Lake Escapes

    Season 1

    • Discovery Shed
    • 25m
    • United Kingdom
    Matt Hayes, demonstrates the accessibility of affordable weekend fishing breaks around the world. Travelling from the Arctic Circle to the warm riversides of Spain, Matt tests his skills against a variety of fish, including carp, salmon, trout, pike, and catfish.

    15 episodes

    Series Premiere

    1x01 Finland - Brown Trout

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    Matt Hayes visits Lapland, where he discovers brown trout, grayling, pike and Arctic char on the Lais River and Fluka lake system.

    1x02 France - Carp

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    Matt Hayes heads to Le Mans in France hoping to hook a variety of carp.

    1x03 Norway - Salmon

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    Matt Hayes heads to Norway's Trondelag region and fishes for salmon in the River Gaula.

    1x04 Poland - Pike

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    Matt Hayes heads to Lake Unichowo in search of pike on the Polish leg of his fishing adventure.

    1x05 Wales - Sea Trout

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    Matt Hayes visits the River Towy in Pembrokeshire, where he heads straight for the water to fish for sea trout.

    Matt Hayes travels to Ireland's Lough Corrib in Co Galway, where he arrives just in time for the mayfly hatch and sets about fishing for brown trout.

    1x07 Sweden - Pike

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    Expert angler Matt Hayes heads to the Osel Chalet Fishing Camp in Vestervik to experience Swedish pike-fishing.

    Matt Hayes and Belgian angler Ronny de Groot head to Symonds Yat on the border of England and Wales to fish for barbel and chub on the River Wye.

    1x09 Azores, Blue Marlin

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    Matt Hayes visits Faial in the Azores, where he tries to catch blue marlin from his hi-tech fishing boat.

    1x10 Italy, Carp

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    Matt Hayes takes in the historic sites of the famous Italian city of Pisa, and finds time to do a spot of carp fishing.

    1x11 Ireland, Pike

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    Matt Hayes goes in search of pike at Castle Leslie Lake, Co Monaghan, in Ireland.

    1x12 Madera, Wahoo

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    Matt Hayes heads into the mid-Atlantic waters off the coast of Madeira in search of the grande wahoo.

    1x13 Lake Windemere, Pike

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    Angling expert Matt Hayes indulges in a spot of pike fishing on Lake Windermere, Cumbria.

    1x14 Netherlands, Zander

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    Matt Hayes visits Holland's Volkerak region and meets Bertus Rozemeijer, one of the world's most renowned zander fishermen.

    1x15 Spain, Catfish

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    Matt Hayes visits northern Spain in the hope of landing catfish from the banks of the River Ebro.

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