Fishing in Portugal
20 species across 16 spots
Portugal offers fishing across 16 spots with 20 species in marine, brackish, marine, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Famous for large populations of Bigeye and other tunas.
Seamounts and ridges around the Azores Islands are known for their abundant Splendid alfonsino populations.
The warm currents here create a prime environment for Bigeye tuna.
20
Species
16
Spots
Species
20
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
marine, brackish
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
marine
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
marine, freshwater, brackish
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
marine
Blackspot seabream
Pagellus bogaraveo
marine
Southern rock bass
Paralabrax callaensis
marine
Sepedonium hyalospinosum
Sepedonium hyalospinosum
Frigate tuna
Auxis thazard
marine
Dogtooth grouper
Epinephelus caninus
marine
Blackbellied angler
Lophius budegassa
marine
Scomber liza
Scomber liza
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
marine
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
marine, brackish
Shortfin mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
marine
Sargassumfish
Histrio histrio
marine
Blue marlin
Makaira nigricans
marine
Atlantic white marlin
Kajikia albida
marine
Angelshark
Squatina squatina
marine, brackish
Shortbill spearfish
Tetrapturus angustirostris
marine
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
marine