Jeremy Wade
Jeremy Wade is the angler, biologist and storyteller behind River Monsters, exploring extraordinary fish, the rivers they live in and the people who know them.
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Overview
- Work
- TV presenter, author, biologist and angler
- Roots
- Grew up beside the Suffolk Stour in south-east England
- Education
- Zoology at the University of Bristol; teaching qualification at the University of Kent
- Breakout
- River Monsters, which began in 2009
Mini bio
The river came first.
Jeremy grew up beside the Suffolk Stour, where his interest in fish began. He studied zoology and funded early journeys through temporary jobs and freelance journalism, setting out for India in 1982.
Finding a television language.
Jungle Hooks followed his search for an Amazon arapaima in 2002. River Monsters later turned local accounts of frightening underwater creatures into investigations, revealing the real fish behind the stories across nine seasons.
Beyond the catch.
Mighty Rivers shifted the focus to the health of freshwater ecosystems. His books share the journeys and thinking behind his fishing, while Fish On! reunites him with former collaborators to revisit stories from the television years.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television
- 2019Jeremy Wade’s Dark WatersPresenter
- 2018Mighty RiversPresenter
- 2009–2017River MonstersPresenter
- 2005Jungle Hooks IndiaPresenter; made by his company Chromis Films
- 2002Jungle HooksPresenter
Books
- 2019How to Think Like a FishAuthor
- 2011River MonstersAuthor
- 1992Somewhere Down the Crazy RiverCo-author with Paul Boote
Podcasts
- 2026Fish On! With Jeremy WadeCo-host with Scott Tankard
Awards
Quotes
I don't really see myself as an explorerJeremy Wade, official website biography
Describing the difficult journeys that take him to remote fishing locations.
Trivia
- Before television, his jobs included science teacher, advertising copywriter and farm labourer.
- He survived a plane crash in the Amazon.
- He was part of Kent’s team in the 2016 Christmas University Challenge semi-final.
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His website carries current news. His personal Instagram and Facebook accounts are dormant.
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