A River Somewhere

Arriving in Calcutta, Rob and Tom catch the Darjeeling Mail Train north, and continue the journey of discovery across the border into Bhutan, a tiny country nestled in the Himalayan mountains where few tourists are allowed each year. Here, they are in search of wild brown trout, said to inhabit the rivers of this magical kingdom.

The pristine creeks and rivers of the High Plains are a fly fishing wonderland. To reach this remote alpine region Rob and Tom abandon their jeep where the road runs out and trek in on packhorses, armed with a few provisions, a very slow dog and of course their fly rods. The target - sweet river trout from the Snowy Mountain wilderness. Rob Sitch and Tom Gleisner travel to the Cobungra River in Victoria for a wonderful trek into a genuine cattleman's hut with rabbit and fish on the menu.

In the heart of America's mid-west, Wyoming is your classic fly fishing destination. To reach there, Rob and Tom hire a car on the west coast and set off on a road trip that takes them through four states and two flat tyres in search of wild west trout from a rocky mountain creek.

In the sleepy village of Port Douglas, Tom and Rob charter a yacht and and sail north past world heritage rainforest and the world's largest reef in search of the elusive, brightly coloured coral trout. Not to mention the tropical fruit, crayfish and oysters fresh from the shell.

Way up north on the Queensland coast there's a rarely visited river flowing through impenetrable jungle. The only way to reach it by boat, navigating your way past reefs, deserted islands and the odd saltwater crocodile. But the journey is worth it becuase that river, the Yarraki, is not only stunning, it's full of fish.

A train ride through the volcanic region of New Zealand takes Rob and Tom to perhaps the most famous of all trout rivers. Every year thousands of huge trout make thier way up the Tongariro to spawn and every year people lie in wait with fly rods. It's winter and the weather is cold and wet, but the fishing is red hot.

A group of little-known coral islands off the coast of an even lesser-known country called Belize draw Tom and Rob in search of salt-water fishing's holy trinity; a bone fish, a tarpon and a permit, all in one day. It's not an easy task but the location, people, food and wine make it all well worth a try.