[TV] Mortimer and Whitehouse - gone fishing

[Eric the meek]

……and it was’t anything remarkable in halibut terms. Even the British rod-caught record is well over double that, and world record something like 450lb.

Edit….actually even bigger. Here’s one over 500lb caught in Norway

Fish and chips for tea it is! Angler smashes world record by catching 37-stone halibut that's heavier than a GORILLA

The enormous flat fish was caught by Marco Liebenow in Norway and tipped the scales at a whopping 37 stones - heavier than a wild gorilla.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Blimey. As much as I like halibut to eat, I do wonder if one of that size would be as tough as old boots.

I'm also intrigued by freshwater monsters. Many years ago I watched a programme about this bloke who bought a lake in Brittany, with a view to stocking it with carp. But he had heard tales of a big catfish in it, so he drained it. As the water level got lower, it became apparent just how big this catfish was. It was the length of a room - something like 13 or 14 feet, maybe more.

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They regularly get 8-footers (or maybe the same one over and over again).

 

[dazzer6666]

Blimey. As much as I like halibut to eat, I do wonder if one of that size would be as tough as old boots.

I'm also intrigued by freshwater monsters. Many years ago I watched a programme about this bloke who bought a lake in Brittany, with a view to stocking it with carp. But he had heard tales of a big catfish in it, so he drained it. As the water level got lower, it became apparent just how big this catfish was. It was the length of a room - something like 13 or 14 feet, maybe more.

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They regularly get 8-footers (or maybe the same one over and over again).

Richard Wade’s programme is good (River Monsters) if you like that kind of thing…….

Oddly enough got a fishing trip booked in Canada in September - salmon though, not Sturgeon. I did catch a sturgeon near Burgess Hill a few weeks ago but it was about 1.5lbs one one of our club lakes. Probably chucked in by someone who no longer wanted it in their home pond/tank.

 

[Eric the meek]

Richard Wade’s programme is good (River Monsters) if you like that kind of thing…….

Oddly enough got a fishing trip booked in Canada in September - salmon though, not Sturgeon. I did catch a sturgeon near Burgess Hill a few weeks ago but it was about 1.5lbs one one of our club lakes. Probably chucked in by someone who no longer wanted it in their home pond/tank.

People releasing unwanted pets seems to be a problem. I was at Falmer pond a few years ago, and a team of conservationists were there, trying to catch something. I asked them what they were after, and they told me they wanted to clear the pond of terrapins. Someone had released them, and as they had got bigger, they were eating the ducklings.

 

[Beach Hut]

Blimey. As much as I like halibut to eat, I do wonder if one of that size would be as tough as old boots.

I'm also intrigued by freshwater monsters. Many years ago I watched a programme about this bloke who bought a lake in Brittany, with a view to stocking it with carp. But he had heard tales of a big catfish in it, so he drained it. As the water level got lower, it became apparent just how big this catfish was. It was the length of a room - something like 13 or 14 feet, maybe more.

For a river fishing experience, you could do worse than this:

#1 Sturgeon Fishing Guides Fraser River BC Canada (604) 612-7850

Professional Sturgeon Fishing Guides British Columbia, Canada. First Class Sturgeon Fishing experience on the Fraser River. Book today! 1- (604) 612-7850

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They regularly get 8-footers (or maybe the same one over and over again).

Wasn't that a series on C4, No Way Back where Brits had moved abroad ?

 

[Eric the meek]

Wasn't that a series on C4, No Way Back where Brits had moved abroad ?

It was! Thank you.

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/no-going-back/on-demand/30584-003

I've found it and guess what? The catfish wasn't as big as I remember! It was only 46kg and maybe 6-7 feet long. And it wasn't even me that caught it ! All I did was watch the flipping programme. Isn't it amazing how the size of fish legends can grow over time?

 

[Bozza]

Just noticed by chance that the book is currently free to read with Amazon Prime:

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing: The perfect gift for this Christmas eBook : Mortimer, Bob, Whitehouse, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing: The perfect gift for this Christmas eBook : Mortimer, Bob, Whitehouse, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

amzn.to

 

[Flagship]

It's a wonderful programme and is more about a close friendship rather than fishing. It illustrates the importance of our natural environment and how interacting with nature is good for one's wellbeing.

I've taken many a walk along the river Ouse, using fishing as a pretext for getting out.

 

[maresfield seagull]

Yes indeed, makes one wonder what exactly is under the waves.

Have a bit of a hunt around
You may just be amazed How Big they Can get

 

[maresfield seagull]

Have a bit of a hunt around
You may just be amazed How Big they Can get

Indeed look at Dazzers post

 

[dazzer6666]

Whoop !

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returning for two more series - British Comedy Guide

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is returning for two more series, with Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse vising the UK's oldest pub and celebrating their faithful hound Ted's birthday in episodes airing later this year.

www.comedy.co.uk

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Richard Wade’s programme is good (River Monsters) if you like that kind of thing…….

Oddly enough got a fishing trip booked in Canada in September - salmon though, not Sturgeon. I did catch a sturgeon near Burgess Hill a few weeks ago but it was about 1.5lbs one one of our club lakes. Probably chucked in by someone who no longer wanted it in their home pond/tank.

I saw one coming towards me in Glasgow a few years ago, but managed to beat a hasty retreat.

 

[dazzer6666]

I saw one coming towards me in Glasgow a few years ago, but managed to beat a hasty retreat.

Lucky escape. Horrible, slimy things best avoided.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Lucky escape. Horrible, slimy things best avoided.

Indeed, l've always kept an arms length from anything named Nicola.

 

[dazzer6666]

Paul on BBC2 at 8pm……’’Our troubled rivers’. Suspect it’s focused on the moneygrabbingwankers constantly pumping shit into our rivers. I bet Feargal Sharkey appears at some point, absolute hero campaigning against this.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Paul on BBC2 at 8pm……’’Our troubled rivers’. Suspect it’s focused on the moneygrabbingwankers constantly pumping shit into our rivers. I bet Feargal Sharkey appears at some point, absolute hero campaigning against this.

Yep, he did! Great program and a real eye-opener. I think next week he's coming for Southern Water.

 

[BrightonCottager]

If he is coming for Southern Water next week, here's some info for you about stormwater releases from local outfalls into the sea / river.





The Portobello storm outfalls at Telscombe Cliffs discharged for 183 hours last year enough untreated wastewater to fill about 660 Olympic swimming pools.





The Shoreham outfalls (including ones in the River Adur) discharged for 114 hours.

 

[barbus_max bhafc]

These water companies (and I put them ALL in this description) are a total fkin disgrace - just continuing to pump raw untreated sewage/shite into our rivers (because they’re allowed to in certain conditions still doesn’t make it right) and giving their officers-in-charge millions In bonuses. Just incredible they are still getting away with it as of today - Southern Water are probably the worst offender of the lot so will be interesting viewing on next weeks show.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

These water companies (and I put them ALL in this description) are a total fkin disgrace - just continuing to pump raw untreated sewage/shite into our rivers (because they’re allowed to in certain conditions still doesn’t make it right) and giving their officers-in-charge millions In bonuses. Just incredible they are still getting away with it as of today - Southern Water are probably the worst offender of the lot so will be interesting viewing on next weeks show.

From what I took out of last night's programme, they were pumping this shit (literally) into the water even when they WEREN'T allowed to. Absolute scumbags.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

If he is coming for Southern Water next week, here's some info for you about stormwater releases from local outfalls into the sea / river.





The Portobello storm outfalls at Telscombe Cliffs discharged for 183 hours last year enough untreated wastewater to fill about 660 Olympic swimming pools.

183 hours equates to over one week of goodness knows what umentionable material being pumped into the sea. plus 114 hours worth into the Adur, plus of course all of the other effluent being discharged by countless other water companies nationwide.

An absolute disgrace indeed.

The Shoreham outfalls (including ones in the River Adur) discharged for 114 hours.

 

[GT49er]

Not Mortimer and Whitehouse, or anything to do with Southern Water, but seems about the most appropriate place for fish related information (either that or start a new thread).

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