First hook up of the 2025 season for Flipper II lovely blue marlin hit left long and the reel screamed away. We quickly cleared all the lines and with our angler in the chair we started the fight. 5 minutes into the fight the fish turned and shook the hook. Shame this was only a three hour trip and with more time we may well have hooked up again. We saw plenty of life out there today. The season is starting!!

Two half day big game fishing trips today. This morning a lovely wahoo was landed by our french customers and this afternoon deapite trying the wahoo did not hite but we did see the first mahi mahi which is a great sign as thats marlin food. The water temperature is upto 20 degrees and rhe latest news is the first blue marlin was landed off of Funchal today.

So today we had a soace this afternoon so decided to go and have a go ourselves. We had only been out 40mins when we got a bite. Played it stand up and soon we had another wahoo onboard. Out again tomorrow with customers so fingers crossed for more fun