Jigging in Sesimbra

Jigging Tours

This very selective modality originated in Japan in the 1990s with the use of artificial metallic baits in sudden vertical movements in order to retrieve samples from the bottom that make fish trigger their predatory senses. Nowadays and thanks to the natural improvement both in equipment as well as in lures, this saltwater practice is composed by different techniques, which can be used according to the specificities of our fishing journey and following the weather conditions in the fishing site, such as the bottom and surface currents strength and according to the depth where we mark the fish.

Sesimbra and Lisbon have geographic idyllic conditions to practice this recreational fishing technique, their mixed and heterogeneous sea bottoms, with big escarpments and subaquatic mountains are primary sites to find the target predatory fishes for this activity, such as the red porgy, corvinas, blue whiting or common snooks.

Main Jigging techniques

Light Jigging – Slow Jigging - Power or Speed Jigging

We therefore propose that you and your group of friends go on a fishing trip to Jigging in Sesimbra or Lisbon, where you can have the opportunity to capture species such as Pargo, Corvinas, Sea Bass or Lily; true gastronomic delights and sports trophies for the most experienced deep sea fishermen.