The AFN spring a surprise visit to the Nomad sportfishing operation. The crew hold a game show to choose somebody to front the cameras and have a day of fishing with Nige! A Sydney angler jumps on board, and while we get to know our new mate, the tropical fishing action goes absolutely nuts!
Nige heads out on the water with plumber and avid fisherman Jamie, and tries to convert him from bait fishing to metal lures. Can they catch enough coral trout to change Jamie’s mind, or will he stick to his ways and continue to fish bait?
It’s Fly V Lure as Nige joins Trevor Hawkins on Lake Windouree and engages in a friendly trout competition. Then Kord takes Nige out to the mackerel grounds, where they utilise some unwilling participants.
Nige takes a BCF raffle winner out on a fishing expedition, targeting both reef species and pelagics. If they can’t catch enough species across the two environments, Nige is stuck packing boxes for BCF.
Nige takes champion longboard surfer Nic Jones offshore, and sets a few challenges for the rookie angler. Then they hit the surf, and the tables are turned, as Nic sets Nige a few challenges of his own.
The AFN team have a ‘lippy’ cameraman that challenges Nige to better a ‘Personal Best.’ Nige and a fishing guide work hard in the tropics to silence their noisy work colleague!
The AFN Fishing Show heads to the tropics with a special father-to-son fishing challenge. A fishing guide is put to the test to catch a large coral trout on soft plastics or pay the price of failing.
Today we put a fishing journalist to the test: he gets one day to prove he can catch NSW luderick using an artificial technique he has written about in magazines. The team then heads to the New Zealand South Island to target trout in fast flowing rivers.
The AFN Fishing team heads to the blue waters of the Gold Coast. We enlist a game fishing crew to help us test a theory. After the shock of hearing about their strange challenge, the crew quickly get to work and take on a rough ocean.
Today starts on a deserted tropical island with only a box of lures and a challenge to survive! To help us catch fish, we use the help of some touring Texan anglers. Then we target Murray cod in NSW and conduct an on-water job interview at the same time!
The AFN team take on a multi-species fishing tournament on the Gold Coast that also aims to raise money for paramedics with a great cause. We then head to New Zealand and target cruising lake trout with soft plastic lures.
Nige brings the challenge to fishing guide Nicolai Fewtrell – catch 20 small barra, or one over 75 centimeters. The downside? For every bi-catch that comes aboard, Nicolai has to eat a random item from the dreaded ration pack!
Nige Webster visits the traditional land owners at Cape York for a very different fishing experience. Then later we join Nicolai Fewtrell on the hunt for some hungry barra.
Nige and Trevor paint up their own lures and hunt for a feed of fish. Can their crafty artwork entice a bite, or will every one be left cold and hungry? Then, Bill Classon heads to Flinders Island, to get in on the amazing gummy shark fishing!
Nige Webster and his nine year-old son Lachlan experience the thrill of marlin fishing. Will Lachy get a chance to achieve his dream catch? Then later on, Bill and Nige take AFN’s general manager Debbie to try and catch her first murray cod.
We explore trolling baits for deep water species at North Stradbroke Island with Troy Dixon, before we chase some shallow water rock bar barramundi with paddletail soft plastics.
Join the AFN crew as they hit shallow water estuary and bay waters in search of big trevally, then head to the bustle of the city as we sample some of Sydney’s rock fishing.
There’s nothing quite like a fantastic day in the Queensland sun. The AFN Fishing Show teaches you how to catch flathead at the Gold Coast – with a surprise catch along the way. Back down south, we’ll look at how to pump for bait and hopefully catch a whiting or two!
The AFN Fishing Show catches up with Troy Dixon, and fishes soft plastic prawn imitations for wild barra in the Fitzroy river, before heading offshore to jig hard fighting tuna out on the coral sea.
We visit the secret spot X in South Australia on the search for some beautiful bream. Then the team head off the beaten track in the Northern Territory for some epic surface fishing for sooties in the Reynolds River.
The AFN Fishing Show heads offshore this week, as Nige Webster uses his sounder and tries chasing mackerel with deep water soft plastics. Then, we join Andrew McGovern at St. George’s Basin as he goes trolling with a downrigger for big tailor.
We go from the highlands of NSW to the southern waters of Australia. If you love the idea of chasing murray cod in the gorges or big South Australian whiting then you’d better tune in!
We go from the top of the water to the bottom. We use heavy blade lures to chase large pelagic fish before turning our attention to surface fishing for bread and butter species.
The AFN team joins Tom Tierney in South Australia, and see if we can spot a salmon or two. Then later, we head to NSW to join rock and beach guide Alex Bellissimo, as we fish beach worms for whiting on Manly Beach.
The AFN Fishing Show heads to Lake Jindabyne for some exciting sight fishing with soft plastics. Then, Andrew and Mitch McGovern are on the hunt for salmon in the estuaries of New South Wales.
The AFN Fishing Show is all about game fish. Armed with some skirted lures, we troll for marlin off the coast of Northern NSW. Then, we learn how to catch large predators with deep-dropping baits off the continental shelf.
We chase a couple of our iconic Aussie sport fish. We head offshore to learn the art of fishing small soft plastics for snapper before hitting the floodplains of the Northern Territory in search of barra.
The AFN Fishing Show goes offshore in Port Fairy, where we show you how to catch and fillet bluefin tuna. The we travel down to the east coast of Tasmania for some exciting surface action, as we fish for bream on surface lures.
Nige Webster has some fun on soft plastics at Queenslands 1770, and catches a few reef species along the way. Then, we head across to Lake Jindabyne to see if we can attract a trout or two, trolling cowbells and soft plastics.
Spring means Snapper! The AFN Fishing Show chases these awesome fish in Port Phillip Bay, before hitting the beach, baiting bread and butter species in Queensland.
The AFN Fishing Show goes polaroiding, as we discover some excellent bass fishing plastics amongst submerged timber. Then, we join Peter Morris and explore the basics of using scented soft plastics to fish for flathead.
The AFN crew go jigging soft plastics and small metals in the hope of enticing bites from all sorts of pelagics. Then, Kane Dysart and Tynan “Fro” Bartolo show us the incredible fishing opportunities right on the doorstep of Darwin.
The AFN team explore the Hawkesbury River with fishing guide Dan Selby, chasing big species on soft plastics. Then, we take a musical interlude as we chase shoreline trout.
Join the AFN team as we take you on a tour of Mallacoota, and explore the amazing fishing the region has to offer. Later on, Will Lee and Ryan Dixon show you how to catch bream in and around the docks of Mooloolaba.
The AFN Fishing Show embarks on the ‘triple lure trout challenge’ – aiming to catch 3 trout on 3 different types of lures. Then, we drift baits offshore in search of snapper and mackerel.
In this episode, we troll Classic Bluewater lures for Port Fairy southern bluefin tuna. Then later on, we head to Sydney’s northern beaches and see what we can catch off the rocks.
We explore the benefits of a deep water approach, towing deep baits for mackerel. Then, Bill Classon discovers the great fishing options that Mount Dandenong provides.
It’s Nige Webster V Trevor Hawkins AND lure versus fly in the ultimate trout challenge! Then we head to South Australia, to meet up with our mate Tumby Tom for a lesson on whiting tactics.
Sight fishing in one of the most exciting forms of fishing. The AFN Fishing Show polaroids for coral trout off the coast of Queensland’s 1770, before joining Clint Isaac as he sight fishes the flats in search of pelagic reef species.
We hit the holiday road with a Sydney working family and learn how they go about catching plenty of bread-and-butter species from the beach and estuary at Port Stephens. Then, Bill Classon and Travis McIntyre look at soft plastic techniques for snapper in Port Phillip Bay.
On this show, we catch up with Nick Milford from Nomad, as he and Nige put some medium-weight spin gear to the test against some fiercesome GTs! And later, Nige cracks out the paddletail soft plastics to fish the beautiful waters of 1770.
Nige Webster and Bill Classon travel to the outer Great Barrier Reef in search of large pelagics. Then, Gavin Dunne and Tony Shao target winter whiting on artificial bait.
Nige Webster heads south to the Snowy Mountains to catch trout on hardbody lures. Then, Kane Dysart shows Bill Classon the secrets to catching Northern Territory pelagic barra.
Bill Classon and Brad Hodges hit the Werribee River to target Bream and Jewfish. Then, Nige Webster travels to the Snowy Mountains to show how effective lipless crank baits can be on trout.
