Captain
Pedro Casanova

Member since February 2019 Faro, Portugal
Background
"It is not the great days of fishing or tournament wins that make me love it so much, it’s the small details of each day that remind me of how lucky I am. It can be the most action-filled day of White Marlin or Tuna fishing or the longest, roughest, and most uncomfortable crossing I’ve ever made, either way, it’s my job. And I’m happy to do it. Of course, it’s not all record-breaking days and tournament wins. There are certainly frustrating days but then I realize that I am doing something that I love. When we raise a double or a triple, I forget about looking up and get excited about fishing all over again." Captain Pedro holds numerous tournament awards from All Millionaire Pacific Circuit Tournaments, the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament, and the South Africa WorldChampionship – to name a few. Actually, and due to the corona (covid 19); measures; we are certified by Turismo de Portugal, complying with all health measures...
Techniques
Eat, sleep, and breathe fishing? So do we. Only in it for the ocean view, tan lines and sweet pics? That's cool too. Whatever your reason, we will make your fish wishes come true... The only country in Europe, where you can get ''Granders'', the record of a lifetime, is at your hands...

Hey, I'm Captain Pedro Casanova

Faro, Portugal
Background
"It is not the great days of fishing or tournament wins that make me love it so much, it’s the small details of each day that remind me of how lucky I am. It can be the most action-filled day of White Marlin or Tuna fishing or the longest, roughest, and most uncomfortable crossing I’ve ever made, either way, it’s my job. And I’m happy to do it. Of course, it’s not all record-breaking days and tournament wins. There are certainly frustrating days but then I realize that I am doing something that I love. When we raise a double or a triple, I forget about looking up and get excited about fishing all over again." Captain Pedro holds numerous tournament awards from All Millionaire Pacific Circuit Tournaments, the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament, and the South Africa WorldChampionship – to name a few. Actually, and due to the corona (covid 19); measures; we are certified by Turismo de Portugal, complying with all health measures...
Techniques
Eat, sleep, and breathe fishing? So do we. Only in it for the ocean view, tan lines and sweet pics? That's cool too. Whatever your reason, we will make your fish wishes come true... The only country in Europe, where you can get ''Granders'', the record of a lifetime, is at your hands...

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(56 reviews)
Faro
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Trips from US $1,153

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 56 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (28)
Caught a great tuna!!
Great experience
Great experience
+25
Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
89%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
48%
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Nena Taveira Da Silva
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing for the Giants

VERIFIED   Fishing Trip โ€“ Marlin/Tuna on July 8, 2024
My experience with Captain Pedro and Carlos on our fishing charter was fantastic from start to finish. The communication leading...
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Colby W.
Very good
3.3 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Decent Day on the Water, but Underwhelming Charter Experience

VERIFIED   Fishing Trip โ€“ Marlin/Tuna on June 24, 2025
I booked a tuna fishing charter on the Katjoa Extreme through FishingBooker. While it was an enjoyable day on the water, the...
Colby W. does not recommend Katjoa Extreme Fishing
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Jimmy S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

I would fish with them again

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Marlin / Bluefin on September 23, 2024
Captain Pedro tried his best to put me on marlin but the fish were not eating that day. I did catch some mahi and Skip jacks...
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Adam M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing trip in June

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing on June 11, 2023
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Tessa S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great memories made!

VERIFIED   Fishing Trip โ€“ Marlin/Tuna on August 10, 2024
Captain Pedro and his mate Carlos went above and beyond! We enjoyed great conversation, everything was well planned and pleasant....
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