About this season
From giant barracudas to 500lb stingrays, CHASING MONSTERS takes viewers on a high adrenaline quest to seek out the world's most colossal underwater creatures in remote and dangerous corners of the planet. Hosted by extreme angler and adventurer Cyril Chauquet, this high-stakes series explores the elusive monster fish living in the hidden depths of the oceans, lakes, and rivers.
Episodes (6)
1. Besieged by Sharks
Aired 11 August 2020 • 44 min
Is it possible to catch the fish Cyril is after without them getting devoured by the sheer number of sharks? Cyril is in Polynesia, in the South Pacific, to catch a huge, legendary fish known to the locals as the Uruati. But Cyril wasn’t prepared for the incredible number of sharks lurking below the beautiful turquoise waters. Why are there are so many and why are they so aggressive are just two of the questions Cyril’s trying to get the answers to as he’s faced with more sharks than he’s ever seen before.
2. Stranded in Hell
Aired 18 August 2020 • 44 min
Stranded on a deserted island off the west coast of Panama, Cyril and his team are in survival mode; Cyril came to catch a huge Dientón, large predator with huge teeth, but things did not go according to plan.
3. Sharks Vs. Barracudas
Aired 25 August 2020 • 44 min
Between the hippos and man-eating crocodiles in Gabon, Central Africa, Cyril remains on high alert in his small tippy dugout; to find the elusive giant barracuda he’s after, he ventures into a hostile jungle and fishes waters teeming with bull sharks.
4. Cold-Water Cannibal
Aired 1 September 2020 • 46 min
Cyril travels to northern reaches of the Cree First Nations territory in Canada to catch a mythical predator: the northern pike; battling freezing cold temperatures, Cyril must also be wary of territorial black bears emerging from hibernation.
5. Piranha Killer
Aired 8 September 2020 • 44 min
Finding out their boat was stolen is a setback for Cyril and his crew and now they must trek through the dense Amazon jungle d tread through waters where piranhas, caimans, and anacondas prowl on the hunt in search of the huge Aymara.
6. Pacific Warrior
Aired 15 September 2020 • 43 min
Waist deep in shark waters, Cyril is beaten by violent waves while casting his line from Christmas Island, Kiribati, where he is on a mission to catch a brutal and fearless predator capable of ramming sharks to death with its repetitive head-butts.