We had a wonderful morning with Captain Ricardo and his mate Joao. Ricardo was very attentive to our 8-year old child and made sure our son got plenty of opportunities to get hand on. Ricardo shared his knowledge of the island and the sea, and made sure we had a great time. We did a 3-hr trip which ended up being about 3.5hrs and that was about the right amount of time for us. We did both trolling and bottom fishing, and caught bonito, barracuda, snapper, grouper and triggerfish. Ricardo is sensitive to his environment and released whenever possible. Thank you for a wonderful experience!

This was definitely one of the best fishing trips I have ever experienced.
As,soon,as we arrived we were greeted by Ricardo and Joao with joy and professionalism. The boat was ready and we left immediately spotting a very rare monk seal right at the exit of the Harbour.
As we headed out they explained us alot about the island and its stories from the coastal view, they really know their island well.
As soon as we started fishing we quickly all caught a barrucuda….followed throughout the morning of several other fish using different fishing techniques.
I can’t remember the names of the fishes but Ricardo knew them all. He is such an expert..and he was just as enthusiastic as we were with every catch.
You can’t go wrong with somone as passionate as Ricardo.
I will definitely go on the same trip with Ricardo everyrime I go to Madeira..it was really the highlight of my vacation.

We had an absolutely fantastic fishing trip with Ricardo and his co-captain João. We were lucky with perfect weather, the ocean was as flat as a mirror, but what truly made the day exceptional was the crew. Ricardo and João are incredibly skilled at reading the water, navigating to the right spots, and positioning the boat perfectly for different techniques and target species. You immediately feel you’re in expert hands.

We visited several locations and fished exclusively with lures. Since we usually fish with bait, it took us a little time to adjust to this more active style. But after the very first strike (even though we didn’t manage to hook that barracuda!), we were hooked ourselves. It’s such an engaging, hands-on, and genuinely fun way to fish, exciting from start to finish.

After giving our shoulders quite the workout, we had a short break while trolling with two lures on the way to the next spot. That’s when we successfully hooked and reeled in a large barracuda, an unforgettable fight and an amazing reward. We later added two beautiful red snappers and a grouper through light jigging. Altogether, we caught the freshest fish imaginable, enough to prepare delicious lunches and dinners for the rest of the week of our holiday in Madeira (we even made great use of the public BBQ facilities, see photos!).

Ricardo and João were warm, patient, and generous with their knowledge, answering all our questions along the way. Their experience and professionalism truly stand out, but they also make the whole experience relaxed and fun.

We couldn’t have asked for a better day on the water. Highly, highly recommend!

We had a great trip with Ricardo! Both Ricardo and Manuel were very friendly and competent, and they were very keen that we would have a good experience. We even stayed out longer than planned on the sea, and fished very actively to find good spots. We could tell these were experienced fishermen who really love what they do!

Even though the conditions were not the best Ricardo found us good spots and made sure we had good catch. We caught both barracuda, dusky grouper and comber, all new species to us. We can definitely recommend going out with Ricardo!

We caught a lot of really good sized blacktail combers for a bbq afterwards… Ricardo and Manuel were really professional, showed us the ropes as we were beginners and were also very generous with their time. As we said we wanted to cook they were so kind to clean and scale the fish for us too!