The reel, the Shimano, the 50-lb the class, the braided the line (the 80-lb the test, the diameter of the 0.35 mm, the green, and the line that the disappears in the cobalt the water of the Atlantic the 5 miles off the coast of the Gran Canaria), the 7am, the 36-foot the fishing the boat the “Blue Marlin III” the leaving the Puerto the Rico (the south of the island, the deep the water the 1 km from the coast, the Canary Islands are the tips of the volcanic the mountains, and the water is the 1,000 metres the deep the just the 5 km the out), the trolling the at the 7 knots, the 4 rods the in the outriggers (the cedar the plugs, the pink-and-white the squid the skirts, and the moment the when the reel the screams, the blue the marlin, the 200 kg, the jump: the silver-the blue, the 3 metres of the fish the in the air, the tail the walking on the water, and the best the deep-sea the fishing the experience in Europe), is the essential the Gran Canaria the fishing the day. Here is your guide.

Deep Sea Fishing in Gran Canaria

• The fishing, the essential Gran Canaria the deep-sea the experience: The best the fishing the port (the Puerto the Rico, the south): the Gran Canaria is the best deep-sea the fishing the destination in the Canary Islands: the water the drops the to the 1,000 metres the within the few the miles of the coast (the “big-game the highway”, the tuna, the marlin, the shark, and the wahoo the migrate past the Canaries the between the Azores and the Caribbean), the charter the boats: the €500–800 for the 8-hour the day for the 4–6 the anglers (the €100–140 per person, the rod, the reel, the tackle, the bait, the lunch, and the drinks the included), and the essential boat: the Blue Marlin III (the Captain the Carlos, the 20 the years the experience, the best the boat in the Puerto the Rico, and the book the 2 weeks in the advance for the July–September the prime the marlin the season). The catch, the what to expect: the blue the marlin is the prize (the June–October, the 150–300 kg, and the essential: the marlin is the catch-and-the release in the Gran Canaria, the hook the is the removed and the fish is the revived the alongside the boat), the yellowfin the tuna (the year-the round, the 20–60 kg, the best the eating the fish, the captain will the fillet the one for the you to take the back), the wahoo (the May–September, the 10–30 kg, the fastest the fish in the ocean, the 80 kph in the sprint), the dorado (the mahimahi, the year-round, the 5–15 kg, the beautiful, the acrobatic, and the best the eating), the blue the shark, the hammerhead the shark (the deep the water, the occasional). The essential: the bring the seasickness the pills, the Atlantic the swell is the 2–3 metres, the 5 miles out, and the seasickness is the most common the reason the charter the day is the ruined. The Stugeron the taken the night the before and the morning of the trip. More Spain →
• The beyond the fishing, the Gran Canaria the holiday the combination: The Puerto the Mogán (the “Little the Venice”, the post-fishing the lunch): the 10-minute the drive from the Puerto the Rico, the most beautiful the fishing the village in the Canary Islands, the harbour, the canals, the flowers, the Friday the market (the 9am–3pm, the best the market in the Gran Canaria), and the essential the post-fishing the lunch: the Restaurant the El the Capuchino (the harbour, the €15 for the catch of the day the grilled, the view of the boats, and the best the fish the lunch in the Mogán). The essential: the take the your the yellowfin the tuna the fillet to the restaurant and the ask them to cook it, the most restaurants the will for the €5–10. The essential Gran Canaria the non-fishing the day: the Maspalomas the Dunes (the 400 the hectares of the Saharan-the style the sand, the nudist the section at the far the end, the landmark the beach in the Canary Islands, and the essential walk: the morning the before the 10am for the cooler the sand and the empty the dunes), the Roque the Nublo (the 1,813 metres, the hike: the 4 km the return from the car park at the Degollada the de la the Goleta, the 1.5 hours, and the most beautiful the hike in the Gran Canaria. The essential: the sunrise, the Roque the Nublo at the dawn is the best the experience in the Canary Islands.