Fishing television series Are a
genreA genre is a loose set of criteria for a category of composition; the term is often used to categorize literature and speech, but is also used for any other form of art or utterance...
of television programs revolving around recreational and sport
fishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
. Shows usually share similar format and features with
huntingHunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
television shows, and could be considered a sub-genre of Sports Television. Recently a dedicated angling TV station airing fishing programs 24/7, the
World Fishing NetworkWorld Fishing Network is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned by Insight Sports Ltd...
, has been made available in digital television packages.
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Fishing television series Are a
genreA genre is a loose set of criteria for a category of composition; the term is often used to categorize literature and speech, but is also used for any other form of art or utterance...
of television programs revolving around recreational and sport
fishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
. Shows usually share similar format and features with
huntingHunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
television shows, and could be considered a sub-genre of Sports Television. Recently a dedicated angling TV station airing fishing programs 24/7, the
World Fishing NetworkWorld Fishing Network is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned by Insight Sports Ltd...
, has been made available in digital television packages.
Programs range from educational television (most programs in the genre until recent years, which divulge advice), to sports television (many televised fishing competitions, such as
Bassmasters), to reality television (such as
FNC: UncutFNC: Uncut is an English-language fishing television series spun off Fish'n Canada, that looks at "what goes on when the camera is supposedly off, to reveal arguments, practical jokes and the everyday life of a fishing celebrity."...
, which shows the life of celebrity fishermen when the cameras aren't usually rolling), to game shows (such as fish-off
Beat Charlie Moore:Beat Charlie Moore: is an English-language fishing television series that airs on the World Fishing Network.This series airs on the World Fishing Network, and premiered fall 2006....
).