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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S4E7 9.0
Christmas Special
#2
S3E4 8.8
Brown Trout: River Test, Hampshire

Paul and Bob are on the Test in Hampshire, fishing for brown trout and musing on the ephemeral nature of life.

#3
S5E7 8.8
Gone Christmas Fishing 2022

Bob and Paul travel to Norway to fish the fjords, meet up with a familiar face and sample some Christmas cod.

#4 Gone Christmas Fishing S3E7 8.7
#5 Tench: Rocklands Mere, Norfolk S7E1 8.6
#6 Grayline: River Dee, North Wales S5E2 8.5
#7 Ferox Trout: Loch Garry, Scottish Highlands S5E3 8.5
#8 Barbel: River Trent, Nottinghamshire S7E4 8.5
#9 Rivers Towi and Cothi, Carmarthenshire - Sea Trout S8E2 8.5
#10 Wild Brown Trout: River Usk, South Wales S2E1 8.4

Lowlights

#56 S6E5 Wrasse: Burgh Island, South Devon 4.8

The pair head to the incredible tidal outcrop of Burgh Island on the south coast of Devon, where their quarry is wrasse. A very special surprise awaits Paul and terrier Ted.

#55 Brown Trout & Bream: Lough Corrib, Ireland S5E6 7.7
#54 Devon and Cornwall S8E7 7.8
#53 Roach: River Avon, Wiltshire S6E3 7.8
#52 Pike: Dumfries and Galloway S6E2 7.8

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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