You start off interested in variety and then it's always about bigger fish, bigger fish and I became fairly obsessive, I think,… — Jeremy Wade Early 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 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 Energy 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
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
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
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
With 'River Monsters,' it sometimes didn't matter if the story was made up or exaggerated. — Jeremy Wade Monsters Copy Share Image
There are some species, one was the Goliath Tigerfish, that took me six years to track down and catch. — Jeremy Wade Catch 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
The other thing is, visibility is often not very good in fresh water. So if a fish bites something, a part of… — Jeremy Wade Body 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 Shark Copy Share Image
A river without monsters is a scarier prospect because it means the water is unhealthy. — Jeremy Wade Because 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
Fish don't have hands; to investigate, they open their mouth, and sometimes it's someone's foot. — Jeremy Wade Fish Copy Share Image
But the whole reason I fish is that you never know for sure what is down there. Unless you drained Loch Ness… — Jeremy Wade Fish Copy Share Image
The 'Amazon Nessie' turned out to be a malformed pink river dolphin, so not a fish, although quite fish-like in appearance. — Jeremy Wade Appearance 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
I was 7 or 8, and my parents gave me a rod and reel as a way to get me out of… — Jeremy Wade Cold Copy Share Image
The 'River Monsters' episodes acted a bit like a whodunit - there was a crime scene, maybe someone had been pulled under,… — Jeremy Wade Find Copy Share Image
I think it's true to say that everybody has a fascination with predators. It's something that's hardwired into us. — Jeremy Wade I think 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
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
