Boat Fishing

Asari Micro-Jigging Challenge

The AFN team go head to head in a North Vs South Challenge. Using the same lures, Nige Webster targets tropical reef fish, while down south Bill Classon chases southern bluefin tuna. The day has plenty of surprises, including a monstrous and deadly visitor!

Extreme Polycrafting

Nige Webster and Jase Medcalf do what that do best – go fishing, and try to break things. The boys chase pelagic fish offshore before turning their hands to target estuary fish. The day takes on a twist when the boys are asked to test a boat in a very different fashion!

Nomad Game Show

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!

Coral Trout Metal Challenge

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?

Ballarat Fly Vs Lure & Gold Coast Mackerel

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.

VIP Raffle Adventure

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.

Mackerel Surfing Challenge

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.

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.

The Brynterview

Today we conduct a job interview on the water as the team takes on a budding journalist intern. To get the job he simply has to catch a big fish! We then head north and give a barramundi pro very limited time to catch fish.

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.

Gold Coast Trifecta

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.

Survivor Island

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!

Gold Coast and New Zealand

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.

Weipa Barra Challenge

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!

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.

Baja 8: Wet Dreams

A seamless blend of action, tips and techniques including various methods of attaching wind-on leaders, using offset hooks, EALS and gyros. A comprehensive look into a few things that just might make a difference the next time you see a tailer or present a bait to a fish in the pattern. Filmed entirely off the beach at Hotel Palmas de Cortez, BCS, Mexico.

Baja 9: WFO

Timing is everything and once in awhile you hit it just right. 135 billfish raised in 7 days. In the 20 years we’ve been filming down here, I’ve never seen it go off like this. This is as good as it gets. Non-stop action including the most exciting underwater footage ever shot as the marlin went off. Multiple fish in the pattern, fish up finning and tailing, it was simply a marlin stalker’s dream trip come true.

Mazatlan Billfish Classic

Join us for one of the most incredible offshore tournaments in history. The world-Class Mazatlan Billfish Classic, from the beautiful El Cid Marina & Resort in Mazatlan, Mexico, where some of the best teams in the world completed for the coveted top honors. Over 290 billfish were caught & released in just 3 days. Todd Mansur, skipper of The Boardroom, & Marc Higashi onboard Tiger Spirit, both provide valuable insights & tips into not only the importance of, and how to pre-fish tournaments, but why team chemistry & dynamics on board any boat competing at this level are critical to finishing in the money.

Mixed Bag

The fish rich waters of the Southern California can be some of the most productive fishing in the world. An established breeding ground and nursery for both mako and thresher sharks, these waters are also a home to a number of other hard fighting game fish. From yellowtail and white sea bass, to calicos, barracude, bonito and halibut, both the inshore coastal and island, as well as the offshore fishing here can be spectacular.

A Tribute to Zane Grey

Few individuals have had as direct and as powerful an influence on the sport of fishing as did Zane Grey. Join us for the most spectacular archive fishing footage ever released, as we travel the South Pacific with Grey, in his pursuit to become the fist man to ever land a 1000 pound billfish on rod and reel. Thrill to epic battles with giant blacks and blues, strippers, sailfish, yellowfin tuna, tigers, threshers and even steelhead, with this unique and rare glimpse back in time, as we honour one of sportsfishing’s all time greats, Pearl Zane Grey.

Fishing San Diego Bay

Join Doug Kern of Fisherman’s Landing Tackle shop and Rick Maxa of Let’s Talk Hook-up as they open up their bag of tricks on how they ‘long line’ the bay for bass and halibut.

Baja: A Perfect 10

From heart stopping blue marlin, and big 100+ pound yellowfin being caught less than 50 yards off the lighthouse, you’re going to love watching these young ladies battling not only their first billfish, but tackling tuna, jet skis, ATVs, scuba diving, and the swim up margarita bar with equal enthusiasm. Non-stop action, not only on the water, but on the beach as well. We’re not calling this a perfect 10 for nothing!

Dove Island

Sitka, Alaska is world-renowned for its incredible halibut, salmon and ling cod fishing. Offering some of the most productive waters in the world, anglers have flocked here for centuries.

Liquid Safari

Free diver and underwater photographer, Kevin Scully, takes us on an incredible journey through the mysteries of the underwater worlds surrounding Southern California and the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Reaching depths of over 70 feet, silently suspended, seamlessly blending into the kelps and environment to capture some of the most spectacular images of free-swimming fish ever shot. Over 35 species, including marlin and huge yellowfin, white sea bass and giant blacks, yellowtail, halibut and calicos.

Big Boat Big Fish II

This program chronicles an epic long-range fishing expedition by a group of anglers aboard skipper Shawn Steward’s boat Excel, who test their mettle against a vast school of massive yellowfin tuna in the Pacific. Featuring dramatic underwater footage of the feisty yellowfin — some of which weigh in at 300 pounds — this film reveals the hard work and exhilaration that are the hallmarks of West Coast-style stand-up fishing.

Black Marlin Boulevard

Cabo Blanco Peru – no other spot could rival it back in 1954 and probably no place ever will. This DVD takes original 16mm colour film that has all been carefully cleaned, transferred and digitized, with unbelievable clarity and crispness, preserving forever an all time classic moment in time. Baseball great Ted Williams introduces us to the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club, before heading off the beach, making bait and doing battle with a black marlin weighing in at over 1200 pounds. S. Rip Farrington picks up the action where Ted leaves off with more spectacular footage showcasing this great fishery in all its grandeur. Cabo Blanco Peru, circa 1954 this is one you’ll watch over and over again.

Cape York Experience

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.

Baja 1: The East Cape

From the spectacular underwater footage of free-swimming marlin and dorado feeding on bait balls, to the unbelievable power and strength of 500-pound blues airborne in 20 feet leaps., this non-stop action packed show will blow you away. Filmed entirely off the world famous waters of the East Cape region of Baja, at the Hotel Palmas de Cortez Resort. Features marlin, sailfish, dorado and incredible historical footage from the 1950’s of fishing the marlin off Baja.

Baja 7: No Bad Days

Filmed in Hotels Palmas de Cortez, Playa del Sol and Punta Colorado Los Barallies- Baja California Sur, Mexico. For fifteen years we’ve been coming here and without question, the East Cape region of Baja is the most fish rich body of water we’ve ever found. Marlin, sailfish, yellowfin, dorado, roosters, pargo and grouper. When you’re fishing here, there are No Bad Days. Hotels Palmas de Cortez, Playa del Sol and Punta Colorado Los Barallies- Baja California Sur, Mexico. For fifteen years we’ve been coming here and without question, the East Cape region of Baja is the most fish rich body of water we’ve ever found. Marlin, sailfish, yellowfin, dorado, roosters, pargo and grouper. It doesn’t matter if you work the beach with fly tackle or head offshore, the fishing here is as good as it gets anywhere on earth. And if you’re ready to push the envelope, jump into one of the resorts kayaks for a little extreme marlin fishing, yak style. When you’re fishing here, there are No Bad Days.

Baja 5: Stripers, Sails & Yellowfin

Stripers, Sails & Giant Yellowfin Tuna – Baja Style picks up right where Baja 4 leaves off, and features some of the most beautiful girls we’ve ever filmed, pulling in some of the biggest stripers, sailfish and tuna we’ve ever caught.

Big Boat Big Fish

The Revillagigedos Islands are home to the largest population of resident yellowfin tuna on earth. For over 40 years, men like Bill Poole have pioneered long-range fishing from San Diego, making the 1000 mile run south to challenge these giant tuna. Watch 80 wides getting spooled in less than 60 seconds… backups hitting the water…anglers diving into skiffs… and grown men being driven to their knees by the power and strength of these incredible fish. Films like The Ultimate Challenge and Deep Color have brought the excitement of long-range fishing into the homes of thousands. But until now, no film or video has ever come close to capturing what it’s like to be in the middle of an absolutely, wide-open, non-stop bite on these huge tuna. A bite that lasted over 36 hours and produced 28 fish over 200 pounds.

377 Pounds of Fury

The largest yellowfin tuna ever captured on film! See how a fish can break a man’s spirit. A true life Old Man and the Sea. Talk about reality TV, it doesn’t get any more hardcore than this.

Bluefin Fever

This is west coast multi-day fishing at it’s best. Wide-open yellowfin tuna give way to bluefin pushing the 200-pound mark. Filmed onboard Norm Kagawa’s beautiful Shogun.

The Forbidden Zone

Midway atoll is Hawaii a hundred years ago. World record Giant Trevally, 500 pound Blue Marlin, Wahoo and Yellowfin Tuna. Non-stop action.

Monsters of the Deep

Whenever you drop down a bait fishing the depths off Sitka, Alaska, you never know what might be down there waiting to inhale it.

Going For Gold

GOING FOR GOLD is the story of three Australian anglers and their quest for the toughest fish that swims: The Mighty Yellowfin Tuna. But the film is much more than a thrilling adventure of men, the ocean and big fish. GOING FOR GOLD is also an instructional guide detailing the latest tuna fishing techniques – from lure trolling, to live baiting, to the deadly methods of strip baiting and pilcharding. As such, it is essential viewing for every offshore angler, regardless of their experience, expertise or level of expectation.

Snapper: Fine Tuning for Big Red

Without a doubt, the most sought after fish in our southern coastal waters is the mighty snapper. In Victoria, men, women and children are caught up with snapper fever around the end of the football season – a fever that will last until after Christmas. In other states, the fever is the same – only the start and End of the season differs. From the big time big red picks up the bait and starts his powerful run until you strike and feel those mighty tail thumps, both you and the snapper are hooked. Rex Hunt has been hooked on snapper fishing for over two decades, his skill and expertise in this type of fishing is legendary.

Estuary Fishing Bream

Fishing for southern bream in Australia’s beautiful estuarine systems is a rewarding and popular relaxing time. With their fine fighting abilities, voracious appetites and large numbers, bream provde challenges to all who angle for this top table fish. Headed by Steve Starling, our team will take you through the many facets of bream fishing.

Fighting Browns

FIGHTING BROWNS focuses on trout fisheries. But this film is more than just exciting stories of super-fit brown trout. It is also a detailed instructional guide to fishing for trout in lakes and impoundments wherever they are found. It demonstrates the hottest techniques, describes the top rigs and covers every aspect of tackle selection and its use for big water trouting.