Captain
Gavin Truelove

Member since February 2022 Costa Adeje, Spain
Background
Fishing was Skipper Gavin's lifetime hobby that progressed to owning a fishing boat, then went professional since owning a 200 break HP outboard on his 22' fishing boat. He takes you after some of the biggest fish in the sea.
Techniques
Depends on the day as each day is different. What the skipper does is ask his clients which method they prefer. He finds it important that his guests become an integral part of their fishing trip.

Hey, I'm Captain Gavin Truelove

Costa Adeje, Spain
Background
Fishing was Skipper Gavin's lifetime hobby that progressed to owning a fishing boat, then went professional since owning a 200 break HP outboard on his 22' fishing boat. He takes you after some of the biggest fish in the sea.
Techniques
Depends on the day as each day is different. What the skipper does is ask his clients which method they prefer. He finds it important that his guests become an integral part of their fishing trip.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.4 / 5
(73 reviews)
Costa Adeje
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Trips from US $110

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.4 / 5
out of 5 stars from 73 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.4 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (63)
December fishing trip
December fishing trip
great captain
+60
Angler rating
45
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8
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2
Anglers claimed
Good experience
71%
Friendly captain
84%
Recommend this charter
79%
Appropriate for children
60%
Satisfied with the boat
81%
Caught fish
71%
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Stefan W.
Good
3.0 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Gavin

VERIFIED   4 Hour PM Fishing Shared Trip on February 18, 2024
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Melanie W.
Poor
1.0 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

AVOID AVOID AVOID

VERIFIED   Private Charter Morning Trip on July 16, 2025
Please donโ€™t ignore the reviews on Trip Advisor.. it is terrible..
Melanie W. does not recommend The Real Fishing Experience in Tenerife
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Janette H.
Jerez De La Frontera, Spain
Good
3.0 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Half day fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip on April 30, 2022
Good selection of fishing rods and clean boat, but the bait was not fresh and the captain spent most of the time below deck...
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Carlos B.
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Gavin

VERIFIED   4 Hour PM Fishing Shared Trip on October 20, 2023
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Ian D.
Mairena Del Aljarafe, Spain
Very good
3.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Slow Day

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on July 9, 2022
Probably not a great time of year for fishing. Caught one fish between 5 people. In 4 hours.ย  Weโ€™ve done a lot of fishing...
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