"The Accidental Angler" new series on TV tonight

« **on:** 12/11/2006 at 17:42 »

Just noticed that the first of the new series "The Accidental Angler" is on BBC2 tonight at 8pm.

1 of 4 fishing programmes in which Charles Rangeley-Wilson goes looking for unusual fish. He is heading for India tonight in search of "the mighty Mahseer" species.

I believe that the next one is about trout fishing?

Catch the programme if you can
Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #1 on:** 12/11/2006 at 21:04 »

I enjoyed it - most excellent in fact

« **Reply #2 on:** 12/11/2006 at 21:55 »

Yes, me too, thought it was very good

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #3 on:** 13/11/2006 at 08:56 »

Hmmm, I'm not so positive. True, the location was beautiful, great camerawork, the storyline was o.k., and fish he eventually caught a super fish, but for most of the hour I found the show quite boring, to be honest. The next episode is about troutfishing, hopefully more action.

CU

Jeroen

« **Reply #4 on:** 13/11/2006 at 12:43 »

Forget about getting a program about pure fishing on prime time terrestrial TV. This was a travel show with a bit of fishing thrown in. I thought it was fine and certainly a massive improvement on Trout and About. I look forward to the next one. Reminded me a bit of salmon fishing: a lot of time on the water for very little return. That's just the nature of the game and in these days of "bagging up" it may not have gone down to well with many anglers. I say well done the BBC for having the guts to screen a program that embraced something as politically incorrect as catch and release fishing.

« **Reply #5 on:** 13/11/2006 at 15:36 »

I thought it was really well done.
Sandra and I both watched it and enjoyed it.It was nice to see a fishing programme given the quality of production that others enjoy.
The type of fishing made no odds to me, i just soaked in the atmosphere and surroundings (a lot like being there oneself

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I reckon its probably the best attempt at an angling show since they made "A Passion for Angling"
Really looking forward to next weeks one now.

Sandy

« **Reply #6 on:** 13/11/2006 at 22:37 »

I just caught the last 20 minutes or so as I was out, enjoyed what I saw though.
I can't beleive some people moaning because he did not catch enough fish.

Sandy agree about "A Passion for Angling" though there has been a great fishing programme on /tv since then though .... Trout & About

I jest of course , " A river somewhere" was a fantastic programme , make sure you watch it if its ever repeated.

Jim

« **Reply #7 on:** 14/11/2006 at 18:50 »

Quote from: "Jedi"

" A river somewhere" was a fantastic programme , make sure you watch it if its ever repeated.

I'll second that - brilliant programme

« **Reply #8 on:** 19/11/2006 at 21:07 »

Episode 2 - awesome I'm not at all jealous of a wee adventure like this weeks - yeah, right

Thought this weeks episode was even better than last weeks, here's hoping the following programmes continue in the same vain

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Anyone for a wee spracchle to Bhutan.......

« **Reply #9 on:** 19/11/2006 at 21:12 »

Aye Hamish that big Brownie he caught was a bonnie fish

: I really enjoyed tonights episode.

Jim

« **Reply #10 on:** 19/11/2006 at 21:35 »

Aye

Twas a superb episode, i'll come to Bhutan.

I guess this is truly Wild fishing, especially up on that loch, 4000m

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Thats a long way up.

So flags and candles are the way forward,

wonder if it would work on the Don.

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Sandy

« **Reply #11 on:** 19/11/2006 at 22:45 »

Oh "rollocks" .......... I forgot to watch it tonight

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Mike

« **Reply #12 on:** 19/11/2006 at 23:06 »

Quote from: "spiderman"

So flags and candles are the way forward, wonder if it would work on the Don. :

I'm game to find out if you are

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« **Reply #13 on:** 20/11/2006 at 08:15 »

Yes, liked it. I've recorded the episode on DVD, Mike. I'll try to mail it to you.

CU

Jeroen

« **Reply #14 on:** 20/11/2006 at 09:38 »

What a great program. Having trekked up to similar heights (a good bit higher in fact) in neighbouring Nepal I could really identify with CRW's state of exhaustion. Every step becomes a chore Never fished though although we were camped by the shore of a lake at 4300M. I doubt if there were fish in it anyway and it being one of the most holy places in Hinduism doubt if casting a fly would have gone down too well!

« **Reply #15 on:** 20/11/2006 at 17:20 »

How cool would it be to say you had a permit from a KING to fish. Stick that in your salmon beat & smoke it yer lordship

« **Reply #16 on:** 20/11/2006 at 17:45 »

I fell asleep half way through episode one when he was sitting on a rock doing nothing much for ever and a day. I stayed awake last night though.

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I wanna go to Bhutan but the budget won't stretch that far. Could we stick prayer flags around Loch Vrotachan instead and just pretend.

Irvine

« **Reply #17 on:** 20/11/2006 at 20:12 »

Great show, beautiful fish and i liked the way it showed a lot of Budda culture, Fabulous!!

Jay

« **Reply #18 on:** 20/11/2006 at 20:31 »

Peter

I though it was pretty cool too that the Kings Great Grandfather had been the guy who had brought the fish into the country because he wanted to flyfish.
All hail the lowly Broonie

Sandy

« **Reply #19 on:** 03/12/2006 at 21:09 »

Tonights show was....... well a bit slow to say the most, i didn't personally like it seemed like a bit too much hard work for such little of fish.

Jay

« **Reply #20 on:** 03/12/2006 at 21:54 »

Jay

Thats the point.
Its about achievements and attaining goals, not the fish.
What he did was very difficult, if a bit slow.

Sandy

« **Reply #21 on:** 03/12/2006 at 21:59 »

Quote from: "jayscott"

Tonights show was....... well a bit slow to say the most, i didn't personally like it seemed like a bit too much hard work for such little of fish.

Hmmm, think you missed the point of the last in the series there Jay - mind you, maybe he was getting ready to fish the Don - eh Fred

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« **Reply #22 on:** 03/12/2006 at 22:10 »

I almost forgot again ...... DOH

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But caught the last half hour and thoroughly enjoyed it

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #23 on:** 04/12/2006 at 00:19 »

Don't know if you noticed Jay but it looked to me as if that wee brownie was on of the biggest fish in CRW's life. It certainly appeared to be worth more than the big trout from Bhutan.

Piscator non solem piscato

( I think thats how it goes though latin scholars are welcome to correct me!!)

THERES MORE TO FISHING THAN CATCHING FISH

« **Reply #24 on:** 04/12/2006 at 08:49 »

I thought it was a great program myself, being from London and all that!. Strangly I was out Piking with a chap on Saturday who mentioned the Wandle as being an improving river. He has caught Trout from there, lots, and so did many of his mates, this is because it was stocked with Rainbows when he was younger, and every tom, dick and harry was knocking them out on rods, handlines and bamboo canes!!..lol.

Angling times did an article on it too in the summer. They fished that bit where he was standing next to the road with the railings. They took lots of nice Dace and Chub, plus a Brownie of about a pound