Sea fishing Holidays in Madeira
Since the post on fishing in Norway the weather has just become colder and colder. So here is a destination to warm you through. Thanks to flawka for the image
Madeira Sea Fishing
This Volcanic island is located South of Portugal and has a sub-topical climate, meaning you can fish in comfort! The sea in places is over 1000 meters in depth, because of this and its geographical location the island is home to an abundance of fish.
Some of the species to target include Blue Fin Tuna, White Marlin, Blue Marlin, Albacore, Big Eye Tuna, Wahoo, Spearfish, Skipjack Tuna.
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The big game fishing is carried out in 30 - 40 foot fast boats, fitted with fighting chairs and a flying bridge. Large reels and strong rods attached to lures are trolled at 5 - 17 knts, 400lb leaders are common place. May to October produces fish averaging 700lbs. All big game fishing works on a tag and release basis.
The 4th July sees the Blue Marlin world cup, come to the island. Teams from around the world gather to out fish each other, with a winner takes all prize.
Wahoo fishing is best from Sept - Dec.
Take a look here for some Madeira fishing holiday ideas.
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