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 Depth Copy Share Image
Fishing as a spectator sport in real time is the most boring thing you can imagine. — Jeremy Wade Boring Copy Share Image
People assume I'm fearless. A lot of the things I deal with are pretty scary. Fear makes you pay attention - it's… — Jeremy Wade Attention Copy Share Image
I go to the Congo or the Amazon, but every river has its mystery of what is down there. — Jeremy Wade Congo 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
It's always the crocodile you don't see you have to worry about. — Jeremy Wade About Copy Share Image
I've been stabbed by a catfish. They've got quite sharp spines on their pectoral fins. — Jeremy Wade Been 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
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
Fishermen can be very superstitious and sometimes you do find yourself thinking, this fish has got a curse on it, it's just… — Jeremy Wade Curse 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
I've been in situations where if I'd been careless I could have been missing some fingers or a hand or something like… — Jeremy Wade Bad Copy Share Image
I've had some hands on experience with some very big bull sharks. One false move you could be minus a few fingers… — Jeremy Wade Big 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
I have feared for my life on fishing trips - I was once in a plane crash in the Amazon, for example,… — Jeremy Wade Boat Copy Share Image
Lake Garda it's very different. The northern part of the lake is very much Loch Ness, deep sides, but as soon as… — Jeremy Wade Deep Copy Share Image
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
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
In an ideal world, you don't want creatures where they shouldn't be because there's always unintended consequences. — Jeremy Wade Always Copy Share Image
Everything starts with fishermen's tales. Everywhere you go the fishermen talk. — Jeremy Wade Everything Copy Share Image
One place that I have very strong memories of is the Congo. That's somewhere I've been to four times. It's not a… — Jeremy Wade Four 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
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
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
