Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (7 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth started what became a long series of fishing episodes with a trip to Frognerparken in the spring of 2010. Not exactly a place you associate with fly fishing. After you've seen this episode, you'll probably think differently.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (7 min)
Lars and Lars have taken a trip to the water that adorns the view of Hegnar Media, specifically the Smestad Dam. But are there any fish here?
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (5 min)
Lars Lenth and Lars Nilssen have taken Håvard Stubø to the Akerselva. Among beer-drinking Oslo citizens, they are looking for more Oslo trout and urban fishing of the highest quality.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (4 min)
Lars, Lars and Håvard have taken a trip to forbidden territory. Lenth believes that "everything that is illegal is damn good" - but will he be right?
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (5 min)
Lars, Lars and Håvard's excursion to Maridalsvannet takes an interesting turn - in a way they had not imagined.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (4 min)
Lars Lenth has been trying for days to catch fish without success. He has now brought in big-game fisherman and black metal musician Cato Bekkevold.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
Lars Lenth continues the hunt, but things go badly, to say the least. This episode has a sad outcome.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (2 min)
Lars Lenth has gathered his strength again - and this time it turns out that he has luck on his side.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (4 min)
Lars Lenth bears the mark of the serious situation he has put himself in. Now he is going to be questioned by the police after the trip to Maridalsvannet.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
Lars Nilssen takes Lenth and Bekkevold to a secret place in the forest. And there will be a fishing competition.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (2 min)
Cato Bekkevold gets the best possible start to the fishing competition against Lars Lenth.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
Lars Lenth and Cato Bekkevold continue the intense competition in the inner forests.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
It's autumn and Lars Nilssen is heading back to Frognerparken to solve the mystery he began researching earlier in 2010.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
Lars Nilssen and Håvard Stubø have invited an underwater photographer to find out about the Frognerpark mystery.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
The guys finally catch the monster fish from the stream in Frogner Park. Now the hunt begins to find out if this is actually a sensation.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
Lars and Håvard have traveled to Lillehammer to conduct an auction of the fish from Frognerparken.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
How old is the sensational fish from Frognerparken? The autopsy continues...
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
Cato Bekkevold has been brought in to find out what ice fishing is like in Frognerparken. He is a man with a previous Norwegian record in ice fishing.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (4 min)
Cato Bekkevold struggles to catch fish in Frognerparken, but at least he can think back to the old greats. Become a fan of Lars and Lars on Facebook Fishing enthusiast?
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: May 3, 2011 (3 min)
Cato Bekkevold refuses to give up ice fishing in Frognerparken...
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: May 20, 2011 (6 min)
Lars Nilssen has taken Håvard Stubø to Hovinbekken in Oslo to hunt for the salmon fish Bekkerøye. But is the rare species found there?
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: May 24, 2011 (5 min)
Lars Nilssen, Lars Lenth and Cato Bekkevold have traveled to Østfold to hunt monster pike.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: May 25, 2011 (5 min)
Lars, Lars and Cato are hunting for monster pike, but the trip doesn't go according to plan.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: May 25, 2011 (6 min)
Finally comes the reward for Lars, Lars and Cato. And what a fish!
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: May 29, 2011 (5 min)
Lars Nilssen, Lars Lenth and Håvard Stubø have traveled to Smøla in Northwest Norway to find big fish. Stubø pretends he's never been here before, but Lenth quickly suspects that something is wrong - not least when he sees the house the northerner has fixed up.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: May 31, 2011 (6 min)
Lars Lenth hooks a cod, and it turns out there's a fish in the fish. But where does the trout end up? The Smøla trip continues - and with an imminent feeling that something isn't quite right.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jun 2, 2011 (5 min)
Lars Lenth, Håvard Stubø and Lars Nilssen continue their hunt for trout on Smøla. While Stubø is in the thick of it, Lenth struggles with his fishing luck.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2011 (4 min)
Will Lars Lenth get his fishing luck back? In this episode, he, Håvard Stubø and Lars Nilssen continue their hunt for trout on Smøla. Here, Lenth and Stubø compete to catch the biggest fish or fish at all.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2011 (6 min)
All tricks are allowed! Håvard has no time to lose, and is ready to use all tricks to win the fishing competition against Lars.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jun 8, 2011 (4 min)
Lars promises to take Håvard to his darkest and deepest secret as the guys get ready for extreme fishing with helmets under Oslo.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jun 9, 2011 (5 min)
Lars, Lars and Håvard are looking for fish in a tunnel under Oslo. In this episode you will find out if there are actually fish there...
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2011 (7 min)
Hardhausen Cato Bekkevold welcomes Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth to Andenes to start the hunt for big halibut.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2011 (8 min)
Lars and Lars are on a trip with Cato Bekkevold - in search of big halibut. On the way there, they hook a monster cod.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2011 (7 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth have returned home, but Cato Bekkevold remains - fortunately with a camera. Get ready for big fish!
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2011 (5 min)
Lars Nilssen is optimistic when he travels to Hemsedal after the so-called "dung-weather dayfly" is said to have hatched. And when it hatches, you really have the opportunity to catch the big fish.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2011 (7 min)
Lars Leneth is brought to tears when he has to kill a large trout that had the hook deep in its gills.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2011 (8 min)
In a stream, under a house, in Groruddalen, Lars and Lars explore "tunnel fishing".
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2011 (6 min)
Lars and Håvar have taken their two new fishing buddies out into the Oslo forest in search of big carp.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Aug 14, 2011 (7 min)
Carp is such a strange big fish that the team has to bring in specialist Cato Bekkevold. Now it's time for feeding, rigging and talking. Lots of talking.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2011 (5 min)
In this episode of the fishing program, the gang tries their hand at carp fishing by luring it with corn kernels.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2011 (7 min)
Big fish king Cato Bekkevold will teach the young guys how to fish. That means big bait, big fish and lots of talking.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2011 (10 min)
Felix and Jon Erlend have lost faith in all the talk from Cato Bekkevold after the fish he promised did not show up.
Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2011 (5 min)
Lars Nilssen is back on tour with Lars Lenth - and they're getting a bang for their buck. But is it a record?
Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2011 (6 min)
Lars and Lars have taken a trip to Lierne to hunt big fish. But there are also supposed to be bears in the area...
Episode: 2x25 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2011 (8 min)
Lars Lenth gives a lecture about the sexual life of mayflies - and the guys fight a long battle to catch trout in Lierne.
Episode: 2x26 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2011 (6 min)
Lars Nilssen has taken Cato Bekkevold to Lierne to find Norway's largest canada goose. That means A LOT of waiting.
Episode: 2x27 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2011 (7 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold are in Lierne to find Norway's largest Canadian trout. Stay tuned to see if they can set a new record!
Episode: 2x28 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2011 (4 min)
Lars Nilssen has traveled to Hunderfossen to participate in tagging large fish.
Episode: 2x29 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2011 (4 min)
Lars Nilssen has brought Håvard Stubø to Savalen to showcase a fantastic char phenomenon.
Episode: 2x30 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2011 (6 min)
Lars Nilssen has taken Håvard Stubø to Savalen to hunt more char.
Episode: 2x31 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2011 (4 min)
Lars and Lars are still at Savalen, where they are joining a researcher who is catching fish with electricity to study them. Afterwards, the fishing is resumed.
Episode: 2x32 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2011 (4 min)
Lars Nilssen has traveled to Hunderfossen to follow large lake trout - and see if they dare to jump over Hunderfossen.
Episode: 2x33 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2011 (9 min)
Lars Nilssen and Håvard Stubø put on their detective hats and investigate through the eerie darkness of the Oslo night to find out the Frognerparken mystery. It ends, to put it mildly, with a monster fish.
Episode: 2x34 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2011 (9 min)
Ellevill pike and perch trip With his distinctive and sometimes rough tone, Cato takes you on a new fishing trip.
Season 3
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: May 13, 2012 (10 min)
Lars Nilssen and his fishing buddies are back on VGTV with a brand new season of Lars and Lars. Nilssen is going on new exciting adventures, while his partner Lars Lenth has become a fishing correspondent in Australia. In the first episode you get a taste of what's to come - and a summary of the 2011 season.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: May 18, 2012 (7 min)
Lars Nilssen talks about the missing Lars Lenth, who has traveled to Australia and found new fishing friends.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: May 21, 2012 (6 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold are still shivering in the Norwegian winter cold, while Lars Lenth and his new friends in Australia are living the happiest days of their lives in warmth and good fishing conditions.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: May 27, 2012 (7 min)
According to Lars Nilssen, Lars Lenth fell in love on his trip to Australia. Not just with a 10-kilogram tuna, but with a Swedish woman. Back home in Norway, Cato Bekkevold's alarm goes off while ice fishing. But what's lurking under the ice?
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2012 (4 min)
Cato Bekkevold gets busy on the ice trip with Lars Nilssen. The alarm goes off on several rods at the same time, and big fish are lurking under the ice.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2012 (4 min)
Lars Lenth is having a great time in Australia, and in this episode he hunts for queenfish. The experience creates, if possible, even stronger brotherhood between the Norwegian, the Swede and the Dane.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2012 (7 min)
Lars Nilssen and Håvard Stubø are back at the Smestad dam, and have met up again with future fishing stars Felix and Jon Erlend. But it won't be a great fishing day.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jun 23, 2012 (9 min)
In this episode, it's once again the hunt for large pike that counts. The big fishermen of the future, the guys from Hovin, draw the longest straw.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2012 (6 min)
In this episode, fly fishing musician Håvard Stubø learns how to make special salmon.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jul 5, 2012 (8 min)
In this episode, the trip takes us to the deep Swedish forests in search of rainbow trout, which are banned from being released in Norway. "I love Sweden," sums up fly fishing musician Håvard Stubø.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2012 (6 min)
Trout fishing shouldn't be that easy, summarizes fly fishing musician Håvard Stubø after a day in the trout paradise of Nordbyströmmen
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2012 (7 min)
Lars is on a trip with the big fish king Cato Bekkevold on Langsjøen, between Tynset and Femunden. NB! This episode contains a lot of swearing.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2012 (4 min)
Lars continues his trip with big fish king Cato Bekkevold in Nord-Østerdal. This time it's whitefish that will be netted.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2012 (9 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold continue their expedition in Østerdalen. In this episode, they are hunting mountain pike.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Jul 26, 2012 (4 min)
In this episode, the fishing trip goes to Narvik Harbor where director Lars Nilssen and fly fishing musician Håvard Stubø try their luck at a somewhat unusual fishing spot.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Aug 1, 2012 (6 min)
In this episode, Lars Nilssen's patience is tested when fly fisherman Håvard Stubø spends several hours trying to hook a fish. While Lars waits, however, he finds himself in Narvik, which he himself says is one of the most beautiful places in Norway.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2012 (11 min)
Lars Lenth is at the Kristiansand Animal Park when he spots large trout swimming in Kjuttaviga. He can't resist the temptation and sneaks into Captain Sabertooth's territory to fish.
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2012 (6 min)
Håvard Stubø is competing in fly casting for the first time in his life.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2012 (7 min)
Will Lars be able to pull in a big trout?
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2012 (7 min)
In this episode of Lars and Lars, they try to catch trout with a spring fly, which turns out to take all night.
Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2012 (4 min)
In episode 21, Lars and Lars join in radio tagging of fry. The special experiment takes place at Hunderfossen outside Lillehammer.
Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: Sep 12, 2012 (6 min)
In episode 22, Lars and Lars try their luck fishing in one of Finnmark's salmon rivers. - Salmon fishing is and will be trying to catch a fish that doesn't eat, they say along the way. See for yourself whether they're right or not.
Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2012 (6 min)
In this new episode from Lakselv, Lars and Lars fall for the temptation to cheat their way to fishing success. Watch how they carry out the cheating here.
Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: Sep 28, 2012 (6 min)
In the previous episode, Lars and Lars cheated their way to fishing success in Lakselv. In part three, they pay other fishermen to fish for them.
Episode: 3x25 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2012 (6 min)
Lars is in Canada and is put to the test this time. See what makes him nauseous and makes him think he will have nightmares here.
Episode: 3x26 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2012 (4 min)
Lars Nilssen is in Canada and is desperately hunting for his first ever sea trout. He is losing his mind completely after 3 days without fish, but Lars doesn't give up.
Episode: 3x27 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2012 (8 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth are at Skrukkedalsrenna, a river they have fond memories of.
Episode: 3x28 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2012 (6 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth hunt the same fish for several hours, but will they manage to hook it?
Episode: 3x29 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2012 (7 min)
Finally, it's Lars Nilssen's turn to try his luck at fishing. According to him, this is the first time in a long time. Check out how many casts he needs to get a grayling on the hook.
Episode: 3x30 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2012 (6 min)
Lars is on a special fishing trip this time. Check out the new fishing gear in this episode.
Episode: 3x31 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2012 (8 min)
Lars Nilssen is salmon fishing in Otra and meets many positive salmon fishermen who spend hours upon hours by the river without catching any fish.
Season 4
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: May 1, 2013 (10 min)
Here you can see some highlights from last year's season with Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth on VGTV. There was fishing for hours, both at home and abroad - and in places ranging from Tjuttavika in Kristiansand Zoo to Australia.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: May 1, 2013 (5 min)
This year Lars Lenth has done the same as last year - traveled to warmer climes to catch exotic fish. In the first episode, he tries to hook the world's strongest fish.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: May 12, 2013 (6 min)
Lars Lenth continues his hunt for the world's strongest fish in Cuba, and in this episode there is competition with his Danish namesake and buddy.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: May 20, 2013 (3 min)
Cato Bekkevold and Lars Nilssen have gone to Engerdal to fish for whitefish - and brought Grutle, the vocalist of Enslaved, with them. See how it goes - both above and below the water.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: May 27, 2013 (3 min)
Cato Bekkevold and Lars Nilssen have gone fishing in Engerdal. They have brought along the vocalist of Enslaved, Grutle Kjellson. See how it goes when they try to catch a lake trout.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Jun 1, 2013 (7 min)
Lars Lenth continues the competition with Mikkel Poppelhøj in Cuba to get the most bonefish, which is the world's strongest fish.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Jun 12, 2013 (11 min)
Lars Nilssen and Håvard Studø follow a tip about a Norwegian salmon and sea trout river where they catch wild rainbow trout, a fish that is blacklisted by Norwegian authorities.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Jun 16, 2013 (5 min)
Lars Nilssen and Håvard Studø follow a tip about a Norwegian salmon and sea trout river where they catch wild rainbow trout, a fish that is blacklisted by Norwegian authorities.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2013 (8 min)
Cato Bekkevold and John Kofoed have gone to Namibia to try their luck at fishing. The goal is to pull up a shark.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2013 (7 min)
Cato Bekkevold and John Kofoed have gone to Namibia where they landed a really big grouper with fins. John also got a bite on the hook that he describes as the biggest he has ever known.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2013 (7 min)
Cato Bekkevold and John Kofoed continue their shark fishing adventure in Namibia. The competition between the guys increases as to who can catch the biggest fish - and not least who can land the first gully shark.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2013 (7 min)
Lars Nilssen joins carp fishing experts Ole Petter Henriksen and Felix C. Øverli in search of the very special species. They have a slice of bread as bait.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2013 (4 min)
Lars Nilssen has joined carp fishing experts Ole Petter Henriksen and Felix C. Øverli at a secret location. The hunt for the special species is drawing to a close and the anglers see the opportunity to get the long-awaited bite.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jul 27, 2013 (8 min)
Who can catch the most fish in three hours? See how it goes when Lars Lenth, Cato Bekkevold and "OP" meet in a duel.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2013 (9 min)
Fly and Feather, Steel & Rubber, Bread & Corn – what's best? Lars Lenth, Cato Bekkevold and "OP" have continued the competition where the one who catches the most fish in three hours wins.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2013 (9 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth are hunting for kilo trout in Trysil. They are bringing a replica of the world's largest day fly to get the fish to bite.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2013 (8 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth continue to hunt kilo trout in Trysil. Despite having a replica of the world's largest dayfly, frustration begins to set in the longer it goes without a bite.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2013 (8 min)
See how it goes when Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold go to Engerdal on the Swedish border to fish for pike.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Sep 1, 2013 (7 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold are in Engerdal, near the Swedish border, fishing for pike. However, they are struggling to get the pike to bite the hook, and it is taking a toll on their spirits.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2013 (5 min)
Lars Nilssen has given up hope after hours without fish, but Cato Bekkevold still has hope for fish in Engerdal on the Swedish border. And he is absolutely right.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Sep 15, 2013 (6 min)
Cato Bekkevold's line hasn't been standing still since Lars Nilssen threw in the towel after hours without fish. The question is how big a trout will Cato be able to catch in Engerdal?
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2013 (8 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold are working hard to find the ultimate fly fishing water in Engerdal. But will they catch any?
Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2013 (6 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold use otters, which will ensure dinner in the coming days.
Season 5
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2013 (7 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold are experiencing fishing luck at Andørja in Troms, but are they satisfied with the catch?
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2013 (6 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold are preparing for what could be their biggest catch in Norway. Together with local acquaintance Vilhelm Skilhagen, the goal is to pull up a hawkfish on Andørja in Troms.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2013 (10 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold are eagerly waiting for the hawkfish to bite the hook - a fish that can be up to 500 years old. They have Vilhelm Skilhagen with them to help them catch it at Andørja in Troms.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2013 (8 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth are not allowed to try their hand at the fish at Hunderfossen north of Lillehammer, but still get close contact with giant trout.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2013 (6 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth go to Fåberg outside Lillehammer to try their hand at traditional low-water herring fishing.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2013 (6 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth go to Fåberg outside Lillehammer to try their hand at traditional low-water herring fishing.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2013 (8 min)
Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth travel to the Hunderfossen power plant north of Lillehammer to participate in a research project in Lågen. The goal is to find out to what extent trout have memory.
Season 6
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jun 8, 2014 (9 min)
Wild rainbow trout should not occur in Norwegian nature. It is blacklisted by the Norwegian Environment Agency. Rainbow trout should only be found as farmed fish. Hardy boys Lars and Lars prove that reality is different.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2014 (10 min)
Håvard Stubø and Lars Nilssen are trout hunting in Slovenia. After unsuccessful attempts with classic flies, Håvard lures a fat trout on a red rubber bait, a bait usually used to catch saithe, mackerel or cod.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2014 (5 min)
It's not everyday that Lars Nilssen and Håvard Stubø are in places where fishing for trout over a kilo simply feels too easy. This is the second part of Lars Nilssen and Håvard Stubø's fishing trip in Slovenia.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2014 (5 min)
Håvard Stubø hooks a gigantic Macedonian grayling, a fish that fights far harder than its Nordic cousin. In Lars Nilssen and Håvard Stubø's latest travelogue from Slovenia, they hunt for the original salmonids: the Macedonian grayling and the mysterious marmorata trout.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Aug 1, 2014 (9 min)
Svartkulp by Sognsvann is the main arena for Oslo's cruising community. It is rumored that the water is also home to some of Oslomarka's really big trout. Coincidentally? Hardly! Along the banks, the number of naked men is strikingly large. Lars and Lars pull their waders well up to their waists and check if there is any truth to the gromfisk rumors.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Aug 31, 2014 (9 min)
According to local fishermen, sea lice are a growing problem in Western Norway. Since the lice feed on the skin and blood of fish, they harm the fish, especially trout and salmon, which live in saltwater. Lars and Lars have decided to work as investigative journalists and get to the bottom of who is to blame for the increase in sea lice.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2014 (11 min)
In the second episode of Lars and Lars' miniseries "Fjordmenn," the Larsens face closed doors and interview bans. They finally make contact with an outspoken aquaculture consultant and one of the world's leading salmon lice researchers.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2014 (12 min)
Lars and Lars are involved in catching and clubbing escaped farmed fish in Etne and ask the question: How much damage do escaped farmed fish do to the wild salmon populations?
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2014 (10 min)
Lars and Lars visit a fish farm where sewage and food waste go straight into the sea without treatment, a common practice along the entire coast. Together with guys from the pellet community in Bergen, they catch a large saithe with a belly full of pellets.
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2014 (12 min)
Lars and Lars try to find out why the Vossolax was close to extinction in the 90s and what has been done to save it.
Season 7
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2015 (9 min)
In the first episode of the season, Lars and Lars are back in Frognerparken and experience trout fishing they have never been close to so early in the season.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: May 4, 2015 (6 min)
Lars and Lars have teamed up with a researcher and a bunch of street fishermen to find out more about Frogner Park's trout.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: May 11, 2015 (10 min)
Lars and Lars have teamed up with a researcher and a bunch of street fishermen to find out more about Frogner Park's trout.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2015 (5 min)
Lars Nilssen is in the right place at the right time and catches several great trout on a small fly.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Jun 10, 2015 (9 min)
Lars bets 1,000 kroner that he will catch fish within an hour and a half, deep in the forest on his first fishing trip of the season.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Jun 23, 2015 (9 min)
A mysterious man shows Lars and Lars the way to a fish pond, which they sneak into.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2015 (7 min)
Big fish king Cato Bekkevold lures a trout weighing over five kilos on early summer ice in Trøndelag.
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2015 (7 min)
Lars and Lars continue their fishing expedition in nearby populated areas. In a stream at the top of Groruddalen, they catch brown trout, perch, pike and large trout.
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2015 (8 min)
Lars, Felix and Arin catch trout on Oslo's best west side.
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2015 (7 min)
Under the pretext of looking for a lost reel, Lenth brings Nilssen back to Svartkulp.
Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2015 (4 min)
Lars Nilssen has never seen bigger and more beautiful fish than the ones he caught with a hook in Nordmarka in the fall of 2015.
Season 8
Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2016 (8 min)
Lars catches the first trout of the year on a fly between ice floes and snowdrifts just outside Oslo.
Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2016 (3 min)
It's no secret that there are trout in the ponds in Frogner Park, but the fact that there are specimens of this size is sensational even for experienced fishermen.
Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2016 (5 min)
A mysterious tip leads Lars and Lars to a pond that turns out to be full of large trout.
Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: May 18, 2016 (7 min)
Nilssen travels to Stavanger and challenges the locals to a fly fishing competition. It becomes a real trout festival.
Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: May 27, 2016 (5 min)
In minus four degrees and a rare morning light, Lars Nilssen and local big-game fisherman Alexander Fredagsvik catch great trout in a lake close to Haugesund city center. Dry fly fishing at its finest!
Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2016 (3 min)
In a stream in Haugesund, escaped farmed fish often come in, destroying the natural population of salmon and sea trout. In this episode, Alexander and fishing buddy Stian catch a three-kilo rainbow trout with ugly wounds.
Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2016 (4 min)
Urban fishing in Western Norway can offer big surprises. Even in the middle of Bergen city centre, you can find kilo trout willing to bite.
Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Aug 29, 2016 (7 min)
Håvard and Lars hunt large trout in the country's most calcareous lakes; crystal clear and productive waters that hardly anyone has fished and described. Will they find the trout grail?
Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Sep 7, 2016 (7 min)
Håvard and Lars continue their large trout hunt in the limestone waters of Troms. When the fish doesn't show up on the surface, Lars seeks it out underwater.
Season 9
Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: May 22, 2017 (7 min)
Alna is Oslo's longest river. From Lillomarka it flows through Norway's most industrial and populated area. Previously, trout were only found in the upper reaches. This spring, Lars and Arin caught and analyzed trout all the way down to where the Alna disappears underground in Gamlebyen. In the gray-brown river, the fish that survive have an incredible growth rate.
Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2017 (4 min)
With six degrees, rain and fog, this fishing trip can be both a complete success and a complete failure, in what is apparently a lifeless water.
Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Jun 14, 2017 (6 min)
50 large trout were caught on a rod in Gudbrandsdalslågen before this year's spring flood. Lars was there when the bite was heaviest. All the fish were released back after having transmitters surgically inserted into their abdomens. These will provide answers to which migration routes the large trout from Mjøsa choose past the power plant in Hunderfossen after having been in Lågen all winter after spawning in the fall.
Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2017 (4 min)
Fly fishing in Iceland takes a lot of work, but Lenth hasn't forgotten his old skills.
Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Jul 6, 2017 (4 min)
Lars and Lars have been to Iceland and hunted for strange trout with tiny flies. In the classic way, big fish are lured, and the childish joy of success is at least as great as before.
Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Aug 3, 2017 (8 min)
Four years ago, Lars Nilssen spent three days with Cato Bekkevold and a couple of other trophy hunters on a lake in Lierne in Trøndelag. Here, you can find the rare Canadian rockfish, which can grow to several dozen kilos. They failed that time – now the time is ripe for another attempt.
Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2017 (8 min)
Lars Nilssen and Cato Bekkevold have been on a trip to Lierne. After Lars returns home and Cato is left alone, big things happen...
Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2017 (4 min)
Neither aggressive cows nor carpets of aquatic plants prevent Lars from reaching the watchful trout.
Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2017 (20 min)
Lars and Cato are on a trip to Norway's most visited stretch of river, the Tolga Falls, which are under threat of development. Then something dramatic and unexpected happens.
Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2017 (10 min)
Alone back in Østerdalen, Lars Nilssen is closely examining the plans to pipe the Tolga Falls.
Season 10
Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2017 (14 min)
In 1882, the book "Three in Norway by Two of Them" was published, which in enjoyable terms describes a 10-week expedition that three young Englishmen made to Norway a couple of years earlier. Most of the time they stayed in Jotunheimen, where they made a living by hunting and fishing in and around today's most popular mountain tourist destinations. For many years, Lars Lenth and Lars Nilssen have been toying with the idea of traveling in their father's footsteps, to find out whether Jotunheimen and the surrounding valleys can still offer many and large trout.
Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2017 (16 min)
In 1882, the book "Three in Norway by Two of Them" was published, which in enjoyable terms describes a 10-week expedition that three young Englishmen made to Norway a couple of years earlier. Most of the time they stayed in Jotunheimen, where they made a living by hunting and fishing in and around today's most popular mountain tourist destinations. For many years, Lars Lenth and Lars Nilssen have been toying with the idea of traveling in their father's footsteps, to find out whether Jotunheimen and the surrounding valleys can still offer many and large trout.
Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2017 (15 min)
In 1882, the book "Three in Norway by Two of Them" was published, which in enjoyable terms describes a 10-week expedition that three young Englishmen made to Norway a couple of years earlier. Most of the time they stayed in Jotunheimen, where they made a living by hunting and fishing in and around today's most popular mountain tourist destinations. For many years, Lars Lenth and Lars Nilssen have been toying with the idea of traveling in their father's footsteps, to find out whether Jotunheimen and the surrounding valleys can still offer many and large trout.
Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2017 (10 min)
In 1882, the book "Three in Norway by Two of Them" was published, which in enjoyable terms describes a 10-week expedition that three young Englishmen made to Norway a couple of years earlier. Most of the time they stayed in Jotunheimen, where they made a living by hunting and fishing in and around today's most popular mountain tourist destinations. For many years, Lars Lenth and Lars Nilssen have been toying with the idea of traveling in their father's footsteps, to find out whether Jotunheimen and the surrounding valleys can still offer many and large trout.
Season 11
Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2018 (8 min)
Lars Nilssen meets Arin, who claims he had fishing luck on his side already on New Year's Day. Can Lars also catch a fish and set a personal record?
Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2018 (11 min)
In recent years we have caught big fish in the ponds in Frognerparken. In the New Year I decided to give ice fishing a serious try.
Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2018 (7 min)
The ice fishing stunt in Frognerparken continues!
Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2018 (9 min)
The weather has gotten considerably warmer, so it's urgent if the ice fishing project in Frognerparken is to really succeed. But not everyone is as carefree about the thickness of the ice.
Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: May 22, 2018 (11 min)
Lars teams up with Aleksander Abrahamsen in the Trolling Competition on Tyrifjorden. It turns out to be a wise choice.
Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: May 31, 2018 (15 min)
Lars and Lars have been to Hvaler. Waking sea trout, good catch and great atmosphere.
Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2018 (8 min)
Personal trout records are not everyday for Lars and Lars, but at Hvaler one of the Larsens caught a record fish.
Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: Jun 15, 2018 (10 min)
During the Norwegian Trolling Championships on Lake Mjøsa, Lars and Cato finally succeeded. A June night and a large trout catch = excitement and a good atmosphere.
Episode: 11x09 | Airdate: Jun 21, 2018 (4 min)
Cato and Lars are at the Norwegian Trolling Championships on Mjøsa. Is the 5.4 kilo trout big enough for a podium finish?
Episode: 11x10 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2018 (7 min)
Nilssen is in the holiday paradise of Sicily, but rumors of live trout lure him away from the beach and city break.
Episode: 11x11 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2018 (7 min)
Lenth and Nilssen are hunting for brown trout with Bjørn Smith – the Norwegian record holder himself. In the river where the record was set, the Lars-ene learn that good things come to those who wait.
Episode: 11x12 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2018 (9 min)
Lars is with enthusiasts from Ringerike Sportsfiskere and researchers from NINA and is fishing with electricity. Both sturgeon and small fish are seen.
Episode: 11x13 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2018 (8 min)
Lars joins trout researcher Anders Foldvik in Randselva. Using simple methods, he finds out why so many juvenile trout never grow up.
Season 12
Episode: 12x01 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2019 (9 min)
Lenth travels to Cuba with rapper Diaz to hunt torpedo fish in exotic surroundings. Nilssen dreams of something completely different...
Episode: 12x02 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2019 (7 min)
Lars and Lars reunite with fishing colleague and rival Håvard Stubø in Frognerparken.
Episode: 12x03 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2019 (11 min)
The Mærradalsbekken, which flows through densely populated areas from Røa to Bestumkilen in western Oslo, was until 20 years ago a fishless, stinking sewer that you would rather avoid being near. Now the reality is different. The waterway is the smallest of the ten waterways that flow through the city and out into the Inner Oslofjord. In the first episode of Lars and Lars's exploration of fish in Oslo's streams, the experienced fishermen are shocked when a kilo trout gobbles up the ground in an absurd place.
Episode: 12x04 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2019 (6 min)
One of the world's largest mayflies is hatching in large numbers in Eastern Norway these days, allowing even the largest trout to surface.
Episode: 12x05 | Airdate: Jul 1, 2019 (8 min)
Lars and Lars meet Felix again at Hovinbekken in Groruddalen.
Episode: 12x06 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2019 (9 min)
Salmon fishing rarely pays off, and Lars and Cato were unlikely to succeed during their day of fishing in the Drammenselva River. After 14 hours without a bite, Lars threw in the towel and handed a camera to Cato. 15 minutes later his rod was in the air. The big salmon was hooked.
Episode: 12x07 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2019 (9 min)
In recent weeks, the Oslo Fjord has been teeming with great mackerel. Lars and Lars have swapped trout, wood and flies for bait, lures and line fishing from the piers in central Oslo.
Episode: 12x08 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2019 (10 min)
Lars and Lars are going to check for fish in one of the Oslo creeks that was opened up in 2015, after decades of cleaning underground. They invite city councilor Raymond Johansen along.
Episode: 12x09 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2019 (9 min)
Lars and Lars have visited the Aurlandselva and the Neteland brothers. The former sea trout paradise may not be as good as it once was, but for some fishermen!
Episode: 12x10 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2019 (4 min)
Lars and Lars are in the legendary Aurlandselva and experience sea trout fishing they have never been close to before.
Episode: 12x11 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2019 (9 min)
Lars and Lars continue their journey of discovery for trout in the capital. This time they head to the Alna, which flows through the entire Groruddalen and is Oslo's longest and most polluted river.
Episode: 12x12 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2019 (7 min)
Lars and Lars are hunting for sea bass around the islands at the innermost part of the Oslo Fjord. The exotic species has established itself along the Norwegian coast over the past decade. Outside the harbor basin in the capital, it swims close to shore until well into October.
Episode: 12x13 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2019 (8 min)
Lars and Lars try their luck fishing in the Oslo harbor basin on their own. Will they succeed? Of course!
Episode: 12x14 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2019 (7 min)
Schools of mackerel sturgeon are back off the Norwegian coast after several decades of absence. Only a small group of anglers were allowed to join this autumn's experimental fishing off Møre og Romsdal. One of them was the big fish king Cato Bekkevold. Nilssen behind and Bekkevold in front of the camera have proven to be the very recipe for fish-free fishing. Is Cato alone with the camera, however... A group of unique big fish footage has been put together for this year's penultimate Lars og Lars episode.
Episode: 12x15 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2019 (14 min)
The salmon are back in the Akerselva, and Lars and Lars are ending this year's season with salmon hunting in central Oslo.
Season 13
Episode: 13x01 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2020 (4 min)
The first snowfall of the year in the capital. The odds of catching trout are minimal, but still...
Episode: 13x02 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2020 (9 min)
Three years ago, the Oslo Water District/City Environment Agency started a monitoring program of water chemistry and environmental toxins in the fish that live in Oslo's rivers and streams. The day before Easter, the condition report for Hovinbekken and Mærradalsbekken was published. The episode addresses both this and the challenges we who are hooked on fishing have in this time of corona. Angling is also taking on new dimensions: Desperate men do desperate things …
Episode: 13x03 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2021 (8 min)
Lars and Lars 2021 starts with a trout party. Lars Nilssen makes his wet dream of catching lots of trout on a fishing trip a reality. He travels to Hallingdal to meet a guy who can help him do just that.
Episode: 13x04 | Airdate: May 20, 2021 (7 min)
The week after spawning, the pike are hungry and aggressive. And they are in shallow water. We went to Østfold and kicked off this year's pike bonanza.
Episode: 13x05 | Airdate: Jun 8, 2021 (8 min)
If you are in the right place at the right time, it is still possible to experience schools of bite-ready sea trout in crystal clear water. But will the secret river Lars and Lars visit live up to expectations?
Episode: 13x06 | Airdate: Jun 22, 2021 (6 min)
Lars and Lars are fishing in a secret sea trout river. Heavy rain and a rising river make it difficult to see fish, but the westerner Bjørnar knows his way around.
Episode: 13x07 | Airdate: Aug 2, 2021 (13 min)
An hour and a half on an (electric) bike and Lars and Lars are in the middle of Østmarka outside Oslo. The trout are awake and the flies Lars and Lars serve are working. When night falls, wolf howls are heard in the distance, and the irrational fear sets in.
Episode: 13x08 | Airdate: Aug 6, 2021 (8 min)
Lars and Lars are on a fishing trip in the heart of Østmarka. Once again they find trout and experience fishing that few have ever experienced.
Episode: 13x09 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2021 (12 min)
Lars and Lars take seriously something they've been talking about for years - going on a hike in Nordmarka with no food other than what they catch along the way. It's going to be much harder than they thought.
Episode: 13x10 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2021 (12 min)
Etter to fisketomme og skrubbsultne døgn i Nordmarka løsner det omsider for Lars og Lars.
Episode: 13x11 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2021 (8 min)
Lenth throws in the towel and heads home. Nilssen stays alone in the forest and seeks out a secret body of water...
Episode: 13x12 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2021 (5 min)
In late autumn, Tyrifjorden's large trout swim up the Randselva River to spawn. Researchers in dry suits and diving masks drift down the river in the frosty smoke. They count individuals to gain an overview of the state of the endangered large trout population.
Episode: 13x13 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2021 (6 min)
This fall, the Akerselva River was teeming with salmon. Drifting down the river in icy winter water to count spawning pits offers surprises and interesting discoveries.
Episode: 13x14 | Airdate: Dec 23, 2021 (4 min)
Nilssen demonstrerer en «særdeles enkel» metode for å få store mengder fisk i desemberkulda.
Season 14
Episode: 14x01 | Airdate: May 11, 2022 (5 min)
Nilssen gets into a big fight with his fishing buddy Peter in the first episode of this season. Sea trout fishing in the Oslofjord has been poor in recent years. This year's spring fishing may indicate that the population is on the rise.
Episode: 14x02 | Airdate: May 19, 2022 (6 min)
Alna is Oslo's longest and most polluted river. Previously, the river was devoid of fish downstream of Grorud. Over the past ten years, trout have spread down the waterway and are now found all the way down to Gamlebyen.
Episode: 14x03 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2022 (7 min)
Lars and Arin continue their trout adventure in the streams near the city center. From Alna they have moved over to Hovinbekken.
Episode: 14x04 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2022 (4 min)
Lars comes across a phenomenon few, if any, have seen before in this country: American rainbow trout in spawning mode in a waterway where they have established a reproductive population. The species is blacklisted by the authorities and unwanted in Norwegian nature.
Episode: 14x05 | Airdate: Jul 6, 2022 (12 min)
Lars and Lars come across a formidable mayfly hatch during a splashing rainstorm in Nordmarka. The trout are watching like crazy, but they are not easy to fool.
Episode: 14x06 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2022 (11 min)
Intense 24-hour fly hatches and intense wakes are a fly fisherman's dream setting, but sometimes there can be too much of a good thing. Lars and Lars have no chance against the wakeful trout that are constantly on the hunt.
Episode: 14x07 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2022 (6 min)
There is a record increase in spawning fish from Lake Mjøsa. As of 31.08, 1309 trout had passed the fish ladder at Hunderfossen power plant. The proportion of fry was 25 percent, a figure that is getting lower every year. The natural recruitment of trout sole in Lågen is now so great that the State Administrator has removed the order for releases. Lars N was present when the last trout sole were released.
Episode: 14x08 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2022 (12 min)
Most Norwegian river power plants have such coarse grids in front of the water intake that migrating fish end up in the turbines. Lars N. is involved in an experiment that simulates what happens in front of a hydroelectric intake and why fish choose the turbine path.
Season 15
Episode: 15x01 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2023 (14 min)
Lars Lenth and Lars Nilssen have heard rumors that there are large pike in Frognerparken and have been trying for hours, many days in a row, to hook one.
Episode: 15x02 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2023 (14 min)
If the pike doesn't bite, you can shoot it. Join Lars Lenth and Lars Nilssen on a thrilling shotgun pike hunt in search of the "monster pike."
Episode: 15x03 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2023 (18 min)
Finally, fishing luck for Lars Lenth and Lars Nilssen on Hadeland. They get good help from local fishermen and it bites and bites. But it is a coincidence that means that the two veterans have one of their greatest fishing experiences ever.
Season 16
Episode: 16x01 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2023 (10 min)
In a desperate attempt to salvage the remains of a miserable fly fishing season, Lars Nilssen & Lars Lenth went to the mountains in October. Gudbrandsdalslågen lay like a freshly polished living room floor. But strange trout offered challenges that required patience and focus.
Episode: 16x02 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2023 (11 min)
Lars & Lars are ending this year's fly fishing season 1000 meters above sea level in search of spawning trout. Together with their expert Sverre, they had a great time in the upper reaches of the Sjoa River the day before winter laid a white blanket over Jotunheimen.
Episode: 16x03 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2023 (5 min)
Fishing for spawning fish has a long tradition in rural Norway. Nowadays it is banned and frowned upon, but in some places it is still practiced. Lars Nilssen accepted when he was invited by two dark men from Østerdalen …
Season 17
Episode: 17x01 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2024 (9 min)
Lenth escapes the Norwegian winter to Tobago to fulfill his dream of catching the world's most difficult fish to catch on a fly. Nilssen uncovers a deeply guarded fishing secret in Oslo.
Episode: 17x02 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2024 (8 min)
Lenth is surprised by partying tourists where he hoped he could fish for a permit, but then he gets a bite. There is also a bite on Maridalsvannet, where something heavy is lurking under the ice.
Episode: 17x03 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2024 (5 min)
At midnight, Nilssen must get to Maridalsvannet as quickly as possible. He will finally get an answer to the mystery of the terrorist fish in the drinking water. For Lenth on Tobago, it is urgent to get a permit ashore.