and Bob are fishing for tench - a fish they have not targeted since the first series. They arrive at Rocklands Mere, a secluded hidden gem in the quaint village of Rockland ...
04-06-2025
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Series 7: 3. Driffield Beck, East Yorkshire – Brown Trout
Paul, Bob and Ted travel to one of the UK’s most northerly chalk streams, Driffield Beck at Mulberry Whin in East Riding of Yorkshire. The river has a constant temperature ...
18-06-2025
BBC 2