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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Nick Bowles on May 30, 2011, 03:15:41 PM

Title: Musandam Firing
Post by: Nick Bowles on May 30, 2011, 03:15:41 PM

After some amazing fishing in Southern Oman we carried on with some good fishing in Musandam. Southern Oman usually closes down towards the end of April and the Musandam carries on to early June. Earlier on in May we had a cold current move into the area and the water temp dropped from 27/28 degrees down to 23 degrees overnight. So most of the big fish moved out into deeper water. But the fishing finally started firing and most trips ended up with 40kg+ GTs over the last couple of weeks.

The outside temperature is getting very hot with most days over 40degrees so it is really sweaty work but the fishing has been awesome with a lot of variety with queenfish, tuna, smaller trevally, kingfish etc. We had a good friend Vitaliy fish with us for a few days and caught some really great fish with Kegan guiding. The biggest fish was close to 50kgs with several 40s and 30s.

Cheers,
Nick

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Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Sam Conacher on May 30, 2011, 07:04:40 PM

highly impressive Nick,


wondering if it is ok me asking - what lure's did the damage on the fish in photo's 1, 4 and 6 from top?

Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Nick Bowles on May 30, 2011, 08:35:43 PM

Hi Sam, Vitaliy was using mainly stickbaits. He got most of his fish on Sebile lures.

Cheers,
Nick

Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Sam Conacher on May 30, 2011, 09:17:21 PM

ok thanks.

Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Darren Douche on May 30, 2011, 10:01:53 PM

Horses!!!!

Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Patrick Cooper on May 31, 2011, 09:18:38 AM

Unreal... I really need to get over there someday soon..

Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Trent on May 31, 2011, 06:15:47 PM

Geez guys I only way 70kg and if i hook anything of that calibre i'm going to get pulled out of the boat LOL
Amazing fish landed there guys I can only dream
thanks for sharing

Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Sam Owen on May 31, 2011, 07:41:16 PM

Wow they are absoloute kegs! Thanks for sharing  :)

Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Johan Barnard on May 31, 2011, 08:45:46 PM

Wow, some great fish!

Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Nathan Cefai on June 06, 2011, 10:32:54 AM

always insane reports coming from Nick,nice work once again..

Title: Re: Musandam Firing
Post by: Tony Yancic on June 09, 2011, 01:11:06 AM

wow thats awsome wicked photos another place on the to go list in next few years...