Charter operator

Magic Dolphin Atividades Maritimas Lda

Funchal, Portugal ILI Portugalija

50+ reviews

Madeira Marlin - Balancal is run by Magic Dolphin Atividades Maritimas Lda, specializing in excellent game fishing and incredible customer services. Their captains are experienced, passionate, and will do everything to provide their customers with an incredible fishing experience. Born in the Madeira, Captain Fabio Abreu grew up on the sea, surrounded with boats and fishing. He used to worked many years in Magic Dolphin Catamaran, but his heart was always in fishing. When opportunity came, we did not think twice about putting Fabio in charge of Balancal big game fishing. He is one of the top captains in the area, specializing in pelagics.

Charter

Madeira Fun Fishing

Funchal

Instant Confirmation

Trips from

US $179

Rating

4.8

62 reviews

4.8

Boat & Equipment

4.9

Captain & Crew

4.6

Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (48)

What anglers say

93%

Dobro iskustvo

98%

Prijatan kapetan

90%

Preporučite ovaj čarter

76%

Prikladno za decu

98%

Zadovoljni brodom

42%

Uhvate ribe

All reviews (62)

Showing 26 – 30 of 62 reviews

Renee Gonzales
Teksas, Сједињене Државе
Član od 2023
5.0
Verified
Fun family trip!
Winter Big Game Fishing 4h (AM)od decembar 29, 2023 • 6 adults
Nelson and his crew took my family of 6 on a half day trip in December and it was a lot of fun! The boat was equipped with everything we needed to fish along with sandwiches, cookies, beer and waters! We were trying to catch Tuna and Wahoo but we were unsuccessful. Even with no fish caught, the trip was enjoyable. I would highly recommend Balancal and the crew!!
Brian De Greef
Repeat angler
Белгија
Član od 2025
2 putovanja
5.0
Verified
Fishing with Declan Dogac
Winter Big Game Fishing 7hod mart 23, 2025 • 3 adults
Kate Lillard
Repeat angler
Član od 2021
3 putovanja
5.0
Verified
Neverovatан dan!
Ekskluzivni jutarnji ribolov krupne ribeod avgust 7, 2021 • 5 adults • 1 child
Porodica smo od petoro članova - mama, tata i tri dečaka uzrasta 10, 20 i 23 godine. Uvek nam je teško da pronađemo aktivnost koja odgovara celoj porodici tokom odmora. Ribolovni izlet sa Balancalom nas nije razočarao! Proveli smo ceo dan na vodi, tako da je ulov bio prijatan bonus, a ne nužnost. Prva tri sata smo se opuštali i uživali u hrani i pićima koje je pripremila posada - vrhunski kvalitet. U poslednjem satu, naš sin je zajedno sa posadom uspeo da izvuče plavog marlina od 900 funti i 4 metra. Bilo je toliko uzbudljivo... čak i za one koji su samo gledali! Iskreno, bilo je to odlično iskustvo i toplo ga preporučujemo porodicama sa decom različitog uzrasta kao što je naša. Hvala vam na sjajnom danu, momci!!!
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Jussi Koljonen
Repeat angler
Финска
Član od 2021
2 putovanja
5.0
Verified
Jutarnji izlet na pola dana koji je bio apsolutno savršen!
Ekskluzivni jutarnji ribolov krupne ribeod jul 28, 2021 • 2 adults
Odavno sam sanjao o tome da idem na ribolov krupne divljači i konačno sam odlučio da to uradim. Posada je bila veoma ljubazna i od pomoći, dali su mi dobro uvođenje u opremu i šta da radim ako upecamo jednu pre nego što smo počeli da pecamo. Nakon dva sata imali smo veliko srećе da upecamo velikog plavog marlina od oko 385kg! Doveli smo ribu pored čamca nakon nešto više od 30 minuta borbe i uspeli smo da je pustimo u dobrom stanju. Apsolutno savršen dan sa veoma profesionalnom i entuzijastičnom posadom. Definitivno ću to ponoviti jednog dana i preporučio bih ovaj brod svima koji imaju priliku da isprobaju ribolov krupne divljači na Madeiri!
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Nigel Patrick
Član od 2026
3.3
Verified
Never felt we were going to have any interest let alone catch
Ekskluzivni celodnevni lov na veliku ribuod maj 27, 2026 • 2 adults
Response from Charter operator
maj 30, 2026
Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that the experience did not meet your expectations. Big game fishing can unfortunately be unpredictable at times. We do appreciate your positive comments regarding the boat and crew. Best, Balancal Big Game Fishing