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EPISODE 10 Airdate: 4/30/06 EPISODE 11 Airdate: 5/07/06

F.A.Q.'s

Q: How can i go?
A: Be at the right place at the right time! Matt's picks are totally random.

Q: How can i nominate my husband / boyfriend / son / daughter / spouse / partner / signifigant other to go?
A: This one's easy, it takes 3 steps:
1. Click on one of the links below or call one of the resorts/lodges listed below and/or any boat captains and arrange your world-class fishing experience.
2. Call your travel agent.
3. This one is most important, tell your signifigant other, "You are nominated for a fishing trip of a lifetime!"

Send Matt Eastman an e-mail

Minneapolis, Minnesota to
Islamorada - Florida Keys, Florida

Victory Ranch Club
Woodland, UT

LEON DANIELS MATT EASTMAN
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In the dead of winter, Matt approaches Jeremy Pfaffendorf, an unsuspecting ice fisherman, on the frozen Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota. He has no idea that in 24 hours he'll be deep sea fishing in 80 degree weather in the Florida Keys.

Take a look back at the best moments of the first season of "Wanna Go Fishing?" with host Matt Eastman on the Victory Ranch outside Park City, Utah. Find out what some of the previous contestants are up to and how the show impacted their lives.
Whale Harbor Marina 303-664-4959
Capt. Skip Bradeen 305-852-8477
Victory Ranch Club 435-647-8068

EPISODE 7 Airdate: 5/28/06 EPISODE 8 Airdate: 4/16/06 EPISODE 9 Airdate: 4/23/06

Atlanta, Georgia to
Piñas Bay, Panama

Chicago, Illinois to
Everglades City, Florida

New York, New York to
Rio Colorado, Costa Rica

LEON DANIELS WAYNE DUCKMAN BILL PEER
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Leon Daniels works at the world's largest aquarium in Atlanta, GA but doesn't know anything about fishing. That's all about to change when 2 minutes and 2 phone calls gives the aspiring entertainer an outrageous marlin fishing experience in Pinas Bay, Panama hunting down the mighty black marlin. Along the way, he teaches Matt a thing or two as well, singing up billfish off the coast of Panama.

One landlocked diehard fisherman from Chicago discovers the joys of saltwater fishing as Matt Eastman takes the city boy, Wayne Duckman, to the gator ridden Florida Everglades for Snook and Red fish.

From the busiest and most populated city in the US, to one of the most isolated spots in Costa Rica, Matt Eastman and guest, Bill Peer, embark on a 21 hour adventure from Times Square to Rio Colorado Costa Rica in search of the illusive tarpon.
Tropic Star Lodge 800-682-3424 Rod & Gun Club 239-695-2101
Capt. Andrew Bostick 941-394-3010
Rio Colorado Lodge 800-243-9777

EPISODE 4 Airdate: 1/22/06 EPISODE 5 Airdate: 5/14/06 EPISODE 6 Airdate: 5/21/06

Clearwater, Florida to
Andros Island, Bahamas

Salt Lake City, Utah to
Montauk, New York

Boulder, Colorado to
Los Sueños, Costa Rica

DENISE RESCH BRANDON EYRE KELSEY CRANDALL
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Denise Resch, an architect from Clearwater, Florida hastily leaves her kids and husband behind for the opportunity to go on a fishing-trip of a lifetime to Andros Island, in the Bahamas. She soon finds herself in the middle of some of the best bone fishing in the world.

While hard at work in Salt Lake City, Utah, Brandon Eyre finds himself suddenly putting his job on hold, adjusting his Halloween plans, and leaving his pet parrots behind to go on the fishing trip of a lifetime to Montauk, New York. Host Matt Eastman and his guest have their hands full as they catch striped bass off the Southern shores of Long Island.

The assistant manager at a clothing store in Boulder, Colorado thinks she's being pranked after host Matt Eastman asks her to leave the store and fly to Costa Rica for two days of epic sail fishing. See if her roommates, stuffed bear and co-workers can make the fishing trip of a lifetime to Los Sueños, Costa Rica a reality.

Small Hope Bay Lodge 800-223-6961 Capt. Tom Cornicelli 631-874-8471
Montauk Yacht Club 888-MYC-8668
Costa Rica Dreams Sportfishing
Los Sueños Resort & Marina

EPISODE 1 Airdate: 1/1/06 EPISODE 2 Airdate: 1/8/06 EPISODE 3 Airdate: 1/15/06

Seattle, Washington to
Yakutat, Alaska

Newport Beach, California to
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Dallas, Texas to
Smithers, Canada

DAN BUGGE AARON CALDWELL MIKE JENNINGS
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From Pike's Place Public Market in Seattle, Washington, host Matt Eastman asks unsuspecting passers by if they will drop everything and leave immediately on the fishing trip of a lifetime to Yakutat Alaska. They start their adventure on a 13 mile float down the Situk River and then continue their journey deep sea fishing for halibut and silver salmon.

A randomly selected home builder from Newport Beach, California has no idea that he's about to go on the fishing trip of a lifetime to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He and host Matt Eastman battle some gnarly 200 plus pound tuna off the coast of Punta Mita, Mexico.

Everything's bigger in Texas, especially the surprise on Mike Jennings face when he finds out that host Matt Eastman is about to whisk him away to Bulkley River Lodge in Smithers, Canada for an all-expense-paid world-class Steelhead fishing trip.
Kingfisher 907-784-3084
Glacier Bear Lodge 866-425-6343
Primetime Adventures 877-624-1777
LuxurySurf.com
Bulkley River Lodge 800-745-1020

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