Fishing for History TV Schedule

20.4

Kalkriese — Fishing for History

Teutoburg first was the site of an epic battle that sent the larger-than-life Roman Empire packing from Kalkriese Germany. From the shoulders of these giants the boys cast their magnets hoping to reel in the riches.

20.4

Harbour Grace — Fishing for History

The Harbour Grace landing strip was the site of the first transatlantic flight by female Emilia Earhart and also once the safe harbour of 17th century Pirate Peter Easton. The boys drop magnets in hopes of raiding pirate plunder and airplane relics.

20.4

Ferryland — Fishing for History

The boys visit Sir George Calvert's historic Colony of Avalon, the best-preserved English Colony in North America dating back to 1621. Searching for backyard treasures of the colonists and digging for traces of their extinct Beothuk neighbours, has the boys uncover the secrets of life in the 17th century.

20.4

Steamboat Arabia Museum — Fishing for History

The boys head south to the home of Barbeque, Jazz and the Steamboat Arabia Museum, the largest collection of intact pre-civil war artifacts in the world hoping to snag some sunken pioneer treasures.

20.4

Hollywood Blew up Our Bridge — Fishing for History

Silent movie trivia really isn't in Justin and Mike's wheelhouse but even they can't resist Buster Keaton's charming legacy in Cottage Grove, Oregon. They get an unexpected dose of 'gold fever' which forces Toban to seek out both precious metals and equine expertise.

20.4

Thames River — Fishing for History

The banks of the Thames River in Ontario, was the site of the American won Battle of Moraviantown which saw the defeat of the British and their Indigenous allies during the war of 1812. Known to be the burial site of fallen Shawnee leader Tecumseh, after more than 11,000 years of human settlement these banks may have more than secrets for the boys to unearth.

20.4

If You Sink It, They Will Come — Fishing for History

When historically low water levels in Texas begin to reveal intentionally sunken ships from World War One, Justin and Mike take a trip to the Lone Star State. What they find is a mystery that predates the war and sends Toban to a local museum for help.

20.4

Mining Ghosts — Fishing for History

Gold and silver mining in the Kootenay Mountains created overnight cities and a legion of millionaires. Justin and Mike visit Sandon, BC to learn the history of the boom/bust cycles and experience some luck of their own.

20.4

Assiniboine River Breweries — Fishing for History

20.4

Bigfoot, Big Spurs — Fishing for History

Dreams of steam ships near Jefferson, Texas, lead Justin and Mike to discover a town swimming in history. From the American Civil War to murder mysteries and, shockingly, a paranormal presence that makes Jefferson the hot ticket for Bigfoot sightings in America.

20.4

Chaffey's Lock — Fishing for History

The boys head out to the UNESCO world heritage site of the Rideau Canal and explore the waters around one of the last hand operated locks in North America. The promise of stolen barrels of silver have them excited to see what is in the water and buried under ground.

20.4

Frank Slide — Fishing for History

Dateline 1903, 4:10am. One of the largest and deadliest rock slides in Canadian history nearly buried the mining town including its local bank. The boys will sift through the records to see if they can recover 500,000 lost bank notes.

20.4

Thames River — Fishing for History

The banks of the Thames River in Ontario, was the site of the American won Battle of Moraviantown which saw the defeat of the British and their Indigenous allies during the war of 1812. Known to be the burial site of fallen Shawnee leader Tecumseh, after more than 11,000 years of human settlement these banks may have more than secrets for the boys to unearth.

20.4

Assiniboine River Breweries — Fishing for History

20.4

Cochrane — Fishing for History

The Boys play City Slickers spending time at WineGlass ranch nestled in the foothills near Cochrane Alberta where evidence of First Nations settlements and buffalo jumps date back 11,00 years and tales of the real Sundance Kid still exist.

20.4

Frank Slide — Fishing for History

Dateline 1903, 4:10am. One of the largest and deadliest rock slides in Canadian history nearly buried the mining town including its local bank. The boys will sift through the records to see if they can recover 500,000 lost bank notes.

20.4

Cochrane — Fishing for History

The Boys play City Slickers spending time at WineGlass ranch nestled in the foothills near Cochrane Alberta where evidence of First Nations settlements and buffalo jumps date back 11,00 years and tales of the real Sundance Kid still exist.

20.4

Rotterdam — Fishing for History

The post WWII reconstructed fishing village of Rotterdam, might just be home to the largest, busiest seaport in Europe. Armed with the history of the old decimated city the boys make their way through the canals to catch some of the past.

20.4

Rotterdam — Fishing for History

The post WWII reconstructed fishing village of Rotterdam, might just be home to the largest, busiest seaport in Europe. Armed with the history of the old decimated city the boys make their way through the canals to catch some of the past.