Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge
Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge is a British factual entertainment show broadcast on Channel 5 and a spin-off series to Extreme Fishing with Robson Green. The show sees actor and fishing enthusiast Robson Green travel around the world to some of the greatest fishing destinations, where he challenges local masters of their craft over five rounds of competitive fishing.
Episodes
Series 1
Episode | Location | Broadcast Date | Featured Fish |
1 | Brazil | 9 April 2012 | Bluefish, Flathead mullet, Gilded catfish, Electric Eel, Payara, Cilus gilberti |
2 | USA, The Great Lakes | 16 April 2012 | Muskellunge, Rock Bass, Perch, Goby, Largemouth bass, Freshwater Drum, Common Carp, Lake Sturgeon, Smallmouth bass |
3 | Mexico | 23 April 2012 | Striped marlin, Pufferfish, Red snapper, Sandperch, Great northern tilefish, Triggerfish, Mexican hogfish,Threadfin bass, French grunt, Parrotfish, Black jack (fish), Bonefish, Permit (fish), Bonito, Sailfish |
4 | Canada | 30 April 2012 | White Sturgeon, Northern Pike, Arctic Grayling, Lake Trout |
5 | USA, Texas | 7 May 2012 | Alligator gar, Largemouth Bass, Shrimp, Archosargus probatocephalus, Crab, Black-headed Gull, Black drum, Gafftopsail catfish, Red drum, Atlantic sharpnose shark, Bull shark |
6 | USA, East Coast | 14 May 2012 | Bluefin Tuna, Humpback Whale, Bluefish, Blue shark, Lobster, spiny dogfish, Cod, Haddock |
7 | Peru | 21 May 2012 | Rainbow Trout, Red Bellied Piranha, Pacu, Sardine, catfish, Piraiba, Cheilodactylidae, Moray Eel |
8 | USA, Alaska | 28 May 2012 | Coho Salmon, Chum Salmon, Pink Salmon, Cutthroat trout, Lingcod, Atlantic halibut, Kelp Greenling |
Series 2
Episode | Location | Broadcast Date | Featured Fish |
1 | Tasmania | 25 February 2013 | Mako shark, Elephant fish, Gummy Shark, Southern black bream, Brown trout, Wrasse, Morwong, butterfly perch, Gurnard, Rosy wrasse, Tasmanian red cod |
2 | Mozambique | 4 March 2013 | Yellowfin tuna, Mahi Mahi, Blacktip trevally, King Mackerel, Yellowspotted trevally, Flamingo, Ghost crab, Vundu, Electric Catfish, Tigerfish |
3 | Iceland | 11 March 2013 | Dab, Atlantic Cod, Arctic Char, Wolf Fish, Brown Trout |
4 | Hawaii | 18 March 2013 | Skipjack Tuna, Amberjack, Tahitian Prawn, Marlin, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Wrasse |
5 | South Africa | 25 March 2013 | Smallmouth yellowfish, Thornfish, Stubnose, Sand Flathead, Perch, Spotted Grunter, Great White Shark, Common Snook, Hottentot, Marlin, Sailfish |
6 | South Australia | 1 April 2013 | Pink snapper, Swallowtail snapper, Sweep, Silver Trevally, King George Whiting, Bluefin Tuna, Yabby, Murray Cod, Australian Salmon, Butterfish |
7 | New Zealand | 8 April 2013 | Blue Cod, Kahawai, Eel, Brown Trout, spiny dogfish, Sea Perch, Skate, Conger Eel |
8 | Mauritius | 15 April 2013 | Barracuda, Largemouth Bass, Skipjack Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Bonito |
Series 3
Episode | Location | Broadcast Date | Featured Fish |
1 | Greenland | 3 January 2014 | Redfish, Atlantic Cod, Arctic Char, Greenland halibut, Spider Crab, Greenland Shark |
2 | Tanzania | 10 January 2014 | Rainbow runner, Wahoo, Skipjack tuna, Dolphin, Ruby Snapper, Rusty Jobfish, Longhorn cowfish, Yellowfin goatfish, Dusky Grouper, Snapper, Hippopotamus, African elephant, Crocodile, Nile tilapia, Nile perch |
3 | Canada | 17 January 2014 | Beaver, Atlantic salmon, Muskellunge, Bluefin tuna, Smallmouth bass, Blue shark |
4 | The UAE and Oman | 20 January 2014 | Yellowspotted trevally, Kingfish, Barracuda, Giant trevally, Emperor angelfish, Longtail Tuna, Blacktip trevally, Mahi-mahi, Brown Spotted Hamour, Sultan Ibrahim |
See also
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