This cluster of 30 cays is home to Chub Cay, Billfish capital of The Bahamas.
Dear to the hearts of sailors, yachtsmen and fishermen, southwest of The Biminis is a cluster of 30 islands and close to 100 cays, known as The Berry Islands. Reportedly, they were given that name because of the abundance of thatch berry trees to be found there. 

The islands' main attraction is their seclusion and privacy and they have a reputation as a holiday retreat. Decked with green and fringed with drifts of sand, here you can find a multitude of magical harbors and swim-ashore beaches. These largely uninhabited islands offer spectacular diving and snorkeling and are known for championship sports fishing, second only to The Biminis. It is a big cruising and angling area and record catches have been made of Mackerel, Blue and White Marlin and Sailfish. Bone fish, craw fish and conch are plentiful.

One of the smallest islands in The Bahamas and close enough to Miami (just 81km/50 miles away) to be distinctly separate from the other islands of the archipelago, Bimini is actually a pair of islands with a total area of 23 sq. km (9 sq. miles); smaller North Bimini is better developed than South Bimini. Luxurious yachts and fishing boats are always docked at the island's marinas. Throughout Bimini, there's a slightly run-down Florida-resort atmosphere mingled with some small-town charm (think old-time Key West, before the cruise-ship crowds ruined the town). Once the setting for Ernest Hemingway's Islands in the Stream (Papa was a frequent guest; see below), Bimini attracts big-game fishers for big-league fishing tournaments. It has only minor appeal for the casual sightseer, but if you'd like to follow in the footsteps of such famous anglers as Zane Grey and Howard Hughes, this is your island: Sportfishing here is among the best in the world, and the scuba diving among the very best in The Bahamas.

The tiny Biminis, situated 40 miles (80km) off the coast of Florida, is home to the finest fishing arenas in the world, that attract many a sportsmen to the championship fishing tournaments held year round. Perhaps, that is because in the waters surrounding Bimini, grouper, swordfish, marlin, tuna, and Wahoo, are as common as the sand. And for a good reason: Bimini is where the waters of Florida's Gulfstream meets The Bahama Banks, making it the area the ideal meeting place for yachtsman the world over. For those who like to dive, don't forget to visit the strange underwater stone formation rumored to be part of the lost city of Atlantis. Bimini Bahamas Geography Bimini is made up of two main islands, North Bimini and South Bimini. North Bimini has most of the population while South Bimini, where the airport is located, was used mainly for farming. The other islands next to Bimini are Gun Cay, located nine miles south of Bimini; Cat Cay, one mile south-east of Bimini and a port-of-entry for The Bahamas, and Ocean Cay where aragonite, a pure limestone, is mined from the ocean floor. Bimini Bahamas History Bimini has had a thrilling history. Bimini was a rendezvous point for wreckers who settled in the islands in the mid-19th Century. When wrecking ended, the people of Bimini tried fishing, sponging and growing sisal and coconuts. When Prohibition was declared in the United States, Bimini became involved in rum-running. Author Ernest Hemingway, who first visited Bimini in 1935 (he lived there until 1937), engaged in sport-fishing fishing in Bimini for a number of years. In fact fishing in Bimini is so good, that Ernest Hemingway wrote a book about it--Islands In The Stream. However, why read Ernest's stories about the Biminis, when you can make your own...in Bimini.