ISLAND OF THE DOGS

The islands of the eastern North Atlantic Ocean have long been associated with some of the world’s best marlin fishing. The waters off the Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde and the Canary Islands have all produced spectacular catches of blue or white marlin at one time or another, and diehard billfish anglers have traveled here for decades to get in on the action.

But of these fascinating destinations, the Canaries arguably get the least attention. Madeira and the Azores have well-established, well-documented fisheries that come and go in terms of productivity, as most fisheries do. But while the Azores off en provide some of the best white marlin action found anywhere, Madeira and the Canaries can off er reliable