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Local de Pesca

Local de Pesca is a fishing venue on Baía do Fanal, a bay in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo. Tidal flows push salt water up the estuary, with water warming from 16.2 °C in March to 23.8 °C in August. Axillary seabream peak May–Jun, Sep–Oct with bottom fishing.

Angra do HeroísmoAçoresPortugal

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Directions

Fishing Forecast

Today · 20:00

· Night

Good 76

  • Air

  • Wind

  • Rain

  • Clouds 100%

  • Water

  • Moon

  • Fish activity

Today 4/11

Tomorrow 5/11

Friday 6/11

Saturday 7/11

Sunday 8/11

Monday 9/11

Tuesday 10/11

Fishing score

Fish activity

Low High

Weather comfort

1 5

Weather

Moon

Tides (m)

Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

Forecast by Open-Meteo

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Good 76

Fish activity

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Best method

Water temp

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Best lures for Local de Pesca

Bring the following lures to this fishing spot for the best results.

  • Soft worm
    Soft

    01

    Best for 5 species

    Soft worm

    • Axillary seabream
    • Ballan wrasse
    • Grey triggerfish

    A long soft worm for Texas, wacky, and ned-style spinning.

    Learn more about Soft worm
  • Metal jig
    Metal

    02

    Best for 4 species

    Metal jig

    • Red porgy
    • Comber
    • Silver scabbardfish

    A long metal lure for speed-jigging the deep column.

    Learn more about Metal jig
  • Shad
    Soft

    03

    Best for 2 species

    Shad

    • Silver scabbardfish
    • Blacktail comber

    A soft shad body for jig heads and dropshot.

    Learn more about Shad

How to fish Local de Pesca

Place, water, species, best hours, and the months that matter at this fishing spot.

Best hours

  • Dawn

    First light

    Active

  • Morning

    After sunrise

    Active

  • Midday

    High sun

    Active

  • Afternoon

    Late day

    Active

  • Dusk

    Last light

    Active

  • Night

    After dark

    Active

Local de Pesca tide times

  • Waning crescent · 22% Today 4/11 56 Medium tide Low water 03:00 -0.6 m High water 09:15 0.3 m Low water 15:46 -0.7 m High water 21:54 0.3 m
  • Waning crescent · 14% Tomorrow 5/11 65 Medium tide Low water 03:54 -0.6 m High water 10:06 0.4 m Low water 16:34 -0.7 m High water 22:34 0.3 m
  • Waning crescent · 7% Fri 6/11 75 Large tide Low water 04:43 -0.6 m High water 10:49 0.4 m Low water 17:08 -0.7 m High water 23:21 0.4 m
  • Waning crescent · 3% Sat 7/11 83 Large tide Low water 05:25 -0.6 m High water 11:30 0.5 m Low water 17:47 -0.6 m High water 23:54 0.5 m
  • New moon · 1% Sun 8/11 88 Large tide Low water 06:02 -0.6 m High water 12:07 0.5 m Low water 18:21 -0.7 m
  • Waxing crescent · 0% Mon 9/11 91 Spring tide High water 00:30 0.5 m Low water 06:39 -0.7 m High water 12:42 0.4 m Low water 18:49 -0.7 m
  • Waxing crescent · 2% Tue 10/11 91 Spring tide High water 01:00 0.4 m Low water 07:11 -0.7 m High water 13:13 0.3 m Low water 19:21 -0.8 m

Times in local time. Heights from mean sea level; the number is the tide coefficient (20–120).

When to fish

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January
02
February
03
March
04
April
05
May
06
June
07
July
08
August
09
September
10
October
11 Now
November
12
December

Fishing methods

  • Bottom Fishing
  • Float Fishing
  • Drift Fishing
  • Surfcasting
  • Spinning
  • Jigging
Water body

Baía do Fanal

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