Had a great time, waters got a bit rough on the way back from the islands where we went bottom-fishing.  Waters were unbelievably rich with fish, most times I dropped the line and came up with 2 snappers, one on each hook.  We had lines out for big fish to and from, but no luck.

We took some fish back to the hotel so we could cook dinner.  I scaled and gutted the snapper, criss-crossed the flesh and Sarah pan-fried with salt pepper garlic and butter.  It was awesome!  A bit harder to cut the skin of the trigger fish with the dull hotel knife but easy to fillet once i got through.

Great time on the water, hope to go out again next time we come to Madeira.

:( Not a single bite. When I read other reviews there is very small probability to catch something. On the other hand the boat and crew were well organized. For me it was very boring despite we saw dolphins and whales. Even carp fishing is more exciting. If somebody will offered to me to do it again for free, I would say no. For those who are considering a fishing trip I would rather recommend bottom fishing.

After 3 hours of fishing we had a bite. I caught a skipjack(= bonito) with about 3 kg. Minutes later we had 2 bites at the same time. So i had a lot of work to do. It was a good day. The captain let me take one fish home to our appartment. My wife prepared the fish, it is a kind of tuna, and we had a great meal. Thanks to the crew. They were very helpful and friendly.

We very much enjoyed our trip, thanks to the Captain’s team who was super laid-back and friendly!
We didn’t catch any fish as it wasn’t really Big Game season (mid Feb). But we saw plenty of dolphins and loved cruising around the magical coast of Madeira.