John Wilson's Top 10 Greatest catches - No. 6 

RIP Mr Wilson you were with out a doubt the biggest influence in my life. When TV only had 4 channels but that didn't matter because we had go fishing recorded on VHS to watch over and over until we knew it word for word. Thank you for the memories John 👍

John represented true fishing. And to be a true nature loving fisherman. Thank you John, for everything RIP

What a legend. Loved watching him in the early 1990's when I first started fishing as a boy. Such enthusiasm, passion, and a joyful love of the sport. Unlike a lot of today's fishing media\TV shows\videos, he wasn't sponsored or trying to sell anything, so the instruction and advice felt honest and trustworthy. I know he had his own brand of rods etc, but it was never mentioned or pushed in his footage. He felt like one of us. An example of which is in this clip, when he misses netting the pike and the fish shoots off and he almost loses the net, the rod, and the fish! All done with an awkward and clumsy charm which made him feel relatable and real. He seemed approachable and warm, a difficult thing to get across through a camera lens. Rest in peace John. Maybe you weren't the 'best angler ever' in terms of achievements ecords\competitions etc, but you were certainly one of the most skilful, one of, if not 'THE', most knowledgeable, and definitely the most liked. You inspired a generation, and what greater legacy can there be?

RIP John Wilson .........Thank you for everything

RIP John Wilson, I meet him at a fishing show and he was great to chat to, we told him it was traditional to do the "john wilson chuckle" whenever we caught a fish, he chuckled. Top bloke

I hope there are lakes in heaven, John will be fishing for all eternity. RIP John, and thank you for all the shows 🙏🙏🙏

Can only echo what has been said. Man with a passion who has inspired generations. The man who really brought angling to the TV and into our homes for me. Just used to make me want to go fishing, inspirational. RIP JohnWilson, a real angling legend

No doubt a top fisherman always miss you and your catches john

Used to go in John s tackle den for my pike stuff , John was always available to help . I still have a John Wilson Avon quiver a fantastic rod . RIP

Rip mr Wilson loved watching you’re programmes you are a true fishing legend and will be remembered for ever

so sad to hear of John Wilson's passing....superb angler and presenter who brought his passion to life on his shows. RIP John

Mistrzu to dzięki takim legendom jak ty już 40 lat jest wędkarzem.twoje porady techniki dużo mnie nauczyły

RIP John Wilson you absolute legend you'll be dearly missed!!

RIP john wilson its great watching all your fishing adventures since i was a kid what a guy and a true angling icon always remembered never forgotten legend JW x

What a guy, a real god for many young anglers including myself, rip John. Rip.

John wilson, definitely RIP, He has been the inspiration that made the fisherman I am. Love everything about his work and life. Always been the go to when I needed some nostalgia. Total inspiration.

RIP John it's you that got me into pike fishing, after watching your videos, thanks John mate, respect big time 🐊🐊🐊

The first fisherman i ever watched, i used to watch his videos when i was a child, it ignited my love for fishing.

What a Legend, what a Clonker!

i used to watch john on ch4 he taught me how to catch fish without a shadow of a doubt and as much a part of my youth as ministry of sound and the prem league hope you get one last long trott john

Bless you John! I'm still wearing my 'green wellies' like those John was wearing! Love to Johns family!!

Gutted when I heard the news JW passed away, so many childhood memories. RIP the chuckling hook chucker....absolute legend.

Thanks for everything John, you were an absolute legend ... As a young boy growing up in Northamptonshire in the 80's you were one of the few motivations in life and watching you on the Telly with awe I soon had Jack Pike, Perch, Roach and Carp of a decent size in the bag with the help of my Dad, however later on in life when I had the cash and equipment I set out to become a specimen hunter of sorts bagging a pike of 27 lbs plus from Nottinghamshire, A Carp over 34 lbs from Hampshire, a Perch over 5 lbs in Northamptonshire, a 3 1/2 lbs Roach in the river Nene, a 16 lb Barbel from the Trent near Nottingham, and my targeted personal species of choice was a Chub at 7.5 lb, definitely a CLONKER from a tributary of the Nene. John, sleep well my unknown uncle .... we'll all miss you. Big love captain. x

Thanks for the shows, rest in peace

loved go fishing programme...john wilson! an absolute legend in the angling world..the best fishing series ever created by far..RIP sir

Luckily being from Norfolk I used to love popping into John's tackle den in Norwich as a schoolboy and there was always free advice aplenty and nothing was too much trouble. RIP John.

RIP john Wilson! I learned alot from you over the years.

Love the sound of the wind on the line

I love this man, he is my childhood. Rip 🙏 my friend.

A True poineer of British TV! Well done Mr J Wilson , well done you!!! You brought so much interesting filming to us at home when most of the population couldn't watch any other fishing shows and there wasn't as many commercial fisheries around! Although the chemicals released into the waterways were so much worse back then we seemed to have more water flowing through so we did have quite a few more fish apart from the huge rivers near city's were industry really did kill everything off near there ie the salmon that had to swim through the toxic waste but up stream things were better then than now it seems as so very much water is taken all the way up the system so even a small overflow from suawage plants and farms make a huge difference and damage since there is hardly any water left!! My first pike from Sussex royal military canal was 28lbs and my younger brother got a 30lb and they are very much rare now but not too difficult to get in the 80s!! Just wish I'd switched from course to game fishing a little bit earlier as my quest for a fresh caught salmon from my two yearly trips to Scotland are fruitless and iv been trying for almost three years now!! I'm trying to get one before climet change stops all salmon fishing in the UK but it's not easy!!!

Love it when line whistles like that

Rip mr Wilson what a guy and a true angling icon

Beautiful fish & an amazing angler,RIP John 🎣😉

U are great very friendly gentleman,keep up your great work, thanks for your views.

Ark at that line 😂 miss the old talk, remember watching this legend with my dad when I was a little boyo,

RIP JW. One of the good guys.

I love the noise of the mono the second John strikes into the fish, you know is a good fish straight away

2:06 "Look at that, it's got a head like a pig !" 🤣🤣

Rip john I will u r the greatest angler of all time.

John wilson legend Like a lot of anglers a little fat west London kid loved go fishing in the 80s up Gunnersbury park Chiswick carp fishing best PB Crusian carp from there .RIP THE PEOPLES ANGLER OF 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 XXX

pike are my favourite fish to catch on the Norfolk broads. got a nice 14pounder other day, fought really hard. great fun

Loved watching his programmes right through out my teenage days... hello I'm in. Thats a clonker

I would have loved seeing the release... BEAUTIFUL fish though. geeze. Simply massive.

oh no, I only just found out about his death. R.I.P. John. He'll be remembered by generations of anglers, for bringing a uniquely personal style to a subject that has the potential, to be as dull as dishwater.

Legend..Mr Wilson ❤️

Wow. Incredible pike. Rip Johny boy

plenty of fishing where he has gone...R. I. P. John Wilson... less we forget

Mr Fishing, my biggest influence on fishing along with Rex Hunt, RIP

RIP John

Whoops!!!!!.....rest in peace john you absolute legend ☺

Awesome buddy awesome

Jolly good show mate.

R.i.p John

Rip John Wilson wot a Fishermen you will be missed RIP

Legend !

Anyone know where I can find the full episode of this? Been looking for years and would really love to watch it again :)

I do miss that laugh. RIP John

You do a good job

We're not worthy, we're not worthy. Goodbye fishing god, you will be missed🎣👑

Rip john :(

Beautiful fish... I always get a little freaked out when I see guys keep fish out of the water longer than I do. The fish was probably fine, no doubt but pike and pickerel are sensitive fish in my experience. You can swing bass around all day, take a picture, look it in the face while going “nah nah nahnah nahhh!” and it’ll swim away while giving you the finger with one of its fins...only for you to catch the same fish again later and it looks at you like “this idiot again? ugh, fine...”. As big and mean as pike look, they bum out a lot more when you catch them. I’ve found myself having to revive pickerel after a short fight and only 30 seconds or so out of the water.

Legend

Den den. Den den den den den den den den deny just when you thought it safe to go in the water!!!! Fucking john Wilson!!!!

Whahhahahaaa, that laugh.. so familiar!!!!

Legend John Wilson where r u now

RIP

So many memories of a great childhood,so sad did not know you had passed away,RIP

Saya suka

cant take anymore 'whoops'; fk me

a monster

do you still fish John?

poor old girl probably fell to the theives from the east by now

Was this the video when he was caught by several locals with a tank full of fish in the back of one of their vans, which they were putting on the hook for J.W to filmed"catching"??

Its a Clonker

I would never bend a pike's neck to 90 degrees like that. I wonder if it survived.

Cracking fisherman but his laughter drives me nuts so I turn the sound off 🙂

Put the net in the water. Fish usually jump in thinking its weed. I know this from experience.

He’s bitten through line before....

He wasn't a nice shop keeper sometimes

I calt a pike on bread

it was peeing

I win I cough a 28 pound pike

I used to catch those in ohio

john that pike was a she at that size , not a he...

You know he didn't release that big boy

top man apart from me ha ha

What a clonker!

RIP