TERRIFIC TENERIFE

I have always had a fascination for big fish, having caught marlin to 500lb and tuna to 700lb, nothing peaks my fishing passion as much as a hard fighting tuna.

Having enjoyed a couple of UK trips this year targeting bluefin tuna, tagging and releasing, I was keen to try and get some more arm-aching action on stand up before the year came to an end. The Irish trips to catch bluefin were excellent and yielded a couple of nice tuna; however, it is a different type of fishing being chair-based fights, plus at times you are battling the wild Atlantic conditions almost as much as the fish! I was craving some warm sun on my back and a mental escape from all the trials and tribulations of 2020.

My trip to Tenerife was hastily thrown together following the latest Government travel corridor announcements, allowing the Canary Island to be travelled to without having to isolate on return to the UK.

I had been following various skippers on the Island of Tenerife over the past 12 months, monitoring success as well as trip reviews and I plumped for the