Popular Techniques That You Can Enjoy During Dubai Fishing Trips

These fishing techniques will help you not only to catch fish, but other under water creatures such as squids, molluscs, crab, and tortoise. In the deep sea waters of Dubai, these tips will come in handy as the sea is particularly harsh. There are various techniques of catching fish, like hand gathering, trapping, angling, netting and spearfishing. The different footfalls and advantages of each technique makes it suitable for different kinds of sea waters. Thus, unlike popular belief, there is no one best way of catching fish. This is all the more true when it comes to Dubai fishing trips, where each of the seas has a personality of its own . Thus a quick knowhow of these techniques will be handy in the deep waters of Dubai:

1. Hand Fishing: More common in the Dewa water breaks of Dubai, this technique is very handy in catching some crabs or clams. Just feed the fishes some worms by hand, and the calm waters of Deva will do the rest.

2. Spear Fishing: This is the oldest method of catching fish, although not quite common now. Visibility in the water is the key for this method. Some other similar methods include Bow fishing, Gigging, Harpoons & Slinging . Ajman is a good location if you want to try out this method.

3. Netting: A trap"which work while their masters sleep"; this is how netting- one of the most effective fishing methods is described by Oppian ( Greek author in 180 A.D.) Commercial fishing makes use of this method consistently. Different kinds of nets are available in the markets of Dubai. The Chinese fishing nets, Lampuki net, Casts, Drift nets, Gill nets and Hand nets are some of the many examples that can be quoted. The Hamriya Freezone and Kempenski canal in Dubai are hot spots for netting.

4. Angling: This method uses an angle’ or a hook, as it is popularly known . The hook is fixed to a chord called �line’ and weighed down by a small heavy object called �sinker’. The hook is then attached to bait, usually worms, which lures and attracts the fish. Often fishermen use a reel to pull heavy catches by rolling the line over it. The waters of Deva, JBR and Ghantout will promise you an awesome experience in angling.


It is not just the fishing techniques, but the important and delicate link between the fish behavior and the seasons round the year, that will make you a pro at fishing. Just as a small example, King fish is found in abundance from October to December, whereas the Tuna is found only in February & March; and the Barracuda & Grouper is January to March. Thus, apart from these techniques, knowledge about fish behavior and hunting for the right kind of fish in the right season is the secret recipe to success when it comes to fishing in the clear waters of Dubai.