Madeira Sport-Fishing Species

• Blue Marlin

  Peak: Jun-Jul

  Full season: May-Oct

  Technique: Trolling with large lures

  Regulation: Catch-and-release only (mandatory)

  Icon species; Madeira won Blue Marlin World Cup 1995/96/97.

• White Marlin

  Peak: Jul-Nov

  Full season: Apr-Sep

  Technique: Trolling bait/live bait

• Bigeye Tuna

  Peak: Mar-Jun

  Full season: Jan-Sep

  Technique: Trolling

  Spring specialty; strong fighters.

• Bluefin Tuna

  Peak: Oct-Nov

  Full season: Oct-Nov + Jan-May

  Technique: Trolling/drift

  Premium price point; short windows.

• Yellowfin Tuna

  Peak: Oct-Dec

  Technique: Trolling

  Strongest pound-for-pound fighter.

• Wahoo

  Peak: Sep-Dec

  Full season: Jun-Jan

  Technique: Trolling

• Mahi-Mahi (Dorado)

  Peak: Jun-Sep

  Technique: Light tackle trolling, chumming, spinning

• Albacore Tuna

  Peak: Jan-Feb + Dec

  Technique: Trolling

  Quiet-month standby.

See the species calendar for the month-by-month heatmap.