In this first episode, Paul and Bob return to Scotland to fish for salmon once more - this time on the mighty River Tweed. After their agonising last-ditch attempt to catch a salmon on the River Tay in series two, this time around, Paul is determined to fulfil his promise to help Bob get his first salmon – a rite of passage for any angler. \n\nThey start their search for a so-called bar of silver surrounded by banks of lush tall trees at the Bemersyde Estate, a place where it is easy to forget the outside world and do nothing but concentrate on fishing. Paul is intent on catching, and Bob is hopeful that his angling skills have improved since last time, but whether this is enough for them to hook a salmon is anyone’s guess. \n\nAfter a night in some beautifully renovated, traditional roulottes, rounded off with a campfire supper cooked by Bob, the next morning Paul gets some mystical predictions from a familiar character. They try a different beat on this day and visit the Bridge Pool at Kelso, arguably the most renowned salmon-fishing beat in Scotland. Today, they try boat fishing again, and the memory of the last time they were in Scotland fishing in a boat together spurs them on to try to not just hook but also land a salmon this time. \n\nAs Paul and Bob fish, the conversation takes a familiar yet comforting form. Punctuated with both laughter and moments of reflection, they exchange memories of their past lives and thoughts on their present and future selves. They discuss the things that they are grateful for, as well as thinking about what else they want to achieve. Is this the trip where Bob finally ticks ‘catch a salmon’ off his bucket list?
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Series 6: Episode 3
Paul, Bob and trusty terrier Ted travel to the Hampshire Avon, where the leaves are turning to red and gold as autumn begins to set in.\n\nThe Hampshire Avon has one of the UK&r ...
22-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 2
Paul and Bob head to a hidden pike lake in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. They have had mixed fortunes in their past quests for pike so are eager to get fishing and land one n ...
15-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 1
In this first episode of the series, Paul and Bob travel with their trusty terrier Ted to Wales to fish the Rivers Irfon and Wye in search of chub. The Wye is one of our angling ...
08-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 3
Paul and Bob head to Norfolk and attempt to ensnare a big pike – something that has eluded them so far on their fishing trips. They netted a decent-sized pike in Northern ...
09-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 2
Paul takes Bob on a trip down memory lane and back to the River Lea in Hertfordshire, where Paul used to come as a teenager with his mates. They would catch the train from north ...
02-03-2025
BBC 2
Gone Hogmanay Fishing
In this special festive episode, Bob, Paul and Ted travel to Scotland to taste the traditional Hogmanay celebrations it has to offer. \n\nAs well as fishing the rivers Dee, Tay ...
31-12-2024
BBC 2
Christmas Specials: 4. Gone Christmas Fishing 2024
After another year of wonderful fishing adventures in the UK, Paul and Bob decide to cast their net a little further afield for this end-of-year special. They visit south west F ...
26-12-2024
BBC 2
Gone Fishing Christmas 2022
Paul Whitehouse takes Bob Mortimer on the ultimate fishing adventure to the magical country of Norway, where the locals say that cod is God and fishing takes precedence over alm ...
19-12-2024
BBC 2
Gone Christmas Fishing 2021
Paul takes Bob on a steam train to the north of England to search for a prized English salmon. Alongside their canine companion, Ted, they fish the rivers Eden and Tyne in searc ...
12-12-2024
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
Gone Hogmanay Fishing
In this special festive episode, Bob, Paul and Ted travel to Scotland to taste the traditional Hogmanay celebrations it has to offer. \n\nAs well as fishing the rivers Dee, Tay ...
31-12-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 1
In this first episode of the series, Paul and Bob travel with their trusty terrier Ted to Wales to fish the Rivers Irfon and Wye in search of chub. The Wye is one of our angling ...
08-04-2025
BBC 2
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 ...
18-10-2024
BBC 2
Gone Fishing Christmas 2022
Paul Whitehouse takes Bob Mortimer on the ultimate fishing adventure to the magical country of Norway, where the locals say that cod is God and fishing takes precedence over alm ...
19-12-2024
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 6: Episode 3
Paul, Bob and trusty terrier Ted travel to the Hampshire Avon, where the leaves are turning to red and gold as autumn begins to set in.\n\nThe Hampshire Avon has one of the UK&r ...
22-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 7: 4. River Trent, Nottinghamshire - Barbel
Paul and Bob travel with their trusty terrier Ted to fish the mighty River Trent in Nottingham in search of barbel. In the large, wide river, they can sense the presence of big ...
25-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 4
Paul and Bob fish the beautiful river Wensum in search of the equally beautifully roach. Struggling up and down the riverbanks, they realise how age is starting to take its toll ...
04-12-2019
BBC 2
Series 7: 7. Thornwood Springs, Essex - Rudd
Paul, Bob and Ted travel a short distance to Thornwood Springs Fishery in Essex, a complex of three lakes on the edges of Epping Forest, in search of a big rudd - although there ...
15-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 1
In this first episode, Paul and Bob return to Scotland to fish for salmon once more - this time on the mighty River Tweed. After their agonising last-ditch attempt to catch a sa ...
13-06-2024
BBC 2