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* The ''WesternAnimation/AtomicPuppet'' episode "Surf n' Turf" has Joey going on a standard father-son fishing trip with his dad, only to get caught up in the battle between aquatic superhero King Hydronomous and his archenemy Meglo-Don.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': "Fishing Trip", in which Arnold and Gerald try to find a fish his grandfather tried to catch years ago but wind up letting it go.
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* One or two ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' arcs involve Jon and Garfield going fishing. Garfield's opinions on it seem to zigzag, from liking it ("where else can you take a nap and call it a sport?") to disliking it (mosquitoes).
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* One or two ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' arcs involve Jon and Garfield going fishing. Garfield's opinions on it seem to zigzag, from liking it ("where else can you take a nap and call it a sport?") to disliking it (mosquitoes).
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* In "Super Grover and the Hole Story or Gone Fishing", the sixth and final chapter of ''The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover'', Grover and several of his friends from ''Series/SesameStreet'' go fishing on a boat. When the boat starts springing leaks, Grover can't find a telephone booth to change into his Super Grover outfit (which he had packed in his fishing creel), and the others are oblivious to this incident, so he tries to stop the leaks by plugging them himself. But then he catches a big fish, which pulls him underwater. There, he finds a discarded telephone booth under the sea, becomes Super Grover, and saves the boat by carrying it in mid-air.
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** An earlier theatrical short, " Cat Fishin'," has Tom sneaking into a prohibited area to fish, using Jerry as live bait.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'': John and Paul are out fishing in a bumper storyline. When a shark encroaches on their canoe, they row frantically for a deserted island. To get back to regular land, they hook onto another fish which tows them back.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': 1941's "Greetings Bait" stars a worm (caricature of Jerry Colonna) assisting a fisherman in catching fish. The worm then has his hands full as he encounters an ornery crab.
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* The Professor takes WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls fishing in issue #34's "Fish Fight" (DC run). They catch one but the Professor turns it loose as it's too small. Bubbles is traumatized by the fact that fish is considered edible, so she refuses to engage when the fish turns monstrous and destructive after being irradiated by chemical waste.
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* The Professor takes WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls fishing in issue #34's "Fish Fight" (DC run). They catch one but the Professor turns it loose as it's too small. Bubbles is traumatized by the fact that fish is considered edible, so she refuses to engage when the fish turns monstrous and destructive after being irradiated by chemical waste.
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* WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry go fishing in a 1975 TV episode. They're after KarmicTrickster (and aptly named) Tricky [=McTrout=] and are decidedly outmatched.
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* In "Gone Fishin' (Sort of)", the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'', nobody in Camp Kidney has been able to catch a fish, not even Scoutmaster Lumpus. Just to rub it in Lumpus' face, the fish jump into the Squirrel Scouts' boat. Lazlo, Raj, and Clam take Lumpus' fishing boat on a joyride and decide to fish in its spot when it runs out of fuel. When Lumpus catches up to them, he gets attacked by the legendary Leakey Lake Monster, but still manages to catch a fish in the struggle.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': "Doug's Big Catch" focuses on our eponymous hero attending a fishing competition with his neighbor Mr. Dink, who is more interested in catching an old fish named Chester, who stole his wallet 30 years prior.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode, "Cast Away", Arthur is looking forward to a weekend of fishing at Whale Lake with his father, David, but he is soon forced to bring his little sister, D.W. along when it is revealed that David has to work next weekend. After many unsuccessful attempts at casting his line, Arthur accidentally [[InjuredLimbEpisode sprains his ankle]] and has to stay in the tent while David fishes with D.W. the next day. Much to Arthur's chagrin, D.W. is an expert at catching fish thanks to the fish loving the ''[[ShowWithinAShow Mary Moo Cow]]'' song that she plays.
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* In the A-plot of the ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'' episode, "Teddy On Ice", the Wentz family invites Teddy to go ice fishing with them in a cabin in the mountains. Mr. Wentz is reluctant to let Teddy fish with his favorite fishing pole, Betsy, due to her accidentally destroying his old car, Gracie, in a previous episode, "Amazing Gracie". Sure enough, when Teddy tries to catch a fish, she accidentally drops Betsy into the water. Near the end of the episode, when Teddy accidentally falls into the water, she manages to catch the fish that swallowed Betsy. This redeems her in Mr. Wentz's eyes, and he invites her to come back next year, much to her horror.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS4E12SendInTheCloudsInTheNaval In the Naval]]", Stu, Drew, and Lou take Tommy, Chuckie, and Angelica on a trip in a fishing boat. While Stu and Drew get into a competition on who can catch the bigger fish, Angelica takes her Cynthia doll water skiing, getting it eaten by a swordfish as a result. Inspired by a story Lou told them about how he was rescued saved by the Navy Seals, Tommy and Chuckie try to help Angelica get Cynthia back. At the end of the episode, Lou catches the swordfish that swallowed Cynthia.
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activity. In fact, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs it's not uncommon for people to go fishing]] ''[[BreadEggsBreadedEggs while]]'' [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs they're camping]].
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* In the ''Dirty Bertie'' story "Fishy", Bertie and his father go fishing and, by coincidence, so do Nick (Bertie's rival) and his dad.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS4E12SendInTheCloudsInTheNaval In the Naval]]", Stu, Drew, and Lou take Tommy, Chuckie, and Angelica on a trip in a fishing boat. While Stu and Drew get into a competition on who can catch the bigger fish, Angelica takes her Cynthia doll water skiing, getting it eaten by a swordfish as a result. Inspired by a story Lou told them about how he was rescued saved by the Navy Seals, Tommy and Chuckie try to help Angelica get Cynthia back. At the end of the episode, Lou catches the swordfish that swallowed Cynthia.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** A variant in the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS1E20HookyMermaidManandBarnacleBoyII Hooky]]". As the cast of the show are sea creatures, it's the fishermen on the surface of the water who do the fishing. Mr. Krabs warns everyone in the Krusty Krab, including [=SpongeBob=], about the dangers of fishing hooks. Patrick, however, mistakes the fishing hooks for a carnival and convinces [=SpongeBob=] to play on them with him. When Mr. Krabs catches [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick playing on the fish hooks, he, with the help of Squidward, decides to teach them a lesson they won't soon forget.
** Another example is the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS3E13NewStudentStarfishClams Clams]]", in which Mr. Krabs takes Spongebob and Squidward clam fishing as a reward for helping him make his 1 Millionth dollar. Mr. Krabs' dollar gets eaten by a giant clam, meaning that he, [=SpongeBob=], and Squidward won't be going home until they get it back.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E20TheWarOfTheSimpsons War of the Simpsons]]", after Homer embarrasses Marge at a house party she throws, Marge signs up for a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by Reverend Lovejoy and Helen at Catfish Lake. When Homer finds out, he is interested in going as well, but for the sole purpose of trying to catch the legendary catfish, General Sherman. After quite the battle, Homer finally catches General Sherman, but when Marge finds out, she is not happy about it at all. Just to prove to Marge that he does value her happiness over fishing, he lets General Sherman (who is still alive) go, and they return home.
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** A variant in the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS1E20HookyMermaidManandBarnacleBoyII Hooky]]". As the cast of the show are sea creatures, it's the fishermen on the surface of the water who do the fishing. Mr. Krabs warns everyone in the Krusty Krab, including [=SpongeBob=], about the dangers of fishing hooks. Patrick, however, mistakes the fishing hooks for a carnival and convinces [=SpongeBob=] to play on them with him. When Mr. Krabs catches [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick playing on the fish hooks, he, with the help of Squidward, decides to teach them a lesson they won't soon forget.
** Another example is the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS3E13NewStudentStarfishClams Clams]]", in which Mr. Krabs takes Spongebob and Squidward clam fishing as a reward for helping him make his 1 Millionth dollar. Mr. Krabs' dollar gets eaten by a giant clam, meaning that he, [=SpongeBob=], and Squidward won't be going home until they get it back.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E20TheWarOfTheSimpsons War of the Simpsons]]", after Homer embarrasses Marge at a house party she throws, Marge signs up for a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by Reverend Lovejoy and Helen at Catfish Lake. When Homer finds out, he is interested in going as well, but for the sole purpose of trying to catch the legendary catfish, General Sherman. After quite the battle, Homer finally catches General Sherman, but when Marge finds out, she is not happy about it at all. Just to prove to Marge that he does value her happiness over fishing, he lets General Sherman (who is still alive) go, and they return home.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "In the Naval", Stu, Drew, and Lou take Tommy, Chuckie, and Angelica on a trip in a fishing boat. While Stu and Drew get into a competition on who can catch the bigger fish, Angelica takes her Cynthia doll water skiing, getting it eaten by a swordfish as a result. Inspired by a story Lou told them about how he was rescued saved by the Navy Seals, Tommy and Chuckie try to help Angelica get Cynthia back. At the end of the episode, Lou catches the swordfish that swallowed Cynthia.
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** A variant in the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS1E20HookyMermaidManandBarnacleBoyII Hooky]]". As the cast of the show are sea creatures, it's the fishermen on the surface of the water who do the fishing. Mr. Krabs warns everyone in the Krusty Krab, including [=SpongeBob=], about the dangers of fishing hooks. Patrick, however, mistakes the fishing hooks for a carnival and convinces [=SpongeBob=] to play on them with him. When Mr. Krabs catches [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick playing on the fish hooks, he, with the help of Squidward, decides to teach them a lesson they won't soon forget.
** Another example is the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS3E13NewStudentStarfishClams New Student Starfish Clams]]", in which Mr. Krabs takes Spongebob and Squidward clam fishing.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E20TheWarOfTheSimpsons War of the Simpsons]]", after Homer embarrasses Marge at a house party she throws, Marge signs up for a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by Reverend Lovejoy and Helen at Catfish Lake. When Homer finds out, he is interested in going as well, but for the sole purpose of trying to catch the legendary catfish, General Sherman. After quite the battle, Homer finally catches General Sherman, but when Marge finds out, she is not happy about it at all. Just to prove to Marge that he does value her happiness over fishing, he lets General Sherman (who is still alive) go, and they return home.
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** A variant in the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS1E20HookyMermaidManandBarnacleBoyII Hooky]]". As the cast of the show are sea creatures, it's the fishermen on the surface of the water who do the fishing. Mr. Krabs warns everyone in the Krusty Krab, including [=SpongeBob=], about the dangers of fishing hooks. Patrick, however, mistakes the fishing hooks for a carnival and convinces [=SpongeBob=] to play on them with him. When Mr. Krabs catches [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick playing on the fish hooks, he, with the help of Squidward, decides to teach them a lesson they won't soon forget.
** Another example is the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS3E13NewStudentStarfishClams New Student Starfish Clams]]", in which Mr. Krabs takes Spongebob and Squidward clam fishing.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E20TheWarOfTheSimpsons War of the Simpsons]]", after Homer embarrasses Marge at a house party she throws, Marge signs up for a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by Reverend Lovejoy and Helen at Catfish Lake. When Homer finds out, he is interested in going as well, but for the sole purpose of trying to catch the legendary catfish, General Sherman. After quite the battle, Homer finally catches General Sherman, but when Marge finds out, she is not happy about it at all. Just to prove to Marge that he does value her happiness over fishing, he lets General Sherman (who is still alive) go, and they return home.
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** "A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition" has Team Rocket orchestrate a fake fishing competition, in which Cilan participates in as a "fishing connoisseur", along with Bianca, who had never fished before.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E20TheWarOfTheSimpsons War of the Simpsons]]", after Homer embarrasses Marge at a house party that she throws, Marge signs up for a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by Reverend Lovejoy and Helen at Catfish Lake. When Homer finds out, he is interested in going as well, but for the sole purpose of trying to catch the legendary catfish, General Sherman. After quite the battle, Homer finally catches General Sherman, but when Marge finds out, she is not happy about it at all. Just to prove to Marge that he does value her happiness over fishing, he lets General Sherman (who is still alive) go, and they return home.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}: The episode "The Deep South" kicks off with Hermes realizing that he accidentally filed for a mandatory fishing license instead of a pet license for Nibbler. The entire Planet Express crew goes out to sea for a fishing trip, with the delivery crew having varying degrees of success. [[HalfwayPlotSwitch Most of the rest of the episode]] is about what happens after a whale drags the Planet Express ship underwater.
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, a fishing episode will involve the protagonists going fishing.
The fishing trip will often be an excuse for a character to [[AwkwardFatherSonBondingActivity try and bond with their parents.]]
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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' has three episodes centered around fishing:
** "Hook, Line, and Sinker" has Ash, Misty and Brock join in on the annual Seaking Catching Competition, which is entered also by Team Rocket, and the episode's featured trainer, Andreas.
** "A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition" has Team Rocket orchestrate a fake fishing competition, in which Cilan participates in as a "fishing connoisseur", along with Bianca, who had never fished before.
** "Going For The Gold" involves Ash, Clemont, Bonnie and Serena going fishing to help a fisherman catch a Golden Magikarp.
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* WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie has Goofy and his son Max go on a fishing trip in an attempt to bond with him after Max gets in trouble at school.
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* In the Dirty Bertie story "Fishy", Bertie and his father go fishing and, by coincidence, so do Nick (Bertie's rival) and his dad.
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* ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' does this in a season 5 episode when Jason convinces Jane (who doesn't like it) to go fishing with him.
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* In a Bert and Ernie sketch on ''Series/SesameStreet'', the two title characters go fishing. Ernie is able to catch fish easily with his fish call; whenever he says, "Here, Fishy, Fishy, Fishy!" really loudly, the fish jump into the boat. When Bert tries Ernie's fish call, he doesn't succeed at first, but eventually manages to yell it really loudly, and a shark jumps into the boat.
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* In the ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'' episode, "The Fishing Trip!", Bowser takes his son, Junior, on a fishing trip when he worries they don't spend any time together (after seeing an episode of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Charleyyy and Friends]]'' where it is revealed that Charleyyy's Dad never played with him). Bowser also invites Mario and Jeffy to join him on the fishing trip. Unfortunately, they fish in shark-infested waters, and when Junior drops his fishing pole in the water and Bowser makes him get it, Junior gets attacked by a shark. Fortunately, [[PapaWolf Bowser saves Junior from the shark]] and congratulates Junior for catching his first fish. Mario, unfortunately, [[ButtMonkey is not so lucky]], as he gets eaten by a shark when Jeffy floats into the water on a monkey float.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CodeNameKidsNextDoor'': In the episode "OPERATION: O.O.M.P.P.A.H., Numbuh One is forced to go on a fishing trip with his father.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': In the episode "Catch of the Day" Dexter's dad tries to get him to go to a fishing trip with him.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': "The Legend of the Gobblewonker", in which Dipper, Mable and Soos try to capture photographic evidence of a lake monster.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': "Fishing Trip", in which Arnold and Gerald try to find a fish his grandfather tried to catch years ago but wind up letting it go.
* [[Literature/MrMen The 90s Mr. Men cartoon]] episode "Mr. Nosey Goes Fishing" involves [[NosyNeighbor Mr. Nosey]] following the rest of the Mr. Men and Little Miss when they go on a fishing trip and ends up paying for his nosiness when he falls overboard and gets eaten by a shark.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E12ThomasGoesFishing Thomas Goes Fishing]]", Thomas wishes that he could go fishing when he sees people fishing at the river. He gets his wish when one day, a water tower is out of order, and his crew gather water from the river with a leaky bucket. Unfortunately, because they also caught some fish in their bucket, the fish make their way into Thomas' water tank, causing Thomas' boiler to overheat. Thomas' crew and Sir Topham Hatt catch all the fish in Thomas' tank and have a lovely supper of fish and chips. It is at this point that Thomas vows never to go fishing again.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "In the Naval", Stu, Drew, and Lou take Tommy, Chuckie, and Angelica on a trip in a fishing boat. While Stu and Drew get into a competition on who can catch the bigger fish, Angelica takes her Cynthia doll water skiing, getting it eaten by a swordfish as a result. Inspired by a story Lou told them about how he was rescued saved by the Navy Seals, Tommy and Chuckie try to help Angelica get Cynthia back. At the end of the episode, Lou catches the swordfish that swallowed Cynthia.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
** A variant in the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS1E20HookyMermaidManandBarnacleBoyII Hooky]]". As the cast of the show are sea creatures, it's the fishermen on the surface of the water who do the fishing. Mr. Krabs warns everyone in the Krusty Krab, including [=SpongeBob=], about the dangers of fishing hooks. Patrick, however, mistakes the fishing hooks for a carnival and convinces [=SpongeBob=] to play on them with him. When Mr. Krabs catches [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick playing on the fish hooks, he, with the help of Squidward, decides to teach them a lesson they won't soon forget.
** Another example is the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS3E13NewStudentStarfishClams New Student Starfish Clams]]", in which Mr. Krabs takes Spongebob and Squidward clam fishing.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E20TheWarOfTheSimpsons War of the Simpsons]]", after Homer embarrasses Marge at a house party that she throws, Marge signs up for a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by Reverend Lovejoy and Helen at Catfish Lake. When Homer finds out, he is interested in going as well, but for the sole purpose of trying to catch the legendary catfish, General Sherman. After quite the battle, Homer finally catches General Sherman, but when Marge finds out, she is not happy about it at all. Just to prove to Marge that he does value her happiness over fishing, he lets General Sherman (who is still alive) go, and they return home.
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->''Gone fishing,''
->''It's a sunny old day and you're on your way,''
->''Why don't we all go fishing?''''
-->--''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine, "Gone Fishing" music video''
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, a fishing episode will involve the protagonists going fishing.
The fishing trip will often be an excuse for a character to [[AwkwardFatherSonBondingActivity try and bond with their parents.]]
Compare FishingMinigame, for when this trope is used in video games.
Also compare HeroesGoneFishing, for when a hero goes fishing to take a break from crime-fighting by going fishing.
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! Examples
[[folder: Anime & Manga]]
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' has three episodes centered around fishing:
** "Hook, Line, and Sinker" has Ash, Misty and Brock join in on the annual Seaking Catching Competition, which is entered also by Team Rocket, and the episode's featured trainer, Andreas.
** "A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition" has Team Rocket orchestrate a fake fishing competition, in which Cilan participates in as a "fishing connoisseur", along with Bianca, who had never fished before.
** "Going For The Gold" involves Ash, Clemont, Bonnie and Serena going fishing to help a fisherman catch a Golden Magikarp.
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[[folder: Films - Animated]]
* WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie has Goofy and his son Max go on a fishing trip in an attempt to bond with him after Max gets in trouble at school.
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[[folder: Literature]]
* In the Dirty Bertie story "Fishy", Bertie and his father go fishing and, by coincidence, so do Nick (Bertie's rival) and his dad.
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[[folder: Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' does this in a season 5 episode when Jason convinces Jane (who doesn't like it) to go fishing with him.
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[[folder: Puppet Shows]]
* In a Bert and Ernie sketch on ''Series/SesameStreet'', the two title characters go fishing. Ernie is able to catch fish easily with his fish call; whenever he says, "Here, Fishy, Fishy, Fishy!" really loudly, the fish jump into the boat. When Bert tries Ernie's fish call, he doesn't succeed at first, but eventually manages to yell it really loudly, and a shark jumps into the boat.
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[[folder:WebVideo]]
* In the ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'' episode, "The Fishing Trip!", Bowser takes his son, Junior, on a fishing trip when he worries they don't spend any time together (after seeing an episode of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Charleyyy and Friends]]'' where it is revealed that Charleyyy's Dad never played with him). Bowser also invites Mario and Jeffy to join him on the fishing trip. Unfortunately, they fish in shark-infested waters, and when Junior drops his fishing pole in the water and Bowser makes him get it, Junior gets attacked by a shark. Fortunately, [[PapaWolf Bowser saves Junior from the shark]] and congratulates Junior for catching his first fish. Mario, unfortunately, [[ButtMonkey is not so lucky]], as he gets eaten by a shark when Jeffy floats into the water on a monkey float.
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[[folder: Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/CodeNameKidsNextDoor'': In the episode "OPERATION: O.O.M.P.P.A.H., Numbuh One is forced to go on a fishing trip with his father.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': In the episode "Catch of the Day" Dexter's dad tries to get him to go to a fishing trip with him.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': "The Legend of the Gobblewonker", in which Dipper, Mable and Soos try to capture photographic evidence of a lake monster.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': "Fishing Trip", in which Arnold and Gerald try to find a fish his grandfather tried to catch years ago but wind up letting it go.
* [[Literature/MrMen The 90s Mr. Men cartoon]] episode "Mr. Nosey Goes Fishing" involves [[NosyNeighbor Mr. Nosey]] following the rest of the Mr. Men and Little Miss when they go on a fishing trip and ends up paying for his nosiness when he falls overboard and gets eaten by a shark.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E12ThomasGoesFishing Thomas Goes Fishing]]", Thomas wishes that he could go fishing when he sees people fishing at the river. He gets his wish when one day, a water tower is out of order, and his crew gather water from the river with a leaky bucket. Unfortunately, because they also caught some fish in their bucket, the fish make their way into Thomas' water tank, causing Thomas' boiler to overheat. Thomas' crew and Sir Topham Hatt catch all the fish in Thomas' tank and have a lovely supper of fish and chips. It is at this point that Thomas vows never to go fishing again.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "In the Naval", Stu, Drew, and Lou take Tommy, Chuckie, and Angelica on a trip in a fishing boat. While Stu and Drew get into a competition on who can catch the bigger fish, Angelica takes her Cynthia doll water skiing, getting it eaten by a swordfish as a result. Inspired by a story Lou told them about how he was rescued saved by the Navy Seals, Tommy and Chuckie try to help Angelica get Cynthia back. At the end of the episode, Lou catches the swordfish that swallowed Cynthia.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
** A variant in the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS1E20HookyMermaidManandBarnacleBoyII Hooky]]". As the cast of the show are sea creatures, it's the fishermen on the surface of the water who do the fishing. Mr. Krabs warns everyone in the Krusty Krab, including [=SpongeBob=], about the dangers of fishing hooks. Patrick, however, mistakes the fishing hooks for a carnival and convinces [=SpongeBob=] to play on them with him. When Mr. Krabs catches [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick playing on the fish hooks, he, with the help of Squidward, decides to teach them a lesson they won't soon forget.
** Another example is the episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS3E13NewStudentStarfishClams New Student Starfish Clams]]", in which Mr. Krabs takes Spongebob and Squidward clam fishing.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E20TheWarOfTheSimpsons War of the Simpsons]]", after Homer embarrasses Marge at a house party that she throws, Marge signs up for a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by Reverend Lovejoy and Helen at Catfish Lake. When Homer finds out, he is interested in going as well, but for the sole purpose of trying to catch the legendary catfish, General Sherman. After quite the battle, Homer finally catches General Sherman, but when Marge finds out, she is not happy about it at all. Just to prove to Marge that he does value her happiness over fishing, he lets General Sherman (who is still alive) go, and they return home.
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