Musandam, Oman is most famous for is its enormous sized giant trevally (GT). I’ve gone hard for the GT’s for only a few hours each day here then been side tracked with dredging, milkfish and other fish. There’s nothing wrong with chasing everything but now was time to focus on GT’s because conditions were perfect. … Read more
I can’t get over Musandam, Oman. I’ve seen most of the world but never any place like this. The region is really unique and our ninety minute boat ride north to the top where Musandam juts into to the Strait of Hormuz provided another spectacular sunrise. There’s sort of a gateway where you go … Read more
I’ve proven that if you have a day long flight layover in Dubai you’re crazy if you don’t go fishing with my friends at Ocean Active. But what if you have more than one day? My friend Nick Bowles, owner of Ocean Active, not only offers guides out of Dubai but also to neighboring … Read more
Granny and I had coffee at 5 AM with Nick Bowles and one of Ocean Actives guides, Cameron Mundy, this morning. Cameron has been guiding in Southern Oman and returned when the season ended last week. It was time to take Granny in front of Dubai for her first queenfish. I’m not sure what … Read more
Today was only the second day I didn’t fish since I arrived in the Middle East on April 3. Though my friend Nick Bowles, owner and founder of Ocean Active, offered to take Granny and I fishing, we decided it was time for a rest. And rest we did. We arrived in Dubai almost … Read more
Granny’s and my last Omani sunrise was a good one. Instead of enjoying it from the camp chairs I made coffee and watched as we headed north for Muscat. We arrived at Ray and Kerry Montoya’s house around noon. It was sad unpacking our RAV4 rental. An epic chapter in our lives has come … Read more
Sleeping in the wadi last night seemed logical to escape the dew that’s woke us up many a night here in Oman. We were a few miles from the ocean so the air was dry and there was a perfect breeze. But fifteen minutes after we put our heads down the breeze stopped and the … Read more
I definitely lost my mind for a few hours after the Africanus episode yesterday. Granny and I ended up in Salalah, Oman. The trip there happened because I kept driving south looking for rocky points and a rematch with an Africanus. Eventually I accepted that the occurrence was a rare one that may never happen … Read more
The pace has slowed here on the beaches of Oman for us Currier’s. I got up before sunrise and walked the beach with my 9-weight but unless there was a protruding tail I wasn’t looking that hard. But I very much enjoyed watching the hundreds of marauding dolphin slashing bait balls in front of camp. … Read more
We had a long day yesterday, another dewy night and Granny got chewed up by some sort of gnats. We slept till sunrise for the first time. Instead of hanging my sleeping bag to dry the dew I let it dry with me in it and watched the sun, waves and birds. While the … Read more
A tough night sleep here in Oman. It’s much hotter than our first few nights. And the dew! The dew has you soaked by 1 AM and it’s like sleeping in a sponge for the next four hours. Top that off with the fact that we haven’t showered in six days and salt and sand … Read more
I awoke at 5:45 AM to the Call to Prayer coming from Sharbithat. I sat up in my dew covered sleeping bag just in time to catch the sun popping up behind a distant mosque. The sights and sounds were almighty. We really are on the other side of the world. Then I turned to … Read more