Hooked on Hope is a sonic journey through the mind of a fish obsessive. James Gilbraith narrates his tales of angling while trying to capture an Atlantic salmon. Press play & join James and Co desperately try to outrun any form of real life.
Agnotology or Bust, the elegant beauty of not knowing.
Life isn’t an exact science but we all pretend to “know”. Anglers are no exception.
In this episode we cross the streams in an attempt to understand. The Bailiff is duped and Ahab issues a warning about precious time.
24 Mar 2026
Sure fire ways to sweeten the mind
Boo explores the harsh realities of salmon fishing and walks us the the mental process of flicking the switch to the 'on' position.
24 Mar 2026
The deconstruction of evolution : A hymn for everyman
Buy the ticket and take the ride! Journey to planet beauty therapy and beyond. Battle your demons and live your nightmares. Metamorphosis, Kafka, parasites, insanity and Big Bad Barry. Buckle up and climb inside the escape pod - literally!
24 Mar 2026
Only love can do that
'There's more to fishing than catching fish', is the mantra of the philosophical angler. Let's face it though, it's nice to get one once in a while. So after nine long months without even a hint of a take, Boo finally gets a pull. But like being clean through on goal sometimes its the miss that teaches us the most.
24 Mar 2026
Turning probiotic : One of us is dead
Having had a taste of Aberdeenshire Dee – Lamont and James try to join the monied elite via the shortest route possible. We battle HR, dodge and skive while also contemplating what makes a contest.
24 Mar 2026
ABCDee : Fire the arrow to kill the beast
Sometimes you just need to get away and cast off to new beginnings and a brighter form of sunshine. Lamont & I leave our local river in search of some spring silver on the mighty river Dee. Sit back, relax, and remember that on a technicolour journey to anywhere you can draw your own map.
24 Mar 2026
Weights and Measures
James bunks off work to dash to the river to get his fishing fix, daydreams about an angler driven to distraction, unconsolable after too many seasons without a catch, bumps into stalwart Ahab and re-enters the seasonal cycle of salmon induced dementia.
23 Mar 2026
Clint Best vs The Cosmos
This is a story of competitive sports fishing at its most psychedelic. James takes on the 'National Association of Local Government Officers', the farmer's mad dog Ming, his long standing rival and best friend Mick Crook, and an epic comedown on a baking hot summer's day in Blackburn circa 1990. Who'll come out on top, Clint Best or the Cosmos?
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