Bahrain is an Arab country in the Persian Gulf which is located off the coast of Saudi Arabia. It is an archipelago of 33 islands and where tourism is one of the prominent industries. Bahrain is a very interesting and exciting place to go on a Bahrain fishing holiday.

The water surrounding Bahrain is quite shallow and you will notice that many land reclamation projects are underway. It can be seen that there are many coral reefs which lie close to the island of Bahrain. The waters around Bahrain have more than 300 species of fish which include tropical varieties such as angel fish, parrot fish, barracuda, grouper, and clown fish.

Many hotels and tourist agencies arrange recreational Bahrain fishing trips for visitors and tourists. Should you like to fish from the shore itself, you can sit on one of the bridges that connects one of the islands and fish from there.

A number of hotels also organize fishing packages and you can take up one of their offers and go fishing. You could fish from the shore, or from one of the artificial reefs off Bahrain but these places have been overfished and so you can expect better results only if you go about three miles from the coast.

Bahrain does not have many bait shops, so you may not be able to finding fishing gear very easily, but you could try the local markets or souks. When you go Bahrain fishing, you may haul in tuna, grouper, barracuda, or a shark. And, the recommended bait for fishing here is prawns. But, before you get started make sure that you get yourself a fishing licence.