Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime
Select your trip

Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(49 reviews)
Calheta Marina
Calheta, MA, Portugal
Trips & prices
Targeted species
What's included
Boat info
Reviews
Contact captain

Operating out of Calheta Marina on the southwest coast of Madeira, the highly experienced crew of Madeira Fishing Charters is here to give you a fantastic fishing adventure.

You will start your trip on a restored Cabo 35 Express sport fishing boat powered by two 435 HP Caterpillar engines with a maximum cruising speed of 30 knots. The boat can seat up to 6 guests and is superbly equipped. It uses a full navigation system from Raymarine that comprises modern GPS, fishfinder, radar, autopilot and radio technology. Its facilities include a galley, saloon, toilet, shower and flybridge.

You will get to target Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Mahi Mahi, Spearfish, Tuna, and Wahoo during our Big Game Fishing trips, all depending on what’s in season.
On our Sportfishing and Bottom Fishing trips, we will target Amberjack, Snappers, Triggerfish, Groupers and more.  You will catch it in a number of different ways. Using light and heavy tackle, you can troll, jig and do bottom fishing with dead/live bait.

Captain Anders and his crew have you covered for all the fishing gear, snacks, and drinks, as well as catch cleaning.

Madeira Fishing Charters is fully licensed by the Portuguese Tourist Office and fully insured for all risks. The boat is professionally maintained by qualified engineers on a regular basis.

  • Fishing License
  • Live Bait
  • You Keep Catch
  • Catch cleaning & filleting
  • Drinks
  • Toilet
  • Child Friendly
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Fighting Chair
  • Food (Lunch & Snacks)

Select date to see available trips and rates:

  • Private trip
    Bottom Fishing 3 hours (AM)
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    3 Hour Trip, starts at 9:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Sep 1 - May 1
    $404
    During this 3-hour bottom fishing trip, we fish inshore for all sorts of species. No fishing experience is required. The crew will assist you with everything. The trip includes fishing tackle, drinks and snacks.
    Types of fishing
    Inshore Fishing
    Wreck Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Bottom Fishing
    Light Tackle
    Drift Fishing
    Targeted fish
    Barracuda (Great)
    Great Barracuda
    Amberjack
    Amberjack
    Snapper (Red)
    Red Snapper
    Grouper (Black)
    Black Grouper
    Triggerfish (Gray)
    Gray Triggerfish
    Scorpionfish
    Scorpionfish
  • Private trip
    Bottom Fishing 3 hours (PM)
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    3 Hour Trip, starts at 2:00 PM
    Seasonal trip Sep 1 - May 1
    $404
    During this 3-hour bottom fishing trip, we fish inshore for all sorts of species. No fishing experience is required. The crew will assist you with everything. The trip includes fishing tackle, drinks and snacks.
    Types of fishing
    Inshore Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Bottom Fishing
    Light Tackle
    Drift Fishing
    Targeted fish
    Barracuda (Great)
    Great Barracuda
    Amberjack
    Amberjack
    Snapper (Red)
    Red Snapper
    Grouper (Black)
    Black Grouper
    Triggerfish (Gray)
    Gray Triggerfish
    Scorpionfish
    Scorpionfish
  • Private trip
    Bottom Fishing 4h (AM)
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    4 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Aug 15 - Jun 15
    $539
    During this 4-hour trip, we fish inshore and on deeper (300 meters) waters. We offer electrical reels for deeper depth. We plan the trip according to your experience and expectations. You will use dead bait on light tackle for all sorts of species and heavy tackle using live bait (when available) on deeper depth for Amberjack and big Red Snappers.
    Types of fishing
    Inshore Fishing
    Nearshore Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Bottom Fishing
    Light Tackle
    Heavy Tackle
    Drift Fishing
    Targeted fish
    Barracuda (Great)
    Great Barracuda
    Amberjack
    Amberjack
    Snapper (Red)
    Red Snapper
    Grouper (Black)
    Black Grouper
    Triggerfish (Gray)
    Gray Triggerfish
    Scorpionfish
    Scorpionfish
  • Private trip
    Bottom Fishing 4h (PM)
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    4 Hour Trip, starts at 2:00 PM
    Seasonal trip Aug 15 - Jun 15
    $539
    During this 4-hour trip, we fish inshore and on deeper (300 meters) waters. We offer electrical reels for deeper depth. We plan the trip according to your experience and expectations. You will use dead bait on light tackle for all sorts of species and heavy tackle using live bait (when available) on deeper depth for Amberjack and big Red Snappers.
    Types of fishing
    Inshore Fishing
    Nearshore Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Bottom Fishing
    Light Tackle
    Heavy Tackle
    Drift Fishing
    Targeted fish
    Barracuda (Great)
    Great Barracuda
    Amberjack
    Amberjack
    Snapper (Red)
    Red Snapper
    Grouper (Black)
    Black Grouper
    Grouper (Red)
    Red Grouper
    Triggerfish (Gray)
    Gray Triggerfish
    Scorpionfish
    Scorpionfish
  • Private trip
    Big Game Fishing – 4h (AM)
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    4 Hour Trip, starts at 9:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Feb 1 - Dec 1
    $700
    4 hours of trolling for the game species in season, ranging from Bigeye Tuna to Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Wahoo and Mahi-Mahi depending on season. All fishing tackle are included as well as snacks and drinks. Catch and release policy on all Billfish.
    Types of fishing
    Nearshore Fishing
    Offshore Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Trolling
    Targeted fish
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Marlin (Blue)
    Blue Marlin
    Marlin (White)
    White Marlin
    Tuna (Yellowfin)
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Wahoo
    Wahoo
    Tuna (Albacore)
    Albacore Tuna
    Tuna (Bigeye)
    Bigeye Tuna
  • Private trip
    Big Game Fishing – 4h (PM)
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    4 Hour Trip, starts at 3:00 PM
    Seasonal trip Feb 1 - Dec 1
    $700
    4 hours of trolling for the game species in season, ranging from Bigeye Tuna to Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Wahoo and Mahi-Mahi depending on season. All fishing tackle are included as well as snacks and drinks. Catch and release policy on all Billfish.
    Types of fishing
    Nearshore Fishing
    Offshore Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Trolling
    Targeted fish
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Marlin (Blue)
    Blue Marlin
    Marlin (White)
    White Marlin
    Tuna (Yellowfin)
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Wahoo
    Wahoo
    Tuna (Albacore)
    Albacore Tuna
    Tuna (Bigeye)
    Bigeye Tuna
  • Private trip
    Big Game Fishing – 6h
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 10:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Feb 1 - Dec 1
    $970
    6 hours of trolling for the game species in season, ranging from Bigeye Tuna to Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Wahoo and Mahi-Mahi depending on season. All fishing tackle are included as well as snacks and drinks. Catch and release policy on all Billfish.
    Types of fishing
    Nearshore Fishing
    Offshore Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Trolling
    Targeted fish
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Marlin (Blue)
    Blue Marlin
    Marlin (White)
    White Marlin
    Tuna (Yellowfin)
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Wahoo
    Wahoo
    Tuna (Albacore)
    Albacore Tuna
    Tuna (Bigeye)
    Bigeye Tuna
  • Private trip
    Mixed Fishing – 6h
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM
    $970
    This 6-hour Mixed fishing trip offers both Big Game Fishing and Bottom Fishing. During the bottom fishing part, we do Bottom fishing with live bait and dead bait. We target Red snappers, Trigger fish, Amberjack, White Trevally, Scorpion fish and more. During the Big Game Fishing part, we target what’s in season. Generally, we target Tuna during spring and autumn, Wahoo in the autumn and Blue and white Marlin during June to August. All fishing tackle are included as well as snacks and drinks.
    Types of fishing
    Inshore Fishing
    Nearshore Fishing
    Offshore Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Bottom Fishing
    Light Tackle
    Heavy Tackle
    Trolling
    Drift Fishing
    Targeted fish
    Barracuda (Great)
    Great Barracuda
    Amberjack
    Amberjack
    Marlin (Blue)
    Blue Marlin
    Marlin (White)
    White Marlin
    Snapper (Red)
    Red Snapper
    Tuna (Skipjack)
    Skipjack Tuna
    Wahoo
    Wahoo
    Grouper (Black)
    Black Grouper
    Tuna (Bigeye)
    Bigeye Tuna
    Triggerfish (Gray)
    Gray Triggerfish
    Spearfish (Longbill)
    Longbill Spearfish
    Scorpionfish
    Scorpionfish
  • Private trip
    Big Game Fishing – 8h
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    8 Hour Trip, starts at 10:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Feb 1 - Dec 1
    $1,293
    8 hours of trolling for the game species in season, ranging from Bigeye Tuna to Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Wahoo and Mahi-Mahi depending on season. All fishing tackle are included as well as snacks, lunch and drinks. Catch and release policy on all Billfish.
    Types of fishing
    Nearshore Fishing
    Offshore Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Trolling
    Targeted fish
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Marlin (Blue)
    Blue Marlin
    Marlin (White)
    White Marlin
    Tuna (Yellowfin)
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Wahoo
    Wahoo
    Tuna (Albacore)
    Albacore Tuna
    Tuna (Bigeye)
    Bigeye Tuna
  • Private trip
    Mixed Fishing – 8h
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    8 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Feb 1 - Dec 1
    $1,293
    This 8-hour Mixed fishing trip offers both Big Game Fishing and Bottom Fishing. During the bottom fishing part, we do Bottom fishing with live bait and dead bait. We target Red snappers, Trigger fish, Amberjack, White Trevally, Scorpion fish and more. During the Big Game Fishing part, we target what’s in season. Generally, we target Tuna during spring and autumn, Wahoo in the autumn and Blue and white Marlin during June to August. All fishing tackle are included as well as snacks, lunch and drinks.
    Types of fishing
    Inshore Fishing
    Nearshore Fishing
    Offshore Fishing
    Fishing techniques
    Bottom Fishing
    Light Tackle
    Jigging
    Heavy Tackle
    Trolling
    Drift Fishing
    Targeted fish
    Barracuda (Great)
    Great Barracuda
    Amberjack
    Amberjack
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Marlin (Blue)
    Blue Marlin
    Marlin (White)
    White Marlin
    Snapper (Red)
    Red Snapper
    Tuna (Yellowfin)
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Dentex
    Dentex
    Grouper (Black)
    Black Grouper
    Tuna (Bigeye)
    Bigeye Tuna
    Triggerfish (Gray)
    Gray Triggerfish
    Scorpionfish
    Scorpionfish
There are 8 people looking at this charter.

FAQs about Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime

Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime offers the following trips to customers:
  • €375 per group - Bottom Fishing 3 hours (AM) (3 hours)
  • €375 per group - Bottom Fishing 3 hours (PM) (3 hours)
  • €500 per group - Bottom Fishing 4h (AM) (4 hours)
  • €500 per group - Bottom Fishing 4h (PM) (4 hours)
  • €650 per group - Big Game Fishing – 4h (AM) (4 hours)
  • €650 per group - Big Game Fishing – 4h (PM) (4 hours)
  • €900 per group - Big Game Fishing – 6h (6 hours)
  • €900 per group - Mixed Fishing – 6h (6 hours)
  • €1,200 per group - Big Game Fishing – 8h (8 hours)
  • €1,200 per group - Mixed Fishing – 8h (8 hours)
When you book a trip with Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • Toilet Electric flush
  • Fighting Chair with bucket harness
  • GPS 3 Raymarine Axiom 9" with Navionics Fishing charts
  • Fishfinder Airmar B256LM 1kw transducer
  • Bed
  • Flybridge Guests welcome
  • Live Bait Well
  • Kitchen
  • Refrigerator
  • Multimedia System Free WiFi onboard. iPad for mirroring Fishfinder
  • Outriggers
  • Radar Raymarine
Trips booked with Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle (all top quality)
  • Live Bait
  • Lures
  • Catch cleaning & filleting
  • Snacks
  • Drinks
  • First Mate (is a qualified skipper)
  • Fishing License
  • Lunch (included on full day trips)
Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime offers the following types of fishing:
  • Nearshore Fishing
  • Offshore Fishing
  • Reef Fishing
  • Wreck Fishing
Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light Tackle
  • Heavy Tackle
  • Bottom Fishing
  • Trolling
  • Jigging
  • Drift Fishing
  • Deep Sea Fishing
Top targeted fish species with Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime include:
  • Amberjack
  • Barracuda (Great)
  • Dentex
  • Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
  • Marlin (Blue)
  • Marlin (White)
  • Snapper (Red)
  • Spearfish (Longbill)
  • Triggerfish (Gray)
  • Tuna (Bigeye)
  • Tuna (Bluefin)
  • Tuna (Yellowfin)

Meet the Charter Operator

Madeira Fishing Charters
Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
42 Fishing Reports
ID & license verified
101 Customer reviews
Response time within an hour
Member since May 2016
Madeira Fishing charters was founded in 2012 and is owned and operated by Captain Anders Ekstrand. In 2023, we changed our name to Madeira Fishing Charters as we introduced a new and bigger boat called Prime, a Cabo 35 Express. Madeira Fishing Charters has developed to one of the most successful and appreciated charter boats in Madeira with hundreds of happy clients. Captain Anders has more than 40 years of fishing experience ranging from fly fishing in the Nordics to Big Game fishing in Florida, Mexico and the coasts of Africa.

About this listing

Targeted species

Amberjack Amberjack
Barracuda (Great) Great Barracuda
Dentex Dentex
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)

Boat specs

Cabo (Sportfishing) originally built in 1996, and restored in 2023. Powered by 2 435HP Caterpillar engines, with a maximum cruising speed of 30 knots.

Length
35 ft
Capacity
6 persons

Types of fishing

Nearshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing
Reef Fishing
Wreck Fishing

Fishing techniques

Light Tackle
Heavy Tackle
Bottom Fishing
Trolling
Jigging
Drift Fishing
Deep Sea Fishing

Amenities

Toilet
Electric flush
Fighting Chair
with bucket harness
GPS
3 Raymarine Axiom 9" with Navionics Fishing charts
Fishfinder
Airmar B256LM 1kw transducer
Bed
Flybridge
Guests welcome

Trip includes

Rods, reels & tackle
all top quality
Live Bait
Lures
Catch cleaning & filleting
Snacks
Drinks
First Mate
is a qualified skipper
Fishing License
Lunch
included on full day trips

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 7 days prior to trip

You can cancel or modify your booking up to 7 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.

Listing policies

Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
Child Friendly
You Keep Catch
can be prepaired by a restaurant in the marina
Catch and Release Allowed
Catch and Release Mandatory
for all billfish

Payment

Book with 10% deposit, pay rest to captain

When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 10% deposit to guarantee your reservation.

The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:

Cash
Visa
Mastercard
PayPal
Bank Transfer
When paying the remaining balance with a credit card, an additional 2% charge will apply.

Calheta fishing calendar

Loading Fish Calendar!
Please Wait...

Recent fishing reports

Another great Wahoo day on Prime
Another great Wahoo day on Prime
November 23, 2023
Today we did a morning trip and an afternoon trip to our Wahoo grounds. Two nice Wahoos where boated! The Wahoos are definitely still around Madeira!
Continue reading

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 49 reviews
See details
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (64)
October fishing trip
October fishing trip
October fishing trip
+61
Angler rating
46
3
0
0
0
Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Appropriate for children
88%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
86%
Sort by:
Featured  
Showing:
5 of 49 reviews
Ville S.
Tampere, Finland
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day big game trolling (AM)

VERIFIED   Big Game Trolling – Half Day (AM) on June 29, 2023
Amazing trip to the atlantic sea today with a very nice boat and professional crew. Captain Anders was super helpful and nice...
Ville S. recommends Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime
Mark review as helpful
2 persons find this review helpful
You and 2 people found this review helpful
Ville S. recommends Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime
Mark review as helpful
2 persons find this review helpful
You and 2 people found this review helpful
Read more
Cory J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Memories made

VERIFIED   Full Day – Mixed Fishing on June 27, 2023
Started off the trip with friendly conversation and high spirits. It was a rough day on the water, but we still landed a nice...
Cory J. recommends Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful
  Madeira Fishing Charters Charter Operator replied
Read more
Stewart R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Anders

VERIFIED   Sportfishing Trip on April 26, 2023
Stewart R. recommends Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful
Stewart R. recommends Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful
Mike V.
New York, New York
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

TUNA TIME

Big Game Trolling – Half Day (PM) on February 28, 2023
What can I say Best fishing experience I have had in years I have booked twice with these guys and they did not...
Mike V. recommends Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime
Mark review as helpful
1 person finds this review helpful
You and 1 other person found this review helpful
  Madeira Fishing Charters Charter Operator replied
Read more
Joe R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Would love to go again!

VERIFIED   Big Game Trolling – Half Day (AM) on October 15, 2023
Had a great half day out with Capt. Anders! We were wahoo fishing and hooked into a good one but lost him before we could get...
Joe R. recommends Madeira Fishing Charters – Prime
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful
  Madeira Fishing Charters Charter Operator replied
Read more