Captain
José Serrão

Member since October 2014 Funchal, Portugal
Background
Captain José Serrão was born on Madeira Island in April, 1973. At the age of 15 he emigrated to South Africa with his family, living in Cape Town for 12 years and working for commercial fishing in the area. In the year 2000, he returned to Madeira Island and has since been working as a captain for Madeira Big Game Fishing Company aboard the vessel 'Our Mary.'
Techniques
The boat 'Our Mary' comes fully equipped with fighting chair by GameFisher, Riggers, Rod's and Reels (by Shimano) and Lures. Tackle is provided with Shimano Tiagra fishing reels: '130', '80' and '50'. We do Big Game Fishing trawling for the big Blue Marlins, White Marlins, Spearfish or Billfish, Big Eye Tuna, Blue Fin Tuna, Albacore Tuna, Dourados (Mahi-Mahi), Wahoos and Barracuda! We also do some Skate Fishing for Stingrays and Tope with Shimano reels weighing 30 pounds. Light tackle also provided for Bottom Fishing like Red snappers, Groupers, trigger fish, Amberjacks, Blue fish, breamfish, mackerel fish, etc.

Hey, I'm Captain José Serrão

Funchal, Portugal
Background
Captain José Serrão was born on Madeira Island in April, 1973. At the age of 15 he emigrated to South Africa with his family, living in Cape Town for 12 years and working for commercial fishing in the area. In the year 2000, he returned to Madeira Island and has since been working as a captain for Madeira Big Game Fishing Company aboard the vessel 'Our Mary.'
Techniques
The boat 'Our Mary' comes fully equipped with fighting chair by GameFisher, Riggers, Rod's and Reels (by Shimano) and Lures. Tackle is provided with Shimano Tiagra fishing reels: '130', '80' and '50'. We do Big Game Fishing trawling for the big Blue Marlins, White Marlins, Spearfish or Billfish, Big Eye Tuna, Blue Fin Tuna, Albacore Tuna, Dourados (Mahi-Mahi), Wahoos and Barracuda! We also do some Skate Fishing for Stingrays and Tope with Shimano reels weighing 30 pounds. Light tackle also provided for Bottom Fishing like Red snappers, Groupers, trigger fish, Amberjacks, Blue fish, breamfish, mackerel fish, etc.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.5 / 5
(164 reviews)
Funchal
 2 bookings in the past week.
Trips from US $226

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars from 164 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.2 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (111)
Albacore Tuna for my 9 year old!
Albacore Tuna for my 9 year old!
Albacore Tuna for my 9 year old!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
76%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
84%
Appropriate for children
56%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
54%
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Julie R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Albacore Tuna for my 9 year old!

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip - Shared on August 5, 2026
We booked a full-day, seven-hour fishing trip aboard the Our Mary, and what an incredible day it was. The highlight was...
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Marc V. D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Big game vissen met kapitein José

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - Shared on July 20, 2026
Ervaring Ik heb twee dagen op marlijn gevist en het was een avontuur om nooit te **hidden content** spanning van het...
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Sven W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Big Game Experience

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) - Shared on June 26, 2026
Captain José and his crew make for a great experience fishng on the water. Altough we didnt bring the Big One home we had...
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Pablo A.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Good trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip on August 4, 2026
José and his crewmate did a great job trying to put us on a big fish while trolling. We managed to land a mahi-mahi, but after...
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Jari K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day at the sea

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - Shared on February 19, 2026
We had a fantastic day at sea with the captain and crew. Although we didn’t land any deep-sea tuna this time (which is part...
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