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Have a look at our fishing reports from Calheta, Madeira.

Great Family trip!

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 15th April 202115th April 2021
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

Lena and her family booked a 4 hour Bottom Fishing Trip as a birthday surprice for her boys. Besides having a lot of fun during the trip we also got blessed with 12 Trigger Fish as well as a very nice Red Snapper of 10lb. The trip was a success in all aspects!

Bottom fishing, Red snapper, Trigger fish
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Wahoo!

Mixed day fishing – 100% success!

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 11th December 202011th December 2020
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

Marco from germany booked a Full Day Mixed Fishing in October this year. We started the trip doing bottom fishing wich resulted in some nice Pargo’s and Triggers. In the afternoon with rigged our new brand new Rupp Marine outriggers for Wahoo and Bigeye tuna and after a couple of hours we had a hit […]

Big Game Fishing, Rupp Marine, Wahoo
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Big Eye Tuna!

Big Eye Tuna
  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 27th October 202027th October 2020
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

We left the marina at 1500hrs for a few hours of fishing before sundown. We set the spread targeting Wahoo but after a couple of hours Capt. Anders decided to switch the spread for tuna. We set the spread with all Iland lures, Black Holes and Sea Stars. After 20 minutes of trolling on 1800 […]

Big Eye Tuna, Big Game Fishing
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Sea bream

Girl power!

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 11th October 202011th October 2020
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

Luke and his family booked a 4 hour Bottom Fishing trip with us. As it turned out, Emelie had a great talent for fishing and was the clear winner of this trip!We all had a great day fishing along the south coast of Maderia Island.

Bottom fishing
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Barracuda in action

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 10th September 202010th September 2020
  • Fishing Reports, Sport Fishing

Getting the fish into the boat!

Barracuda
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Triggers for the kids!

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 10th September 202010th September 2020
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

We had a great day Bottom fishing with this nice family. Good results and good fun!

Trigger fish
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Barracuda!

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 10th September 202010th September 2020
  • Fishing Reports, Sport Fishing

Trolling close to the coastline this day resulted in a nice Barracuda!

Barracuda
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Nice Mahi Mahi for Michael

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 15th November 201915th November 2019
  • Fishing Reports, Sport Fishing

We left Calheta Marina at 0800hrs with Michael and his girlfriend on board. The targeted species for this trip was Amberjack so we started trolling close to the shore on 5-20 meters depth. The water was nice and clear and the tide was coming in so our chances looked very promising. After 30 minutes of […]

Mahi Mahi, Sport Fishing
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Honeymoon and Amberjack

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 6th November 20196th November 2019
  • Fishing Reports

Essi and her husband had booked a half day Sport Fishing on the Gavito. As it turns out they were spending their honeymoon in Madeira and what could be better than to spend some time with the Gavito crew fishing! We left Calheta Marina at 1500hrs. It was a bit windy and some swell coming […]

Amberjack, Red snapper, Trigger fish
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David draws an Amberjack

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 28th August 201928th August 2019
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports, Sport Fishing

David and his son Matt chose a 1/2 day bottom fishing trip with Gavito. We left the marina a 1130 hrs. to catch the incoming tide. We motored to the West end of the Island and started to fish some of our favourite spots but the fish were a bit scarce and not very big. […]

Amberjack, Bottom fishing
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Great day Mixed Fishing on Gavito

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 28th August 201928th August 2019
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports, Sport Fishing

Neil and his son were celebrating Matt’s 21st Birthday which was on the 11th. On the day he caught a 650 lbs Blue Marlin on Our Mary out of Funchal (Well done Josie) and on the 12th they joined Gavito for a full day of mixed fishing. We started out bottom fishing and caught plenty […]

Amberjack, Red snapper, Trigger fish
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Best Bull ever for Mike!!!

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 31st July 201931st July 2019
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

Mike is a long standing and regular client aboard “Gavito” and yesterday we left the marina at 10.00 a.m. for an 8 hour Big Game Fishing trip. At about 12.00 we saw a Blue Marlin approach the spread and started to knock the Port side Outrigger lure. This lasted for about 10 – 15 seconds […]

Big Game Fishing, Mahi Mahi
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“Gavito” grabs a Grander!

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 23rd July 201923rd July 2019
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

Yesterday the 22nd July “Gavito” set out from Calheta Marina for a full days Big Game Fishing with 3 clients. We headed East towards Funchal with a full spread of 5 lures behind. We ran a 9” Moldcraft purple and black on the shotgun,  Moldcaft Wide Range lures in purple and silver, blue and white […]

Big Game Fishing, Blue Marlin
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“Gavito” starts the season with a bang!!!!

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 4th July 20194th July 2019
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

Our 4 English clients booked a day Big Game Fishing via Fishingbooker.com and the day before decided to change to a full day of mixed fishing. So we left the marina at Calheta, Madeira at 1000 hrs and trolled for a couple of hours towards Ponta do Pargo on the West end of the Island. […]

Blue Marlin
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Surprise for the kids comes good

  • Hans Ekstrand
  • 2nd January 201914th March 2022
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

We had a party of 4, mother, daughter, son and father with us yesterday the 2nd January 2019 and we left Calheta Marina at 0800 hrs for a ful day of mixed fishing. We travelled down to the West End of the Island and could not believe our eyes when we saw that there was […]

Barred Hogfish, Grouper, Sea bream, Trigger fish
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Mixed Fishing

4 hours of fun and fish!!!

  • Hans Ekstrand
  • 22nd December 201814th March 2022
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

On the 22nd December we left Calheta Marina at 0915 hrs and travelled to the West end of the Island. We were lucky enough to be able to get round the corner at Ponte do Pargo to grounds which are rarely fished due to shitty seas. We drifted over the grounds and started catching immediately […]

Barred Hogfish, Bottom fishing, Red snapper, Trigger fish
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A great 1/2 day trip bottom fishing

  • Hans Ekstrand
  • 23rd November 201814th March 2022
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

We left Calheta Marina at 0945 and headed West. The weather was fine and the sea was reasonably calm with a wide 3 meter swell. We reached Ponto Do Pargo and decided to look round the point to see if it was feasible to go round and fish. The sea at the point is normally […]

Red snapper
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Novice anglers enjoy a great 1/2 day on

  • Hans Ekstrand
  • 7th September 201814th March 2022
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

Mike and his wife Corolla booked Gavito for their first ever Big Game Fishing trip. We left Calheta at 10.00 a.m. and trolled a spread of 5 lines with a 6” Wiliamson rainbow lure on the shotgun which we set at around 90 yards back from the boat. The 2 outriggers were set with Islander […]

Big Eye Tuna
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One of 3 good Barred Hogfish

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 1st August 201829th January 2019
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

Ron, his wife and 2 children booked a 1/2 day bottom fishing trip on Gavito and we set off from Calheta Marina at 1330 hrs and proceeded to the West end of the Island. Having turned the corner, the sea became a little choppy, but not enough to deter us from fishing. I put out […]

Barred Hogfish
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Great trigger fish

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 26th July 201829th January 2019
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

Anders from Sweden booked for 4 hours bottom fishing and 4 hours trolling. We left Calheta Marina at 10.00 a.m. and motored to the West end of the Island and anchored off the Western cliffs. The sea was a little choppy as we had Westerly winds and a strong Northerly current flowing However we commenced […]

Bottom fishing, Trigger fish
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Baby Blue!

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 21st July 201829th January 2019
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

Simon booked a full day Big Game Fishing on Gavito and we left Calheta Marina at 10.00 a.m. and headed for Ponte do Pargo via Jardim do Mar and Paul do Mar. We stayed around 3 miles from the shore in about 2,000 metres of water and ran a spread of 5 lines with a […]

Big Game Fishing, Blue Marlin
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Full day Mixed Fishing

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 14th July 201829th January 2019
  • Big Game Fishing, Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

We left Calheta at 10.00 a.m. and immediately headed for the West end of the Island and then turned North to an area that is seldom fished or accessible due to the normal sea state being confused and very choppy. We settled on the anchor about 1/2 way between Ponta do Pargo and Porto Moniz […]

Grouper, Mixed Fishing, Red snapper, Trigger fish
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Great day bottom fishing

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 8th July 201829th January 2019
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

Yesterday we travelled to the West end of the Island and managed to get round the corner between Ponto do Pargo and Porto Moniz (an area that is accessible for only about 15/20 days per year) and anchored in about 35 metres of water on a very rocky bottom to bait fish. There were 3 […]

Barred Hogfish, Bottom fishing
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A perfect end to the day

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 13th June 20181st March 2020
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

Yesterday we went our trolling 5 lines with the view to targeting White Marlin, which is on Mikes bucket list. We ran Moldcraft, Williamsons and copy Islanders. After 7 hours of nothing but seeing good Tuna marks we noted a bait ball close in to shore with a lot of bird and fish activity, so […]

Big Game Fishing, Bluefish
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Full day Mixed Fishing

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 2nd June 201829th January 2019
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

Alan chose to take a full day Mixed Fishing (part trolling for Marlin and part bottom fishing for dinner. We left Calheta Marina at 10.00 a.m. and trolled until 2.00 p.m. without success ourselves. However another boat about 200 metres away on our port side hooked up around 20 minutes from port and the result […]

Barred Hogfish, Red snapper, Sea bream
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Red SNapper

Another great day jigging

  • Anders Ekstrand
  • 1st June 201814th March 2022
  • Fishing Reports, Sport Fishing

Terry Smith of Jigabite.co.uk had a second day exploring the possibilities for jigging in Madeira. We fished for 4 hours on the flood tide and Terry had 4 hits, landing one of them. A medium sized Red Snapper. We were hoping to hook up on Amberjacks and Grouper, but that was not to be. That’s […]

Jigging, Red snapper
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Barred Hogfish Day

  • Hans Ekstrand
  • 2nd May 201814th March 2022
  • Bottom Fishing, Fishing Reports

Mike wanted to go our and try various techniques for drift fishing and fishing on the anchor. We took 15 kgs of mackerel for chum and fed this out over the 4 hour period. Using a light 215/30 lbs class boat stick Mike added a small piece of shrimp as a tempter and immediately started […]

Barred Hogfish
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1/2 day Big Game Fishing

  • Hans Ekstrand
  • 29th April 201814th March 2022
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

On the 29th May we had a 4 hour trip with a single client for Big Game Fishing. We headed out at 1000 hrs and headed for Funchal to avoid really choppy seas off the point at Ponta do Pargo. After about 1.5 hours trolling at 7,5 knots we had a strike on the shotgun […]

Big Eye Tuna
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Wahooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Hans Ekstrand
  • 4th January 201814th March 2022
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

Our first trip out for 2018 on a beautiful sunny day and we landed a nice Wahoo 36kg.

Wahoo
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Nice long billed spear fish

  • Hans Ekstrand
  • 29th August 201714th March 2022
  • Big Game Fishing, Fishing Reports

We caught and released a nice long billed spear fish 25lbs on Tuesday 29th August.

Longbill spearfish
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