Guides

Rigging notes, gear breakdowns and where the fish actually are — written by people who fish the Gulf.

A sailfish clearing the surface of the Arabian Sea

Rajiv Ramnath3 Sep 2026

Billfish Every Month of the Year: The Salalah, Muscat and Fujairah Calendar

The season moves along the coast: Oman in winter and spring, Fujairah through summer and autumn. A month-by-month calendar from what operators publish.

A fish going under at the boat side, lure still in, Arabian Gulf

Rajiv Ramnath3 Sep 2026

The 45 kg Question: Why the Gulf’s Biggest Kanad Never Make the Record Books

The IGFA record is 44.91 kg. The species grows to 70 kg. Every 45-kilo story you have heard at a Gulf weigh-in lives between...

A Shimano Stella spinning reel over calm Arabian Gulf water, ready for a live-bait drift

Rajiv Ramnath3 Sep 2026

UAE Kanad Season: Volume From October, Giants From February

Two seasons, not one: numbers from October, giants from February. What changes in the water, and why every heavy fish comes on live bait.