The Red Fisher Show Explained

The Red Fisher Show is a Canadian television series which appeared on CTV from 1968 to 1989.^{[1] [2]} Its episodes featured host and American expatriate B. H. "Red" Fisher with different guests who would narrate footage of fishing or hunting expeditions in various regions of Canada and the United States. The show's TV set was dubbed "Scuttlebutt Lodge, the Tall Tale Capital of the World".^[3] The show was subject to parody, in the form of the also popular The Red Green Show, and SCTV's The Fishin' Musician with John Candy as host Gil Fisher.

The program was broadcast on weekends outside prime time, generally appearing Saturday afternoons.

Guests

Dates indicated are based on broadcasts on CFTO-TV Toronto.

• Gordon "Red" Berenson, hockey player (3 July 1971)^[4]
• Johnny Bower, hockey player
• Bill Culluton, flycaster (17 July 1971)^[5]
• Ben Hardesty, World Casting Champion (11 September 1971)^[6]
• Alan Hale, Jr., actor
• Stan Mikita, hockey player
• Gordie Howe, hockey player
• Ferguson Jenkins, baseball
• Ben Johnson, actor
• Roger Maris, baseball (10 July 1971)^[7]
• Merlin Olsen, football player
• Slim Pickens, actor
• Eddie Shack, hockey player
• Ted Williams, baseball player (11 March 1972)^[8]

See also

• B. H. Fisher

Notes and References

1. • Web site: The Original . Outdoor Canada . c. 2002 . 11 November 2006 .
2. Web site: Canadian Fishing Legend Red Fisher Dies at 92 . Bob Izumi's Real Fishing Show . 11 November 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071021184922/http://www.realfishing.com/rf/viewtopic.php?t=23 . 21 October 2007 . dmy-all .
3. Web site: Ahh, Scuttlebutt! . . 11 November 2006 . Gavin . Power . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205234954/http://www.thefishingnews.com/red-fisher.shtml . 5 February 2012 . dmy-all .
4. News: 3 July 1971 . Weekend Television Listings . . 27 .
5. News: 17 July 1971 . Weekend Television Listings . . 27 .
6. News: 11 September 1971 . Today's Television . . 31 .
7. News: 10 July 1971 . Weekend Television Listings . . 32 .
8. News: 11 March 1972 . Weekend Television . . 32 .