Instant bookingBottom fishing 6 hours Free cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom €750
Instant bookingPesca a fondoFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom €350
A white marlin never grows anywhere near the size of a big blue. It hunts squid and small fish in warm offshore water along current edges and is usually caught on light trolling tackle or small baits, where it jumps again and again. The quick way to tell one from a blue is the fins: the first dorsal and first anal fins of a white have rounded tips, and a blue's are pointed. The species is Atlantic only, found from the American coast across to the Azores, Madeira and the Canaries, with the odd stray into the Mediterranean.
Both are in Spain. Bottom fishing 6 hours in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, leaves at 9 am for amberjack and snapper on the reef, using live bait, dead bait or jigs, for up to 10 people. Pesca a fondo in Cádiz is a private morning trip from 9 am for groups of up to 6, pitched at families: bottom fishing with plenty of bites, with trolling, jigging and live bait gear on board as well. On either trip a white marlin would be a surprise. If a marlin is the reason for your trip, the blue marlin page lists the boats that set out for one.
Questions and answers
Short answers to what people ask before they book. Anything else, ask the captain in chat.
Is the Las Palmas trip a marlin trip?
No. It is a morning reef trip from 9 am for amberjack and snapper, fished with live bait, dead bait or jigs, for up to 10 people. White and blue marlin are on its species list, but they are not what the boat goes out for.
How do you tell a white marlin from a blue marlin?
Look at the fins. A white marlin's first dorsal fin and first anal fin have rounded tips, while a blue marlin's are pointed. White marlin are also far smaller and are usually caught on lighter tackle.