Captain
Adriano Medeiros

Member since January 2018 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Background
Capt. Adriano Medeiros and his son Milton are experienced fishermen who love the ocean. They welcome you on board Ratinho and are always ready to make your trip fun and unforgettable. They love to meet and relate with other cultures, and they will always be ready for your adventure In the iconic waters of Azores. It's more than just fishing, it's an enjoyable day on the water filled with fish and the view of the beautiful shoreline, exploring great spots where you can stop for a swim or snorkel. Nothing makes the crew happier than taking customers out on a productive trip and seeing the smiles on their faces.
Techniques
We found people like to troll along the shoreline, so we set the outriggers trying different kinds of lures, where we normally get some nice 3–6 kg Barracudas, stopping at strategic points to do bottom fishing with shrimp, catching normally the most common inshore species like Grouper, Seabream, Snapper, and Triggerfish. For the adventurers that like to go out over 10 miles, we set our Big Game rods, reels, and lures and go for it. Please note that to make the most of it, a half-day is very little time and with little time there are less chances of a catch. We also love to know people from different countries and cultures and some come with their experience and their own techniques which we value and enjoy trying.

Hey, I'm Captain Adriano Medeiros

Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Background
Capt. Adriano Medeiros and his son Milton are experienced fishermen who love the ocean. They welcome you on board Ratinho and are always ready to make your trip fun and unforgettable. They love to meet and relate with other cultures, and they will always be ready for your adventure In the iconic waters of Azores. It's more than just fishing, it's an enjoyable day on the water filled with fish and the view of the beautiful shoreline, exploring great spots where you can stop for a swim or snorkel. Nothing makes the crew happier than taking customers out on a productive trip and seeing the smiles on their faces.
Techniques
We found people like to troll along the shoreline, so we set the outriggers trying different kinds of lures, where we normally get some nice 3–6 kg Barracudas, stopping at strategic points to do bottom fishing with shrimp, catching normally the most common inshore species like Grouper, Seabream, Snapper, and Triggerfish. For the adventurers that like to go out over 10 miles, we set our Big Game rods, reels, and lures and go for it. Please note that to make the most of it, a half-day is very little time and with little time there are less chances of a catch. We also love to know people from different countries and cultures and some come with their experience and their own techniques which we value and enjoy trying.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(67 reviews)
Ponta Delgada
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Trips from US $565

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 67 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
89%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
77%
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Eric B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day on the water

VERIFIED   4 Hour Tripโ€“Coast Bottom Fishing AM on June 18, 2025
Captain Adriano and his mate worked well as a team to help us land several species of nearshore fish (Grouper, barracuda, triggerfish...
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Alejandro G. L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Amazing barracuda trip

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Big Game Fishing (AM) on August 6, 2025
Excellent fishing day at Ratinho. Adriano and his crew member Paolo treated us very well and took us 1) barracuda trolling...
Alejandro G. L. recommends Azorfish โ€“ Ratinho 28'
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Bjorn K. G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Halfday trip 21-5-2025

VERIFIED   4 Hour Tripโ€“Coast Bottom Fishing AM on May 21, 2025
We went on a halfday trip with Adriano. We went trolling while we were heading to the bottom fishing spots. While trolling...
Bjorn K. G. recommends Azorfish โ€“ Ratinho 28'
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Stacy G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

GREAT DAY OF FISHING

VERIFIED   4 Hour Tripโ€“Coast Bottom Fishing PM on September 11, 2024
I am so happy we found this crew! I was so stressed in researching what company to use and hoped we made the right call. Iโ€™ve...
Stacy G. recommends Azorfish โ€“ Ratinho 28'
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Nathan G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great experience

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Big Game Fishing (AM) on August 21, 2025
Adriano and Paolo were fantastic! We had a great day out on the water. Unfortunately, we didnโ€™t catch anything but both Adriano...
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