River Monsters - Eagle Lake

[BrianE]

Jeremy Wade on Eagle lake right now searching for a lake serpent, interviewed some guy named Gord. Witnesses saying they saw some sort of serpent and a couple of people even attacked.

Must be a good sized Musky? Jeremy looks like he was using a Joe Bucher Top Raider. Now headed to Rowan lake.

[v-bay gord]

That was actually two years ago, but the serpent is still loose......

[kzoofisher]

Woman that I work with spends her summers working at a lodge in SE AK and the river monsters crew did a show on their river. Crew spent some time trying to find people who would say they were scared of giant king salmon or had heard stories of attacks. My faith in humanity has been seriously eroded by the knowledge that "reality tv" isn't that real.

[rzep]

Yes... I also stopped watching "River Monsters" shortly after the "Eagle lake" episode. Obviously, he is running out of story lines ....not too many of the episodes made sense before "eagle lake" but due to "exotic" aspect, I'd watch.

[bigdaddyguns]

Originally Posted by rzep

Yes... I also stopped watching "River Monsters" shortly after the "Eagle lake" episode. Obviously, he is running out of story lines ....not too many of the episodes made sense before "eagle lake" but due to "exotic" aspect, I'd watch.

Yeah you can classify that episode as "Jumping the Muskie"

[muskyman73]

Jeremy wade is a panzy

[Redline]

I read all about the episode after it aired 2 years ago and the Eagle Lake people said nothing but good things about the crew and Jeremy. Mentioned that the guy is indeed a world class fisherman.

[v-bay gord]

Originally Posted by muskyman73

Jeremy wade is a panzy

Nope, far from it. He is genuinely interested in all aspects of fishing, but is not afraid to ask for help or direction. There is no "star" quality or attitude with him or any of the crew that was with them. All very hard working and sincere on what they are trying to do. That said it is t.v. and drama is kind of the theme of the show. I can't say enough about how nice a group they were.......and not everyday you have Jeremy Wade in your kitchen carving up some chickens......

[Redline]

Originally Posted by v-bay gord

Nope, far from it. He is genuinely interested in all aspects of fishing, but is not afraid to ask for help or direction. There is no "star" quality or attitude with him or any of the crew that was with them. All very hard working and sincere on what they are trying to do. That said it is t.v. and drama is kind of the theme of the show. I can't say enough about how nice a group they were.......and not everyday you have Jeremy Wade in your kitchen carving up some chickens......

Thank you for sharing this. I remember your story about the show before.

The internet is full of jealousy and hate. I actually feel sad for guys like Musky.

[v-bay gord]

Originally Posted by Redline

Thank you for sharing this. I remember your story about the show before.

The internet is full of jealousy and hate. I actually feel sad for guys like Musky.

Thanks, and I'm sure if Musky met Jeremy he would have a different opinion. It was a reaction that I, and another local that was in the show noticed from others. Some were excited while others seemed bitter, and I hate to say a bit jealous. It was an interesting lesson on human behavior. I don't care what others think, it was a fun experience. Maybe not the best show in the world, but it has a large audience.....and likely hard to maintain the level of tension as you run out of real "monsters" to chase.........but I give them credit for trying.

As far as his fishing ability.....who could claim to have the pressure of all that the show lays on you, and on the last day hook the "hail mary" fish that you've needed.....but have it hooked on an ultra-light, and with a howling wind making boat control difficult. Never mind a musky on a jig and minnow...no leader, and probably 8 pound test. I give him real credit for landing it........and I was there.........Spirit Rock....