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Season 1

  • S01E01 Chubb and Roach

    • January 13, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras compare modern fishing techniques with those described in 1653 book The Compleat Angler. They begin by angling for chub and roach in Tottenham, north London.

  • S01E02 Barbel, Trout and Grayling

    • January 20, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras head to Derbyshire, and on the River Lathkill attempt to catch wild brown trout. They are also given a demonstration on constructing a line from horse hair.

  • S01E03 Trout

    • January 27, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras discuss the life of Charles Cotton, who contributed to the 1653 book The Compleat Angler, while fishing on historic stretches of the River Dove.

  • S01E04 Channel and Eels

    • February 3, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras go fishing in the English Channel in a bid to discover what produce would have been available at London's famed Billingsgate Market in the 1600s.

  • S01E05 Gudgeon, Ruffe and Bleak

    • February 10, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras return to the River Lee in search of gudgeon, ruffe and bleak. Plus, an investigation into an old gunpowder mill.

  • S01E06 Salmon

    • February 17, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras demonstrate their passion for angling by fishing for salmon on the River Tweed at Dryburgh Abbey in Scotland.

  • S01E07 Bream and Zander

    • February 24, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras visit the River Stour in Dorset in a bid to land a large bream.

  • S01E08 Pike

    • March 3, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras discover what clothes 17th-century anglers wore while fishing for pike, before talking to author John Bailey.

  • S01E09 Tench and Perch

    • March 10, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras fish in a private lake where they try to catch tench, otherwise known as the `physician fish'. They also visit a trout farm in search of perch.

  • S01E10 Carp

    • March 17, 2006
    • Discovery Shed

    Geoffrey Palmer and Rae Borras fish for carp using modern techniques alongside traditional methods from Izaak Walton's book.