Hi All,

I have just moved to Bahrain from the U.K. and I would like to try some fly fishing (wading from the beach, not boat) here.

My fly fishing experience is limited to a few sessions at Blagdon Reservoir and some chalk stream dry fly outings.

I need some help please !

As far as I can make out, there are no sources of equipment here in Bahrain, so ideally I would like to buy a complete outfit on one of my trips back to the UK - Rod, reel, leaders, backing, flies etc but I dont really know what to ask for - if one of you tackle suppliers in the UK could put together something suitable for me/provide a list of what I need, I would be very grateful.....

Also, does anyone know what species are swimming around the coasts here and the best methods I should attempt? I think there are some barracuda, so what sort of leader do I need for tackling one of them ( I used to do a lot of pike fishing and I am familiar with the traditional 'wire trace' used in that type of fishing ).

I look forward to hearing from anyone who can help me !

Thanks