Awful

Such skill

Only two groundbait, s in those days brown or white ,,now theres hundreds ,and would've been better fishing a double snowman on a heli rig 😅

I used to love coarse fishing when I was a kid, trawling the canals of Marple, in Stockport. And I really enjoyed the Bernard Venables programmes on TV! Can anyone tell me what the music is that is played by strings & woodwind at the end of 'Stret-pegging for Roach pt 2'? I always loved this music, and it was used quite regularly in the series. Very pretty composition (I taught myself to play it by ear on piano after several attempts!) I would be really grateful if anyone knows what it is. Cheers!

Fourteen again...

innocent days when millions fished ,gentle folk enjoying the solitude ,,and nature fishing in the country,,thankfully they are missing the mess our governments are making ,because of over population we have sewage rivers and unsafe places ..dirty rivers,are what we have now..to many toilets not enough rivers,,if only we could go back in time,,now where is my centre pin and peacock float,,

Perch Everard: The Perch Stream

A real Treat! Thank you!

Very posh old boy...

Fishing humanity at it's finest man and nature at one . If you don't fish you'll never understand .

Bygone days. Traditional fishing. Simple enjoyment. None of this commercial rubbish.

Wow phil smith and brian crawford eeling on a canal! Amazing stuff! Is there a date for this?

Gudgeon are u derrated

Superb. Wish I’d been around then

The Bernard Venables Chub painting is hanging in my study/ tackle room.

Every Sunday morning discovery home and leisure lol

in an era when tackle was crude and anglers made their own baits,,,,,these guys had not long returned from the war shortages still into the early 60,s they caught wild fish ,not today ,holes in the ground and more fish than water,,when people look back at pole fishing in the future they will laugh what skill is that they will say ,,like some of the miserable replies on this site ,some people really are sour,,,

As a kid, if I'd worked hard at school and received good grades, I could hire out a John Wilson video on a Saturday evening. And then go fishing with mates on Sunday. Absolute bliss! Thank you, John.

That didn't quite make it in the you tube world 😊

you get a look into how they used to fish and think. gentile and knowing,,i would say they lived for their fishing,a shame our rivers are devoid of many of the fish and swims of yesterday ,,,but every now and then on a misty morning on a small river with a stick running through roach and dace ,it feels like those long lost days ,happy memories,,

My goodness even comes with static.. the golden age of TV . Thanks for sharing this Steve absolutely.. the days when fishing was simple.

did this fella pass away

When fishing was fun,when the excitement was palpable. Those days are long gone.

45 years ago I arrived in Norwich and stumbled upon his small tackle shop. He was essentially unknown to the general public at that time. I walked in and he was reading at the counter. I introduced myself and asked for some advice as to where to fish and so on. He never looked up, but pointed to a section of the counter and simply said "buy my book". 'Miserable sod' I thought to myself, but I did, it was invaluable, and although withing a few years i moved away, I still have it.

4lbs....my arse!!!

New subscriber :-) loving the content the older videos are so much more entertaining to watch

trout jump at 3.20 don't think John noticed ....

I always wear a tie when I go fishing

Mm. the King Sedgemoor Drain. Not as well-known as King Henry VIII, but King Sedgemoor is famous for Bream ! 😀

Simpler quieter times

I've always liked gudgeon, many years ago when I was a lad fishing the River Thames they were the only things you ever caught, a fish, any fish of a pound was a big'un . I caught a BIG gudgeon of 4oz not far off the the British record of the time, my only ever real specimen fish.

The Stately Bream as Mr Crabtree described it .

The Stately Bream !

It's because of John Wilson that I creep up on small streams!

That is one ell of a stodgy mix he's got going on there 😂

Great Video. Never Done Touch Ledgering Before, But Must Give It Ago. Did You Record The Background Music...Nice Playing!!! - 😀🎣😀🎸😀👍

peaceful and scenic with soothing music...loads better than the repetative junk angling videos of today.

Life was better then

Rest in peace nick fisher x

Life was better then.

Regulary trot the Dorset Stour , for chub, roach, etc, nice Rudd is a bonus

Still have this on VHS, it was these earlier JW productions that got me hooked as a kid. I find modern fishing productions totally inferior. Lots of KZbinrs putting out fishing content they make and that they think is great, but its actually really naff compared.

I spent any an hour in his shop as a lad..John was a mass of information. So sad he's no longer with us..

I’m just waiting for Mr Chumley Warner to step into shot and start conversing!😂😂

Wobbling a dead bait is a very productive method, I put an oval piece of lead folded above the trace , this will stop the line twisting problem you get with wobbling 😂 and taking Whiskey fishing doesn’t help either!😂

RIP John 😢

Simply lovely happy memories top job mate top job

Say on my plastic box sucking my vape I often reminisce our for fathers 😄

Lovely video

brians reel sounds like a bren gun...glad i wasnt fishing near him