Guillaume Fourrier (; born 3 March 1981) is a French professional sport fisherman and fishing guide. In 2024, he has been approuved as an IGFA Captain. He has set 28 fishing world, European and French records.News about his first French record
''Tackle Trade World'' magazine, June 2009. The most notable of his records related to a

European bass The European seabass (''Dicentrarchus labrax''), also known as the branzino, European bass, sea bass, common bass, white bass, capemouth, white salmon, sea perch, white mullet, sea dace or loup de mer, is a primarily ocean-going fish native to the ...

weighing 8630 gr, save as world record from the

International Game Fish Association The International Game Fish Association (''IGFA'') is the leading authority on angling pursuits and the keeper of the most current world record fishing catches by fish categories. Fishermen who are sport fishers and anglers are careful to follow ...

(IGFA) in the 8 lb line category. Guillaume set 5 fishing world records, 7 fishing European records and 16 fishing French records. His favorite fish species are

Pollock Pollock or pollack (pronounced ) is the common name used for either of the two species of North Atlantic ocean, marine fish in the genus ''Pollachius''. ''Pollachius pollachius'' is referred to as "pollock" in North America, Ireland and the Unit ...

Cod Cod (: cod) is the common name for the demersal fish genus ''Gadus'', belonging to the family (biology), family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus ''Gad ...

Thornback ray The thornback ray (''Raja clavata''), or thornback skate, is a species of ray (fish), ray fish in the family Rajidae. Distribution The Thornback ray is found in the Atlantic coastal waters of Europe and western Africa. It is also present from ...

and

Turbot The turbot ( ) ''Scophthalmus maximus'' is a relatively large species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is a demersal fish native to marine or brackish waters of the Northeast Atlantic, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a ...

Biography

Guillaume was born in

Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (; ; ; or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Hauts-de-France, Northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais. Boul ...

, France. He was a competitive swimmer until he was 14 and he is keen on fishing since he was 13. From 1999 to 2003, he became a lifeguard on beaches of the North-West French Coast and Corsica French island. In 2005 and 2006, he spent a few months in

New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...

tracking tropical catches and releasing then about fishing and a number of articles since 2005. He writes article about fishing every month, especially in the "Pêche en Mer" French magazine. He usually appears on the cover of French and Spanish magazines. He participates in

Atlantic bluefin tuna The Atlantic bluefin tuna (''Thunnus thynnus'') is a species of tuna in the family Scombridae. It is variously known as the northern bluefin tuna (mainly when including Pacific bluefin as a subspecies), giant bluefin tuna (for individuals excee ...

tagging programmes with

IFREMER The or Ifremer is an oceanographic institution in Brest, France. A state-run and funded scientific organization, it is France’s national integrated marine science research institute. Scope of works Ifremer focuses its research activities in ...

and Spanish scientists

Career

In 2007, he became product manager and team manager for a French brand named "Sakura", where he developed rods, reels and lures for the European lure market. From 2012 to 2021, he was the Marketing Director for the Japanese manufacturing company Daiwa (

Globeride , formerly until 2009, is a Japanese manufacturing company that produces fishing equipment in addition to tennis, golf and biking gears. Globeride's fishing products, sold under the Daiwa brand, account for the majority of its sales, including ...

). As a sport fisherman, Guillaume is sponsored by April Marine,

Beneteau Beneteau or Bénéteau () is a French sail and motorboat manufacturer, with production facilities in France and in the United States. The company is a large and recognized boat builder, with its holding company (Groupe Beneteau) now also holdin ...

and

Simrad Yachting Navico is a marine electronics company providing navigation, marine instruments and fish finding equipment to both the recreational and commercial marine sectors. The Navico Recreational Marine Division is one of the world's largest provider of ...

Books

* ''La Pêche aux Leurres'', 2009, edited by Vagnon. * ''Toutes les Pêches en Bateau'', 2011, edited by Vagnon. * ''La Pêche du Bar'', 2012, edited by Vagnon, prefaced by Gérard d'Aboville. * ''La Pêche aux Appâts'', 2013, edited by Vagnon, prefaced by the French actor Gérard Klein. * ''La Pêche à Pieds'', 2013, edited by Vagnon. * ''Le Vagnon de la pêche en mer'', 2014, edited by Fleurus. * ''50 pêches faciles en Atlantique'', 2015, edited by Fleurus, prefaced by

Pierre Perret Pierre Perret (born 9 July 1934 in Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne) is a French singer and composer. He lives in Nangis, France. Biography Perret spent much of his childhood in a café which his parents owned, where he learned to use jargon ...

. * ''Montage de lignes & nœuds de pêche'', 2016, edited by Fleurus. * ''Pêche facile en bord de mer : 40 poissons, bas de ligne et nœuds'', 2017, edited by Fleurus. Guillaume introduces his book about saltwater angling during the Paris International Boat Show
Paris International Boat Show, 2017 * ''Le Vagnon de la pêche en mer : Espèces, techniques, matériel, montages'', 2018, edited by Fleurus, prefaced by

Michel Desjoyeaux Michel Desjoyeaux (born 16 July 1965 in Concarneau) is a French sailor, known for competing successfully in several long-distance single-handed races. He won the Vendée Globe race in 2000-01 and 2008–09, making him the only person to win th ...

. * ''Pêche facile du bar aux appâts et aux leurres'', 2021, edited by Fleurus. * ''Pêchez malin ! 150 astuces pour réussir toutes vos pêches'', 2022, edited by Fleurus. * ''Pêche facile en eau douce'', 2023, edited by Fleurus.

References

External links

Official Website
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