Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

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Extreme Fishing with Robson Green is a factual entertainment show broadcast on Channel 5. The show sees actor and fishing enthusiast Robson Green travel around the world in search of the greatest fishing destinations. There have been five series to date. A spin-off series entitled Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge began airing on 9 April 2012, and a sequel series ( Robson Green: Extreme Fisherman ), is set to begin on 4 August 2014 on Quest. [1] Extreme Fishing with Robson Green was re-launched for a one-off special episode on 12 February 2021 based in Leicester.

Contents

Series 1

EpisodeLocationBroadcast dateFeatured catchRatings
1Costa Rica1 September 2008 Indo-Pacific sailfish, pompano, red snapper, terrestrial crab, tuna, armadillo?, machaca 1.28m
2Southern US8 September 2008 Catfish, blue runner, whale shark, blackfin tuna, rainbow runner, amberjack, these hands, Chesapeake blue crab, alligator gar, quillback?, moorhen, barracuda, silky shark 1.29m
3South Africa15 September 2008 Hammerhead shark, octopus, lesser guitarfish, blowfish, sardine, squid, yellowtail kingfish, Cape salmon 1.32m
4Spain & the Azores22 September 2008 Atlantic blue marlin, escolar?, stingray, parrotfish, wels catfish 1.17m

Series 2

EpisodeLocationBroadcast dateFeatured fishRatings
1British Columbia2 March 2009 White sturgeon, sablefish, prawn, steelhead, coho salmon 1.59m
2Alaska9 March 2009 Northern pike, king salmon, Pacific cod, coho salmon, rainbow trout 1.64m
3New Zealand16 March 2009 Kahawai, school shark, hapuka, reef shark, frost fish, gurnard, crayfish, rainbow trout, green-lipped mussel 1.35m
4Northern Australia23 March 2009 Barramundi, milkfish, sole, prawn, crab, box jellyfish, leopard whipray, blue mackerel, Spanish mackerel, coral trout, purple cod, red snapper, giant trevally 1.73m
5North Atlantic30 March 2009 Atlantic bluefin tuna, lobster, striped bass, bluefish, blackfish, steelhead, spiny dogfish 1.79m
6Southern Australia6 April 2009 Common octopus, blue-ringed octopus, blue manna crab, gummy shark, abalone, blacklip abalone 1.57m
7Thailand13 April 2009 Redtail catfish, alligator gar, arapaima, rohu, Mekong giant catfish, giant freshwater stingray 1.65m
8Siargao20 April 2009 Dogtooth tuna, bluefish, dorado, squid, jellyfish 1.58m

Series 3 - The World Tour: Part 1

EpisodeLocationBroadcast dateFeatured fish
1Zimbabwe and Zambia27 May 2010 Tigerfish, kapenta, vundu, kariba, yellow bream
2Kenya28 May 2010 Tiger shark, wahoo, aprion, black marlin, Nile perch, catfish, grouper, silver cyprinid
3China31 May 2010 Bighead carp, octopus, catfish, eel, sea cucumber, southern black bream
4Sri Lanka1 June 2010 Sardine, mangrove jack, mahseer, black jack

Series 4 - The World Tour: Part 2

EpisodeLocationBroadcast dateFeatured fishRatings
1Brazil1 November 2010 Piranha, peacock bass, arowana, pirarucu 1.57m
2Senegal and Guinea Bissau8 November 2010 Dorado, red snapper, horse-eye jack, marbled grouper, leerfish, chevron barracuda, nurse shark 1.64m
3Cuba15 November 2010 Sardine, tarpon, bonefish, barracuda, grouper 1.07m
4Japan22 November 2010 Fugu, ayu, whelk, sea urchins, white grunt, Atlantic horse mackerel, cutlassfish, oilfish 1.17m
5Panama29 November 2010 Peacock bass, tarpon, oyster, dorado, sierra mackerel, yellowfin tuna Under 1.06m
6India and The Maldives6 December 2010 Frogfish, snakehead, catfish, manta ray, whale shark, grouper, bluefish, red snapper, yellow lip 1.18m
7Florida13 December 2010 Dorado, remora, Atlantic sailfish, king mackerel, Orinoco sailfin catfish, blue tilapia, manatee, bull shark, crevalle jack 1.26m
8California20 December 2010 Blue shark, Humboldt squid, rainbow trout 1.41m

Series 5 - At the ends of the Earth

EpisodeLocationBroadcast dateFeatured fishRatings
1Ascension Island12 May 2011 Bluntnose sixgill shark, rock hind grouper, spotted moray, dolphin, blue marlin, black durgon, yellow-fin tuna, deep water bullseye, blackjack, amberjack 1.31m
2Patagonia19 May 2011 Dog snapper, Chinook salmon, brown trout, yellow-fin tuna, king crab 1.21m
3Papua New Guinea26 May 2011 Papuan black bass, snake mackerel, megapode, rainbow runner, ruby snapper 1.30m
4Eastern Russia2 Jun 2011 Northern pike, Arctic char, salmon, stone char, steelhead, Arctic grayling 0.90m
5New Caledonia9 Jun 2011 Bigeyed sixgill shark, flame snapper, ornate jobfish, Spanish mackerel, barracuda, silvertip shark, thicklip grey mullet, crab, giant trevally 1.26m
6Argentina16 Jun 2011 Short-tailed river stingray, golden dorado, yellow piranha, silver piranha, pacu 1.45m

Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge

The spin-off series from Extreme Fishing with Robson Green is Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge where Green heads around the world taking on local fishing champions from that nation. The series started on 9 April 2012.

Robson Green: Extreme Fisherman

With the series moving from channel 5 to Quest, the title was changed to reflect that he is now one of the world's most experienced fishermen, rather than the mere amateur he was before. [2] The series will be based on the same premise as its predecessors, and is produced by the same team. [3] As-yet confirmed locations visited in the upcoming series are Borneo, Mongolia, Japan and the Solomon Islands [4]

DVD releases

The series is distributed on DVD by Acorn Media UK. Series 1, 2 and 3 are available.

SeriesRelease date
Series 1
Series 2
Series 39 May 2011
Series 416 April 2012
Series 1-3 box set5 September 2011

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References

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  3. Robson Green Fishing [@robsonfishing] (16 July 2014). "Quest have hooked a big 'un! Watch the Brilliant new promo for the new series: #RobsonOnQuest @QuestTV" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  4. "Robson Green Extreme Fisherman : Programs : Quest : Discovery Press Web". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.