Do any of you old timers remember this guy? Hints: He created possibly the very first fishing TV show; He drove an “Old Ford Country Sedan”; His theme song was “Gone Fishin’ Instead of...

SDJayhawk Loc: San Diego, CA

Hints: He created possibly the very first fishing TV show; He drove an “Old Ford Country Sedan”; His theme song was “Gone Fishin’ Instead of Just a Wishin”. If you haven’t yet figured it out, here is a link with all the answers:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiNwvG5qfmEAxX2CzQIHS7kDUgQFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHarold_Ensley&usg=AOvVaw2hAE7s-oD7aBmHKni6NfeQ&opi=89978449

smccolm59 Loc: Fair Play, MO

Harold Ensley

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

smccolm59 wrote:

Harold Ensley

"the Sportsman's friend"....watched him religiously every Saturday at 5pm on WIBW (CBS) out of Topeka, from the time my family got a TV in about 1957 until ...???...college days ???
Always a positive and informative show, whether fishing or hunting quail or pheasant, whatever. Great guy.

And Marvin Loc: Lawrence, Ks

Does anyone remember the name or what he called his ford station wagon?

smccolm59 Loc: Fair Play, MO

It was a Country Squire. I believe that was the name of his bird dog too.

SDJayhawk Loc: San Diego, CA

Toward the end of most of his programs he would always give offer a little fishing advice: “Keep fishing simple.”

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

SDJayhawk wrote:

Hints: He created possibly the very first fishing TV show; He drove an “Old Ford Country Sedan”; His theme song was “Gone Fishin’ Instead of Just a Wishin”. If you haven’t yet figured it out, here is a link with all the answers:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiNwvG5qfmEAxX2CzQIHS7kDUgQFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHarold_Ensley&usg=AOvVaw2hAE7s-oD7aBmHKni6NfeQ&opi=89978449

Bill Dance brother 👍🤣🎣

Help Loc: Green Bay WI

Gone fishin instead of just awishin

No one special

SDJayhawk wrote:

Hints: He created possibly the very first fishing TV show; He drove an “Old Ford Country Sedan”; His theme song was “Gone Fishin’ Instead of Just a Wishin”. If you haven’t yet figured it out, here is a link with all the answers:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiNwvG5qfmEAxX2CzQIHS7kDUgQFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHarold_Ensley&usg=AOvVaw2hAE7s-oD7aBmHKni6NfeQ&opi=89978449

I don't remember him at all. Does anyone remember Gadabout Gaddis, the Flying Fisherman? If not, check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YuWV4PpZ6U&t=87s. He is the one I watched on TV when I was young.

SDJayhawk Loc: San Diego, CA

I remember Gadabout. Many in here won’t because he was born in 1896, passed in 1986. And yes, he hosted a number of TV shows on fishing.

Dogman3259 Loc: San Diego

I remember buggin my Dad to buy some of his top water lures for bass.
I must have been around 7 years old …
1966

flerjose3 Loc: Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Our family watched Harold Ensley every Sunday evening. That photo looks like home to me!

NoCal Steve Loc: Dunnigan, CA

SDJayhawk wrote:

Hints: He created possibly the very first fishing TV show; He drove an “Old Ford Country Sedan”; His theme song was “Gone Fishin’ Instead of Just a Wishin”. If you haven’t yet figured it out, here is a link with all the answers:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiNwvG5qfmEAxX2CzQIHS7kDUgQFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHarold_Ensley&usg=AOvVaw2hAE7s-oD7aBmHKni6NfeQ&opi=89978449

This guy always had great fishing tips!

SDJayhawk Loc: San Diego, CA

That advice from Bill Dance is just as good as you could get from an old Chinese philosopher!