The WORST episodes of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Every episode of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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: 1/12/2025Network: BBC TwoStatus: Continuing

6.93

15 votes

#1 - Wrasse - Burgh Island, South Devon

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/2023

The pair head to the incredible tidal outcrop of Burgh Island on the south coast of Devon, where their quarry is wrasse. A very special surprise awaits Paul and terrier Ted.

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7.41

17 votes

#2 - Perch - River Thames, Berkshire

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2022

Paul and Bob take trusty terrier Ted to fish for perch on the River Thames. Comedian Richard Herring joins the three of them for dinner.

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7.44

36 votes

#3 - Rainbow Trout - Derbyshire Wye

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/4/2018

In the beautiful Monsal Valley in Derbyshire, Paul teaches Bob how to fly-fish for wild rainbow trout. While fishing, they discuss their humble beginnings in show business.

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7.47

51 votes

#4 - The Tench - Norfolk Lakes

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/20/2018

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer tour the country's finest fishing spots and talk a lot of nonsense. Paul and Bob fish for tench in Norfolk and reminisce about their childhood.

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7.50

14 votes

#5 - River Frome, Dorset - Grayling

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2024

Paul, Bob and Ted travel to Dorset to fish the River Frome for grayling before turning their hand to mackerel fishing on Chesil Beach.

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7.53

17 votes

#6 - Carp & Barbel - Reigate Hills, Surrey

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2022

Paul and Bob visit the heart of the English countryside in the Surrey Hills, where they fish for carp and barbel. Health expert Dr Anand Patel joins them by the lake.

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Crucian Carp - Great Somerfold Lakes, Wiltshire

7.55

31 votes

#7 - Crucian Carp - Great Somerfold Lakes, Wiltshire

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/2020

Paul and Bob go lake fishing in Wiltshire for the shy and elusive crucian carp.

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Driffield Beck, East Yorkshire – Brown Trout

7.60

10 votes

#8 - Driffield Beck, East Yorkshire – Brown Trout

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2024

Paul, Bob and Ted head to the historic chalk stream of Driffield Beck in East Yorkshire, hoping to catch a wild brown trout, and Ted is spruced up in a local poodle parlour.

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Ferox Trout - Loch Garry, Scottish Highlands

7.63

16 votes

#9 - Ferox Trout - Loch Garry, Scottish Highlands

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2022

Paul and Bob catch the sleeper train to the Scottish Highlands to fish for ferox trout. Bob can’t resist the challenge to look for Nessie in the vast waters of Loch Ness.

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Brown Trout & Bream - Lough Corrib, Ireland

7.65

17 votes

#10 - Brown Trout & Bream - Lough Corrib, Ireland

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/2022

Paul and Bob venture to the mighty Lough Corrib, Ireland’s largest lough and one of the best places in the country to try trout fishing. Later, they meet Undertones singer Fergal Sharkey.

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7.67

12 votes

#11 - Thornwood Springs, Essex - Rudd

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2024

Paul, Bob and Ted target a large rudd lake near Epping Forest, and all three try 'champing' for the first time – staying overnight in a church.

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7.73

15 votes

#12 - Blakeney Point - Bass and Sea Trout

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2024

Paul, Bob and Ted face the elements head on as they fish on the beach at Blakeney Point, taking refuge in Bear’s Cottage for the night to dry out.

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7.74

31 votes

#13 - 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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7.75

24 votes

#14 - 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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7.76

25 votes

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

7.76

34 votes

#16 - 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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7.77

30 votes

#17 - 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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7.79

14 votes

#18 - River Ouse, Bedfordshire – Perch

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2024

Paul, Bob and Ted fish the River Ouse in Bedfordshire, hoping to catch a big perch. Bob makes Paul a dinner he will never forget!

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7.79

14 votes

#19 - Rocklands Mere, Norfolk – Tench

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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7.79

39 votes

#20 - 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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7.80

15 votes

#21 - Roach - River Avon - Wiltshire

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2023

Paul, Bob and Ted travel in style to the Hampshire Avon. Bob makes the most of the unique accommodation, and Ted has a blind date.

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7.80

15 votes

#22 - Rainbow Trout - Derbyshire Wye

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/2023

Bob and Paul return to the Derbyshire Wye and its neighbour the Derwent, this time with Ted, to revisit the place they first fished together.

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7.81

31 votes

#23 - 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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7.82

11 votes

#24 - River Trent, Nottinghamshire - Barbel

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2024

Paul, Bob and terrier Ted travel to Nottingham to fish the mighty River Trent for barbel. They stay in a memorable party house and invite a very special guest to join them.

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7.83

29 votes

#25 - 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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