Guillaume Fourrier

Biography Jean-Pierre Papin, football player and sport fishing addict, and Guillaume Fourrier (on the right).Guillaume was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, 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 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 tagging programmes with IFREMER 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). As a sport fisherman, Guillaume is sponsored by April Marine, Beneteau and Simrad Yachting

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. 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. Le Vagnon de la pêche en mer : Espèces, techniques, matériel, montages, 2018, edited by Fleurus, prefaced by Michel Desjoyeaux. 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.