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This is the first episode Rob and Tom shot and, in many ways, their favourite. The Howqua is their 'home' river: they learnt to fly fish there and know just about every bend. And the opportunity to stay in a genuine cattleman's hut made the hike truly worthwhile.
This episode begins at Bibury in the Cotswold Hills at a privately owned stream. Rob and Tom then head north by train to the tiny village of Altnaharra (pop. 35) in the far north of Scotland. Heather-covered hills, unspoilt lochs and some sensational single-malt whiskeys make this a very special trip. There were trout, sea trout and the possibility of a salmon, the most highly sought after fish in Great Britain.
A well-kept secret amongst fly fishing devotees are the numerous luxury lodges in New Zealand dedicated to visiting anglers. One such retreat is Rotoroa Lodge, in New Zealand's South Island. Here Rob and Tom are treated to gourmet food, luxurious accommodation and some of the finest wild brown trout river fishing in the world.
One of the most beautiful yet remote regions on the planet, the Kimberley is cut with magnificent rivers flowing through massive gorges. Each of these waterways is full of barramundi, a fish that must surely rate as one of the best tasting in the world.
A series of tiny coral islands off the coast of South america are home to the legendary bonefish, a bit, fast, beautiful fish that inhabits the clean white sand-flats of this tropical paradise. Rob and Tom discover this area is one of the last truly undiscovered gems on the travel map.
A unique area of Italy tucked in at the foot of snow-covered Alps. Rob and Tom came in search of trout and the perfect espresso, but found much, much more.
Arriving in Calcutta, Rob and Tom catch the Darjeeling Mail Train north, and continue the journey of discovery across the border into Bhutan, a tiny country nestled in the Himalayan mountains where few tourists are allowed each year. Here, they are in search of wild brown trout, said to inhabit the rivers of this magical kingdom. Source: www.australiantelevision.net
The pristine creeks and rivers of the High Plains are a fly fishing wonderland. To reach this remote alpine region Rob and Tom abandon their jeep where the road runs out and trek in on packhorses, armed with a few provisions, a very slow dog and of course their fly rods. The target - sweet river trout from the Snowy Mountain wilderness. Rob Sitch and Tom Gleisner travel to the Cobungra River in Victoria for a wonderful trek into a genuine cattleman's hut with rabbit and fish on the menu. Source: www.australiantelevision.net
In the heart of America's mid-west, Wyoming is your classic fly fishing destination. To reach there, Rob and Tom hire a car on the west coast and set off on a road trip that takes them through four states and two flat tyres in search of wild west trout from a rocky mountain creek. Source: www.australiantelevision.net
From the tropical centre of Cairns, Rob and Tom take the road north where they take to the sea, charting a course in search of the elusive coral trout. Source: www.australiantelevision.net
Leaving Cooktown behind them, Tom and Rob sail on, past magnificent coral reefs and uninhabited tropical islands. Eventually they reach the jungle wilderness of the Yarraki River where its time for some salt water fly fishing. Source: www.australiantelevision.net
The Tongariro is one of the most famous trout fishing rivers in the world. Rob and Tom stay near a tiny village nestled in the mountains on Lake Taupo where they fish in the world's finest rainbow trout rivers.
A group of little-known coral islands off the coast of an even lesser-known country called Belize draw Tom and Rob in search of salt-water fishing's holy trinity; a bone fish, a tarpon and a permit, all in one day. Source: www.australiantelevision.net
