The ITM Fishing Show

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The ITM Fishing Show
Directed byMatt Watson
Presented byMatt Watson
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons13
Production
ProducerMatt Watson
Production companyTightlines Television
Original release
Network Sky Sport 1 (2004)
TV One (2005–08, 2014–16)
Three (2008–13)
Release18 October 2004 (2004-10-18) 
3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)

The Fishing Show is a New Zealand television program about all types of sports fishing. Host Matt Watson gained worldwide attention for successfully catching a black marlin, whilst jumping from a helicopter, although this later was proven and owned up to by Matt to be a hoax, it has gained him the nickname "Gannet Man".

Contents

The show started as a low budget production in Northland in New Zealand but has now been picked up by the Discovery and Animal Planet channels and will be broadcast in the US in October 2009. Excerpts from the show have been a hit on YouTube where David Letterman learnt of it. When interviewed on The Late Show, Matt said, "...doing my job, you need balls". [1]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 TBA18 October 2004 (2004-10-18)TBA Sky Sport 1
2 2120 August 2005 (2005-08-20)10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) TV One
3 26200627 January 2007 (2007-01-27)
4 269 June 2007 (2007-06-09)22 December 2007 (2007-12-22)
5 TBA26 April 2008 (2008-04-26)TBA TV3
6 TBA25 April 2009 (2009-04-25)TBA
7 322010 (2010)11 December 2010 (2010-12-11)
8 252011 (2011)8 October 2011 (2011-10-08)
9 255 May 2012 (2012-05-05)20 October 2012 (2012-10-20)
10 TBA4 May 2013 (2013-05-04)TBA
11 123 May 2014 (2014-05-03)9 August 2014 (2014-08-09)TV One
12 1311 June 2015 (2015-06-11)25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)
13 1312 June 2016 (2016-06-12)3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
11"Big Snapper"Unknown18 October 2004 (2004-10-18)
22"Episode 2"Unknown25 October 2004 (2004-10-25)
33"Ultimate Adventure Part II"Unknown1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)
44"Helifishing the Far North"Unknown8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)
55"Salt Fly Kingfish"Unknown15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)
66"Salt Fly Kingfish Pt II"Unknown22 November 2004 (2004-11-22)
77"Pocket Battleship"Unknown29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)
88"Tongan Terrors"Unknown6 December 2004 (2004-12-06)
99"Who Let the Dogs Out??"TBATBA
1010"The Ultimate Day"TBATBA

Best of The Fishing Show

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
111TBAUnknown16 July 2005 (2005-07-16)
133"The Ultimate Day"Unknown30 July 2005 (2005-07-30)
144"Who Let the Dogs Out?"Unknown6 August 2005 (2005-08-06)
155"Big Snapper by Helicopter"Unknown13 August 2005 (2005-08-13)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
476"Mid Winter Fishing Mission"Unknown20 August 2005 (2005-08-20)
487"The Ultimate Off Shore Adventure"Unknown27 August 2005 (2005-08-27)
498"The Ultimate Offshore Adventure Part II"Unknown3 September 2005 (2005-09-03)
509"The Kings of White Island"Unknown19 September 2005 (2005-09-19)
5110"The Kings of White Island Pt II"Unknown17 September 2005 (2005-09-17)
5211"Bay of Plenty Bonanza"Unknown24 September 2005 (2005-09-24)
5312"Tongan Billfish Tournament"Unknown8 October 2005 (2005-10-08)
5615"Eastcape Traditional Fishing"Unknown29 October 2005 (2005-10-29)
5817"Big Tuna"Unknown12 November 2005 (2005-11-12)
5918"Tangling with Trout"Unknown19 November 2005 (2005-11-19)
6019"The Big Snapper Hunt"Unknown26 November 2005 (2005-11-26)
6120"Ranfurly Big Fish Bonanza"Unknown3 December 2005 (2005-12-03)
6221"The Extreme Fishing Make Over"Unknown10 December 2005 (2005-12-10)

Series 3: The ITM Vanuatu Fishing Challenge

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
7311"Trailer Boat Marlin"Unknown23 September 2006 (2006-09-23)
7412"Cast Away Land Based"Unknown7 October 2006 (2006-10-07)
7513"Cast Away Land Based Pt 2"Unknown14 October 2006 (2006-10-14)
7625"Taupo Trout 2"Unknown20 January 2007 (2007-01-20)
7726"Vanuatu Santo"Unknown27 January 2007 (2007-01-27)

Season 4

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
781"The Rock Stars of Snapper Fishing"Unknown9 June 2007 (2007-06-09)
792"Double Strike Winter Mission"Unknown16 June 2007 (2007-06-16)
803"Double Strike Winter Mission Pt 2"Unknown23 June 2007 (2007-06-23)
814"Marlin on a Sea Doo"Unknown30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)
825"Giant Bluefin Chaos"Unknown7 July 2007 (2007-07-07)
836"Giant Bluefin Chaos Pt. 2"Unknown14 July 2007 (2007-07-14)
847"Kingfish Madness"Unknown21 July 2007 (2007-07-21)
858"Kingfish Madness Pt. 2"Unknown28 July 2007 (2007-07-28)
869TBAUnknown4 July 2007 (2007-07-04)
8710"The Mako Hunt"Unknown11 August 2007 (2007-08-11)
8811"Search for the Great White Shark"Unknown25 August 2007 (2007-08-25)
8912"Search for the Great White Shark Pt. 2"Unknown1 September 2007 (2007-09-01)
9013"Fishing Rocks"Unknown8 September 2007 (2007-09-08)
9114"Ultimate Lady Doggies"Unknown15 September 2007 (2007-09-15)
9215"Bay Plastics"Unknown22 September 2007 (2007-09-22)
9316"Bay Plastics Pt 2"Unknown6 October 2007 (2007-10-06)
9417"The Mother Trip"Unknown20 October 2007 (2007-10-20)
9518"Adventure to Santo"Unknown27 October 2007 (2007-10-27)
9619"Adventure to Santo Pt. 2"Unknown3 November 2007 (2007-11-03)
9720"Great White Shark on a Handline"Unknown10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
9821"The Ranfurly Banks"Unknown17 November 2007 (2007-11-17)
9922"Barrier Revisited"Unknown24 November 2007 (2007-11-24)
10023"The ITM Fishing Show Special Feature"Unknown1 December 2007 (2007-12-01)
10124"North vs South"Unknown8 December 2007 (2007-12-08)
10225"Chathams Bounty"Unknown15 December 2007 (2007-12-15)
10326"Make The Most of Your Catch"Unknown22 December 2007 (2007-12-22)

Season 5

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
1041"Plastic Fantastic – Part One"Unknown26 April 2008 (2008-04-26)
1052TBAUnknown3 May 2008 (2008-05-03)
1063"Hardcore Land Based"Unknown10 May 2008 (2008-05-10)
1074"Blue Fin on a Hand Line Pt 1"Unknown17 May 2008 (2008-05-17)
1085"Blue Fin on a Hand Line Pt 2"Unknown24 May 2008 (2008-05-24)
1096"Big Snapper in the Bay Pt 1"Unknown31 May 2008 (2008-05-31)
1107"Big Snapper in the Bay Pt 2"Unknown7 June 2008 (2008-06-07)
1118"Heli Kingis"Unknown14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)
1129"Spear Tagging Mission"Unknown21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)
11310"Bluefin on a Handline from a Dinghy"Unknown28 June 2008 (2008-06-28)
11411"Chathams Destination"Unknown12 July 2008 (2008-07-12)

Season 11

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
TBA1"The Perfect Day"Unknown3 May 2014 (2014-05-03)
TBA2"The Hunt for the 40lb Snapper"Unknown10 May 2014 (2014-05-10)
TBA3"Out Wide Kayak Fishing"Unknown17 May 2014 (2014-05-17)
TBA4"Night Time in the Tropics"Unknown24 May 2014 (2014-05-24)
TBA5"The Epic 'Day' Out"Unknown31 May 2014 (2014-05-31)
TBA6"The Epic 'Night' Out Pt2"Unknown7 June 2014 (2014-06-07)
TBA7"Teaching the Warriors to Catch"Unknown28 June 2014 (2014-06-28)
TBA8"A Live-Aboard Fishing Experience"Unknown12 July 2014 (2014-07-12)
TBA9"Insane Kite Fishing!"Unknown19 July 2014 (2014-07-19)
TBA10"Make It Snappy – 15 Ways in a Day"Unknown26 July 2014 (2014-07-26)
TBA11"Where the Whakataki Is That?"Unknown2 August 2014 (2014-08-02)
TBA12"Mexico Delivers!"Unknown9 August 2014 (2014-08-09)

Season 12

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
TBA1"No Boat?...No Worries!!!"Unknown2 May 2015 (2015-05-02)
TBA2"Phillip Island"Unknown9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)
TBA3"Getting the Girls Out"Unknown9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)
TBA4"West Coast Waikato"Unknown23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)
TBA5"Mexico Madness"TBDJune 2015 (2015-06)
TBA6"Kids Fishing"TBDJune 2015 (2015-06)
TBA7"Rags to Fishes"TBDJune 2015 (2015-06)
TBA8"Going Big on a Kayak"Unknown20 June 2015 (2015-06-20)
TBA9"Remote Controlled Land Based Fishing"Unknown27 June 2015 (2015-06-27)
TBA10"East Coast Exploration"Unknown4 July 2015 (2015-07-04)
TBA11"Fiordland"Unknown11 July 2015 (2015-07-11)
TBA12"South Island Hunt and Fish"Unknown18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)
TBA13"Competition Fishing"Unknown25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)

Season 13

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
TBA3"Three Kings Trailer Boat Mission Part 1"Unknown25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)
TBA7"Average Joes"Unknown23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)
TBA10"Cape Verde – The Blue Marlin Adventure"Unknown13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
TBA11"Cape Verde – The Art of SportFishing"Unknown20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
TBA12"Fishing Is for Everyone."Unknown27 August 2016 (2016-08-27)
TBA13"What Lurks in the Deep?"Unknown3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)

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  1. Abi Thomas (18 February 2009), Matt meets big fish in New York, The Northern Advocate