sea shore fishing in Saudi Arabia/Jeddah

**rizwan_hu** · 11-06-2007, 12:30

HI 5,

i am from saudi arabia and basically Pakistani, working in Jeddah. RED SEA always inspiring to me. its very hard to find professional advice on Sea angling, Looking for some help from you fellow's on following.

1 - what type rod and reel i need to use as biggener?
2 - tips on Baiting?
3 - Advice on Sea shore Angling?
4 - if any one from saudia / Jeddah city please contact as partner?

gone through the articles, but need simple word and brief helping, friendly advice. Fisihing is passion to me from childhood but now got chnace to execute it.

Looking forward

Regards
Riz khan

**PanamaJack** · 11-06-2007, 14:44

Hi Rizwan
And firstly welcome to the forum.

Um...I can't recall any previous posts regarding Saudi Arabia on the forum. And what enquiries/reports for that area that have been posted before - Oman and Dubai - relate of course to the Gulf side of the pennisular. You will however, if you look back at previous threads, see references to the Red Sea coast of Egypt. They may possibly be of some use?

Just googling one possible source of information might be the relevant forum on the Virtual Tourist web site - http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel...hing-BR-1.html. If there's currently nothing relevant you could try posting to that.

Alternatively here's a url link to an individual that posted to the web regarding a fishing trip - http://www.saudicaves.com/saudi/bigtony.html. Or you may at least see the type of species found in the area and illustrations of tackle used on this web site - http://www.oceanactive.com/.

Sorry I can't be of any more help.

Regards
Dave

**Skate King** · 17-03-2009, 12:26

Can anyone give me any advice on Fishing in Saudi Arabia? - Going to be working there soon, not too far from Jeddah. I'd like to do some beach casting or charter boat fishing if poss. I guess I need to know everything - what type of fish? what bait? what tackle? etc.

Cheers,
Skatos

**Afraz** · 18-05-2009, 21:22

I was born and raised in KSA (Jeddah) i come back every year to visit from Canada, i'll be headin there this year come August. And guess what i am a fishing feind, anyone lookin to find out about fishin locations and what to use and what to do and where i'll be more then willing but please email me, becuase i don't use these forums too often. As for the Pakistani dude, shikaar per chalna hai to program banatay hain kia khayaal hai ?

**Lough-Carra** · 23-07-2010, 22:56

Hi Skate King.
Are you still in the KSA? Just arrived and trying to learn the ins and outs of sea fishing here in Jeddah. Any advice before I make costly mistakes would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

**bahruddina** · 28-07-2010, 15:22

I am also looking some info on fishing in Jeddah / red sea. Any info on this is greatly appreciated.

**Lough-Carra** · 03-08-2010, 23:53

Hello Bahruddina,
Looks like there's not much conversation on this subject. I guess it's a matter of meeting the right local people. I'll keep you posted if I hear of anything.
Cheers, Lough-Carra

**bahruddina** · 27-09-2010, 13:45

Hi Lough-Carra,

Yes you are right; I end up meeting local people here in Rabigh (actually we are working in same company). I have been fishing with him for few times but he is not much on "real" fishing; he is only spear fishing. Anyhow, I found here in Rabigh the fishing ground is very productive. Just fishing from shore located inside our Company housing beach area will produce GT below 4KG, grouper, and small fishes (up to 800 g). Some of my friends even hook-up with massive GT but loose the battle and in last 2 months my Japanese friend got hooked up with YTF around 14KG size. Majority of local people here charging somewhere around SAR 800 to 1400 for a offshore fishing trip (I think for 8 hours duration...not so sure though). Let me know if anybody interested, I am also interested to join if anybody planning for for group fishing trip in Rabigh.

And with regards to Jeddah area, I searched around and found one shop which provide offshore fishing trip which will cost you around >= SAR 1000 per trip.

If anybody in this forum would like to arrange group offshore fishing trip in Saudi Arabia is very much welcome and please contact me....I am interested to join. I am in opinion that > SAR 1000 for few hours fishing trip is not really worth it....that is why I am interested to join group fishing trip so that the cost can be shared together. Based on my brief research, some areas that I think are very productive is Al-Lith (farasan banks) and Farasan Island located in Jazan area.......

Thanks & Regards

**Afraz** · 20-10-2010, 06:04

Guys its not about meeting the locals, if you can't speak Arabic good luck finding any spots to fish with a decent catch ratio.

Not many expatriates out doin their thing either, for those fellas who live in Jeddah i suggest youlearn how to make MAJROORS small filleen boats that carry your jalab (line) our at least 500 - 1000 meters from shore this is for big game hand lining...

As for the anglers there are a few spots in Junoob (south) when you google it you will see south of the Jeddah Port there is this long thing we call it Zabaan its like a long tongue of semi flodded crushed coral or something.. basically a path that leads straight into the deeper waters of the red sea. You won't be getting snagged on the corals here if you fish straight out...

In the north near Al Bilad Hotle Movenpick and Westin Hotel on Corniche there are two jetties one is called Saghalla another is called Saghalla Kori, both have decent catch ratios, i find that getting into gar during early morning is the best using small mackrel under a floater..

You can also fish from Hamara across from King Fahad fountain that entire bay there in January is a spwanign ground for queen fish (bayaad) they come in as hordes, they are so thick in there people even get em on shrimp (go figure :P)

So many places the further out of teh city you go the beter it gets, Shoaiba, Il-Lith, Mujairma all these places are great for fishing..

Darut Al Uroos has some decent fishing opportunities but its a highly regulated area so i dunno..

I have seen Barracuda and all forms of snapper being caught there but thats about it..

Anyway Hope this helps

PM me if anyone needs any help fishing Jeddah

Or email me at:

emadfarooqi[MENTION=38372]Hot[/MENTION]mail.com

( i live in toronto Canada but visit the kingdom every year to meet up with my folks and fish to my hearts content.. and Pakistan too :P )

**Afraz** · 20-10-2010, 06:07

Originally Posted by bahruddina

Hi Lough-Carra,

Yes you are right; I end up meeting local people here in Rabigh (actually we are working in same company). I have been fishing with him for few times but he is not much on "real" fishing; he is only spear fishing. Anyhow, I found here in Rabigh the fishing ground is very productive. Just fishing from shore located inside our Company housing beach area will produce GT below 4KG, grouper, and small fishes (up to 800 g). Some of my friends even hook-up with massive GT but loose the battle and in last 2 months my Japanese friend got hooked up with YTF around 14KG size. Majority of local people here charging somewhere around SAR 800 to 1400 for a offshore fishing trip (I think for 8 hours duration...not so sure though). Let me know if anybody interested, I am also interested to join if anybody planning for for group fishing trip in Rabigh.

And with regards to Jeddah area, I searched around and found one shop which provide offshore fishing trip which will cost you around >= SAR 1000 per trip.

If anybody in this forum would like to arrange group offshore fishing trip in Saudi Arabia is very much welcome and please contact me....I am interested to join. I am in opinion that > SAR 1000 for few hours fishing trip is not really worth it....that is why I am interested to join group fishing trip so that the cost can be shared together. Based on my brief research, some areas that I think are very productive is Al-Lith (farasan banks) and Farasan Island located in Jazan area.......

Thanks & Regards

Are you crazy ? i fish there every year with Captian Jahnzeb and i pay him 100 riyals per head there are usually 4 - 5 ofus. And thats how it goes all night plus some day well over 8 hours depending on fishing..

No way in hell is anyone going to be paying 1000 Riyals for a fishing trip per person no bloody way, these ppl are trying to rip you off caue youa re an Expat, PM me and i wil give you all the contact numbers i have of captians who speak english and put u on the fih (mind you my sources are junoob southof Jeddah) and to my understanding rabigh is to the North.

Cheers