The BEST episodes of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Every episode of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing!

Two friends, beautiful places and a good natter. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse go on a life-affirming, funny journey, sharing their changed outlooks and trying to land a catch.

Last Updated: 6/17/2026Network: BBC TwoStatus: Continuing

8.11

38 votes

#1 - Salmon - River Tweed, Scotland

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/23/2020

Paul and Bob take a trip to the River Tweed in Scotland, where they continue their quest to catch a salmon.

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The Grayling - River Ure, Yorkshire Dales

8.07

30 votes

#2 - The Grayling - River Ure, Yorkshire Dales

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/6/2019

Paul and Bob fish for graceful grayling on the stunning River Ure. They meet the surgeon who performed Bob’s life-saving heart bypass and re-enact the drama of the operating table – in a local pub!

Directors: Will Yapp

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8.07

30 votes

#3 - Chub - Lower Wye, Herefordshire

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/2020

Bob and Paul return to the River Wye, Bob’s favourite river, to fish for chub.

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8.04

25 votes

#4 - Zander - River Severn, Worcestershire

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/3/2021

Paul and Bob are on the mighty River Severn, fishing for one of the UK’s lesser known species, the zander. This Country star Charlie Cooper visits them bankside.

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8.04

28 votes

#5 - Wild Carp - Powys, Mid Wales

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/26/2021

Paul and Bob head to Wales on a quest to catch a wild carp. They have netted some good carp in the past, but a ‘Welsh wildie’ is a new and intriguing target.

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8.03

33 votes

#6 - Brown Trout - River Test, Hampshire

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2020

Paul and Bob are on the Test in Hampshire, fishing for brown trout and musing on the ephemeral nature of life.

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8.03

37 votes

#7 - The Pike - River Test, Hampshire

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/25/2018

Paul and Bob decide to try and catch a legendary pike. Facing the future, they write a eulogy for each other as the sun sets on their final fishing expedition.

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River Lea, Hertfordshire - Paul's Childhood River

8.03

38 votes

#8 - River Lea, Hertfordshire - Paul's Childhood River

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/2020

Paul and Bob visit Paul’s teenage fishing haunt, the River Lea in Hertfordshire.

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7.97

34 votes

#9 - Pike - Broadland, Norfolk

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2020

Paul and Bob visit Norfolk to go lake fishing for what they hope will be a monster pike.

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7.96

27 votes

#10 - Grilse - River Exe, Devon

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2022

Bob and Paul are in Devon and Somerset, where they fish for summer grilse on the River Exe. They then hit the beach to try shore fishing.

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7.95

20 votes

#11 - Tench – Rocklands Mere, Norfolk

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2024

Bob, Paul and Ted are targeting tench, and Bob makes Paul’s dreams come true when he reveals their overnight accommodation.

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7.90

21 votes

#12 - Grayling - River Dee, North Wales

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2022

Paul, Bob and trusty terrier Ted travel to north Wales to fish the River Dee for grayling. They try to rediscover their lost youth on this trip, with mixed results.

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7.88

49 votes

#13 - The Barbel - Middle Wye, Herefordshire

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/27/2018

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer tour the country's finest fishing spots and talk a lot of nonsense. Paul and Bob fish for barbel in Hay-on-Wye and sample the great outdoors.

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7.85

27 votes

#14 - The Lake District

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/2021

Paul and Bob visit the glorious Lake District, which still has a special place in Bob’s heart thanks to his memories of teenage holidays there in the 1970s.

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7.84

19 votes

#15 - Crucian Carp - Sutton Lake, Shropshire

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/2023

Paul and Bob fish for crucian carp at a sequestered lake in Shropshire. In the hopes of guaranteeing success, they'll be staying lakeside in overnight bivvies.

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7.81

27 votes

#16 - Rudd - Norfolk Broads

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/2021

Paul and Bob take to the water in the Norfolk Broads to fish for rudd, full of the joys of the first day of the fishing season.

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7.81

37 votes

#17 - Sea Trout - Hampshire Avon, Dorset

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/18/2018

Paul fishes at the famous Bridge Pool near Christchurch in Dorset, hoping to catch sea trout. Bob arrives late but redeems himself by hooking the first fish of the day.

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7.79

34 votes

#18 - The Pike - Lough Erne, Northern Ireland

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/30/2019

Paul and Bob fly to Enniskillen to fish for the pike which eluded them in series one. Paul demonstrates how to perform life-saving CPR and Bob tells Paul's fortune in a traditional Irish manner.

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7.77

26 votes

#19 - Bream - Burghley House, Cambridgeshire

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/5/2021

Paul and Bob fish at the estate lake of Burghley House, near Stamford. Their target is the bream, but who knows what else they might catch in this rarely fished water.

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The Perch - Upper Tamar Lake, Devon and Cornwall

7.75

32 votes

#20 - The Perch - Upper Tamar Lake, Devon and Cornwall

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/23/2019

At the Upper Tamar Lakes, Paul and Bob fish for the predatory perch. When Bob reveals this week's accommodation which leaves Paul almost speechless.

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Salmon – River Finn & River Mourne, The North of Ireland

7.74

23 votes

#21 - Salmon – River Finn & River Mourne, The North of Ireland

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2024

Bob and Paul travel overseas for an all-out Irish fishing trip - it's their first time fishing the rivers of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Wild Brown Trout - River Usk, South Wales

7.74

42 votes

#22 - Wild Brown Trout - River Usk, South Wales

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/2/2019

Paul and Bob travel to the picturesque River Usk in Wales, where Paul’s father first taught him to fish as a child. They discuss their respective childhoods and reflect on their own family lives.

Directors: Will Yapp

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7.73

30 votes

#23 - Salmon - River Tay, Scotland

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/16/2019

Bob has harboured a childhood dream to catch a salmon, so he and Paul set off for the River Tay in Scotland.

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7.69

39 votes

#24 - The Carp - Bentley Lake, Essex

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/9/2019

Paul and Bob brave the wild lakes of Essex in search of the mighty carp. They visit a beauty clinic to see if there are any suitable treatments available to re-capture their youth.

Directors: Will Yapp

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7.68

38 votes

#25 - The Roach - River Wensum, Norfolk

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/11/2018

Paul and Bob fish the beautiful river Wensum in search of roach. They realise age is taking its toll on their physicality. But Bob has a plan to help Paul recapture his youth.

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Quick Summary

The best episodes of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing are:

Salmon - River Tweed, Scotland S3E1 rated 8.11
The Grayling - River Ure, Yorkshire Dales S2E6 rated 8.07
Chub - Lower Wye, Herefordshire S3E6 rated 8.07
Zander - River Severn, Worcestershire S4E6 rated 8.04
Wild Carp - Powys, Mid Wales S4E5 rated 8.04
Brown Trout - River Test, Hampshire S3E4 rated 8.03
The Pike - River Test, Hampshire S1E6 rated 8.03
River Lea, Hertfordshire - Paul's Childhood River S3E2 rated 8.03
Pike - Broadland, Norfolk S3E3 rated 7.97
Grilse - River Exe, Devon S5E1 rated 7.96