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: 4/23/2025Network: BBC TwoStatus: Continuing

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#1 - 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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#2 - 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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#3 - 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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#4 - 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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Ferox Trout - Loch Garry, Scottish Highlands

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#5 - 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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#6 - 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 - 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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Brown Trout & Bream - Lough Corrib, Ireland

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#8 - 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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#9 - Chub - River Irfon, Mid Wales

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2023

Paul, Bob and terrier Ted travel to Wales to fish in the remote and stunning landscape of the River Irfon and the Upper Wye. It’s also Ted’s birthday, but how will they celebrate?

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#10 - Pike - Dumfries and Galloway

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/2023

Paul and Bob travel to Dumfries and Galloway in search of a big pike. They stay overnight in a 15th-century haunted castle.

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#11 - 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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#12 - 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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#13 - 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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#14 - 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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#15 - 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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#16 - The North of Ireland – Salmon

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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Driffield Beck, East Yorkshire – Brown Trout

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#17 - 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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#18 - 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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#19 - 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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#20 - 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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#21 - 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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#22 - 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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The Grayling - River Ure, Yorkshire Dales

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#23 - 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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#24 - 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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#25 - 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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