Discover the portrait of Sébastien Thête, fishing guide instructor in Ain and specialist in predator and trout fishing.
A graduate of the National Training Center for Fishing Trades in Ahun in 2017, Sébastien Thête is a lover of fishing but above all of nature. Showing that the pleasure does not lie only in catching fish but also in sharing, respecting the sites, discovering our heritage and the richness of our ecosystems, these are the motivations that led him to become an instructor guide. peach.
Hello everyone ! My name is Sébastien Thête, I am 35 years old. Fishing guide instructor installed in the Ain, on the banks of the Saône, I graduated from BP JEPS “leisure fishing” from Ahun National Training Center for Fishing Professions. I am also a partner of the brand Smith Europe, a family that values sharing.
Recently installed, I currently exercise 2 trades because I have also been the manager of an earthworks and landscape company for 6 years.
Before getting that far, I was inspired by a very varied fishing culture.
Having grown up in Corsica in a small village crossed by a splendid river, I discovered very early a passion for fishing and nature as a whole. From an early age, my father introduced me to trout fishing and its subtleties, its sumptuous rivers where discretion and cunning allowed some beautiful "lady fario" to dry up.
I have come a long way and learned a lot of techniques.
The carp fishing that I practiced for more than 10 years made me realize the importance of "no kill" and the need to protect our treasures from degradation and greed. Predator fishing marked my initiation as a young fisherman and I do not remember a trip where my fishing rods did not accompany me faithfully to engrave in my memory splendid memories, even during my trip to wedding…
Canada, Iceland, Scotland and above all New Zealand where I spent 6 months of my life made me discover breathtaking landscapes, lined with lakes and rivers where time s 'stopped. All that matters is the harmony that emerges, fishing rod in hand of course!
More recently, Swedish Lapland on the camp Lappland Pro Natur d'Alban Regnoult allowed me to discover great wild spaces a few hours' flight from home and immense possibilities for our leisure time!
I like to practice many fishing techniques and did not want to lock myself in the transmission and sharing of a single technique. This also allows when you are a little "too" passionate like me to practice all year round! I take advantage of the various assets of my region to offer my interns the following offers:
This training has met my expectations. Both comprehensive and technical, it gave me a lot more than knowledge. This year was a unique human experience which greatly motivated me for my future professional project.
I absolutely do not regret my choice to have followed this training at the Ahun center, far from my family despite the difficulties I encountered, because it exceeded my expectations.
The route is not easy and there is no room for dreamers. The job is difficult and trying, but like all jobs I think passionate!
For those who would like to try the adventure, I think there is room. But be careful not to look at the time spent, nor the failures, nor the money otherwise there will be disappointments!
At the same time, I would like to thank once again all the players and all my training colleagues who made this year a real turning point in my life and an exceptionally rich experience.
I am very happy with my first months of activity and I had not expected such enthusiasm. The feedback is also very positive, which really motivates me! I think I am giving myself the means. I am a perfectionist and I like the people who accompany me to take care of me, exactly as if I was taking a guide myself!
Our trainer and the guides I was able to meet during the training such as Jimmy Maistrello, Jean-François Lecomte, Gaël Even and many others all have one thing in common: they do not count their hours! In this type of job there is no secret, to be successful you have to give your all.
Like any guide I think, the immense satisfaction when a client catches an exceptional fish in his eyes!
But also the sharing and meeting of very different trainee profiles. Fishing is a very diverse hobby! I also like to introduce my trainees to the surrounding nature. Knowledge is often the best way to protect an environment. They are also regularly surprised to discover the richness of our rivers despite the constant attacks they are subjected to.
I like to show my audience, whether they are a long-time fisherman or a novice, that the pleasure does not lie only in catching the fish but also in this moment of sharing, in respecting the sites, in discovering our heritage and in the richness of our ecosystems.
I would take a quote from Henry David Thoreau which I like very much and which I think sums up our job well.
"A lot of men go fishing all their lives without knowing that this is not the fish they are looking for ..."
For me, a good guide is above all an instructor. He must know how to find the words to lead his trainee to success. He must be attentive and available and must adapt to the profile of his client and not the other way around ... We are there to give the trainees a good time, to share and to create a memory!
The fishing pressure of course, which is derisory compared to what we are used to in France, and the herd is just exceptional. For pike and perch, surface lure fishing is very effective and always has unforgettable actions in store for us!
The salmonid rivers are also very rich and allow to make a mix during a fishing trip, the best!
The environment too. In Lapland, we are really lost in the wilderness, and just that for me it's worth the detour! Fishing for a shallow in a lost cove and seeing a moose or a reindeer emerge to quench their thirst, it's just magic!
I think I really fell in love with this country.
At a time when the stakes on water quality are so crucial, the fishing guide instructor, by virtue of his training, must be a watchman to watch over our common good. As a man on the ground, I think he should work in this direction.
The training of the youngest and education with fishing as a vector seems to me a real asset to change mentalities and protect our territories from threats of all kinds.
For me, the fishing guide instructor has a real role to play in the preservation of a territory. Let me explain.
If a lake or a river is valued touristically by an instructor, there is less chance that this space will suffer various attacks (jet-ski, professional fisherman, power station, etc.). In addition, by working together with the AAPPMAs and the federations, it seems possible to restore certain territories to their glory, but there is a lot to do ...
it's up to us to highlight the weight of the fishing tourism activity in France. I am sure that if the public authorities realize this interest, our rivers and lakes will be all the better for it.
I would like to work with young audiences, go to schools and make children aware of our riches.
For me “No one is supposed to ignore the laws of nature! ". Beyond fishing, there is a real environmental issue in our society. It's up to everyone to take their part.
In the end, I would like to live only from guiding but I am not a sweet dreamer and I think carefully about my projects. To be continued ...
Yes and not the least! I was in Lappland on the Lappland Pro Natur camp, by Alban Regnoult and I was guiding 2 trainees of a certain age who fished for silverfish and live fish.
I wanted to introduce them to vertical fishing, but they were a little reluctant. So I lowered a lure in 10 meters of bottom on a pole ball that I had located with the sounder. It didn't take me 15 seconds to pick up a monumental cartridge and immediately realize that I had just stung a big fish. Verdict a pike of one meter twenty!
I admit that I felt a little bad at the time, because it is very rare that I fish in guidance except to show the animation of a lure for example. Still, he got started immediately and the most assiduous broke his pole vault record twice! I smile about it today and now when you don't want to apply a technique that I feel is the right one at the time, I insist a little before demonstrating it where I tell my anecdote!
See you soon at the water's edge!
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