{{Short description|Factual entertainment show}} {{Italic title}} {{Use British English|date=January 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} '''''Extreme Fishing with Robson Green''''' is a factual entertainment show broadcast on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]. The show sees actor and fishing enthusiast [[Robson Green]] travel around the world in search of the greatest fishing destinations. There have been five series to date. A spin-off series entitled ''[[Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge]]'' began airing on 9 April 2012, and a sequel series (''[[Robson Green: Extreme Fisherman]]''), is set to begin on 4 August 2014 on [[Quest (TV channel)|Quest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.questtv.co.uk/extreme-fisherman/|title = Discovery+ | Stream 55,000+ Real-Life TV Episodes}}</ref> Extreme Fishing with Robson Green was re-launched for a one-off special episode on 12 February 2021 based in Leicester.
== Series 1 ==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Episode !! Location !! Broadcast date !! Featured catch !! Ratings |- | 1 || Costa Rica || 1 September 2008 || [[Indo-Pacific sailfish]], [[pompano]], [[Sebastes ruberrimus|red snapper]], [[terrestrial crab]], [[tuna]], [[armadillo]]?, [[machaca (fish)|machaca]] || 1.28m |- | 2 || Southern US || 8 September 2008 || [[Catfish]], [[blue runner]], [[whale shark]], [[blackfin tuna]], [[rainbow runner]], [[amberjack]], these [[hands]], [[Chesapeake blue crab]], [[alligator gar]], [[quillback]]?, [[moorhen]], [[barracuda]], [[silky shark]] || 1.29m |- | 3 || South Africa || 15 September 2008 || [[Hammerhead shark]], [[octopus]], [[lesser guitarfish]], [[blowfish]], [[sardine]], [[squid]], [[yellowtail kingfish]], Cape salmon || 1.32m |- | 4 || Spain & the Azores || 22 September 2008 || [[Atlantic blue marlin]], [[escolar]]?, [[stingray]], [[parrotfish]], [[wels catfish]] || 1.17m |}
== Series 2 ==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Episode !! Location !! Broadcast date || Featured fish !! Ratings |- | 1 || British Columbia || 2 March 2009 || [[White sturgeon]], [[sablefish]], [[prawn]], [[Rainbow trout|steelhead]], [[coho salmon]] || 1.59m |- | 2 || Alaska || 9 March 2009 || [[Northern pike]], [[king salmon]], [[Pacific cod]], [[coho salmon]], [[rainbow trout]] || 1.64m |- | 3 || New Zealand || 16 March 2009 || [[Kahawai]], [[school shark]], [[hapuka]], [[Blacktip reef shark|reef shark]], [[frost fish]], [[Sea robin|gurnard]], [[crayfish]], [[rainbow trout]], [[green-lipped mussel]] || 1.35m |- | 4 || Northern Australia || 23 March 2009 || [[Barramundi]], [[milkfish]], [[Sole (fish)|sole]], [[prawn]], [[crab]], [[box jellyfish]], [[leopard whipray]], [[blue mackerel]], [[Spanish mackerel]], [[coral trout]], [[purple cod]], [[red snapper (fish)|red snapper]], [[giant trevally]] || 1.73m |- | 5 || North Atlantic || 30 March 2009 || [[Atlantic bluefin tuna]], [[lobster]], [[striped bass]], [[bluefish]], [[Black sea bass|blackfish]], [[Rainbow trout|steelhead]], [[spiny dogfish]] || 1.79m |- | 6 || Southern Australia || 6 April 2009 || [[Common octopus]], [[blue-ringed octopus]], [[blue manna crab]], [[gummy shark]], [[abalone]], [[blacklip abalone]] || 1.57m |- | 7 || Thailand || 13 April 2009 || [[Redtail catfish]], [[alligator gar]], [[arapaima]], [[rohu]], [[Mekong giant catfish]], [[giant freshwater stingray]] || 1.65m |- | 8 || Siargao || 20 April 2009 || [[Dogtooth tuna]], [[bluefish]], [[Mahi-mahi|dorado]], [[squid]], [[jellyfish]] || 1.58m |- |}
==Series 3 - The World Tour: Part 1==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Episode !! Location !! Broadcast date !! Featured fish |- | 1 || Zimbabwe and Zambia || 27 May 2010 || [[Tigerfish]], [[kapenta]], [[vundu]], kariba, [[yellow bream]] |- | 2 || Kenya || 28 May 2010 || [[Tiger shark]], [[wahoo]], [[aprion]], [[black marlin]], [[Nile perch]], [[catfish]], [[grouper]], [[silver cyprinid]] |- | 3 || China || 31 May 2010 || [[Bighead carp]], [[octopus]], [[catfish]], [[eel]], [[sea cucumber]], [[southern black bream]] |- | 4 || Sri Lanka || 1 June 2010 || [[Sardine]], [[Mangrove red snapper|mangrove jack]], [[mahseer]], [[black jack (fish)|black jack]] |}
==Series 4 - The World Tour: Part 2==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Episode !! Location !! Broadcast date !! Featured fish !! Ratings |- | 1 || Brazil || 1 November 2010 || [[Piranha]], [[peacock bass]], [[arowana]], [[pirarucu]] || 1.57m |- | 2 || Senegal and Guinea Bissau || 8 November 2010 || [[Mahi-mahi|Dorado]], [[Red snapper (fish)|red snapper]], [[horse-eye jack]], [[marbled grouper]], [[leerfish]], [[chevron barracuda]], [[nurse shark]] || 1.64m |- | 3 || Cuba || 15 November 2010 || [[Sardine]], [[tarpon]], [[bonefish]], [[barracuda]], [[grouper]] || 1.07m |- | 4 || Japan || 22 November 2010 || [[Fugu]], [[Ayu sweetfish|ayu]], [[whelk]], [[sea urchins]], [[Haemulon plumierii|white grunt]], [[Atlantic horse mackerel]], [[cutlassfish]], [[oilfish]] || 1.17m |- | 5 || Panama || 29 November 2010 || [[Peacock bass]], [[tarpon]], [[oyster]], [[dorado]], [[sierra mackerel]], [[yellowfin tuna]] || Under 1.06m |- | 6 || India and The Maldives || 6 December 2010 || [[Frogfish]], [[Snakehead (fish)|snakehead]], [[catfish]], [[manta ray]], [[whale shark]], [[grouper]], [[bluefish]], [[Red snapper (fish)|red snapper]], [[yellow lip]] || 1.18m |- | 7 || Florida || 13 December 2010 || [[Mahi-mahi|Dorado]], [[remora]], [[Atlantic sailfish]], [[king mackerel]], [[Orinoco sailfin catfish]], [[blue tilapia]], [[manatee]], [[bull shark]], [[crevalle jack]] || 1.26m |- | 8 || California || 20 December 2010 || [[Blue shark]], [[Humboldt squid]], [[rainbow trout]] || 1.41m |}
== Series 5 - At the ends of the Earth ==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Episode !! Location !! Broadcast date !! Featured fish !! Ratings |- | 1 || Ascension Island || 12 May 2011 || [[Bluntnose sixgill shark]], [[rock hind grouper]], [[spotted moray]], [[dolphin]], [[Atlantic blue marlin|blue marlin]], [[black triggerfish|black durgon]], [[yellow-fin tuna]], [[Priacanthidae|deep water bullseye]], [[blackjack]], [[amberjack]] || 1.31m |- | 2 || Patagonia || 19 May 2011 || [[Dog snapper]], [[Chinook salmon]], [[brown trout]], [[yellow-fin tuna]], [[king crab]] || 1.21m |- | 3 || Papua New Guinea || 26 May 2011 || [[Papuan black bass]], [[snake mackerel]], [[megapode]], [[rainbow runner]], [[ruby snapper]] || 1.30m |- | 4 || Eastern Russia || 2 Jun 2011 || [[Northern pike]], [[Arctic char]], [[salmon]], [[stone char]], [[rainbow trout|steelhead]], [[Arctic grayling]] || 0.90m |- | 5 || New Caledonia || 9 Jun 2011 || [[Bigeyed sixgill shark]], [[flame snapper]], [[ornate jobfish]], [[Spanish mackerel]], [[barracuda]], [[silvertip shark]], [[thicklip grey mullet]], [[crab]], [[giant trevally]] || 1.26m |- | 6 || Argentina || 16 Jun 2011 || [[Short-tailed river stingray]], [[golden dorado]], [[yellow piranha]], [[silver piranha]], [[pacu]] || 1.45m |}
==''Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge''==
The spin-off series from ''Extreme Fishing with Robson Green'' is ''[[Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge]]'' where Green heads around the world taking on local fishing champions from that nation. The series started on 9 April 2012.
==''Robson Green: Extreme Fisherman''==
With the series moving from channel 5 to Quest, the title was changed to reflect that he is now one of the world's most experienced fishermen, rather than the mere amateur he was before.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.questtv.co.uk/extreme-fisherman/|title = Discovery+ | Stream 55,000+ Real-Life TV Episodes}}</ref> The series will be based on the same premise as its predecessors, and is produced by the same team.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=robsonfishing|author=Robson Green Fishing|number=489411785108488192|date=16 July 2014|title=Quest have hooked a big 'un! Watch the Brilliant new promo for the new series: #RobsonOnQuest @QuestTV}}</ref> As-yet confirmed locations visited in the upcoming series are Borneo, Mongolia, Japan and the Solomon Islands <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://press.discovery.com/uk/quest/programs/robson-green-extreme-fisherman/ |title=Robson Green Extreme Fisherman : Programs : Quest : Discovery Press Web |access-date=28 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728232808/http://press.discovery.com/uk/quest/programs/robson-green-extreme-fisherman/ |archive-date=28 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== DVD releases ==
The series is distributed on DVD by [[Acorn Media UK]]. Series 1, 2 and 3 are available.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Series !! Release date |- | Series 1 || |- | Series 2 || |- | Series 3 || 9 May 2011 |- | Series 4 || 16 April 2012 |- | Series 1-3 box set || 5 September 2011 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|extremefishing.co.uk}} * [http://www.channel5.com/shows/extreme-fishing-with-robson-green ''Extreme Fishing with Robson Green'' at Channel 5]
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