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Western Cape Fly Fishing

Cape stream fishing — the wild rainbow-trout freestone rivers of the Boland (the Smalblaar and Elandspad in Du Toitskloof, the Witte and Holsloot), the Cederberg's Rondegat and Driehoek, stillwaters around Ceres and the highlands, Clanwilliam yellowfish and the saltwater estuaries. Filter by region and type.

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Breede River Estuary — Witsand. A wide tidal estuary at Witsand renowned for sight-fishing to dusky kob and spotted grunter on fly
Cape Piscatorial Society — Cape Town. The Cape Town-based society that controls beat access and permits for most of the Western Cape's premier trout streams
Clanwilliam Dam — Clanwilliam. A large impoundment on the Olifants River offering fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass as well as indigenous…
Doring River — Cederberg. A remote Cederberg river regarded as the premier fly fishery for indigenous Clanwilliam yellowfish, usually fished on…
Elandspad River — Du Toitskloof. A clear pocket-water stream reached via a tunnel under the N1 in Du Toitskloof, controlled by the Cape Piscatorial…
Holsloot River — Ceres. A Cape stream in the mountains near Ceres and Rawsonville fished for wild rainbow trout and included among the guided…
Jan du Toits River — Worcester. A remote hike-in Cape Piscatorial Society beat in the Du Toitskloof mountains holding wild rainbow trout in a steep…
Knysna Lagoon — Knysna. A large Garden Route estuary fished on fly for garrick (leervis), kob and grunter over its extensive sand and weed flats
Lakenvlei Dam — Ceres. A high-altitude stillwater on the Ceres plateau managed for trout and long a favourite highland dam for Western Cape…
Mavungana Flyfishing (Cape Streams trips) — Cape Town. A guiding outfitter offering guided Cape streams trout trips to the Elandspad, Smalblaar and Holsloot rivers within an…
Olifants River (Clanwilliam) — Clanwilliam. The main Cederberg river system holding the endemic Clanwilliam yellowfish and other threatened indigenous cyprinids…
Smalblaar (Molenaars) River — Du Toitskloof. The most popular and accessible of the Cape streams, a freestone river beside the N1 in Du Toitskloof managed as beats…
Theewaterskloof Dam — Villiersdorp. The largest dam in the Western Cape, near Villiersdorp, popular for largemouth and smallmouth bass on fly and lure
Upstream Fly Fishing — Cape Town. A Cape Town fly fishing shop and travel operator running guided trips to the Cape streams and other Western Cape waters
Western Province Fly Fishing Association (WPFFA) — Cape Town. The provincial fly fishing body coordinating waters, safety and competitive fly fishing in the Western Cape
Wit (Witte) River — Wellington. A small mountain stream in the Bainskloof area near Wellington controlled by the Cape Piscatorial Society for wild trout
Witels River — Ceres. A wilderness trout stream in the Hex River mountains near Ceres requiring a multi-hour hike, offering unspoilt fishing…