Fishing in Portugal
24 species across 25 spots
Portugal offers fishing across 25 spots with 24 species in marine, brackish, marine, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Renowned for producing some of the largest Atlantic Blue Marlin in the world, Madeira is a top spot during the summer months.
Seamounts and ridges around the Azores Islands are known for their abundant Splendid alfonsino populations.
Known for deep-sea fishing, the Azores are a bucket-list destination for targeting various shark species, including the Shortfin Mako.
24
Species
25
Spots
Species
24
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
marine, brackish
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
marine
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
marine, brackish
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
marine, freshwater, brackish
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
marine
Blackspot seabream
Pagellus bogaraveo
marine
Southern rock bass
Paralabrax callaensis
marine
Fries's goby
Lesueurigobius friesii
marine
Sepedonium hyalospinosum
Sepedonium hyalospinosum
Dogtooth grouper
Epinephelus caninus
marine
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
marine, brackish
Blackbellied angler
Lophius budegassa
marine
Scomber liza
Scomber liza
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
marine, brackish
Shortfin mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
marine
Sargassumfish
Histrio histrio
marine
Bolin's lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
marine
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
marine
Black lantern fish
Lampanyctus niger
marine
Blue marlin
Makaira nigricans
marine
Atlantic white marlin
Kajikia albida
marine
Shortbill spearfish
Tetrapturus angustirostris
marine
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
marine