Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

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Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse share their life experiences while 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.

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Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing: Series 4: Episode 5

Episode 5

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Paul and Bob visit picturesque Mid Wales in search of wild carp.

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.

Paul and Bob travel to Mid Wales to fish for wild carp in some equally wild and wonderfully picturesque lake locations. They've had success catching both mirror and common carp in previous trips, but trying to net a ‘Welsh wildie’ will require a different approach. Wild carp are the oldest strain of the species we have in the UK, and there are tales from the middle ages of monks tending carp ponds.

Starting off high in the Welsh hills, Paul and Bob spend their first day fishing an ancient glacial lake. Bob has some new carp gear that he is keen to use and hopes will make a difference to his fishing.

During this trip, Bob and Paul also meet Mick May and Marina Gibson, who together have started a charity called Cancer and Pisces, which offers fishing as therapeutic respite for people with cancer.


Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing: Series 4

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Bob and Paul travel across the British Isles in search of best places to fish.

Bob and Paul travel across the British Isles in search of the most beautiful places to fish.

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