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Season 1

  • S01E01 Ireland - Dogfish, Rays, Bream

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown catch dogfish and rays off the west coast of Ireland before hooking bream and perch on Lough Corrib.

  • S01E02 Ireland - Bream

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown struggle to catch anything at the Screebe Fishery, but their luck changes when they visit Lough Oughterard and manage to hook bream.

  • S01E03 Ireland - Carp

    Day six of Matt Hayes and Mick Brown's trip starts at Lough Corrib and finishes at Woodford Fishery, where they reel in carp.

  • S01E04 Ireland - Eels and Hybrids

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown have a bad time fishing on the River Shannon, but as the day wears on the pair's use of feeders and flies brings in the catch.

  • S01E05 Ireland - Trout

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown head to the River Brosna, where Matt shows how to roll-cast a fly line.

  • S01E06 Ireland - Pike

    Mick Brown demonstrates how to use spinning and jerk baits, while Matt Hayes catches a one-pound pike, bringing the pair's running total to 234 pounds of fish.

  • S01E07 Ireland - Pike, Bream and Perch

    After hunting for pike in Lough Ramor, Mick Brown tries float fishing and Matt Hayes uses a pole to catch bream and roach.

  • S01E08 Anglesey - Carp

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown reach Anglesey and receive permission to fish on Ty Hen lake.

  • S01E09 North Wales - Barbel, Carp and Salmon

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown fish for fresh water barbel at Llyn y Gors Fishery, and salmon in the River Cleddau.

  • S01E10 Snowdonia - Trout and Pike

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown join the local angling society in Corwen, north Wales, before heading out to catch brown trout and grayling.

  • S01E11 Shropshire - Barbel and Chub

    Matt Hayes demonstrates the `time bomb' method in Hampton Loade, Shropshire, netting him and Mick Brown over 100lbs of fish.

  • S01E12 Shropshire - Pole fishing

    Mick Brown and Matt Hayes travel to Pool Hall in Alveley, Shropshire, where Mick fishes on the pole for the first time.

  • S01E13 Northamptonshire - Carp

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown fish for carp in Northamptonshire, and after a slow start find luck turning their way.

  • S01E14 Peterborough - Carp, Rudd and Roach

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown make a good start at Stibbington Lake, Cambridgeshire, when they both reel in large carp.

  • S01E15 End of the challenge

    Matt Hayes and Mick Brown's fishing challenge comes to an end and the duo find out whether they have reached their target of 600lbs of fish.