Countryfile fans are sick and tired of fishing after the latest episode

What did you miss?

BBC One's latest instalment of Countryfile was dedicated to the wet and wriggly world of angling.

Joe Crowley, Anita Rani and Matt Baker each presented their own segments whilst visiting different fishing spots over the course of the hour after licenses apparently shot up by 230% in just two months. There's now 200,000 more of us enjoying this tranquil sport than this time last year.

However, the riverside material on display became tedious for a lot of viewers, who weren't afraid to hide their feelings on social media.

What, how and why?

Speaking to the cameras from the village of Mudeford, Crowley explained how the surrounding waters were home to "an array of fish species" including carp, pike, bass, flounder, sea trout and salmon.

"Today we're after one particular family of fish: mullet," he revealed. "There are three species of mullet in the UK: the thick-lipped, thin-lipped, and golden grey. All of them have been deemed near-impossible to catch due to their feeding habits, their caution and their impressive speed. Now I'm a keen angler but mullet is a fish I have never even come close to catching."

Enter the supposed "pioneer of saltwater fly-fishing for mullet" Colin McCloud, who holds a British record for the largest mullet caught via fly. It weighed 8lb 12oz, incase you're interested.

Rani and Baker both interviewed local fisherpeople too.

How did Countryfile fans react to a full hour of fishing?

As the episode unfolded, the #Countryfile column inches were littered with viewer complaints.

"Fishing is only very interesting to other people who fish," read one of them, while somebody else added: "Ridiculous that they're doing a whole episode on fishing."

Countryfile airs Sundays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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