Madeira Sight Casting 

I don’t even know where to start… Summary: this was an amazing fishing trip with the best crew! After browsing through several offers for fishing trips, I decided to go for this crew because of the reviews from other people. And they did not exaggerate. These guys absolutely know their business! We met just before 6 AM at the Funchal marina. I was still pretty sleepy, but the wake-up call came pretty quickly. After a short drive, we stopped and caught roughly 20 mackerel as baitfish. Then a longer ride through the dark, leaving Funchal’s lights behind us. The crew knows their spots, so they quickly found a cloud of baitfish and some promising echoes. And it didn’t take long before I caught 2 beautiful red snappers. Already happy, they told me that this was just a warm-up. And boy, they weren’t kidding! Not long after, I had something really heavy on the hook. What followed was just unreal and not what I had expected. After an absolutely exhausting 20 minutes, I had a roughly 20 kg greater amberjack on my lap. I just couldn’t believe how draining it was to drill such a fish. But thanks to the directions of the crew, I felt confident at every moment of the fight. Still shaky and with adrenaline rushing through my veins, they were already taking the boat to the next spot. And again it didn’t take long before I hooked onto another good fish. This time the fight was shorter, but still amazing, and it took my last energy reserves to get that superb-looking amberjack on board. So if you want to go on a fishing trip with a crew that knows exactly what to do, I highly recommend you do it with these guys. And besides their expertise, they are really funny, and we had a few good laughs. Just don’t be sensitive to Portuguese swear words 😂 Thanks again, guys, these memories will last a lifetime!

This was a really great trip, you could tell the crew really wanted you to catch and have a good day. After catching some fresh bait, we headed to some spots and started catching straight away, as soon as they felt a spot was not producing, we were off to another. I hadn't caught Dentex / Red Snapper before, so was pleased to catch these, and also a sea bream, which was a new species for me. Boat is really comfortable to fish from. Also saw whales, not far from the boat and also flying fish. All in all a great day out with friendly, helpful crew, would not hesitate to book with these guy's again. Thank you Madeira Site Casting.

Es war ein durchaus gelungener und schöner Ausflug. nach ein pasr bait fischen ging es ins tiefe. es dauerte nicht ksnfe dann biss ein Amberjack. kurz darauf Ein großer Snapper! insgesamt fingen wir 3 Fische. Leider hat dann das Wetter nicht mehr mitgespielt, ansonsten hätten wir vermutlich nich mehr gefangen. Vielen dann für den tollen Ausflug und die super Tipps für die nächsten Tage auf Madeira. Würde ich jederzeit wieder buchen wenn ich nochmal herkomme.

We went fishing several days during our stay and can absolutely recommend Ricardo. In total, we had two trips, one with the Native Crew (Pedro), where different techniques were tried (trolling and dead squid fishing) – despite double the fishing time, we unfortunately didn't have the same success there. With Ricardo, it was completely different. On our 4-hour trip, we first caught live bait and then specifically targeted amberjack. The result: over 40 kg of fish – simply incredible! The trip also started at 06:00 AM, not at 07:30 AM. That made a huge difference. Ricardo is a true professional who knows exactly what he's doing. He knows the spots, explains everything calmly and clearly, and makes sure you really have a fair shot at big fish. Boat, equipment, and organization were also top-notch. You can immediately tell there's a lot of experience behind this with a third-generation fisherman. If you want to seriously fish in Madeira and not just take a boat ride, then book with Ricardo. We would go out with him again anytime. Many thanks for this amazing experience!

Me and my girlfriend had the best time fishing with the guys from Sight Casting Madeira. Sergio and Ricardo are great fishermen, very knowledgeable, and work hard to put you on as many fish as possible. From the first drop at the break of down till it was time to go the action was pretty much non stop. Besides that we felt very welcome and super well taken care of in any aspect. I consider myself a fishing freak and sometimes it's hard to find charter crews around the world that match my "fish or die" - mindset. With these guys I would fish every day! Muito Obrigado🩵🎣