Carters Gone Fishin…Program List…Series 14, 2006

Episode 1…Saturday March 11 @5.30pm.
Northern Territory….after a late night arrival in Darwin we film on Corroboree Billabong home to a huge population of crocodiles and plenty of hard fighting barramundi

Episode 2…Saturday March 18 @5.30pm
Whitebaiting in South Westland….2005 proved to be an excellent season and we filmed a couple of great characters on their stand in the deep south.

Episode 3….Saturday March 25 @5.30pm
Snapper on “The Gulf”…a beautiful evening at Anchorite Rock. Finding this out of the way spot is one thing but learning to fish it is something else. Derek with the catch of the day.

Episode 4…Saturday April 1 @5.30pm
We take a helicopter ride in to a remote Westland river, chase a mob of deer across the tops, and flick a dry fly for a few unsuspecting browns. Guide Dean Trolle shares a few of his secrets. Even if fly fishing is not your thing you will love this show…simply breathtaking!

Episode 5…Saturday April 8 @5.30pm
Stewart Island…An introduction to this amazing adventure playground. The first part in a series of three shows which see the charter vessel “Jewel” circumnavigating the island. We leave Riverton and spend a day working our way down to Easy Harbour. Diving and fishing at its best.

Episode 6…Saturday April 15 @5.30pm
Stewart Island…We cruise the mutton bird islands, film Fiordland crested penguins, dive for crays, catch some massive blue cod and anchor for the night in Port Pegasus.

Episode 7…Saturday April 22 @5.30pm
Arnhemland Barramundi Nature Lodge…We fly north of Darwin and explore one of Australias most isolated and breathtakingly beautiful pieces of real estate. The crew safari camp and spend our days in search of big “barra”. Day one is our introduction to crocs and precision casting.

Episode 8….Saturday April 29 @5.30pm
A day on the Blyth. The Blyth River is unbelievable. I couldn’t believe how many big fish there were in this place. Both Sandee and I had an absolute ball. This is why people dream about barramundi fishing. It doesn’t come much better than this.

Episode 9…Saturday May 6 @5.30pm
Three Kings….Marlin madness! I have been to the Three Kings many times and every trip is an adventure. This explosive action proves to be no exception.

Episode 10…Saturday May 13 @5.30pm
Three Kings kingfish….pound for pound kingfish fight like nothing else. We do battle with some beauties, throw in a few techniques and show you the latest secret weapons.

Episode 11…Saturday May 20 @5.30pm
South Coast Jets…Vaughan Reynolds operates from a base in Tuatapere. He takes hunters and fishermen in to some of the most rugged, beautiful country in New Zealand. Jet boating and fishing. Blue cod, groper and heaps of adrenalin.

Episode 12…Saturday 27th May @5.30pm
Sea kayaking in the Far North…Stephen Tapp updates the latest in this rapidly growing sport. Hunting down big snapper in a kayak requires great skill, patience and of course knowledge.

Episode13…Saturday 3rd June @5.30pm
South Westland Browns….we catch up with the biggest trout I have ever seen...an absolute monster of a brown. Watch it take the fly and battle its way to the river bank. Guide Dean Trolle is in the right place at the right time. Also an evening on beautiful Lake Paringa.

Episode 14…Saturday 10th June @5.30pm
Pacific BlueFin….the West Coasts exciting game fishing captured out in the Hokitika Trench. Grant Blair from The Fishing Website lands 250kilos of Bluefin  & Cerveza Charters skipper Larry Johnstone shares a wealth of knowledge and a few stories.

Episode 15…Saturday 17th June @5.30pm
Stewart Island…the final leg of our journey around Stewart Island aboard “Jewel” Great diving and fishing, superb underwater footage and always a few surprises. What do you catch in crayfish pots? More than just crayfish, that’s for sure!

Episode 16…Saturday 24th June @5.30pm
Snapper in the north. A few tips on catching up with one of New Zealands favorite sport fish.

Episode 17…Saturday 1st July @5.30pm
A final Aussie roundup. Being stalked by crocs, face to face with dingoes, bush fires, “barra” and some fantastic adventures. We finish with a little salt water fishing at Crab Claw Island.

Episode 18….Saturday 8th July @5.30pm
Sea run browns on “The Coast” and a fish off Greymouth with Seabird charters. When the weather is good fishing on the coast can be exceptional.

Episode 19….Saturday 15th July @5.30pm
Marlin at the Three Kings. Darren Shields jumps in to film these amazing fish and talks of his experiences hunting down large fish with his speargun. Spectacular!

Episode 20…Saturday 22nd July @5.30pm
Jigging for trout. A lesson from Graeme Cooke. The fish seem to wise up and it pays to vary your approach. What worked last year may not be as effective this time around.