AD EXCLUSIVE - John Wilson Interview 2018
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AD EXCLUSIVE - John Wilson Interview
We catch up with John Wilson, for an exclusive interview on his return to the Uk, asking him a whole host of questions about his life in fishing.
I used to work with John (I was a sound mixer) on his sell through videos and I can honestly say he was one of the nicest blokes to work with. We used to have to add on the splashes of the fish and he'd often say "No - that fish wouldnt make that splash!" ... would make me laugh! He loved a bottle of red in the afternoon and he'd tell me lots of stories about his life ... not just about fishing. Its been 20 years since we worked together ... but I'm glad I got the chance to do so. RIP John.
Your a lucky man Tim he will be missed
Lucky man Tim the bloke is a legend
I don't fish very often, one day I had a bad day at work....got in late...turned the TV on and it was Go Fishing....and I sat and wept with joy..."you silly thing" said my girlfriend....lovely man.
Nice story mate .Thanks for sharing
I wont say John was a big drinker at all! I think it was the boredom of a sound mix etc ... things took a while back then ... not so much reliance on computers etc ... thinking back we used to do a lot of it on tape still! So by afternoon ... he'd be up for a drink .... I'm not into fishing at all ... so I just took John on his persona ... and his speaking voice reminded me very much of my dad ... i think he came from North London like my dad. We'd spend a full day at a time ... so there was lots to chat about over 12 hours. I still feel super lucky.
RIP John Wilson, the angling world has lost a true ambassador and legend. Maybe now you can catch that 3lb roach trotting in that river in the sky, without cormorant or otter to predate on our beloved fish.
Sir John Wilson.. The best TV angler ever!! Sparked my interest in fishing as an 8 year old boy, trapped my heart in angling and tought me how to fish, now 41 still fishing it is all down to this man. Anglia need to pull their finger out and show these programmes for us all who enjoyed John's fishing exploits.. His wit and that laugh! The nostalgia behind all this for me is incredible.. Thanks John you are a legend. Anlgia dont be stupid.. Show these programmes already !!
R.I.P John..So sad to hear of his passing..The angling world and the world as a whole have just lost a legend..
I think john is ingrained in a lot of peoples minds go fishing was the first fishing programme I ever watched back in the 1980s and you couldn't wait to go fishing after watching an episode used to say to my fishing mates at school did you watch go fishing last night and they all did
R.I.P hope you took a rod with you
Oh you went to school? It doesn't show in your bad grammar and total lack of punctuation.
What a wanker you are.
@@CB-xr1eg What a fucking cock you are.
@@shooter7577 Ignore that cretin Clive, hes trolling, he must be jealous of Johns fishing ability.
Go fishing was the best fishing programme ever! by a country mile, So much better than that awful I can shout louder than you programme on itv, you actually felt like you were there I really miss it
I wish I could like this comment twice! Couldn’t agree with you more.
Sad to hear this news.. when ever I see the tv title Gone Fishing come up on my tv screen I use to get excited
Hehe ... He done so much good for fishing....RIP dear John.
What a legend John is i grew up watching go fishing and i took up the sport as a kid. Well done ad 👍 nice to see him back again 🎣🎣🎣
Roy Close Rip :(
Loved watching the fishing programmes. This man is a true legend. Very articulate, could listen to him for ages . And definitely looking good for his age . One of my heroes.
His laugh was infectious and skills second to none. Big part of my life watching his shows in my early years. Rip Mr Wilson....
What a guy. I grew up watching John on the tv. Shame that he isn’t blessing our screens anymore. But the amount of tactics that I have learned from his films is priceless. I would love to see the fishing more wild and tranquil but also kull the otters and cormorants. The amount of fish I have caught with stab wounds in is unreal. I love to sit buy a river or a untouched lake or pond with no man made structure in eye shot. Nothing but nature. Fishing isn’t all about catching the biggest fish for me it’s about escaping the rat race and being at one with my inner peace. And then BOOM my tip pulls round and Life is fun again 👌🏻🎣
R.I.P John. You will be Truly missed 😢
How good to see John again. I had the pleasure to meet him a tackle shop many years ago and he gave me some useful ideas and I still use his rods to this day. I think he took over from Dick Walker and added another dimension and brought fishing to wider audience with his personality. Answering John’s question, I would love to see the rivers go back to the time when they had depth and flow not abstracted to death, so we could float fish in the flow or ledger as needed. Growing up in Norfolk it breaks my heart to see the dried up ponds and rivers that I used to fish as a boy! Also the chance to go beach fishing with a good chance of catching a decent cod, people might not realise but 20lb fish were not rare from the east coast beaches. Oh and the chance to catch tope from Cromer pier again where the big fish could make your Penn multiplier scream as they emptied the spool on the first run. Nearest thing to a big game fish fight!! I hope John keeps his health and enthusiasm fo fishing. Tight Lines for a long time John
RIP John Wilson. I can honestly say he was the most inspirational angler to me as a youngster through his tv programme many years ago. Thank you John!
R.I.P Mr Wilson. A true angling legend and an inspiration. Tight lines and may you now catch your three pound Roach trotting.
Very shocked to hear that John Wilson has passed on... he certainly inspired me pleased to see him one more time and I have fished the small lake where this interview was filmed. RIP john.
I would have asked him.. " Have you ever been mistaken for Eric Clapton?"
John inspired me in the 80’s to get out and fish. Me and a group of friends would night fish on the Thames. We were only teenager and loved the freedom our parents gave us.
I got my friend Paul into fishing and he got addicted to it. We used to sit on the bank doing impressions of John “oh that is a nice fish” and a laugh.
RIP John and Paul.
He was a true legend of our sport, who inspired a generation of anglers. Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment.
I'd like to see better policing of the waterways as there are many foreigners fishing illegally for the table. I have you agree that Cormorants and Otters need a serious cull.
Colin Mitchell same problem here in Ireland-foreigners have it destroyed.
They fish on the Norfolk broads using long lines. Generally at night on secluded islands.
Colin Mitchell don’t talk to about jony foreigners they have emptied my lake of carp & others fish , I’m not going to replace & spend £20 to £30 grand for them to come back🤔 the dogooders will be the last to be affected then they will want people like me to fund a revolution. Otters have British people gone stupid, why do they think we trapped them all! Wolfs back in Scottish country side? Imagine a walker on there own walking in the highlands” here nice pack of wolves, end of that dogooder them. We desperately need a war.
what an amazing interview,so good to see him again
A truly great fisherman. My dad died when I was 9 years old. He taught me the basics but I had to learn everything on my own. I remember avidly reading 'catch' magazine which featured Johnny and also watching 'Go fishing' to the point where I knew it word for word! The biggest mistake I made when I was a kid was thinking that every species of fish lived in my local river! I recall an illustration in a magazine where he explained the location of where each species of fish was located in a river. I took this as gospel! I remember making my own boilies and trying to catch a carp from the River Derwent. A fisherman saw me and pointed out there were only Trout and Grayling in the river. It finally clicked and I've never looked back since! I class John Wilson as the modern day Godfather of fishing. I only wish he would do another series. Only yesterday I was fishing with my friend for Trout and a few of Wilson's catchphrases were exchanged for comedic effect! Absolute magic..
Most rivers have a small carp population due to overspill feom lakes due to flooding.
R.I.P. John you taught me loads about fishing, loved your programmes
Well done John :) from your very early 'Go Fishing' that made me go out and start fishing myself, though it was not so easy as you made it look ha,.many years later and still i'm learning.....Only one John Wilson.
Sunday mornings were the best with John Wilson on Home and Leisure. Angling royalty.
wow had no idea he was from enfield like me, always thought he was from norfolk.
The legend, R.I.P John you was the 1 i watched when i was younger although iv stopped fishing for many species since and stick to carp now...i need to get back upto scotland on the lochs and maybe even have another trip to norfolk broads, havent been for about 20 years!
It's 2020 in mid corona but John is still bringing joy about fishing....
to my day anyway
If you have Amazon prime guys check out John Wilson Fishing - The early days... Sad to watch it now and a little reflectice but still holds up today
i wish they would put all the shows on to dvd go fishing was a life line to me when i was a kid i was bullied and go fishing was an escape for me but sadly they never put them on dvd id love to have the show to watch again
Miss you Wilson 😢
WOW!! Great to see and hear from JW again after all these years. I hark back to the '60's when the late Jack Hargreaves did the Out of Town TV shows and I'd avidly watch his "fishing bits". Then JW came along (Laughing as usual!) with his TV shows. I'd be furious with myself if I missed one too!!
But JW is dead right about cormorants and otters. I recall many years ago that one of the river authorities put some 100,000 salmon parr into one of our rivers and every 5th salmon had a "microchip" inside it for ID purposes. There was a cormorant colony down river, from where they had released these salmon, and some weeks later and purely by chance, the river authority found some microchips under the colony roosting trees. The authority came back later with scanners and found some 5,000 microchips under this one roost. By doing some quick maths, that would suggest that these cormorants alone, had taken some 25,000 salmon parr that year!!
As for otters, I've been to fisheries that have been wrecked by them when the otters have had the "fox in the hen house" hysteria and killed, but not eaten, the fish they've caught.
Something seriously and quickly needs to be done, but I know doubt that the "Save the Ant" protagonists will have their way, yet again.
RIP John you were a pure pure legend. I owe all my love of fishing to you and what you did for the sport
A pure pure legend
RIP John Wilson, I loved watching Go Fishing in the 80's, and watched them many times on VHS!!
RIP big John. Thanks for all you did for angling.
RIP John another legend gone!
I remember going to John's fishing shop in Norfolk while on holiday and asked him for somewhere local to fish for Barbel. He kindly directed me to a Cottisey Mill and a Mrs Shultis. So sorry to hear that he has moved on. He was an inspiration.
Lots of us here at Angling Direct have fond memories of John in his tackle shop at Bridewell alley in Norwich 🙂
Absolutely gutted at John, s passing he was a gentlemen and ambassador for our sport. Thoughts go out to Jo, Lee and Lisa who must be heartbroken. RIP JW hope your wetting a line on golden pond. Tony Ashton
RIP John " 'allo, we're in! " Wilson.
Hi John ... great to see you ... I like your idea of a "best of gofishing "... come on Anglia TV
RIP LEGEND
Thank you AD for making this. Absolute pleasure to watch this and listen to a true angling pioneer. Go Fishing was classic TV in the 90’s. This man is a genuine fishing legend. Thanks again.
Amazing man! Id love to of sat down and had a good chat with him. I grew up watching Go fishing
The bream fishing video on the boat in the mist was fantastic. Also loved the barbel in the streamer weed in broad daylight video. Long live JW.
Sad day yesterday such an inspiration to me and millions of others. Rest easy John and thanks for everything you gave angling. Its a clonker!! 🎣 🐠
@4:43: Pardon?!
Fishing icon and legend..... enough said..... thanks for the memory’s John.
Such sad news yesterday about John Wilson the angling legend and inspiring gentleman,you will be sorely missed ❤️
I could listen to him for hours...you will be missed John. Cheers from Holland.
I have watched John Wilson from a young lad.(in case you are wondering looking at the picture that is my wife’s account).
John Wilson is the most popular angler of modern times not only with his fishing knowledge but also he’s knowledge of the country side.there are probably thousands of men and women between 30/50 yrs of age who would hang on all of johns knowledge.
I do not think there will be another angler who will have as much impact on fishing as John Wilson .god bless rest in peace thanks for all the memories.
Rip John, A very good angler and nice person.
ALLO WE`RE INNN
Rip john .... loved your fishing show growing up
Good to see the legend back. Loved the Go Fishing series.. 🎣🎣
daimond bloke used to love his progs
Legendary. You'll be missed.
RIP John
RIP John,your passion is addictive
I'm so sorry to hear of the passing away of John Wilson. What an inspirational angler , I learn' t so much from this man watching go fishing in the 80's, I'm still using my J W avons. RIP Sir....
RIP John, may you be stalking the river banks in heaven. A true legend of the game.
RIP. A legend lost today. Tight Lines up there John.
RIP John you made fishing exiting and taught me most of what I know. Tight lines brother 🎣
RIP John I’m gutted to hear the news.....pure legend
He taught me how to catch fish properly and I remember when I was staying at my sister and brother in law in ringwood and we were going fishing at a lake close to the house and I woke up early to watch John on a lake and it made my day because I beat my brother in a little fishing match and he said how did you manage that
RIP John, still have many of your videos, wish i had them all! Surprised they never released a DVD box set of every show you did.
Thanks for everything John👏
John Wilson made some of the best fishing programmes on television in the 1980s (several years before 'A Passion For Angling'). His programmes were probably the first to show the joys of simply being on the riverbank or a beautiful lake, and that there is so much more to fishing than just catching fish. Gone to fish the endless match on The Styx. No doubt he will soon be setting up his gear next to Rod Hutchinson's bivvy. RIP both of them.
Really sad watching him talk about only coming back to the UK if poor health required it knowing he died later that same year. RIP John you are truly missed!
I used to watch country file in the 70s, at least i think that is what it was called.
Then Gone fishing came a long with JOHN WILSON,great show great fisherman.
RIP THE LEGEND
To start, your and always will be a legend. I've learnt loads listening reading your stories/advice, humour. Which is, I think an essential part of fishing, it's got to be fun. That's wot it's about. No B/S, be nice to each other, help and respect you fellow fishermen/women, which is growing thankfully. (Sick of looking at ugly men on the bank, more females the better, and not just a brolly partner.) Back in the day my JRC specialist, 45 inch nubrolly, sew on hand made sides would fit me n me bird, bit tight but nice!!! King size beds make sense!!! Where's the red jumper gone, n the horse to cover your effing n jeffing!!! May fish be with u forever. Love ur work, fishing, conservation etc... all the best in Thailand. Without you and those alike I think, a lot of anglers would take up golf. Love to Trott a float down a little river with you one day. It's not all about big carp. It's called fishing, not monster knockout!!!👑
RIP John
Mr Crabtree (Mr Venables} and John Wilson two of the very best angling guys. RIP both.
I will always remember looking at those black & white photos of your chub fishing exploits in Norfolk.
It really hurt watching this film of my dear friend John, just the thought I’ll never see him again.
He was a tremendous wise fella and fantastic company I’ll always think of him with a smile x
John wilson the best angler. Genuine chap. Go fishing was a treat to watch growing up. I hope my new john wilson barbel quiver rod ive had today serves me well .im sure it will.
Sad loss. Rip
Sadly missed. I remember being a kid watching the very first Go Fishing episode, dead baiting for pike. I was hooked ever since.
RIP John i grew up watching go fishing You will be Truly missed
I think it’s time for johns complete series to be screened again for the younger generation coming up. RIP john 🙏🙏
Always remember seeing John Wilson at a book signing at tewin trout farm. And he told me to piss off for asking for an autograph. Respected the man ever since. 💙
I agree with John , Coombe abbey fishery Coventry is snide out with cormorants , but they wont do anything as its also a nature reserve even though its a sea bird they wont cull any of them , but they spend money on stocking the pool with 1000's of small silver fish each year , his fishing knowledge is going to stay with us forever
God bless you John my answer to your question is I have watched comerants fishing like a pack of wolves on my local river the Cumbria Eden for salmon and sea trout parr and now we have the otters not to mention the gooseanders and meganers the Eden was also a very good dace Fisher y now all we have got is a few lovely grayling God bless John you and yours have a good life pal loved your programmes and your book's fishing is fucked in England stop where you are and enjoy
RIP John
What a legend sorely missed RIP mr Wilson
Legend!
RIP what a legend and an inspiration to me.
Great to see John. I'd like to see more natural fishing. We have the Otter problem but could never see an Otter cull in these PC times.
Thanks John
Not sure we’re you are now Mr Wilson sir but I bet you your floats just gone under.
RIP John.
The david Attenborough of fishing , Any of us who fish found him seriously tuned in to his fishing, A great hole now exists with his death , I will miss his chuckle when he caught a fish ,He loved his fishing , of course my simpathy to his family ,
I HAD EVERY GO FISHING EP ON VHS ! TO THIS DAY I STILL FISH TWO RODS FEEDERS ! I REMEMBER THE TENCH ESTATE LAKE THE BRICK WALL JOHNS SAT AT ! A LEGEND ! SOME OF JOHNS GO FISHING SHOWS ARE SPELL BOUNDING ! MAGICAL TO A YOUNG BOY LIKE ME THEN WHEN THATS THE ONLY SHOW TO LEARN TECHNIQUES FROM ! THANK YOU JOHN ! ALL THE MATE CLASS !! : ) : )
wonderful person meet him twice in his shop always found time to talk and give advice my hero
The fishing world has lost a true legend bless Rip john
Met him once when he was fishing. Was very arrogant and refused to give autographs to kids or even converse with anyone.
Roger Parker same experience, great ambassador and his knowledge and skills undoubted. I didn't disturb his fishing but each time I met him he was rude, arrogant and as a youngster left me feeling deflated. Sage views on predation but don't meet your heros!
Wow thats sad to read and there really can be no excuse for it either.
I recall being told long ago that Mr Wilson was a really nasty piece of work. Just occasionally it was something you could sense whenever he featured alongside fishing guides. I have found it easy enough to put all that aside and just focus on the fact I have enjoyed all of his fishing programs, and still do. But if offered a chance to meet him in person, I'd not be falling over myself to get there.
@@PeculiarFinds well I'm shocked.would have thought he would be a kind man especially to young angler's.twat.
Yes i seen him at the fishing show at Birmingham NEC,walking through the crowd terrible attitude refused to sign autograph to anybody was very arrogant towards kids.
i think the otters should be introduced it waters that are infested with signal cray fish instead of culling them use them to get rid of another problem in out water ways
I used to watch all his programs as a kid he was an inspiration. He will not be forgotten.
What a legend
LEGEND
Definitely 💪
top man top angler RIP john wilson,,,
bang on about carp fishing its sad the kids don't fish for other species they really are missing out and the roach problem with the otters and cormorants is diabolical the government should have addressed it years ago they have eaten the big old roach in every river I fish . Anyhow Thank you John Wilson for being my childhood hero and teaching me the right way to fish for bigger fish RIP sir you are a LEGEND.
R.I.P. Sir John. I would not have caught as Many Big Pike, If It was not for Go Fishing and It's Predecessor Angling Today with wonderful Terry Thomas.
England's a little worse off without you in it