Over the last month the Ocean Active team have decamped from Salalah and have been fishing Hasik and Hallaniyat Island. The fishing was spectacular.
The team at Ocean Active were so impressed with the quality of the fly fishing that they are planning to station a boat at Hallaniyat throughout the Khareef (monsoon) season, which runs from mid-May to late September. During this period, the island is completely inaccessible. Having a boat positioned there will allow a select group of anglers to travel directly from the mainland by larger vessel as soon as the monsoon season ends, with a skiff ready and waiting to take them fishing. This will open up the opportunity to fish the short post-monsoon window with clients for the first time.
The secret behind this extraordinary fishing is the volume of baitfish brought into the island’s sheltered bays by the Khareef (monsoon). Millions of pilchards gather along the shoreline, creating a feeding frenzy that attracts predators of all shapes and sizes.
The team at Ocean Active initially headed out in the skiff, with plenty of whooping and hollering as the action unfolded. However, it soon became clear that the fishing was so accessible that there was no reason to stay on the boat and fishing from the shore was even more exciting. Big bonito from the beach? Box ticked – time and time again! As if that wasn’t enough, we also had some fantastic opportunities at GTs and amberjack, all from the shore. Landing these big fish from the beach and rocks proved to be a real challenge but they did manage to land smaller GTs from the boat, adding to an already unforgettable fishing experience.
Ocean Active will have only one boat available the Hallaniyat Islands and one at Hasik, accommodating two anglers.
Hallaniyat Islands — Early-Season Special
This trip will be running in the final week of September 2027, with fishing starting on 26th of September, followed by the first week of October. These are the only early-season dates available, and there will be no additional trips for this post monsoon period.
Given the limited availability, these weeks will carry a 20% premium over the usual Hallaniyat Islands package. The offer is for a full six-day fishing trip only, with no shorter options available.
- Price: $14,280 per trip
- Price per person: $7,140 sharing
- Availability: One boat for two anglers
- Duration: Six days of fishing
Hasik — Early-Season Special
With Hasik now up and running and clients already fishing there, Ocean Active are pleased to introduce a similar early-season opportunity.
Ocean Active be opening the season from 27 September to 3 October 2027, with just one six-day trip available during this initial week. As with the Hallaniyat Islands, this first week will carry a 20% premium over our usual package rate. After that, standard pricing applies.
- Price: $12,796 per trip
- Price per person: $6,398 sharing
- Availability: One boat between two anglers
- Duration: Six days of fishing
Why Fish THIS Early?
Let’s be honest: this isn’t always the most comfortable time to be at sea. Winds can exceed 40 knots, with three- to four-metre waves turning the ocean upside down. It’s certainly not for everyone.
But these conditions have a purpose. The seasonal weather helps reset and rebalance the marine ecosystem, and as the conditions begin to settle in early October. Most of all the fishing can be exceptional.
Fish are often less wary, and we regularly find them in places and in numbers that we simply don’t encounter at other times of the season. Besides the fishing for predators this is also a exceptions time of the season for Africanus permit. This period is when you can see the most action, greatest variety of species and the fish generally have a real willingness to take.
With just one trip available at each destination, these early-season opportunities are genuinely limited.
For more details on fishing in Oman please do not hesitate to contact Olly Thompson or call our office on +44(0)1980 847389.