What's Biting in Dubai Right Now – Season Guide
What's biting in Dubai right now
The water is cooling and the autumn bite is on. Here's what local anglers are catching, how they're catching it, and the exact lures, rods, reels and line we have in stock for each one.
Queenfish
Talang queenfish · inshore
Running close to shore right now – often within easy casting range off the beaches and breakwaters along the Dubai coast.
- WhenFirst light and the last hour before dark, on a moving tide.
- Method 1Cast 10–20g silver jigs as far as you can, let them sink a few seconds, then retrieve fast with sharp twitches. Don't slow down on a follow.
- Method 270–90mm heavy sinking minnows on a medium retrieve with pauses and twitches.
- ColoursWhite Tiger, Rainbow, Sardine, Silver Red Stripe.
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Kingfish
Kanaad · Spanish mackerel · offshore
Kings are moving in with the cooling water and the next few weeks are prime time off Dubai.
- TrollingSinking stick baits and heavy jerk baits at 6–8 knots along drop-offs and bait schools.
- CastingCast at bait being sprayed or birds working, then a fast jerk-pause retrieve.
- Bite leaderKings have teeth: 60–80lb fluorocarbon or a short wire trace. Check it after every fish.
- HooksUpgrade stock trebles to a heavier gauge if you fish hard.
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Kingfish from shore
Kanaad · breakwaters & rock walls
No boat needed. Kings come within casting range of the deeper breakwaters and rock walls at this time of year, usually at first light.
- WhenFirst light, calm mornings, incoming tide.
- MethodLong casts with lures that run 1–2m down. Let it sink a couple of seconds, then jerk-jerk-pause all the way back.
- ColourRedhead is the colour doing the damage from shore right now.
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Orange-spotted trevally
Rocks · jetties · marina walls
Holding on the rocks, jetties and marina walls and smashing small jigs worked fast. Great fun on light gear.
- MethodDrop or cast a 10g jig, let it hit bottom, then rip it back with quick short lifts of the rod tip.
- Missed bite?Keep the jig moving – they almost always come back for a second go.
- BonusSame technique picks up small queenfish, bream and the odd golden trevally.
- HooksFit jigs with a single assist hook on top – better hook-ups, easier on the fish.
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Everything on this page is in stock
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