JUNGLE HOOKS: India

JUNGLE HOOKS: India
UK Premiere
Friday 24th February, 10.00pm


Victorian ex-pats in the service of the British Empire told of supercharged monster fish in the Himalayas ? tackle-busting giants that put even the largest salmon to shame.

Equipped with 21st Century tackle and no small amount of scepticism, angling adventurer Jeremy Wade sets out to find out if any of these stories hold true today and sets himself the epic challenge of catching some of the largest, most bizarre and most dangerous fish he can find.

Jeremy?s quest sees him search for the mighty golden Himalayan mahseer, the carp-like rohu, the serpentine ?latchi? catfish and the vermin of the water ? the hideous goonch catfish.

Along the way Jeremy meets a range of local characters from local angling expert Vinay Badola to an Indian prince and his entourage, but whether he can catch any of the elusive monsters on his hit list remains to be seen?


The five part series will be on-air for five weeks on Discovery Real time, Fridays at 10.00pm from 24th February to 24th March inclusive.

The things some poor buggers have to do to earn a crust!

Some people have such a hard life.
I've got to suffer 2 weeks fishing on the Keys at the end of April and I'm dreading it. The mere thought of all those awful battles with tarpon, bonefish, sharks, stingrays, etc. fills me with dread.

I saw a Goonch Catfish when I was over there last year. Only a 'tame' one in a sanctuary but it still had balls to fight several Mahseer twice it's size to grab the paste out of Stu's hand, causing a bit of a wound in the process.

These are a Catfish with canine teeth that protrude beyond it's jaw.

Apparently, one of 150lb was caught a year or two ago from one of the pools in a tributary of the Yammuna that we fished.

They are rare for sure, but might exist in small pockets?

As for the Mahseer, a few big ones are still around, despite the dynamiting. I would just love to catch one of those.

does anyone know when that new series with martin bowler starts.. ? Ive been trying to find out but dunno where to look really..
thanks for any help.