Countryfile returns with a new episode, ‘Angling’, airing on BBC One on Sunday, 1 September 2024, at 7:00 pm. This instalment explores the world of fishing, a hugely popular outdoor pursuit for millions of people in the UK.
Joe Crowley travels to the Dorset coast, where he joins a local fly fisherman in his quest to catch one of the UK’s most elusive fish: the mullet. Crowley learns about the specialised techniques and unique flies used to attract this challenging species.
The episode also dips into the archives of Countryfile, presenting stories about the relationship between people and the fish that inhabit the nation’s rivers and seas.
Countryfile: Angling airs on BBC One on Sunday, 1 September 2024, at 7:00 pm.