The BBC is planning a brand new series called The Big Fish*, which will test the skills of some of Britain’s best amateur anglers, in some of the most dramatic and challenging places on earth. From tropical seas to frozen rivers and lakes, this is not just a gripping mission to find Britain’s best all-round angler, but an expedition around the world.
Each programme will see the contestants travelling to a different country with very distinct climates, landscapes and habitats. In each location they’ll be tested using a wide range of techniques and will face challenges which combine their own experience and talents with newly learnt skills. Over the course of the series, the competitors will be eliminated leaving the others to move onto the next country and the next set of challenges.
So who is brave enough to swap the Thames for the Zambezi? Or trade Lake Windermere for an alligator-infested swamp, or the coast of Wales for the shores of Central America?
The production team are currently looking for a diverse range of fishing fanatics from all over the UK to take part of the series and push their fishing skills to the extreme…
The talent search is open to non-professional anglers aged 18 and over and resident in the UK. Anyone interested applying to take part should contact: thebigfish@bbc.co.uk or call the team on 0117 974 2349
* ‘The Big Fish’ is a working title only.
