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
(140 reviews)
Funchal
 Last booking: 4 hours ago
Trips from US $224

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars from 140 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (93)
Awesome  Fishing
Awesome  Fishing
Awesome  Fishing
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Angler rating
88
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
75%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
85%
Appropriate for children
55%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
55%
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Roger E. K.
Marshalltown, Iowa
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing Madeira

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on May 26, 2016
Boat, Capitan, and crew did a great job. We had rather ruff seas and were not able to bottom fish. Had the fishing been better...
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Egor K.
Funchal, Portugal
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
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August fishing trip

VERIFIED   Night Trip on August 19, 2022
Fishing like this shouldn’t cost that much.  For dinner - a pack of chips))
Egor K. does not recommend Madeira Big Game Fishing - Our Mary
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The captain canceled

VERIFIED   October 2, 2023
The charter operator canceled 3 days prior to the trip date. This is an automated posting.
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Steven F.
Saint Helens, United Kingdom
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Marlin experience

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on June 25, 2016
7 hour trip but no fish. captain tried his best but just wasnt to be.
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France
Very good
3.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

October fishing trip

Full Day Trip on October 28, 2017
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