Name: The Grand Fishing Adventure
Genre: Action & Adventure, Reality
Released: 2022-10-03
Rating: 1.5

Overview

Two close friends, globe-trotting angler Ali Hamidi and ex-pro footballer and avid fisherman Bobby Zamora (England, Spurs, West Ham, Fulham, QPR & Brighton), set off on a fishing bucket list tour around the British Isles. The boys visit some of Britain’s most iconic and beautiful angling venues while setting themselves tough angling missions along the way.

Seasons

Season 1

4 Episodes

2022

E01

Shropshire Shenanigans

10/3/2022·60m

Ali Hamidi and Bobby Zamora's bucket list fishing tour of Britain begins in Shropshire. The mission is to catch a specimen crucian and to also beat their UK carp PBs.

E02

Pulsating Predators

10/10/2022·60m

The second leg of the UK tour sees Ali and Bobby attempt to catch a monster shark over 400lbs from just off the north Devon coast. The boys actually hook the biggest shark they've ever seen and have to tag team on the rod to try and get the sea beast to the boat. They then venture to Norfolk in pursuit of Britain's biggest freshwater predator - the wels catfish. The duo's mission is to catch a giant over 50lbs. Chef Daniel Clifford also pays the lads another visit for a bank-side cook-a-long.

E03

The Secret Adventure

10/17/2022·60m

Ali and Bobby head to Nottinghamshire to fish the River Trent for big barbel - they then head to a secret lake and try to catch some of its huge but wily carp.

E04

Racing for Monsters

10/24/2022·60m

The final leg of the tour sees Ali and Bobby fly fish for trout in Essex before heading to the main event in Cambridgeshire, where Bob attempts to smash his UK carp PB.

Season 2

4 Episodes

2023

E01

Episode 1

10/2/2023

Ali Hamidi and Bobby Zamora's bucket list fishing tour begins in Spain on the wild Guadiana River in the centre of the country. The mission is to catch Ali's childhood dream fish - the rare comizo barbel, with a target weight of over 10lbs.

E02

Episode 2

10/9/2023

The second leg of the fishing tour sees Ali Hamidi and Bobby Zamora venture to Lake Orellana in Spain. This colossal wild water is over 20,000 acres in size and holds some truly giant fish. The main mission is for both the lads to catch a 30lb-plus carp.

E03

Episode 3

10/16/2023

Ali and Bobby's tour takes them to northern France this time as they compete to catch the most colourful ornamental koi carp and travel to Le Prunet, a big carp lake in Sens.

E04

Episode 4

10/23/2023

In this underwater special, Ali and Bobby head to southern France and a fishing holiday complex called Iktus for the final leg of their tour to seek giant sturgeon and carp.

Underwater

4 Episodes

2025

E01

Chase Lakes, France

4/15/2025·60m

Ali Hamidi is joined by angling buddy Roo Abbott and diver Luc Boerrigter at Chase Lakes in France as they try to catch a carp in front of underwater cameras.

E02

Grenville, UK

4/22/2025·60m

Ali Hamidi, Bobby Zamora and Roo Abbott head to Grenville in the UK - the Lake of Dreams - to try to catch a potential British record carp on underwater cameras.

E03

Iktus, France (Part 1)

4/29/2025·60m

Ali Hamidi and Bobby Zamora head to the mighty Iktus in France for the first part of a two-part mission to catch a koi each and a team carp of 50 pounds or more.

E04

Iktus, France (Part 2)

5/6/2025·60m

The final part of Ali Hamidi and Bobby Zamora's mission at Iktus in France kicks off on the cameras as the lads try to catch a koi each and a carp of 50 pounds or more.