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The palette of running fishing water
in the Storm and Drakensberg region of the Eastern Cape Highlands
will satisfy any fussy fisherman.
There are alpine fly streams, bubbling from an altitude of 2800m,
to rivers with dark pools and bright waterfalls and lazy-flowing
stretches wide enough to waterski. |
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| The British introduced trout
to the area more than a century ago. Since then the trout have
bred completely naturally and there is no stocking nor feeding.
Unfortunately, this cannot be said of many top spots in Europe
anymore which suffer from too much angling pressure. |
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| There are Brown Trout in the
pristine and cool upper reaches while Rainbow Trout are at home
in the middle and lower stretches. Here the trout also share
their habitat with the indigenous Small and Largemouth Yellowfish.
Yellowfish grow to an average size of around 50cm, but trophies
of up to 5kg are caught on the fly every year. Fly fishing for
Yellows is extremely popular due to their fighting spirit. |
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The most noteworthy
rivers in the area: Bell, Bokspruit, Kloppershoek, Kraai,
Riflespruit, Sterkspruit, Langkloof, Karringmelk, Willow Stream |
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