I think fish do have personalities. Fish have very small brains so there's not much going on in there. But different types… — Jeremy Wade Different person Copy Share Image
With rivers, you don't have a lot of room to work, and with the bigger fish that I'm catching, you might have… — Jeremy Wade Feet Copy Share Image
I like taking people to a world they wouldn't normally go to and to creatures that a lot of people didn't know… — Jeremy Wade Animals Copy Share Image
The human mind doesn't like a vacuum. We will populate that vacuum with the contents of our own head, and often that's… — Jeremy Wade Happiness Copy Share Image
The first time you catch a fish, it's amazing. You make contact with this whole other world that exists, hidden, under the… — Jeremy Wade Amazing Copy Share Image
Most sharks can't tolerate freshwater but bull sharks have a quirk of their physiology that enables them to. — Jeremy Wade Bull Copy Share Image
The thing is, if you always catch fish then you lose interest because any achievement is related to facing difficulty; having to… — Jeremy Wade Achievement Copy Share Image
“Because, despite our differences, we shared one fundamental belief: that there is more to this world than what’s visible on the surface.” — Jeremy Wade Despite Differences Copy Share Image
Even without the creatures living in it, water is dangerous. We have an ambivalent relationship with water. It's the source of life,… — Jeremy Wade Death Copy Share Image
The stream at the end of your street can be a place where you make contact with this whole other amazing world… — Jeremy Wade Amazing Copy Share Image
The other thing is, visibility is often not very good in fresh water. So if a fish bites something, a part of… — Jeremy Wade Bites Copy Share Image
Being out on the water, you're very exposed. In the Amazon, one cause of death that's not uncommon is getting caught out… — Jeremy Wade Death Copy Share Image
The most fascinating and satisfying encounter so far was the goliath tigerfish of the Congo. I first caught one in 1991, and… — Jeremy Wade Again Copy Share Image
Being in front of a class full of kids, you are giving a performance. You have to get their attention. You've got… — Jeremy Wade Attention Copy Share Image
Starting in my late 20s, I would go on one fishing trip a year to an exotic location. I went to India… — Jeremy Wade Bad Copy Share Image
The arapaima, found in South America, has an elongated body and a head so bony that the male fish will sometimes kill… — Jeremy Wade America Copy Share Image
My background is getting into the kinds of places where outsiders don't normally go, with enough energy left to put a line… — Jeremy Wade Background Copy Share Image
I try to sneak a bit of education into the entertainment. We don't preach to people, but we do try to give… — Jeremy Wade Education Copy Share Image
I did catch a bull shark, and also accidentally caught two very large groupers. The bigger one was not far short of… — Jeremy Wade Fish Copy Share Image
Normally, you want the river when the water is low and not when it's flooded. For example, there are parts of the… — Jeremy Wade Fish Copy Share Image
The thing about the oceans is there is the benefit of water clarity. You can see what's going on there, but a… — Jeremy Wade Clarity Copy Share Image
Fishing is quite a good metaphor for life. You do your prep, you do your thinking, you put your bait out, and… — Jeremy Wade Fishing Copy Share Image
It took me six years going to the Amazon, three months at a time, to actually track down the arapaima. That's commonly… — Jeremy Wade Fish Copy Share Image
My background is very much tropical rainforests. We did a lot in the earlier series in places like the Amazon and the… — Jeremy Wade Background Copy Share Image
A fish with a big mouth, like a catfish, they've been known to bite people's legs. Normally not because they're hungry, but… — Jeremy Wade Big Copy Share Image
We are descended from people who paid attention to dangerous things in the environment. People who didn't pay attention to dangerous things… — Jeremy Wade Attention Copy Share Image
It's a bit like some martial arts: if you're behind somebody there's not much they can do, if you're in a certain… — Jeremy Wade Art Copy Share Image
If I'd had a magic ejector seat when I went to Zaire, which is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, I would… — Jeremy Wade Congo Copy Share Image
I like eating fish and the thing is when I'm on a shoot, quite often the fish that I catch are bigger… — Jeremy Wade Could Copy Share Image
With 'River Monsters', I am the investigator: here's the crime scene, I talk to witnesses, I establish a suspects list, I narrow… — Jeremy Wade Come Copy Share Image
It's always the crocodile you don't see you have to worry about. — Jeremy Wade About Copy Share Image
A lot of fish that live in the sea, they are your normal, nice, pretty, silvery, shiny fish. — Jeremy Wade Fish Copy Share Image
Once I started catching fish I was very curious to see what other fish there are. This happens to most people who… — Jeremy Wade Catching fish Copy Share Image
You don't necessarily have to go to some exotic location halfway around the world. You can find that other world very close… — Jeremy Wade Around the world Copy Share Image
When the fish relaxes, that's when I bring the rod down and reel in. But you don't rush it. If it runs,… — Jeremy Wade Bring Copy Share Image
I did a series in 2002 called 'Jungle Hooks.' We did a show on the arapaima fish, which is thought to be… — Jeremy Wade Fish Copy Share Image
One of my favorite fish is the Arapaima. It lives in the Amazon and they grow maybe nine feet long and one… — Jeremy Wade Feet Copy Share Image
Twenty-five years ago my two main target species were goliath tigerfish and arapaima from the Amazon. Each took me six years to… — Jeremy Wade Congo Copy Share Image
I was on the Mekong River between the border of Thailand and Laos. I was there to find the elusive Mekong giant… — Jeremy Wade Film Copy Share Image
