Guillaume Fourrier

Guillaume Fourrier

Guillaume Fourrier and the French singer Carlos
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43) Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Sport fishing
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	World record 8.630 kg European bass (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, 2014)...[1] World record 6.155 kg European bass (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, 2011)[1] European record 2.805 kg Plaice (Belleville-sur-Mer, France, 2011)[2] European record 9.060 kg Cod (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, 2011)[2] French record 9.800 kg Pollock (La Rochelle, France, 2009)[3] French record 4.825 kg Thornback ray (Dieppe, France, 2019)[3]

Guillaume Fourrier (French pronunciation: [ɡijom fuʁje]; born 3 March 1981) is a French professional sport fisherman^[4] and fishing guide. In 2024, he has been approuved as an IGFA Captain.^[5] He has set 28 fishing world, European and French records.^[6][7] The most notable of his records related to a European bass weighing 8.630 kg,^[8] save as world record from the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) in the 8 lb line category. Guillaume set 5 fishing world records,^[9] 7 fishing European records and 16 fishing French records.^[6] His favorite fish species are European bass,^[10] Pollock,^[11] Cod,^[12] Thornback ray and Turbot^[13]

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.^[14] From 1999 to 2003, he became a lifeguard on beaches of the North-West French Coast and Corsica French island.^[15] In 2005 and 2006, he spent a few months in New Caledonia tracking tropical catches and releasing then^[16] about fishing and a number of articles since 2005. He writes article about fishing every month, especially in the "Pêche en Mer" French magazine.^[17] He usually appears on the cover of French^[18][19] and Spanish^[20][21] magazines.

He participates in Atlantic bluefin tuna tagging programmes with IFREMER and Spanish scientists^[22]

In 2007, he became product manager and team manager^[23] 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^[24] for the Japanese manufacturing company Daiwa (Globeride). As a sport fisherman, Guillaume is sponsored by April Marine, Beneteau and Simrad Yachting^[25]

• La Pêche aux Leurres, 2009, edited by Vagnon. ISBN 978-2-85725-683-0
• Toutes les Pêches en Bateau, 2011, edited by Vagnon. ISBN 978-2-85725-762-2
• La Pêche du Bar, 2012, edited by Vagnon, prefaced by Gérard d'Aboville. ISBN 978-2-85725-795-0
• La Pêche aux Appâts, 2013, edited by Vagnon, prefaced by the French actor Gérard Klein. ISBN 2857258488
• La Pêche à Pieds, 2013, edited by Vagnon. ISBN 2857258496
• Le Vagnon de la pêche en mer, 2014, edited by Fleurus. ISBN 978-2-85725-893-3
• 50 pêches faciles en Atlantique, 2015, edited by Fleurus, prefaced by Pierre Perret. ISBN 9782857259572
• Montage de lignes & nœuds de pêche, 2016, edited by Fleurus. ISBN 9791027100446
• Pêche facile en bord de mer : 40 poissons, bas de ligne et nœuds, 2017, edited by Fleurus. ISBN 9791027101375^[26]
• Le Vagnon de la pêche en mer : Espèces, techniques, matériel, montages, 2018, edited by Fleurus, prefaced by Michel Desjoyeaux. ISBN 9791027101849
• Pêche facile du bar aux appâts et aux leurres, 2021, edited by Fleurus. ISBN 979-10-271-0603-5
• Pêchez malin ! 150 astuces pour réussir toutes vos pêches, 2022, edited by Fleurus. ISBN 979-10-2710-729-2
• Pêche facile en eau douce, 2023, edited by Fleurus. ISBN 979-10-271-0745-2

• Official Website