Fishing
Fishing Trip in Fujairah
A full-day deep sea fishing charter in the Gulf of Oman, with a luxury return transfer from Dubai, a live-bait aquarium speedboat, and pro tackle included.
Ask usTrade the Gulf for the open water of the Indian Ocean. Fujairah's east coast — around spots like Snoopy Island, Martini Rock, and Dibba Rock — is one of the region's best-kept deep sea fishing grounds, with a season that runs all year and peaks from October to May.
Your day starts with a comfortable transfer from Dubai and ends back at your hotel, with the fishing itself done from a speedboat fitted with a live-bait aquarium and outfitted with Kingfisher tackle, Pulsator lures, and Bite Me jigs. Expect a shot at kingfish, hammour (grouper), queenfish, cobia, and barracuda using bottom fishing and trolling techniques, with your captain doing the rigging.
Three boats to choose from: Quest 36 for up to 4 guests, Sailfish 40 for up to 7, and Corsair 45 for up to 8. All go out for a minimum of 5 hours, with snacks, drinks, and equipment included. Had a good day? Have your catch cooked at The Sailors Restaurant & Cafe, in the same marina (sashimi, grilled, fried, or as a salad) for an extra ~60–80 AED per person.
Where you actually fish
Fujairah faces the Gulf of Oman, not the Arabian Gulf — different water, different fish. The boats run out past the tanker anchorage into open ocean, and depth comes up fast: within half an hour you are over ground that holds mahi-mahi, tuna, kingfish, queenfish, cobia, barracuda and hammour.
That anchorage in the photographs is the landmark you will remember. It is the second-largest bunkering port in the world, and the fishing grounds start just beyond it.
How the day runs
Trolling on the way out, bottom fishing over the marks, and a live-bait aquarium on board so the bait stays alive rather than dead in a box. Rigging is the captain's job — you fish, he sorts the terminal tackle.
Tackle is included: Kingfisher rods, Pulsator lures and Bite Me jigs. Bring a hat and sunscreen; everything else is on the boat.
The tackle that goes out with you
Everything fishing-related is on the boat. Nothing to rent, nothing to bring, and nothing you have to know the name of before you book — this is what is aboard and what it is for.
Kingfisher rods and reels
Set up for both ways this ground is fished: trolling on the run out, bottom fishing over the marks. Sized for the guest holding them — tell us if children are coming and the crew rigs lighter.
Pulsator lures, Bite Me jigs
Trolling lures for dorado and kingfish, jigs for what sits deeper. The captain changes them through the day as the depth and the water change.
A live-bait aquarium on deck
Bait stays alive in circulating water instead of dying in a box, which is the difference between a take and a look. Live bait needs 1–2 days' notice; trolling and jigging need none.
Ice, boxes and a boarding ladder
Your catch goes on ice the moment it is landed, so it is still good when the club restaurant cooks it. The ladder means a swim stop can be added if the sea allows.
Pick your boat
Same water, same crew, same tackle on all three — the difference is how many of you go out. Prices are for the whole trip, not per hour.
Quest 36
up to 4 guests
3,500 AED
5 hours, whole boat · excl. 5% VAT
- Captain and crew
- Rods, tackle, bait and ice
- Soft drinks and water
- 5 hours on the water, 07:00 or 14:00
Sailfish 40
up to 7 guests
4,100 AED
5 hours, whole boat · excl. 5% VAT
- Captain and crew
- Rods, tackle, bait and ice
- Soft drinks and water
- 5 hours on the water, 07:00 or 14:00
Corsair 45
up to 8 guests
5,000 AED
5 hours, whole boat · excl. 5% VAT
- Captain and crew
- Rods, tackle, bait and ice
- Soft drinks and water
- 5 hours on the water, 07:00 or 14:00
The three boats, and where they are
These boats work out of Fujairah International Marine Club, on the east coast. They are not in Dubai, and they do not come to Dubai — the trip includes a road transfer each way.
Three boats work out of Fujairah International Marine Club: Quest 36 for up to four guests, Sailfish 40 for up to seven, and Corsair 45 for up to eight. All go out for five hours minimum; the price of each, with and without the transfer from Dubai, is right below.
Getting there, and getting back
The boats are in Fujairah, on the other coast. We collect you from your hotel in Dubai — any hotel — and bring you back to the same door when the day is done. It is about an hour and a half of road each way, and the car is part of the trip, not an extra you arrange yourself.
Three classes to choose from, and chilled drinking water is in the car on both legs.
Bring the ORIGINAL passport or Emirates ID for every guest — not a photo, not a copy. Clearance at Fujairah Marine Club happens on arrival, and without the original document the coast guard will not let the boat leave. It is the single most common reason a trip ends at the pontoon instead of at sea.
The tournament, and how to get into it
Once a year the pontoon our boats leave from stops being a marina and becomes a start line. The Fujairah Offshore Fishing Tournament runs under the patronage of the Crown Prince of Fujairah and qualifies for the Offshore World Championship: the winning team takes AED 35,000 and five tickets to Costa Rica. Boats slip their lines in the dark, and by mid-morning nobody on board is talking — everyone is listening to the radio.
It is usually decided by one fish. The weigh-in is public, on the same pontoon you board from, and the order keeps changing until the last boat is tied up. The twelfth edition was fished from 30 October to 2 November 2025; dates for the next one are announced late and entries close well before them.
We fish it ourselves — our crew took third place and the biggest dorado of the tournament in 2016. If you would rather be in it than read about it, say the word and we arrange the entry — boat, crew and paperwork as one booking. Teams and single anglers both: solo entrants we put on a boat with a crew that has fished this ground before.
Open dates
Checking the boats…
Good to know before you book
- •Clearance at Fujairah Marine Club is done on arrival — bring the original passport or Emirates ID for every guest.
- •Live bait is arranged on request, 1–2 days before the trip. Trolling and jigging need no notice.
- •There is a boarding ladder on board, so a swim stop can be added to the day if the sea allows.
- •The price covers the boat, captain and crew, fishing tackle and bait, soft drinks, water and ice. The return transfer from Dubai is an option, not part of the base price.
- •Three boats, 5 hours each. Quest 36, up to 4 guests — 3,500 AED, or 5,850 AED with the return transfer from Dubai. Sailfish 40, up to 7 guests — 4,100 / 6,450 AED. Corsair 45, up to 8 guests — 5,000 / 7,350 AED.
- •Fishing in Fujairah requires a local licence — it is covered on our trips, so there is nothing for you to arrange.
- •Bring your passport; trips are weather-dependent and subject to Coast Guard authorization on the day.
- •Optional: have your catch cooked at The Sailors Restaurant & Cafe, a two-minute walk from the pontoon, for roughly 60–80 AED per person (alcoholic drinks charged separately).
Trip details
From 3,500 AED
Boat only, 5 hours. With return transfer from Dubai — from 5,850 AED. Prices exclude 5% VAT.
- Boats
- Quest 36 (up to 4), Sailfish 40 (up to 7), Corsair 45 (up to 8)
- Duration
- 5 hours
- Start times
- 07:00 or 14:00
- Transfer
- Dubai–Fujairah–Dubai, optional
- Waters
- Gulf of Oman / Indian Ocean
- Best season
- October–May
- Starting price
- 3,500 AED, boat only
Discretion is part of the service
Many of our guests charter privately and expect the day to stay private. We treat that as a condition of the booking, not an extra: what is arranged on board, who is on board and what is discussed there stays between you and your manager.
On request we select the crew and service staff to your criteria, and brief them before you sail. Tell your manager what matters — language, gender of the service team, dress, whether staff remain on deck or step back between courses — and it is arranged before you arrive rather than negotiated in front of your guests.
Fishing in Fujairah — common questions
- Different sea. Dubai sits on the Arabian Gulf, which is shallow and warm; Fujairah faces the Gulf of Oman, where depth comes up within half an hour of leaving the marina. That is why the species list is different and why the boats live there rather than here.
- Not as our guest — the licence is covered on our trips. Independent fishing without a local licence is not allowed in Fujairah, which is the usual reason a self-organised trip falls through.
- A return road transfer from Dubai is an option — it adds 2,350 AED to the boat price. Plan on roughly ninety minutes each way, so the day is long — most guests leave early and are back in the evening.
- It is yours. The Fujairah Marine Club restaurant at the marina will prepare it — sashimi, grilled, fried or as a salad — for about 60–80 AED per person, which is the way most groups finish the day.
- Yes, and most do. The captain rigs everything and puts the rod in your hands. Children are welcome; tell us ages when you book so the crew sizes the tackle.
Add it to your charter
A full-day deep sea fishing charter in the Gulf of Oman, with a luxury return transfer from Dubai, a live-bait aquarium speedboat, and pro tackle included.
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