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The Best Episodes of River Monsters

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Every episode of River Monsters ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of River Monsters!

The Best Episodes of River Monsters

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade is on the hunt for fish with a taste for human flesh. This rip-roaring ride mixes action and adventure with mysteries,...

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  1. Background image for Vampires of the Deep
    8.9/10(50 votes)

    #1 - Vampires of the Deep

    S5:E4

    Jeremy embarks on a punishing mission to the heart of a thundering waterfall in the Pacific Northwest to battle an ancient river monster said to rise from the murky depths to attack swimmers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Malaysian Lake Monster
    8.8/10(37 votes)

    #2 - Malaysian Lake Monster

    S9:E6

    When two men mysteriously vanish on a remote lake in Malaysia, Wade sets out to track down the possible killer. Amid rumors of a giant fish on the loose, he follows the evidence into the last stronghold of an old adversary: the one river monster that he’s failed to catch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Killer Snakehead
    8.7/10(100 votes)

    #3 - Killer Snakehead

    S2:E2

    Angler Jeremy Wade sets his sights on an aggressive Far Eastern predator that's now invading America's backyards. Accused of homicide, and said to breathe air and crawl on land, the Snakehead is a monster that sounds more like a gangster than a fish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Colombian Slasher
    8.7/10(57 votes)

    #4 - Colombian Slasher

    S5:E3

    Jeremy pushes himself and his gear past the breaking point to discover what killed a bride in the Colombian Amazon. Amidst dense jungle and hostage-taking rebels, Jeremy discovers evidence that turns the investigation on its head.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Killer Catfish
    8.5/10(110 votes)

    #5 - Killer Catfish

    S1:E2

    Two years ago, on the treacherous Kali River, high in the mountains of Northern India, Jeremy Wade unearthed the mother of all fisherman's tales and the ultimate freshwater horror: a super-sized freshwater fish turned man-eater. Jeremy takes on the biggest, toughest challenge he's ever faced as he heads back to the Himalayas to separate fact from fiction and track down the monstrous beast.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Demon Fish
    8.5/10(82 votes)

    #6 - Demon Fish

    S2:E7

    Jeremy Wade journeys to the infamous Congo River in Africa in search of the world's most ferocious fish. This supernatural monster predator pushes Jeremy to his physical and mental limit. It requires all of his skills and the help of a witch doctor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Amazon Assassins
    8.4/10(101 votes)

    #7 - Amazon Assassins

    S1:E5

    In the darkest depths of the Amazon lurks a dinosaur. Legends tell of an evil spirit inhabiting an enormous fish. Taller than a man, it is covered in scales and crushes its prey with a tongue made of bone. Jeremy Wade has encountered this creature once before, and he came out second best. He's taking no chances in the rematch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Amazon Flesh Eaters
    8.4/10(97 votes)

    #8 - Amazon Flesh Eaters

    S1:E6

    A man swallowed whole by a fish. A body eaten alive from within. Another penetrated in a most unnatural fashion, and yet more with multiple stab wounds. Jeremy Wade is in pursuit of these notorious killers to discover the facts — to determine if their crimes are real and their methods as gruesome as reported.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Death Ray
    8.4/10(116 votes)

    #9 - Death Ray

    S2:E1

    Jeremy Wade heads to the Mekong River in search of one of the world's largest, most terrifying river fish, the giant freshwater stingray. Armed with a venomous 10-inch barbed tail, this 700-pound monster pushes Jeremy to his limit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Rift Valley Killer
    8.4/10(85 votes)

    #10 - Rift Valley Killer

    S2:E5

    Jeremy Wade is on a quest to Africa's Rift Valley to explore the roots of fishing and the monsters these first fishermen faced. It's a dangerous place, filled with killer crocs, hippos and warring gangs, but at its heart is a worthy prize: the Mputa, aka Nile perch, Africa's largest freshwater fish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Legend of Loch Ness
    8.4/10(82 votes)

    #11 - Legend of Loch Ness

    S5:E6

    For more than 30 years, hardened angler Jeremy Wade has taken on the world’s most legendary river monsters bar one - the Loch Ness Monster. It’s a challenge he’s been reluctant to take on … until now. But can the freshwater detective succeed where so many have failed and uncover the true identity of the creature behind the myth? On an epic mission to track down the world’s most famous cryptid, he travels from the depths of Loch Ness to the volcanoes of Iceland and beyond.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Chainsaw Predator
    8.3/10(73 votes)

    #12 - Chainsaw Predator

    S3:E4

    Jeremy Wade heads to the Australian outback to try & catch the fearsome Freshwater Sawfish. This shadowy predator is said to be 18-feet long & attacks boats. But does the fact that it could slash Jeremy to shreds make it a killer?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Cold-Blooded Horror
    8.3/10(74 votes)

    #13 - Cold-Blooded Horror

    S3:E6

    Having never been to Japan, Jeremy Wade is entering new territory in more ways than one. The river monsters there are like no others he ever has encountered, from the devastating "Namazu," which legend says causes earthquakes, to a child-snatching killer called the "Kappa." Can our extreme fisherman uncover the truth behind these legends? Can he catch a monster in the rivers of Japan that reveals the reality behind these horrific tales? He is about to find out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Atomic Assassin
    8.3/10(55 votes)

    #14 - Atomic Assassin

    S5:E1

    Jeremy Wade searches for a monster that leads him to the site of the worst nuclear accident in history, Chernobyl. In a nerve-shredding race against radiation & time, he searches for the perpetrator of a series of grizzly attacks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Coral Reef Killer
    8.3/10(43 votes)

    #15 - Coral Reef Killer

    S9:E3

    When a snorkeler is impaled & killed by an unseen underwater assailant in the waters surrounding the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, Jeremy Wade travels to the islands to investigate a spate of similar attacks across the region.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Flesh Ripper
    8.2/10(74 votes)

    #16 - Flesh Ripper

    S3:E2

    Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a mysterious man-eater described over 200 years ago by a famous explorer. Is the 8-ft beast in question a mere legend, or could it be the same, flesh & blood creature that has attacked divers & children?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Electric Executioner
    8.2/10(71 votes)

    #17 - Electric Executioner

    S3:E5

    Jeremy Wade travels to Brazil's "wild west" in search of a river monster that has killed three cowboys. The search for the culprit sends him deep into prospecting cattle country, where he discovers the shocking truth about a fish he's never caught before. He has to combat all his fears to catch this monster, and after a long chase, Jeremy finally corners his elusive prey in the most unexpected place. All he has to do then is catch it without getting killed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Jungle Killer
    8.2/10(73 votes)

    #18 - Jungle Killer

    S3:E7

    Jeremy Wade sets out to discover the true river monster of South America. Piranhas get all the press, but is there a more fearsome predator lurking in its rivers? Tipped off by an account of an attack on a diver, Jeremy soon discovers that there is a real monster to find. Tipped off by the the local Amerindian tribe, Jeremy heads deeper and deeper into the remote jungles of Suriname to come face to face with a jungle killer like no other.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Killer Torpedo
    8.2/10(60 votes)

    #19 - Killer Torpedo

    S5:E2

    Angler Jeremy Wade ventures deep into the heart of Central America in search of a man-sized killer said to leap into boats and cause fatal injuries as it knocks fishermen unconscious and smashes their bones.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Volcanic Island Terror
    8.2/10(42 votes)

    #20 - Volcanic Island Terror

    S9:E5

    On a volcanic Pacific island, an ancient fishing community is being terrorized by something unknown in the water that’s been leaving behind mysterious puncture wounds on its victims. Can Wade uncover the identity of this fanged assailant?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Piranha
    8.1/10(140 votes)

    #21 - Piranha

    S1:E1

    In 1976 a packed coach crashed into the Amazon killing 39 people. By the time the bodies were pulled out by rescuers some had been so viciously mutilated by piranha they could only be identified by their clothes. Tracking down survivors and eyewitnesses of piranha attacks, Jeremy Wade reveals why the piranha fills our nightmares.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for European Maneater
    8.1/10(113 votes)

    #22 - European Maneater

    S1:E4

    Reports of an attack on a swimmer in a lake close to Berlin is the starting point for an intense and shocking investigation. Wade travels to Germany where he meets modern-day victims of a beast that has been raising its snout above the surface of fresh waters in Europe regularly over the past 700 years. Investigations travel to Spain where Wade discovers firsthand that the wels catfish is a living, breathing aggressive predator growing to man-eating proportions capable of everything depicted in medieval records and more.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Hidden Predator
    8.1/10(88 votes)

    #23 - Hidden Predator

    S2:E6

    The biggest bull shark ever recorded was caught in South Africa, in a river. Was this monstrous freshwater catch a horrifying fluke, or are there more shark giants prowling this river? Jeremy Wade heads to South Africa to see if he can land a monster!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Silent Assassin
    8.1/10(67 votes)

    #24 - Silent Assassin

    S3:E3

    Jeremy Wade travels to the Paraná River in the remote corner of Argentina to investigate the death of a young girl. This creature is not armed with bone-crunching jaws or razor sharp teeth, but a razor-sharp blade tipped with tissue-destroying venom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Killers From the Abyss
    8.1/10(41 votes)

    #25 - Killers From the Abyss

    S9:E1

    Wade takes on the biggest investigation of his career -- to unravel what happened to over 1,000 passengers of the RMS Laconia, torpedoed in the mid-Atlantic; he travels the globe, battling giant fish, massive sharks and a deep-sea monster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Vampires of the Deep" is the best rated episode of "River Monsters". It scored 8.9/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/12/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Malaysian Lake Monster".