A Passion For Angling - The Complete Series

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If you want to meet us all for a chat, along with Chris Yates and a big bunch of angling pals, please come along to the Lands End Inn, Twyford, RG10 0UE on Saturday 19th Nov. from 12.30. You can buy signed copies of our film series and books, Martin’s too, or if all else fails, buy us a beer! Thank you from Sue and I, Martin and Bernard for all your support and kind messages about our series. We haven't broken even yet but we're heading in the right direction. In the meantime, we'll try to enjoy our fishing as much as we always do, and we always enjoy Sue's cake! Being a wildlife film-maker I’m constantly in search of new stories, and I was aware that not much has ever been shown on television of freshwater fish and their natural behaviour, underwater and truly wild. There has always been an enthusiastic audience for British wildlife so what better than to show them something they’d never seen. We’re beginning to get to grips with this new challenge and the results are fascinating, in fact I almost enjoy filming fish as much as catching them - but not quite ! None of this would have been possible without my computer guru, Chris Wild, for he patiently steered me through the labyrinth of computer editing. He's a fishing pal now and I helped him catch this 2lb 4oz crucian, several others too, and during his first attempt at pole fishing – impressive. Trev and I enjoyed some wonderful sunny days too, in between finishing the final programmes of the series.

A Passion For Angling - The Complete Series [2DVD-SET] A Passion For Angling - The Complete Series [2DVD-SET]

Winter outings to the Hampshire Avon after those legendary roach were memorable not just for the occasional two pounder but for the three bitterns that kept flying past - a real treat. Martin and I have committed four and a half years of our lives trying to make the series of eight one hour films a bit special. I’m filming and editing day and night, it will cost me half a million quid, and if I don’t run out of money and time then we hope to have it complete by the winter of 2008.

IN THE 'OFFICE'

Our Targets: Carp – 40lbs, Pike – 30lbs, Perch – 4lbs, Barbel – 15lbs, Roach – 3lbs (from a river!),

A Passion for Angling (TV Series 1993– ) - IMDb

Our aim is to try to promote our sport by showing the benefits angling brings to the environment and society as a whole, so this is our schedule: Between 1996 and 2006 Yates presented numerous BBC radio documentaries, all produced by Dan Shepherd of Far Shoreline Productions. They included 'Fishing for Doubters', 'The Case of the Missing Burbot', 'Nocturne' and 'Fish Tales'. In 2020 Yates presented 'Reading the Water' and in 2022 'Reading the Air', both for BBC Radio 4. [ citation needed] Published works [ edit ] Thanks to the skill and determination of Martin and friends, and the generous help of so many landowners and fisheries, the results are pretty stunning. As has been pointed out, the film’s PB list is the equal of most anglers catches for a whole lifetime, yet we’ve only been filming for three and a half years. Barbel of fifteen pounds, a forty-four pound common stalked with a float, several ten pound tench, a crucian just five ounces short of the record, a three pound river roach, a thirty two pound pike and a river record perch of five pounds four ounces - and that’s just some of the catches.

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We’ve nearly completed filming now and I have about eight months editing to go to complete the series. As some of you will be aware, we’ve been sounding out the TV channels to assess our chances of a showing next year, and contrary to reports in the press, we do have some interest from various places. Chris Yates and I were asked by Kev Green to catch some big crucians for “Improve Your Course Fishing” and we had a thoroughly enjoyable day, partly because we both caught crucians to 2lbs 12ozs. But the pressure to “deliver” certainly makes you respect even more the achievements of Martin, Bernard and friends in our quest for big fish. I enjoyed the extra challenge, but probably only because we caught lots of big ones! On completing the making of “Impossible”, I treated myself to a long held ambition of fishing for mahseer in S.India and Pete Reading and I had a wonderful time, catching plenty of amazing looking fish. What a beautiful place it is too. I tried to get this message across on the BBC's "Springwatch" last year but I was 'dumbed down'...and I was pretty dumb already! But Sue and I and our friends will continue to make films in the hope of improving our fish life in the future.

Chris Yates (fisherman) - Wikipedia Chris Yates (fisherman) - Wikipedia

I have been a mad keen angler all my life, and ever since I caught a large roach when still a small boy, big redfins have been my favourite quarry. However, I love all forms of angling and it’s given me so much enjoyment that like “A Passion for Angling”, [ which I made for the BBC with Chris Yates and Bob James ], this new series of films will try to repay this debt of gratitude by benefiting angling as a whole, by showing fishing in a good light, and encouraging more into the sport. Martin and I are well aware that we could achieve this best if we manage to get a showing on television and there is considerable interest from several channels. We’ll keep you posted. I can still remember watching ‘A Passion for Angling’ and from what I’ve seen of “Catching the Impossible” it is going to be even better - Anglers’ Mail. The response to our series has been terrific, and thank you for all your complimentary letters. We hope you enjoy the final three films, and the book if you haven’t read it yet.D ue to the success of “Catching the Impossible”, I was asked to film a little sequence on underwater fish for the BBC’s “ Autumnwatch”, concentrating on roach and barbel and got some lovely shots for them. I’ve been dubbed their “Rivers Man”, so watch out for me in the future on ‘Celebrity Come Dancing’ and ‘Get Me Out of Here’…no chance, I’ll be out fishing! However, if we succeed in attracting big audiences for the series then maybe other broadcasters will be encouraged to show more ‘proper’ fishing, free of celebrities and hype, and all our contributors will feel it is mission accomplished. So please tell your friends to watch too. When we had finished editing the films last week, I had a memorable day of celebration with Chris Yates and Trevor Harrop (of roach project fame – see links). We fished in a peaceful little lake, caught lots of good roach to a pound and one or two good perch, and all this was interspersed by generous quantities of kelly kettle tea and big slices of Sue’s famous cake. What a great day.