Chasing Monsters - Episode Guide

Growing to over 800 lbs, the goliath grouper is among the world's largest marine fish. After meeting a diver who was attacked by one, Cyril goes on a mission to catch these giants using a primitive and dangerous technique - And he'll even have to dive in shark infested waters and use himself as bait.

Staying as far away from shark's jaws as possible is the normal thing to do, but this time, Cyril has no choice but to get really close. Recruited by researchers to catch the ocean's most feared predators and swab their razor-sharp teeth to help develop antibiotics that save shark bite victims, Cyril must brave crocodiles and raging sharks to fulfill this perilous mission.

Using only his hands and feet as bait, Cyril's on a mission to catch a powerful fish that can grow almost as big as a man: the catfish. It's one of the most extreme and dangerous fishing techniques in the world, and was practiced by Native Americans hundreds of years ago. But Oklahoma's muddy waters are home to many deadly creatures, and Cyril will hopefully avoid getting bitten by snapping turtles, venomous snakes and muskrats as he searches for the catfish's underwater lairs.

After training with Brazilian special forces, Cyril embarks on a journey deep into the heart of the Amazon rain forest to catch the mighty piraiba.

In Texas, Cyril prepares to face the needle-like fangs of the mysterious alligator gar, while trying his best to avoid another ancient beast.

To get to Brazil's largest prehistoric fish, the endangered arapaima, Cyril must wade through swamps infested with piranhas, caimans and anacondas.

In an exciting journey that begins at the Notre Dame cathedral, Cyril chases a mysterious giant fish rumored to frequent Paris.

In Cuba, Cyril pursues two elusive beasts: the legendary barracuda and the tarpon, known for its acrobatics and fighting skills.

Invited by the Innu tribe to track giant lake trout in Canada, Cyril must deal with 4-foot-thick ice, marauding wolves and other new challenges.

Inspired by Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea," Cyril sets out to hand-line a monster fish in a tiny boat and ends up in the battle of his life.

Cyril braves the wilds of northern Canada to pursue one of the most aggressive fish on the planet, the fang-toothed northern pike.

To track invasive species in Florida, Cyril must first earn the trust of the rugged Gladesmen by catching a python and swimming with wild alligators.

Imagine a giant 500 lb creature armed with a deadly eight-inch dagger-like barb capable of stabbing and injecting you with one of the most painful toxins in the animal kingdom...That's the unsettling, elusive ghost Cyril is after in Thailand. The giant freshwater stingray is possibly the biggest freshwater fish on the planet and Cyril has been called in by a team of researchers who need him to collect venom from stingrays in order to help develop an antidote. But for that he's going to have to get dangerously close to that vicious barb.

The wild coast of South Africa is known for its deadly shark attacks and slippery, sheer cliffs that have cost many people their lives - but it's also home to one of Africa's most brutal fighting fish: the powerful Kob. But finding a monster fish in this rugged environment isn't going to be easy. Between the massive hippos and Nile crocodiles he must avoid in his kayak, to the huge breaking waves that slam the jagged rocks he'll fish from, and a showdown with hungry sharks - finding a huge Kob is a bigger challenge than Cyril expected.

Cyril travels to one the most remote and dangerous environments in the world on the hunt for the largest freshwater fish in Africa, the Nile Perch, a massive beast with a cavernous mouth that can swallow big prey whole. But Uganda is the land of monster creatures, and not all of them are fish. Deadly crocodiles, hulking elephants and stampeding hippos await Cyril as he pushes deep up the White Nile River, and the torrential rains and armed Rangers make this quest as rugged as it gets.

After meeting with a young fisherman who was violently bitten by a monster barracuda, Cyril searches the Florida Keys to find this toothy torpedo, and to learn more about these ferocious hunters. Do barracudas really attack humans like some stories suggest? To answer this question, Cyril must wade with sharks in the mangroves, dive among moray eels, and face massive thunderstorms - because he'll only find out the truth when he comes face-to-face with a big barracuda.

Deep in the dark waters of the Amazon jungle lives a fanged creature that could have been born in your worst nightmares - the vampire fish. To track down this monstrous-looking predator, Cyril embarks on a rugged expedition that will put him to the test. Carrying boats through massive falls, swimming after fish in caiman territory, and learning tribal hunting techniques are just some of the things Cyril must do as he pushes relentlessly deeper into the Brazilian forest after this elusive monster.

Two massive prehistoric monsters are better than one, so Cyril travels to the dangerous swamps and wild coast of Louisiana to track down a pair of predators that hunt its murky waters. From the remote bayous to the Gulf of Mexico, he won't stop until he catches a huge shark and an armored alligator gar. But they aren't the only monsters he needs to worry about - he'll also have to brave the rattlesnakes and alligators that haunt the swamp.

Cyril has come to the remote jungle rivers of Nicaragua on a mission to catch one of the most explosive fish on the planet. Weighing over 300 pounds and measuring 8 feet long, the tarpon is a real primitive titan. But finding these ultra powerful fish will be harder than Cyril thought - Between the treacherous dirt roads, the remote rivers, the massive storms and the fish's giant leaps and relentless power, Cyril is in for an epic adventure.

Growing to over 1400 lbs, the blue fin tuna is a true titan prowling the oceans, and it's extremely powerful and fast. To help protect these endangered giants, Cyril is recruited by a team of biologists to travel up the East Coast of the USA and Canada, to catch and tag one. But that is easier said than done - with all the sharks stalking his boat, and the fact that tuna can break even the strongest equipment, Cyril really has his work cut out for him.

Weighing over 1300 pounds, the colossal marlin is one of the most storied predators in the ocean. Armed with a sword-like bill, it's super powerful and can explode out of the water, causing chaos and even serious accidents on boats. Despite meeting with locals in Costa Rica who were accidentally injured and almost killed by these animals, Cyril wants to catch one of these giants using a dangerous technique. But first, he'll need to practice, and that's going to involve crocodiles, sharks and even raging bulls.

Cyril has heard that although super-dangerous, the waters surrounding the remote archipelago of the Bissagos Islands in Guinea-Bissau are home to a fish known for putting up a brutal fight: the cubera. The problem is that deadly mamba and cobra snakes lie in wait for the right moment to strike and in the coastal seas, man-eating bull sharks hunt for their next prey. But even if he's blessed by the local shaman, between the sharks, snakes, and even stingrays, Cyril has his work cut out for him to find a fish that he's clearly underestimated.

Cyril has heard disturbing stories of people being accidentally injured and even killed by the huge jumping Gulf Sturgeon - and its even bigger cousin, the White Sturgeon, is the most massive freshwater fish in North America, growing to over 1500 lbs. In his quest to catch these prehistoric beasts, Cyril encounters accident victims, scientists and even Bigfoot hunters as he travels across the continent, from the murky rivers in Florida, to the mountains of British Columbia. But with a huge fish on the line in a raging alpine gorge, it's going to take everything Cyril …

Cyril is in the Bahamas on a perilous mission to track down the biggest predator he's ever faced: a giant tiger shark. At over 1500 lbs, the tiger shark is one of the deadliest fish in the ocean. But that's not all, to help scientists study these beasts, Cyril must also catch the tropic's most aggressive and unpredictable shark, the bull shark - And to complete his mission, he will also have to dive with a swarm of reef sharks, a great hammerhead and even a giant tiger shark.

Mysterious disappearances, brutal attacks, wounded people leaving trails of blood. Can a ruthless predator fish with razor-sharp teeth like the piranha, with its reputation as a true man eater, really be responsible? To answer this question, Cyril must survive deep in the Amazon jungle as he chases down the biggest piranha out there: the mythical black piranha.

An electric eel can emit a devastating, 700-volt shock to kill its prey. But is this enough to kill a human, like locals in the amazon say it is? Although these eels are part of countless myths and legends, much about them is still unknown. In order to study and understand this mysterious creature, Cyril has been given the dangerous task of catching and handling the shocking beast.

On the rio Parana in northern Argentina, countless fishermen have been violently pulled into the water by unidentified creatures and some have even mysteriously disappeared - Cyril ventures deeper and deeper into caiman and piranha-filled swamps to investigate these disappearances and to answer one question: what beast could possibly be strong enough to drag a fisherman into the water?

Cyril's attention is captured by videos of two huge, unidentified creatures appearing off of Florida's coast - and discovering what these monsters are becomes an obsession. Is it even a fish? The list of possibilities is long and Cyril knows that the only way to truly identify the beast is to explore the mysterious waters here, and try to catch it.

Every year, hundreds of wildlife attacks and accidents occur in the pristine waters of the paradise, sunshine state of Florida. In this episode, Cyril attempts to understand why marine predators, like barracudas and sharks, attack humans, and figure out the factors that can trigger this unexpected and devastating aggression.

Guyana's jungle in South America is wild and untamed, a remote no-man's land patrolled by jaguars, and where gold diggers still look for a bounty. And deep in the jungle rivers here lives one of the most powerful fish in the world: the brutal Pirarara.