AFN Soft Plastics

Snobs Creek, Run-off Barra & Black Bream

James looks what the Snobs Creek hatchery is doing to save some of our most endangered native fish. Then Bill looks for stacked-up, run-off barra in the NT, and schooling black bream in east Victoria.

The Carp Problem & Awoonga Barra Tactics

Carp is having a major impact on Australian fisheries and waterways. We look at the problems and solutions that are being put forward. Later, Jason gives us tactics for catching barra at Awoonga Dam.

Snowy Bass Pt.3 & Tassie Surface Bream

It’s our final leg of the Snowy River and we’ve yet to reach the toughest rapids, plus there’s more big bass in store. Later I learn some great tricks for catching big black bream on surface lures.

Snowy Bass Pt.2 & Darwin Jewfish

We continue our three-part adventure on the Snowy River, catching a haul of big Bass, as one of the younger guides joins in on the fishing. Later we get some great strategies for Jewfish up north.

4WD Fly, Dundee Barra & Stonker Trout

Bill finds a perfect spot right on the rivers edge. Jason visits some of Melbourne’s suburban lakes that stock monster trout & Kane offers tips for chasing barra up north.

Bullen Merri & Bemm River

Bill Classon heads to Warrnambool and takes us on a tour of all the best fishing destinations, including estuary, freshwater, surf and offshore.

Warrnambool

Bill Classon heads to Warrnambool and takes us on a tour of all the best fishing destinations, including estuary, freshwater, surf and offshore.

Salty Scroll Sum Up

Nige & Nicko take us through some of the highlights in their bucket list challenge of catching 30 species in 30 days on the road.

Cooktown

West Coast Cape York

Dam Barra & Sooty Grunter

The Marlin

Offshore Mangrove Jack

Wujal, Reef Flats & Nannygai

Jungle Perch, Daintree & Reef Flats

Rockhampton

Nige & Nicko continue their ’30 species in 60 days’ challenge. There’s still plenty of fish and crustaceans to tick off and Rockhampton offers plenty but they’ll need some good luck and good weather.

Bundaberg

Continuing their quest to catch 30 species in 60 days on the road, Nige & Nicko head to the Bundaberg region and the weather is far from ideal, making this a tough challenge from the get-go.

Sunny Coast

It’s the start of a new season of adventure. Nige and Nicko are challenged to catch 30 bucket list species in just 60 days on the road. This episode begins their quest in Southern Queensland.

Eildon Houseboat Cod & Bemm River Bream

Bill Classon visits Lake Eildon to fish with Debbie Sheldon-Collins in her quest for a meter cod and tell her story of her life with Parkinson’s. Then he visits the stunning seaside village of Bemm River, locked away in far east Gippsland.

Mulwala Cod & Backyard Bream

Bill Classon heads to Lake Mulwala in search of one of the largest freshwater fishes that inhabits our waters, then down to Port Phillip Bay to fish a unique system that has some great fishing, literally right in our backyard.

Callide Barra

Jason Medcalf heads to Callide Damn in QLD with his mate Jason Ehrlich to tangle with some of the resident barramundi but they didn’t count on the significant storm activity heading their way.

Land-Locked Barra and Fisheries Management

We run an experiment of the food types barramundi feed on in central Queensland, before exploring the role Fisheries plays in Victoria’s best fishing spots.

Searching The Great Barrier Reef

Heading north of the Cape York Penisula, we find some remote areas of the Great Barrier Reef, and sample the amazing fishing on offer. Along the journey we investigate why the reef is such an important Wonder-of-the-World; we also highlight some of its major threats.

Fraser Island Pelagics & Bass on Fly

Nige hunts down some offshore aggressors and helps one lucky angler catch a fish they’ve always dreamed of. The show then heads south to do it all again, attempting to fly fish out of a kayak as we chase wild bass with Shannon Kitchener.

3 Rivers, 3 Fish, 3 Days

Nige Webster heads to the Queensland tropics to catch 3 fish in 3 days as he chases some freshwater apex predators, and learns the importance they play in our waterways.

Estuary Survival Challenge

Nige and Jason try to survive only on what they catch, as they explore the role of estuary, and the story of Laurie Thompson, the hermit of Pancake Creek.

Nomad Prize Winners & Twin Crater Lakes

It’s youth versus experience as Nige challenges a younger generation of anglers to a fishing competition aboard Nomad Sportfishing, before Bill Classon explores the explosive growth rates of trout and salmon in the crater lakes of Western Victoria.

Tropical GT Adventure

Nige goes out with Nomad Sportfishing to chase GTs in the tropics, and even gives tries his hand at being a fishing guide.

Daly River Metre Barra & Bemm River Bream

Nige Webster heads to Darwin to continue his search for a metre barramundi. Then, Bill Classon explores Bemm River on the hunt for a 1kg+ bream.

Stickbaiting SA Kings & Portland Tuna

Nige chases after some kingfish with stickbaits in SA with KEEN As FISH, SA Fishing Charters. Then, Bill heads out with Salty Dog Fishing Charters Port Fairy to explore the tuna fishery in Portland.

Darwin Offshore Adventure

Nige heads up north to Darwin and chase some elusive sailfish, along with some other reef species.

Burdekin Metre Barramundi

Nige heads to North Queensland to meet up with JC’S Guided Sportfishing and chase a bucket list fish – a metre long barramundi!

Brisbane Threadfin & Tuna

Nige Webster heads to Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, to sample some of the great fishing on offer. The journey starts in Brisbane River, targeting a unique population of fish, before heading into Moreton Bay to chase Northern Bluefin Tuna.

Flathead Cricket Challenge

In a special 1 hour show, we combine the process of flathead fishing with the rules of cricket, Then we catch some Snapper with Victorian cricketers James Pattinson and John Hastings. If you love cricket and fishing you can’t miss this!

Kid’s Fishing & Exmouth Flats

BCF store manager Dave Padmore joins Nige Webster for possibly their greatest challenge yet: can they outfish a first grader? Then we hunt Golden Trevally at Exmouth Flats.

BCF Snapper Challenge and Portland Kings

BCF Staff Member Rall must show Nige how to use two different fishing techniques to catch snapper offshore. Then, we go offshore fishing for kings in Portland.

Weipa Road Trip 3 – Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve

In a special 1 hour show, we take a serious approach as we head to the top of Australia and join the Australia Zoo Croc Team.

Weipa Road Trip 2 – Dam Barra

We surprise a young BCF staff member in Cairns and give him one day to catch a metre-plus barramundi, and to help Nige do likewise.

Flathead Cricket Challenge – Free Preview

Weipa Road Trip 1 – Crash Test Dummies

We hit the road with a borrowed car, begged boat and stolen crash test dummy. The aim: put a fishing guide through our Test Dummy Challenge.

Sounder Treasure Hunt

Nige Webster competes with sounder expert Ken Thompson for a pirate’s bounty. X-marks the spot and the best fishing marks win in this fast paced fishing competition.

Snapper Bite Time Challenge & Lure Expo

Nige heads to south-east Queensland, and puts his bite time theory, and himself, to the test.

Coffin Bay Jigging Challenge

It’s the goodies versus the baddies, as Bill Classon sets a challenge on Why Not Fishing Charters out of Port Lincoln, and the competition is fierce!

Customer Challenge & Wrestling Wrasse

Nige springs a surprise challenge on a BCF Staff Member at work, and then we head out with the Nomad boys to fight some tricky wrasse.

Surface Plastics and Cod

The AFN Fishing team heads to NSW to try and catch Murray cod on surface soft plastic lures: a task they have never achieved. The crew then heads to Victoria and pits two teams against each other in a unique fishing tournament.

Mission ‘Shut Dave Up’

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!

Father Son Trout Challenge

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.

Tasmania Trout & Copeton Dam

Peter Morse and Simon Gawesworth join the locals fly-fishing the stunning waters of Tasmania. Then later, Nige Webster and Benny Lockwood break out the soft plastics to hunt for golden perch at Copeton Dam.

New Zealand Trout

Nige Webster joins Frank Prokop in New Zealand and puts his Aussie pride on the line – can he snare that elusive 20 pound trout?

Polaroiding Estuary Flats & Spinning Sydney’s Headlands

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.