Deep sea fishing in Azores

Azores it's a great place where deep sea fishing experience is fantastic and very addictive. Now it's possible to enjoy sport fishing in Azores, particulary in São Miguel island by contacting Azorsea Adventures team that is situated at Vila Franca do Campo.  Once the Azores have volcanic origin, in just few miles from the coast we have numerous submarine banks that rises from the very deep seafloor (> 1000 meters) surrounding the islands. Therefore, excellent fishing areas can be reached within 20 minutes from the harbor maximizing the fishing time and the possibility of catching fish.

When you go bottom fishing the boat is anchored in different places where the water is 100 ft to 450 ft deep and the sea bed is rocky or mixed. You will be using a specially designed rod and reel with the bait prepared in advance. This type of fishing targets the demersal fish species, fish that prefer to live along the sea bed. You'll be hoping to catch Blacktail Comber, Common Seabream, Guelly jack, Forkbeard, Offshore Rockfish, Axillary Seabream, White Seabream, Chub Mackerel, Dusky Grouper and Largescaled Scorpionfish. 

It's also possible to do jigging, although this can be included in bottom fishing, this type of fishing does not need us to anchor the boat. It is done again where the sea is 100ft to 300ft deep and the bed is rocky or mixed. Jigging uses an artificial bait weighing between 50 g and 300 g, depending on the weather conditions and how deep we want to fish. The advantage of jigging is that it is possible to catch both pelagic and demersal species, meaning all the fish that you find from the sea bed right to the surface, without needing to change the technique. You'll be targeting Bluefish, Common Seabream, Yellowmouth Barracuda, Atlantic Bonito, Greater Amberjack, Largescaled Scorpionfish, Guelly Jack, Blacktail Comber and Dusky grouper. 

The Azores must be considered one of the best locations in the world to find an abundance of large big game species. It is the only place in the world were there is a good possibility to catching, blue marlin, white marlin, spearfish, bluefin tuna, bigeye tuna, longfin tuna (albacore), yellowfin tuna, mako shark, swordfish, wahoo and dorado. It is not only our pleasure, but also our privilege to invite you to fish with Azorsea Adventures in the waters as rich and as beautiful as those that are surrounding the Azores.