Leo's FishHeads
Sayat and Christian, along with their animated buddy Leo the catfish, explore what is going on under the waves and around the shorelines as they get up-close and personal with the creatures that live in, under and around the water.
- 2019-2020
- 1 season
- Action & Adventure
Sayat and Christian, along with their animated buddy Leo the catfish, explore what is going on under the waves and around the shorelines as they get up-close and personal with the creatures that live in, under and around the water.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Release the Blandings
The FishHeads are always ready to help a water pal - whether they have fins or not. So today they're working with the Toronto Zoo and Parks Canada to release some young Blanding's Turtles into the Rouge National Urban Park in an effort to restore the population of these smiling turtles.
Episode 2
Leech Gathering
The FishHeads are teaming up to help world renowned expert, Sebastian Kvist from the Royal Ontario Museum, to collect an unlikely subject for a museum exhibit: Leeches.
Episode 3
Spotting Gar
Today the FishHeads are on the hunt for a creature that looks more like an alligator than a fish. it's all in a day's work for Christian and Sayat as they help the Department of Fisheries and Oceans check up on this endangered fish in Rondeau Bay Provincial Park.
Episode 4
Bring Back the Brookies
Sayat and Christian are joining the SWAT team from Trout Unlimited to help restore the habitat and check in on the troubled Brook Trout as they hope to Bring Back the Brookies.
Episode 5
Splake Planting
Sayat and Christian brave the snow and ice to help the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry release a hybrid Trout species known as Splake to its rightful home.
Episode 6
Vampires of the Deep
It's trapping time. Christian and Sayat are working with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to help remove some of these bloodsuckers from the system and make life a little less scary for the native fishes.
Episode 7
Invasion of the Rusty Crayfish
The FishHeads are helping out Jessica Fang from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to help remove these lobster-like bullies from a local river because they are making life very hard for the local water community.
Episode 8
Gentle Giants
This giant fish can live up to 100 years old and were around at the time of the dinosaurs. Sayat and Christian are helping the team from Ontario Power Generation to net and tag the endangered Lake Sturgeon.
Episode 9
Redside Dace
This giant fish can live up to 100 years old and were around at the time of the dinosaurs. Sayat and Christian are helping the team from Ontario Power Generation to net and tag the endangered Lake Sturgeon.
Episode 10
Fishing with Alewife
Leo has called in the FishHeads scuba team to dive and get a closer look at the Alewife in Lake Ontario. While Sayat and Christian will first learn more about this invasive but helpful fish at Ripley's Aquarium and then head out onto Lake Ontario with professional fisherman Greg from Fishing 4 Tales to see if they can catch a rainbow trout and better understand how they are keeping the Alewife population in check.
Episode 11
Trappin' Snappers
The FishHeads are out on a lake in Algonquin Provincial Park, trapping Snappers with the team from the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station to check up on these ancient and misunderstood creatures.
Episode 12
Bug Hunting
Leo's tummy is rumbling. Christian and Sayat are working with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to check up on the bug population in a local river. No bugs - no fish. Leo is hoping they find A LOT of bugs.
Episode 13
Suckers
Leo is sending her team out with Jon and Phil from the Credit Valley Conservation to do some electro-fishing to check up on one of her favourite fishes - the often maligned White Sucker.
Episode 14
Border Control
The FishHeads are off to the Toronto Zoo to learn more about one of the biggest threats to the Great Lakes - the Asian Carps. Then they're heading out onto the lake with the survey team from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to make sure there are no Asian Carps threatening the local fish community.
Episode 15
Mussel On
The FishHeads get mucky with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in the Thames River to unearth a hidden species at risk, the Wavy-Rayed Lampmussel and learn about their very special relationship with the small-mouth bass.
Episode 16
Hot Water
Sayat, Christian and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans conduct an experiment that puts the Eastern Sand Darter in hot water - literally.
Episode 17
Walking With The Fishes
Sayat and Christian go under the sea with Parks Canada in Bay of Fundy National Park and walk across the ocean floor - during low tide, of course.
Episode 18
Bowfin
Electro-fishing, radio transmitters and a dinosaur fish...?. The FishHeads can't wait to help out the team from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans as they learn how they keep track of the prehistoric Bowfin.
Episode 19
Cutthroat Trout
Right in Lake Ontario with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Fishheads discover the Bowfin: a prehistoric, bony fish that has been swimming around since the age of dinosaurs.
Episode 20
Mission: Wetlands
The FishHeads are helping Parks Canada to clear the wetlands from invasive species so the frogs have a safe home. Ribbit.
Episode 21
Tagging Trout
When the trout come out, so do the FishHeads. They're in Algonquin Provincial Park to help the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry tag and collect data on the important species.
Episode 22
Counting Mysids
Sayat and Christian venture out into the darkness with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, as it's the only way to find the tiny, invisible crustacean critter the Mysid.
Episode 23
Salmon in the City
Sayat and Christian divide and conquer to help the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority assist the Salmon on its arduous journey upstream.
Episode 24
Hot Dog!
Sayat and Christian team up with a group of ecologists from Conservation Halton to find a fish that looks like a hot dog - the Silver Shiner.
Episode 25
Bay Pipefish
In beautiful British Columbia with Parks Canada, the FishHeads discover the Bay Pipefish, a slender species from the seahorse family.
Episode 26
Snorkelling with Salmon
It's a FishHeads dream come true as Parks Canada helps Christian swim with the Atlantic Salmon in Bay of Fundy National Park, New Brunswick.