The ITM Fishing Show

The Fishing Show is a New Zealand television program about all types of sports fishing. Host Matt Watson gained worldwide attention for successfully catching a black marlin, whilst jumping from a helicopter, although this later was proven and owned up to by Matt to be a hoax, it has gained him the nickname "Gannet Man".

The Fishing Show
Country of originNew Zealand
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons13
Release
Original networkSky Sport 1 (2004)
TV One (2005–08, 2014–16)
Three (2008–13)
Original release18 October 2004 (2004-10-18) 
3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)

The show started as a low budget production in Northland in New Zealand but has now been picked up by the Discovery and Animal Planet channels and will be broadcast in the USA in October 2009. Excerpts from the show have been a hit on YouTube where David Letterman learnt of it. When interviewed on The Late Show, Matt said, "...doing my job, you need balls".[1]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1TBA18 October 2005 (2005-10-18)TBASky Sport 1
22120 August 2005 (2005-08-20)10 December 2005 (2005-12-10)TV One
326200627 January 2007 (2007-01-27)
4269 June 2007 (2007-06-09)22 December 2007 (2007-12-22)
5TBA26 April 2008 (2008-04-26)TBATV3
6TBA25 April 2009 (2009-04-25)TBA
7322010 (2010)11 December 2010 (2010-12-11)
8252011 (2011)8 October 2011 (2011-10-08)
9255 May 2012 (2012-05-05)20 October 2012 (2012-10-20)
10TBA4 May 2013 (2013-05-04)TBA
11123 May 2014 (2014-05-03)9 August 2014 (2014-08-09)TV One
121311 June 2015 (2015-06-11)25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)
131312 June 2016 (2016-06-12)3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"TBA18 October 2004 (2004-10-18)
22"Episode 2"TBA25 October 2004 (2004-10-25)
33"Episode 3"TBA1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)
44"Helifishing the Far North"TBA8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)
55"Salt Fly Kingfish"TBA15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)
66"Salt Fly Kingfish Pt II"TBA22 November 2004 (2004-11-22)
77"Pocket Battleship"TBA29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)
88"Tongan Terrors"TBA6 December 2004 (2004-12-06)
99"Who Let the Dogs Out??"TBATBA
1010"The Ultimate Day"TBATBA

Best of The Fishing Show

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
111TBATBA16 July 2005 (2005-07-16)
133"The Ultimate Day"TBA30 July 2005 (2005-07-30)
144"Who Let the Dogs Out?"TBA6 August 2005 (2005-08-06)
155"Big Snapper by Helicopter"TBA13 August 2005 (2005-08-13)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
476"Mid Winter Fishing Mission"TBA20 August 2005 (2005-08-20)
487"The Ultimate Off Shore Adventure"TBA27 August 2005 (2005-08-27)
498"The Ultimate Offshore Adventure Part II"TBA3 September 2005 (2005-09-03)
509"The Kings of White Island"TBA19 September 2005 (2005-09-19)
5110"The Kings of White Island Pt II"TBA17 September 2005 (2005-09-17)
5211"Bay of Plenty Bonanza"TBA24 September 2005 (2005-09-24)
5312"Tongan Billfish Tournament"TBA8 October 2005 (2005-10-08)
5615"Eastcape Traditional Fishing"TBA29 October 2005 (2005-10-29)
5817"Big Tuna"TBA12 November 2005 (2005-11-12)
5918"Tangling with Trout"TBA19 November 2005 (2005-11-19)
6019"The Big Snapper Hunt"TBA26 November 2005 (2005-11-26)
6120"Ranfurly Big Fish Bonanza"TBA3 December 2005 (2005-12-03)
6221"The Extreme Fishing Make Over"TBA10 December 2005 (2005-12-10)

Series 3: The ITM Vanuatu Fishing Challenge

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
7311"Trailer Boat Marlin"TBA23 September 2006 (2006-09-23)
7412"Cast Away Land Based"TBA7 October 2006 (2006-10-07)
7513"Cast Away Land Based Pt 2"TBA14 October 2006 (2006-10-14)
7625"Taupo Trout 2"TBA20 January 2007 (2007-01-20)
7726"Vanuatu Santo"TBA27 January 2007 (2007-01-27)

Season 4

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
781"The Rock Stars of Snapper Fishing"TBA9 June 2007 (2007-06-09)
792"Double Strike Winter Mission"TBA16 June 2007 (2007-06-16)
803"Double Strike Winter Mission Pt 2"TBA23 June 2007 (2007-06-23)
814"Marlin on a Sea Doo"TBA30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)
825"Giant Bluefin Chaos"TBA7 July 2007 (2007-07-07)
836"Giant Bluefin Chaos Pt. 2"TBA14 July 2007 (2007-07-14)
847"Kingfish Madness"TBA21 July 2007 (2007-07-21)
858"Kingfish Madness Pt. 2"TBA28 July 2007 (2007-07-28)
869TBATBA4 July 2007 (2007-07-04)
8710"The Mako Hunt"TBA11 August 2007 (2007-08-11)
8811"Search for the Great White Shark"TBA25 August 2007 (2007-08-25)
8912"Search for the Great White Shark Pt. 2"TBA1 September 2007 (2007-09-01)
9013"Fishing Rocks"TBA8 September 2007 (2007-09-08)
9114"Ultimate Lady Doggies"TBA15 September 2007 (2007-09-15)
9215"Bay Plastics"TBA22 September 2007 (2007-09-22)
9316"Bay Plastics Pt 2"TBA6 October 2007 (2007-10-06)
9417"The Mother Trip"TBA20 October 2007 (2007-10-20)
9518"Adventure to Santo"TBA27 October 2007 (2007-10-27)
9619"Adventure to Santo Pt. 2"TBA3 November 2007 (2007-11-03)
9720"Great White Shark on a Handline"TBA10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
9821"The Ranfurly Banks"TBA17 November 2007 (2007-11-17)
9922"Barrier Revisited"TBA24 November 2007 (2007-11-24)
10023"The ITM Fishing Show Special Feature"TBA1 December 2007 (2007-12-01)
10124"North vs South"TBA8 December 2007 (2007-12-08)
10225"Chathams Bounty"TBA15 December 2007 (2007-12-15)
10326"Make The Most of Your Catch"TBA22 December 2007 (2007-12-22)

Season 5

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
1041"Plastic Fantastic – Part One"TBA26 April 2008 (2008-04-26)
1052TBATBA3 May 2008 (2008-05-03)
1063"Hardcore Land Based"TBA10 May 2008 (2008-05-10)
1074"Blue Fin on a Hand Line Pt 1"TBA17 May 2008 (2008-05-17)
1085"Blue Fin on a Hand Line Pt 2"TBA24 May 2008 (2008-05-24)
1096"Big Snapper in the Bay Pt 1"TBA31 May 2008 (2008-05-31)
1107"Big Snapper in the Bay Pt 2"TBA7 June 2008 (2008-06-07)
1118"Heli Kingis"TBA14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)
1129"Spear Tagging Mission"TBA21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)
11310"Bluefin on a Handline from a Dinghy"TBA28 June 2008 (2008-06-28)
11411"Chathams Destination"TBA12 July 2008 (2008-07-12)

Season 11

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
TBA1"The Perfect Day"TBA3 May 2014 (2014-05-03)
TBA2"The Hunt for the 40lb Snapper"TBA10 May 2014 (2014-05-10)
TBA3"Out Wide Kayak Fishing"TBA17 May 2014 (2014-05-17)
TBA4"Night Time in the Tropics"TBA24 May 2014 (2014-05-24)
TBA5"The Epic 'Day' Out"TBA31 May 2014 (2014-05-31)
TBA6"The Epic 'Night' Out Pt2"TBA7 June 2014 (2014-06-07)
TBA7"Teaching the Warriors to Catch"TBA28 June 2014 (2014-06-28)
TBA8"A Live-Aboard Fishing Experience"TBA12 July 2014 (2014-07-12)
TBA9"Insane Kite Fishing!"TBA19 July 2014 (2014-07-19)
TBA10"Make It Snappy – 15 Ways in a Day"TBA26 July 2014 (2014-07-26)
TBA11"Where the Whakataki Is That?"TBA2 August 2014 (2014-08-02)
TBA12"Mexico Delivers!"TBA9 August 2014 (2014-08-09)

Season 12

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
TBA1"No Boat?...No Worries!!!"TBA2 May 2015 (2015-05-02)
TBA2"Phillip Island"TBA9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)
TBA3"Getting the Girls Out"TBA9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)
TBA4"West Coast Waikato"TBA23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)
TBA5"Mexico Madness"TBAJune 2015 (2015-06)
TBA6"Kids Fishing"TBAJune 2015 (2015-06)
TBA7"Rags to Fishes"TBAJune 2015 (2015-06)
TBA8"Going Big on a Kayak"TBA20 June 2015 (2015-06-20)
TBA9"Remote Controlled Land Based Fishing"TBA27 June 2015 (2015-06-27)
TBA10"East Coast Exploration"TBA4 July 2015 (2015-07-04)
TBA11"Fiordland"TBA11 July 2015 (2015-07-11)
TBA12"South Island Hunt and Fish"TBA18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)
TBA13"Competition Fishing"TBA25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)

Season 13

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
TBA3"Three Kings Trailer Boat Mission Part 1"TBA25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)
TBA7"Average Joes"TBA23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)
TBA10"Cape Verde – The Blue Marlin Adventure"TBA13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
TBA11"Cape Verde – The Art of SportFishing"TBA20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
TBA12"Fishing Is for Everyone."TBA27 August 2016 (2016-08-27)
TBA13"What Lurks in the Deep?"TBA3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)
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References

  1. Abi Thomas (18 February 2009), Matt meets big fish in New York, The Northern Advocate


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