In the opener of a series on the lives of commercial fishermen, Mike Johnson and his brother fish in Wisconsin; the fishing gets tough for the crews of Jedd Monsoor and Tim Adams.
Mike and his son search for a big haul; Tim and his crew face challenges on the water.
The crews look for record-setting hauls while fishing in the Upper Midwest.
Mike and his son work Lake Pepin, on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border; Jedd and his father struggle to see eye to eye; Tim hits the water with a first-timer.
The fishermen struggle to adjust to changes in fish patterns caused by a warm spring.
Unpredictable weather conditions force crews to pull together.
Due to a poor spring, the crews are forced to fish well into summer.
A change in seasons finds the fishermen in various stages.
A tough season begins to take its toll on the fishermen.
The fishermen find out that fishing isn't always fair.
A distant natural disaster causes uncertainty for commercial-fishing crews in the Upper Midwest; Jedd finds a valuable species in his haul but isn't sure a market exists; Tim races against shifting conditions in hopes of scoring a decent haul.
Two faces come aboard. Another man decides to go it alone.
Mike Johnson has to cross the ice despite ongoing conflicts Rick. Meanwhile, Tim Adams is eager to get back on the ice his new fishing partner.
Tim tries to turn a hot market into real money. Meanwhile, Mike has fish penned up and a truck on the way.
Mike and Tim are together again on the water.
Tim seizes the opportunity for s fishing contract..
Tim and Jeff try again at Clam Lake.
Featured: fishing in Wisconsin.
Featured: fishing on Lake Wisconsin in southern Wisconsin.
Mike travels back to his childhood home to pull his brother's new Minnesota license.
Featured: fishing for catfish and carp.
Follow the lives and struggles of three teams of commercial fisherman as they battle Mother Nature, and each other, to bring in "the big haul"' and put food on the family table on Bottom Feeders.
A new season of Bottom Feeders starts with a bang as Mike and Rick receive a big surprise while Jeff Ritter takes on more than he can handle. Tim Adams and Jeff Riedemann have to make a big decision about their future.
Tim Adams and Jeff Riedemann head out west to Idaho in an attempt to catch the "Big Haul" while Jeff Ritter tries to cash in on the "Black Gold" of the Mississippi River.
Tim Adams and Jeff Riedemann are giving Idaho one more chance. Back on the Mississippi, the Village of Pepin has a life changing incident forcing Mike to make a important decision about his future.
Tim Adams and Riedemann cash in on the Illinois River by taking on the troublesome "Flying Carp" and Jeff Ritter finally gets some help, but will it last?
Jeff Ritter continues to struggle making it difficult for him to fill orders in time while Mike is faced with another difficult decision back in Wisconsin. Rick saves the day.
Tim Adams and Jeff Riedemann are back at Clam Lake trying to grind out a big haul. Jeff Ritter hires Rick for a job, but will it work out?
Jeff Ritter's wife is forced to step up and make deliveries by herself in Minneapolis while Mike and Rick continue to do whatever to make a buck.
While the Johnson brothers desperately fish for a paycheck, Jeff Ritter finds time to get away for a Pheasant hunt. Tim Adams gets a break too and climbs a tree stand for a big buck.
Tim Adams and Jeff Riedemann head out on early ice to try for a big haul. Searching for open water, Jeff Ritter and Rick Johnson head down to Illinois.
In the final episode of the season, everyone scrambles to get their work done so they can go see a stand-up comedy show... performed by one of their own.