Vincent Petit President, aappma La truite du Gapeau

Vincent Petit has been fishing since childhood. He began fishing for minnows, loaches and other white fish on the Plateau des Milles Vaches. His fondest fishing memories are of the rivers he grew up in. In those days, between ponds and rivers, they didnâ??t specialize, and he and a few friends fished for whatever fish they could get their hands on. Every hour of the day and every position had its own appropriate techniques. Vincent sometimes stalked trout with a fly, other times with a long rod armed with a grasshopper, or even illegally by hand.Â

In the early '80s, câeurostmesterevolution with no kill and the hunt for record carp. This mad chase after the monsters of freshwater led Vincent to the farthest reaches of Europe. Then, tired of the Eurostmambiance of night fishing, he took up stalking, one of the pioneers of this fishing technique.Â

Vincent has never been satisfied with just one sport. He loves vertical pike-perch fishing, big baits for pike, trout lures in the small rivers of the Cantal region, and area fishing in Italian fisheries.Â

Competition has often been a driving force for him. Carp, then lure, then eurostmarea are the most striking examples.Â

Today, when Vincent looks back, he sees his path as a fisherman with pleasure and no regrets, but also with greed for the future. There are still so many fish to discover, techniques to try and encounters to make.â

Vincent now likes to get involved in community fishing. And itâ??s only natural that, for several years now, he has been president of the 'Aappma La truite du Gapeau in the Var region of France. There, he found solid, motivated teams, but also a capacity to take action for the aquatic environment. Over the years, the environment has become a priority for him.Â

Vincent hopes to bring his passion and energy to the recreational fishing world for many years to come.