Episode Ratings Grid
Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.
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Episode Power Rankings
The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.
🏆 Top Episodes
#2
S3E4
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
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. S3E7 "Gone Christmas Fishing"
- 5. S5E3 "Ferox Trout: Loch Garry, Scottish Highlands"
- 6. S5E2 "Grayline: River Dee, North Wales"
- 7. S7E1 "Tench: Rocklands Mere, Norfolk"
- 8. S1E4 "Roach on the Wensum"
- 9. S1E6 "Legendary Pike"
- 10. S2E1 "Wild Brown Trout: River Usk, South Wales"
📉 Bottom Episodes
#56
S6E5
Wrasse: Burgh Island, South Devon
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. S6E3 "Roach: River Avon, Wiltshire"
- 54. S5E6 "Brown Trout & Bream: Lough Corrib, Ireland"
- 53. S8E7 "Devon and Cornwall"
- 52. S8E1 "River Itchen, Hampshire - Wild Brown Trout"
The Quality Arc
Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.
Episode Engagement
Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
Rating threshold:
27 Standouts
1 Infamous
28 Hidden Gems
0 Forgettable
Top Standout: S3E7 Gone Christmas Fishing
Most Infamous: S6E5 Wrasse: Burgh Island, South Devon
Best Hidden Gem: S7E1 Tench: Rocklands Mere, Norfolk
Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.
Series Trajectory
A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.
Season Momentum
Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.
Season Consistency
Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.
Each dot is an episode. Clustered dots = consistent quality. Scattered dots = variable season. Hover for episode details.