"Paroles de guide" is a series of interviews born of the desire to give a voice to some of the key players in the French fishing industry, who rarely get the chance to express themselves: the Moniteurs Guides de Pêche (fishing guide instructors).
The aim is multi-faceted: to put the profession of Moniteur Guide de Pêche back at the heart of the debate, to enhance its place in the fishing economy, to discuss the situation of guiding in France and, more broadly, the prospects for fishing in France. What's more, while all the guides interviewed are French, they don't all work exclusively in France. Some guide in Spain, Ireland or Patagonia. This is a deliberate choice. This has the dual advantage of raising questions about the reasons for these departures, and providing a number of points of comparison with the French situation.
Each of these interviews is as rich and interesting as the next, enabling us to learn a great deal about the broader situation of fishing in France and its possible future prospects. Each interview is unique, and all complement each other. Find below all the interviews published to date:
Bastien Hubert: "Guiding means sharing technique and passion through teaching"
Paroles de guide #18 -In this article, Bastien Hubert humbly reveals his passion for his job as a fishing guide, which enriches his daily life. He invites us behind the scenes of Immersion Pêche Lozère...
Sylvain Garcia: "Incredible freedom and an exceptional working environment"
Paroles de guide #17 -Sylvain Garcia has been a fishing guide instructor for 10 years. A specialist in lure fishing from boats, Sylvain operates out of Lorient harbor and will take you fishing for sea bass, pollack and other pelagic fish.
Guillaume Fourrier: "Reconnecting with my passion by becoming a fishing instructor-guide"
Paroles de guide #16 -Guillaume Fourrier has spent many years working for renowned fishing brands. Passionate about fishing since his youth, Guillaume decided to dedicate himself to the profession of fishing instructor-guide, in order to share his extensive knowledge.
Guillaume Berche: "Combining my job with my passion for fishing"
Paroles de guide #15 -Guillaume Berche is a marine and freshwater fishing instructor-guide. He offers day trips in Charente-Maritime, as well as trips to the Netherlands for predator fishing.
Axel Mugnier: "First and foremost, we like to share and learn"
Paroles de guide #14 -Axel Mugnier is a fishing guide in Haute-Savoie. He offers his clients the chance to fish for trout at the foot of Europe's highest mountains, and organizes fishing trips abroad.
Cédric Gandini: "Fulfill my passion for my work and pass it on"
Paroles de guide #13 - Cédric Gandini is a fishing instructor-guide in Spain's Extremadura region. He offers his clients the chance to fish Spain's great lakes from the shore, by float-tube or by boat.
Damien Rollin: "Passing on my knowledge in the truest sense of the word"
Paroles de guide #12 - Damien Rollin is an instructor fishing guide in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. He takes his clients out to track wolffish or bluefin tuna, and loves to share his passion for the magnificent Camargue region.
Jean-Christophe Barbier: "Discover fishing and Corsica"
Paroles de guide #11 - After running a fishing store in Ajaccio for many years, Jean-Christophe Barbier decided to share his knowledge of fishing and the island as a fishing guide!
Nicolas Gavoille: "Being a fishing guide is rewarding"
Paroles de guide #10 - Nicolas Gavoille has been a fishing guide for 13 years on the Plateau des 1 000 Etangs. After searching for trout and pike with flies and lures, Nicolas now turns his attention to stalking specimens.
Arnaud Briere: "Indulge your passion vicariously"
Paroles de guide #9 - For this ninth instalment, we give the floor to Arnaud Briere, fishing guide for over 20 years. Arnaud guides both freshwater and sea fishing in Ireland, the Netherlands and France, in search of predators on lures.
Maxime Bury: "Knowing how to assimilate and pass on knowledge"
Paroles de guide #8 - The eighth in this series of interviews with French fishing guide instructors. This time, it's Maxime BURY, a guide on Reunion Island, who has agreed to talk about his career, his day-to-day activity and, more generally, his view of guiding.
Olivier Lalouf: "I'm a fishing guide to pass on my knowledge and passion"
Paroles de guide #7 - The seventh in our series of interviews with French fishing guides. This time, Olivier Lalouf, a guide in the Vienne and Charente-Maritime regions of France, has agreed to talk about his career, his day-to-day work and, more generally, his view of guiding in France.
Jean-Baptiste Vidal: "It's a profession in its own right, requiring a wide range of skills"
Paroles de guide #6 - The sixth in this series of interviews with French fishing guide instructors. This time, Jean-Baptiste Vidal, a guide in Brittany, talks about his career as a guide, rich in discoveries, his day-to-day work and his view of guiding in France.
Lionel Fumagalli: "I'm the boss, but he's the king!"
Paroles de guide #5 - Fifth in a series of interviews with French fishing guides. This time, Lionel Fumagalli, a guide in Burgundy Franche-Comté, has agreed to talk about his career, his day-to-day activity and, more generally, his view of guiding in France.
Étienne Branchu: "Being a fishing guide is a lifestyle
Paroles de guide #4 - Étienne Branchu has been a guide for several years at Extremadura Monsters, Matthieu Schöttler's fishing camp in Spain. He has always lived for fishing, and has plenty to say. So it was with great enthusiasm that he responded to my request for an interview. Here is the 4th opus in the series.
Lionel Guirado: "The guides are not all in the same boat"
Paroles de guide #3 - For this third installment of "Paroles de guide", Lionel Guirado, a Moniteur Guide de Pêche on the Loire between Cher and Nièvre, gave us some of his time. Lionel and I talked about regulations, professional fishing, asp, catfish and French Guyana!
Geoffray Begard: "Fishing tourism represents 700 million euros in Ireland"
Paroles de guide #2 - For this second episode of "Paroles de guide" we spoke to Geoffray Begard, owner of Voyage-Peche-Irlande.com and Patagonia-Fishing.com. Geoffray shares his vision of the fishing guide profession, talks about fishing tourism, anti-speciesism and much more!
Vincent De Bruyne: "We need to change the way we look at the fishing guide profession"
Paroles de guide #1 - Fishing.news has taken a close look at the profession of Moniteur Guide de Pêche through a series of interviews with French guides. They tell us about their profession, how they see guiding in France, and their dreams as anglers. For this first episode of "Paroles de guide", Vincent De Bruyne was interviewed.
