We went out for the incoming tide with Heiko and Santana- they were both very helpful and friendly and for sure know their business, experienced fishermen and “seamen”.
We didn’t catch excessively much but definitely decently (5 fish overall, including a nice big snapper). We had a ton of fun and fishing just is that way, not every day can be golden. Anyways, it was plenty to share and to have a rich and tasty lunch (thanks to Santana, muito obrigado!). But again, it was a ton of fun and we heard a few facts about the coast, the island, the people, etc.
Big thumbs up on the tour, I can only recommend it and would do it again any day.
Thanks guys and take care!

Tight lines,

Christian & Aliana

It was not a perfect day for fishing but we were lucky and spent a lovely trip thanks to this awesome crew!
See you next year :)

Had a fantastic week on board the Gavito with Graham and Orlando. They were on time and had the boat ready and waiting for us every morning, had a quick coffee in the harbour and off we went. Done 7 days all in all, a mix of bottom fishing and trawling. We were lucky enough to get around “the point” one day and had a fantastic day pulling over 30 fish out, keeping over 20 as big enough to eat and releasing some to let grow. We lost many leads and rigs on the rocky bottom but Orlando had some pre-made and was making them as we were losing them. Always helping take the fish off and giving us tips. Graham will always tell you the best time to fish on the bottom and even accommodated an early start on two occasions to fit in with the tide. They are both very trustworthy and have a great knowledge of the best areas to fish. We trawled many miles and had Marks on the sonar, tried tempting the fish up but they just didn’t seem interested. They wanted us to catch a tuna/marlin just as much as we did and really put the effort in trying different places, finding feeding signs and changing lures to see if we could tempt one up but they just didn’t want to know. Very frustrating but that’s fishing. No other boats caught whilst we were there and I guess it was just one of those quiet times unfortunately. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Gavito and graham to any friends and family as we all still had an amazing time and will be back to catch one of the big ones!!! Thank you

Couldn’t ask for a better fishing experience, the crew were phenomenal and the fishing exceeded my expectations, lots of veriety along with a few big “fighters”. Captain Graham is not only very knowledgeable but also very personable which made the experience much more pleasurable for us adults but specially for my 9 year old.
For anyone looking for a Madeira fishing experience I would highly recommend doing it on the Gavito. I’m sure you won’t regret it

Recently I have been on two fishing trips with Graham. He is knowledgeable and competent. He knows when to fish, where to fish and how to fish. The result: really nice fishes such as Red Snapper and big Trigger Fish. We froze the fish and took it home to Holland to eat. Really recommended.