27-09-2004, 09:13 AM
[quote name='glen' date='Nov 16 2003, 08:56 PM']Hi everyone,
I recently received an email as follows:
ello iôm from Portugal and my hobby is squid fishing, the best fishing for squid in portual is near Cascais.....
I was hoping that someone could give me a bit more information about Cascais and whether fishing would be land based or boat based.
Thanks very much,
Glen
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Hi there,
I really love this forum, so i'm sending some aditional info (and sorry for the late answer, this was asked long ago but i just saw it):
The best place near Cascais (40 Km W of Lisbon, the capital) is Boca do Inferno -literally, ëHell's Mouthû.
The water is 5-7 meters deep depending on tide, and the terrain is of rugged rocky cliffs. In Boca do Inferno there's a small cave in the cliffs that breaks the sea current's strenght. In the sea bed there are plants (where the squid lay the eggs) and a small sand layer over rocky ground. Such conditions make it possible to fish from land.
95% of anglers use these techniques and expect these results:
1- two to five Yo-Zuri jigs spaced a foot apart, and the bottom jig is 0.5m from the sea bed.
2- a two to three ounce sinker keeps the reel line under tension and the rod is kept horizontal. If the rod tip bends (usually it's a very subtle attack), raise the rod tip quickly and pull line into the reel. About 2/3 of the chances you get, you score. If a 3 ounce sinker can't keep your set up on the sea bed, the current is too strong to be trying for squid! Reel line is
3- at night (most productive), a butane lamp is suspended over the water. This really helps improve squid captures.
4- fishing is done all year around, but best at Autumn-Winter, with high tide, small tide amplitude, and at night. If it rains in the preceding days, i think the catch increases. Under these conditions it's fair to expect 6-8 squid for a 5 hour session.
The crowd there is rowdy, litters and pisses all over the place (territorial pissings!?).
Whoa, this forum shows how squid jigging is truly an international affair.
My vacation is coming soon and i'm planning a trip to the area, to go squiding (last time i went for squid was 3 years ago), and to check out a newly built jetty in Cascais itself.
When i go there i hope to give a squid fishing report, portuguese style.
jafernandes2004@yahoo.co.uk
I recently received an email as follows:
ello iôm from Portugal and my hobby is squid fishing, the best fishing for squid in portual is near Cascais.....
I was hoping that someone could give me a bit more information about Cascais and whether fishing would be land based or boat based.
Thanks very much,
Glen
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Hi there,
I really love this forum, so i'm sending some aditional info (and sorry for the late answer, this was asked long ago but i just saw it):
The best place near Cascais (40 Km W of Lisbon, the capital) is Boca do Inferno -literally, ëHell's Mouthû.
The water is 5-7 meters deep depending on tide, and the terrain is of rugged rocky cliffs. In Boca do Inferno there's a small cave in the cliffs that breaks the sea current's strenght. In the sea bed there are plants (where the squid lay the eggs) and a small sand layer over rocky ground. Such conditions make it possible to fish from land.
95% of anglers use these techniques and expect these results:
1- two to five Yo-Zuri jigs spaced a foot apart, and the bottom jig is 0.5m from the sea bed.
2- a two to three ounce sinker keeps the reel line under tension and the rod is kept horizontal. If the rod tip bends (usually it's a very subtle attack), raise the rod tip quickly and pull line into the reel. About 2/3 of the chances you get, you score. If a 3 ounce sinker can't keep your set up on the sea bed, the current is too strong to be trying for squid! Reel line is
3- at night (most productive), a butane lamp is suspended over the water. This really helps improve squid captures.
4- fishing is done all year around, but best at Autumn-Winter, with high tide, small tide amplitude, and at night. If it rains in the preceding days, i think the catch increases. Under these conditions it's fair to expect 6-8 squid for a 5 hour session.
The crowd there is rowdy, litters and pisses all over the place (territorial pissings!?).
Whoa, this forum shows how squid jigging is truly an international affair.
My vacation is coming soon and i'm planning a trip to the area, to go squiding (last time i went for squid was 3 years ago), and to check out a newly built jetty in Cascais itself.
When i go there i hope to give a squid fishing report, portuguese style.
jafernandes2004@yahoo.co.uk