Charter Operator
Gavito Fishing
Member since May 2016
Calheta, Portugal
- Background
- Gavito Fishing was founded by Graham Venters in 2012. Graham has been fishing all over the world the last 50 years. During lats 8 years, Gavito Fishing charter has developed to one of the most successful and appreciated charter boats in Madeira with hundreds of happy clients. In 2019, Anders Ekstrand took over the company from Graham as he was retiring from active fishing charter business. Anders has been fishing with Graham for the last 4 years and has over 40 years of fishing experience from fly fishing in the north of Sweden to Big Game fishing in Florida and Mexico. Anders is now investing heavily in the boat and in fishing equipment on order provide the best Big Game charter boat on the island. Graham remains in the company as a senior adviser making sure that his fantastic fishing experience still is a part of the company.
- Techniques
- My favorite style of fishing is without doubt Trolling. There is nothing to compare with the sudden ripping of line from your reel as a good fish takes your lure. Watching a Marlin approach the spread and lighting up is something to be experienced and is very, very special. For stubbornness and dogged scrapping you would have to go a long way to beat a sizeable Tuna as he immediately descents into the depths upon striking.
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- Background
- Gavito Fishing was founded by Graham Venters in 2012. Graham has been fishing all over the world the last 50 years. During lats 8 years, Gavito Fishing charter has developed to one of the most successful and appreciated charter boats in Madeira with hundreds of happy clients. In 2019, Anders Ekstrand took over the company from Graham as he was retiring from active fishing charter business. Anders has been fishing with Graham for the last 4 years and has over 40 years of fishing experience from fly fishing in the north of Sweden to Big Game fishing in Florida and Mexico. Anders is now investing heavily in the boat and in fishing equipment on order provide the best Big Game charter boat on the island. Graham remains in the company as a senior adviser making sure that his fantastic fishing experience still is a part of the company.
- Techniques
- My favorite style of fishing is without doubt Trolling. There is nothing to compare with the sudden ripping of line from your reel as a good fish takes your lure. Watching a Marlin approach the spread and lighting up is something to be experienced and is very, very special. For stubbornness and dogged scrapping you would have to go a long way to beat a sizeable Tuna as he immediately descents into the depths upon striking.
My Charter Listings
Fishing Reports
Mixed day fishing - 100% success!
Marco from germany booked a full day Mixed Fishing. We started the trip doing bottom fishing wich resulted in some nice Pargo’s and Triggers. In the afternoon with rigged our new brand new Rupp Marine outriggers for Wahoo and… Read Full Report →
Girl power!
Luke and his family booked a 4 hour Bottom Fishing trip with us. As it turned out, Emelie had a great talant for fishing and was the clear winner of this trip! We all had a great day fishing… Read Full Report →
First fishing trip after lockdown!
Finally, we can go out fishing again!! After 10 weeks in lock down using the time for maintenance and upgrades on the Gavito, yesterday we did our first fishing trip. We left the marina at 1500 hours and put… Read Full Report →
Honeymoon and Amberjack
Essi and her husband had booked a half day Sport Fishing on the Gavito. As it turns out they were spending their honeymoon in Madeira and what could be better than to spend some time with the Gavito crew… Read Full Report →
A HAT TRICK OF AMBERJACKS
Jon had booked a 1/2 day bottom fishing on "Gavito" but as the weather was a little inclement at the start we decided to troll towards Funchal, then bottom fish and afterwards troll back to the marina. On the… Read Full Report →
~BETTER THAN NOTHING!!!!!
Eric, from Canada, booked a 1/2 day Big Game Fishing for the 15th September and we duly left the marina at Calheta at 1000 hrs. We proceeded towards Funchal at 7 1/2 knots with a full spread of 5… Read Full Report →
David draws an Amberjack.
David and his son Matt chose a 1/2 day bottom fishing trip with Gavito. We left the marina a 1130 hrs. to catch the incoming tide. We motored to the West end of the Island and started to fish… Read Full Report →
Great day Mixed Fishing on Gavito.
Neil and his son were celebrating Matt's 21st Birthday which was on the 11th. On the day he caught a 650 lbs Blue Marlin on Our Mary out of Funchal (Well done Josie) and on the 12th they joined… Read Full Report →
Best Bull ever for Mike!!!
Mike is a long standing and regular client aboard "Gavito" and yesterday we left the marina at 10.00 a.m. for an 8 hour Big Game Fishing trip. At about 12.00 we saw a Blue Marlin approach the spread and… Read Full Report →
5 Days & 5 Hook ups to Marlin.
Yesterday saw "Gavito" sailing towards Funchal and at about 1120 we hooked up to a Blue Marlin of about 4/500 lbs. Unfortunately for us it decided to take the shotgun lure which had been rigged for the odd Mahi… Read Full Report →
"GAVITO" GRABS A GRANDER
“Gavito” grabs a Grander. Yesterday the 22nd July “Gavito” set out from Calheta Marina for a full days Big Game Fishing with 3 clients. We headed East towards Funchal with a full spread of 5 lures behind. We ran… Read Full Report →
When nobody else would!!!!!
Yesterday we received a request from a couple who were in Calheta Marina trying to get a trip with 4 hours trolling and 4 hours bottom fishing, but no skipper was willing to entertain them. They then made contact… Read Full Report →
Mixed fishing at it's best.
Paul and 3 friends joined Gavito last Wednesday and again on Friday for 2 full days of Mixed Fishing. Firstly you should also check out the report for the 800 lbs Marlin which they caught on Wednesday. They did… Read Full Report →
“Gavito” starts the season with a bang!!
Our 4 English clients booked a day Big Game Fishing via Fishingbooker.com and the day before decided to change to a full day of mixed fishing. So we left the marina at Calheta, Madeira at 1000 hrs and trolled… Read Full Report →
Bottom fishing at it's best!!!!
We went out at about 12.30 and headed for the West end of the Island. The sea was very calm and very little wind. As we approached the point the sea picked up and we encountered 2/3/meter swells but… Read Full Report →
Surprise for the kids comes good!!!
We had a party of 4, mother, daughter, son and father with us yesterday the 2nd January 2019 and we left Calheta Marina at 0800 hrs for a ful day of mixed fishing. We travelled down to the West… Read Full Report →
4 hours of fun and fish!!!
On the 22nd December we left Calheta Marina at 0915 hrs and travelled to the West end of the Island. We were lucky enough to be able to get round the corner at Ponte do Pargo to grounds which… Read Full Report →
A great 1/2 day trip bottom fishing
We left Calheta Marina at 0945 and headed West. The weather was fine and the sea was reasonably calm with a wide 3 meter swell. We reached Ponto Do Pargo and decided to look round the point to see… Read Full Report →
Novice anglers enjoy a great 1/2 day on
Mike and his wife Corolla booked Gavito for their first ever Big Game Fishing trip. We left Calheta at 10.00 a.m. and trolled a spread of 5 lines with a 6" Wiliamson rainbow lure on the shotgun which we… Read Full Report →
One of 3 good Barred Hogfish
Ron, his wife and 2 children booked a 1/2 day bottom fishing trip on Gavito and we set off from Calheta Marina at 1330 hrs and proceeded to the West end of the Island. Having turned the corner, the… Read Full Report →
Great trigger fish
FISHING REPORT FOR 26/07/2018 FULL DAY MIXED FISHING Anders from Sweden booked for 4 hours bottom fishing and 4 hours trolling. We left Calheta Marina at 10.00 a.m. and motored to the West end of the Island and anchored… Read Full Report →
Baby Blue !!
FISHING REPORT 21/07/2018 Simon booked a full day Big Game Fishing on Gavito and we left Calheta Marina at 10.00 a.m. and headed for Ponte do Pargo via Jardim do Mar and Paul do Mar. We stayed around 3… Read Full Report →
Full day Mixed Fishing.
We left Calheta at 10.00 a.m. and immediately headed for the West end of the Island and then turned North to an area that is seldom fished or accessible due to the normal sea state being confused and very… Read Full Report →
Great day bottom fishing
FISHING REPORT – 08-07-2018 Yesterday we travelled to the West end of the Island and managed to get round the corner between Ponto do Pargo and Porto Moniz (an area that is accessible for only about 15/20 days per… Read Full Report →
A perfect end to the day
Yesterday we went our trolling 5 lines with the view to targeting White Marlin, which is on Mikes bucket list. We ran Moldcraft, Williamsons and copy Islanders. After 7 hours of nothing but seeing good Tuna marks we noted… Read Full Report →
Full day Mixed Fishing, June 2nd 2018
Alan chose to take a full day Mixed Fishing (part trolling for Marlin and part bottom fishing for dinner. We left Calheta Marina at 10.00 a.m. and trolled until 2.00 p.m. without success ourselves. However another boat about 200… Read Full Report →
Another great day jigging
Exploring Jigging in Madeira Terry Smith of Jigabite.co.uk had a second day exploring the possibilities for jigging in Madeira. We fished for 4 hours on the flood tide and Terry had 4 hits, landing one of them. A medium… Read Full Report →
JIGGING TRIAL BY JIGABITE.CO.UK - TERRY
First time jigging in Madeira ANGLER – Terry Smith CAPTAIN – GRAHAM VENTERS WITH ORLANDO AS 2ND CAPTAIN. Yesterday the 30th May we had the great pleasure of having Terry Smith from Jigabite.co.uk, one of the highest regarded jigging… Read Full Report →
Barred Hogfish Day
Mike wanted to go our and try various techniques for drift fishing and fishing on the anchor. We took 15 kgs of mackerel for chum and fed this out over the 4 hour period. Using a light 215/30 lbs… Read Full Report →
1/2 day Big Game Fishing
On the 29th May we had a 4 hour trip with a single client for Big Game Fishing. We headed out at 1000 hrs and headed for Funchal to avoid really choppy seas off the point at Ponta do… Read Full Report →
Wahooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our first trip out for 2018 on a beautiful sunny day and we landed a nice Wahoo 36kg. Read Full Report →
Nice long billed spear fish
Caught and released a nice long billed spear fish 25lbs on Tuesday 29th August. Read Full Report →
What a whopper!!
We had the pleasure of having Magnus from Norway on the boat for his first ever Big Game Fishing experience. He booked a 4 hour trip, which by Big Game Fishing standards is extremely short. However after just 1… Read Full Report →
A good week.
The trips were over 4 days and we trolled a spread of five lures from the boat with the main colours being blue/white. The Marlin weighed an estimated 500 lbs and took just over 45 minutes in the chair… Read Full Report →
8yr olds biggest fish yet!!
FISHING REPORT 13/04/2017 We took a father and his 2 sons aged 8 & 12 year for 4 hours of Bottom Fishing. Due to the ages of the children we decided to fish quite shallow and so went to… Read Full Report →
A good way to end the day!!
A nice 4 hours bottom fishing topped off with coming back to the house to enjoy the days catch with a beer and a glass of wine in the beautiful sunshine. Fish caught were Trigger fish, red snapper and… Read Full Report →
Bottom fishing
We had 4 guys from Finland for a 4 hour session bottom fishing and the results were reasonable with a number of Red Snapper, Brown Grouper and Cardinal Wrasse being landed. The results could have been better but the… Read Full Report →
2 nice beauties!!
We tried deep water Jigging using Alutecnos Blue Jigging rods and Daiwa Saltist Nero Reels 6500 (supplied by Rokmax) with 50 lbs braid line and 300/400 gm jigs, each with double assist hooks, (supplied by Rokmax). The first fish… Read Full Report →
What a week!!
Well this week turned out to be a good one for Skipper Graham Venters on Gavito. Monday saw our best fish for over a month with a 700 lbs Blue Marlin being brought to the boat and successfully released… Read Full Report →
Big Eye Tuna
Another 1st for a client on "Gavito" - after trying for a Big Eye Tuna for at least 8 years we are delighted that our client caught his first Big Eye Tuna with us today. It weighed in at… Read Full Report →
Spearfish
Today we caught a beautiful 4 kg spear fish, it was bought on the boat for photos and then released safely. Read Full Report →
700 lb Blue Marlin
The client has been trying to catch a Blue Marlin for the past 4 years without success, we are delighted that we have helped him fulfil his dream by catching this beautiful 700 lb Blue Marlin. Read Full Report →
Blue Marlin
A 300 lb Blue Marlin caught in the morning of 15th July just off Paul do Mar. It was bought along side boat and successfully released. Read Full Report →
TUNA HUNT
Left Calheta at 0900 hrs and set the first lure at 0905 hrs. Fishes towards Funchal and ha a triple hit off Camera de Lobos. We let 2 fish run long and landed the first fish of 65 kgs.… Read Full Report →