I agree with Rich. The producers need to go back to the old formats like JW fishing and out of town. These programmes showed how fishing was fun and enjoyable. It wasn't all about catching the biggest and concentrating on one species. Am fed up with these new programmes shoving Carp down my throat all the time. The only modernist programmes i watch are the Jermy Wade series. He's a bit out school with the approach to angling, talking to local people and even getting the environment in.
New programmes need to cover all aspects of angling even down to the basics for people that want to get into fishing but haven't an idea where to start.
Couldn't agree more, I was just thinking along those lines, how would I make a program, first I would take you along the town, point out some historical interests, then I would get to the jetty, maybe film some Fulmars flying around or even a Peregrine, or a Dolphin if we got lucky. Then I would float fish for some mackerel or mullet, might spot some shoals, explain what they are and what I am doing, might hook up a gar Fish tailing, that would look good, film some kids using drop nets and see what they pull up, have a laugh and a chat with some passers by, film some sea gulls nicking my chips on the way home. I wouldn't shout, just film it all and then edit it into something more natural and normal. The point is just everyday fishing could probably be far more entertaining, educational, funny etc than the forced contrived stuff they put on these days.