La Gomera

La Gomera is one of the smaller of the Canary Islands, situated 20 miles south west of Tenerife. The island has no international airport so has been relatively untouched by tourism thus keeping its local charm and beauty. The island however is easily accessible via various ferry services throughout the day from Los Cristianos on the south coast of Tenerife.

La Gomera is a round and high island, covered in trees higher up and offers some great walking experiences for those who like to get away from it all and enjoy the natural beauty. Its height also gives us fisherman an added bonus…the lee. The Canary Islands are blown by a north easterly wind called the TRADE WIND which blows fairly constant during the summer months and because La Gomera is high, where we fish in the south, it is completely protected and flat calm. Due to the volcanic nature of the island we also are fishing close to shore due to the quick drop off. This means that there are no long runs to the fishing grounds giving us longer time actually fishing!

La Gomera offers good local food and drink, all in the capital where the marina and accommodation is. There are various shops and supermarkets all in within 10 mins walk from the marina. There is absolutely no worry about safety and security. Most Gomerans don’t even lock their front door but leave it ajar on a latch! And cars which are badly parked will often be left with the keys in the ignition so people can move them if need be!

There is a very good hospital and various doctors and dentists etc all near by unlike some other marlin destinations.
The people of la gomera are also very friendly. In general La Gomera is a beautiful island with some spectacular marlin and tuna fishing and at only 4 hours from central Europe, makes it a real must for any keen angler.

There is just one full time chater business in La Gomera, that of Capt. Jason Pipe - take a look at www.teambocinegro.com for more details.