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South African Fish And Fishing
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South African Fish And Fishing
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Fishing, Angling And Fish You Can Catch on South African Waters
All The Fish Associated Pages That Will Be Found On This WebsiteFishing is a past time that has been enjoyed by various anglers for a number of years. All the species of fish that occur in South Africa's waters have all been caught at least once. This page promotes both the conservation of all fresh water and salt water fish as well as the fishermen who try and catch these amazing aquatic life forms. Listed below are all the pages that concern fish species and fishing in general on this web site. Fishing is a great sport and it is amazing to see how different fish fight and react when they are being caught. Just remember fish responsibly and limit your kill, don't kill your limit! South African Fishing Home Page There are so many types of fish species and types of fishing techniques and angling options in South Africa. And South Africa is a wonderfully diverse place when it comes to fishing... Fishing Logs And Fish Species Records Fishing is one of the most laid back, enjoyable and relaxing sports that South Africa has to hold. Not only does South Africa have a lot of fish species but there are so many ways to fish to catch these aquatic... The following table is a record list and log of all the Southern African inland and freshwater fish species that my father and I have caught. This angling log is for general interest and the records... Offshore angling or saltwater fishing is very entertaining. This fishing experience holds more excitement than inland fishing as you never know what to expect... There are about 150 or so common freshwater South African fish species. This is the ultimate list and all the inland fish species of South Africa will be listed in a table below... Saltwater fish are unbelievable and of the 300 common species each one of them have their own individual qualities. Below you will find a list of all the common ocean dwelling fish species... South African Fish Pictures And Photo's It is a joy for fisherman to catch that not often caught or seen specie of fish, or that huge specimen... The Rainbow Trout was first introduced to South Africa in 1897, but it was only in the 1980's... The South African Sharptooth Catfish, which is also known as the Barbel, is a common fish in South African waters... Do you know what these fish species are? Can you identify them? If so please let SA Game Reserves.com know what you think these fish are... Cape Stumpnose Pictures And Information South Africa's Cape Stumpnose fish is an amazing looking specimen. Rhabdosrgus holubi is it's scientific name and it gets it's common name from the place it was discovered and the shape of it's nose, very stout... This fishing page contains information on the Dorado (Dolphin Fish) as well as some very interesting photographs... Pinky (Olive) Grunter Pictures And Information This South African Grunter species is one of the smallest. It has many different names. The Olive Grunter is often called the Olive Grunt, Pinky and occasionally Piggy... Zebra Fish Information And Images This South African fish gets it's name from the stripes it has on it's body which resemble a Zebra so it was named the Zebra Fish... Spotted Rockcod Photo's And Facts The Spotted Rockcod, also called the Catface Rock Cod, is not very highly caught or encountered fish species in South Africa... The Aggressive Pickhandle Barracuda On this page you will be able to found out some fascinating fact about this Barracuda species, there are also beautiful pictures... Strepie Fish Information And Pictures The Strepie is a truely beautiful South African fish species. It was named the Strepie (Striped) after the +- 10 yellow stripes that run across... Sergeant Major Pictures And Facts The Sergeant Major is a very intriguing South African fish that is often called the Coral Fish or Five Banded Damselfish. The colours on this beautiful fish... Freshwater Mullet Information And Photograph's The Freshwater Mullet is a South African fish that is endemic to the Cape and Kwazulu Natal waters. This Mullet is different from other freshwater species... Black Tip Kingfish Information And Images The Yellow Tail Kingfish is a very eye striking saltwater game fish. This saltwater species gets its 2 most common names from distinguishing body features: The black tip on it's pectoral fin and its yellow tail... Evil Eyed Puffer Pictures, Images And Info The Evil Eyed Puffer Fish is a commonly caught South African fish species which readily takes almost any bait, often intended for different fish or larger species. This Puffer fish has a green coloured upper body and a yellow line that separates... White Steenbras (Pignose Grunter) Information And Photographs The White Steenbras is also known as the Pignose Grunter and it is a large, strong fighting and good eating South African saltwater fish... The Stonebream is a distinguished South African coastal salt water fish species that occurs in turbulent, rocky waters... The Striped Mullet is a common coastal and estuarine South African fish... The Beautiful Common Blacktail Information And Pictures South Africa's Blacktail is a very commonly caught fish by many South African anglers and fisherman. Blacktail is the most well know name by which this fish goes by, however South African's also refer to it as the Dassie and world wide it is also known as the White Bream. It's scientific name is Diplodus sargus... Blue Kurper (Mozambique Tilapia) Fact And Images As the heading indicates the Blue Kurper is one of South Africa's most common inland freshwater fish species. It thrives in South African freshwater systems, although currently the numbers of these fish are dwindling as a result of competition from the Nile Kurper (Tilapia), which is not originally indigenous to the South African sub-region... Carp Photographs And Information The Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus) was first described by fishing enthusiasts in the year 1758. This South African freshwater fish species... Cape Moony Information And Photos The Cape Moony is often referred to as the Kitefish and it is easy to understand why by looking at the pictures below. This saltwater South African fish is shaped like a kite! Kob (Kabeljou) Facts And Photo's This South African fish is one of the most well know Saltwater species that occur in the oceans of South Africa and because this is the case it has quite a few common names: Kob, Daga, Drum, Kabeljou and Argyrosomus holoepidotus... Southern Mullet Images, Facts And Info The Southern Mullet is a fairly common salt water fish species and often occurs in dense shoals in estuaries, along sandy beaches and near or around rocky areas. The Southern Mullet can tolerate low salinities which is why they are often found... Yellowbelly Rockcod Information The Yellowbelly Rock Cod is one of the most beautiful and amazing South African salt water oceanic fish species. This (One of many) Rockcod is also known as the Dusky Perch... South African Saltwater fishing is very popular and many anglers fish the rich oceans of South Africa everyday looking for that prized catch, or that fish of a life time! he Grass Klipfish is endemic to the coastal waters of Southern Africa and can be found all along South Africa's coastline... Lesser Sand Shark (Lesser Guitarfish) The Lesser Sandshark is a common flatfish that occurs throughout South Africa's coastal waters... Spotted Ragged Tooth Shark Information And Images Out of all of South African's saltwater fish species and shark species the Spotted Ragged Tooth Shark is one of the most sought after angling species... The Blue Stingray is easily identifiable with it's electric blue markings on its brownish oval-shaped body. It might be confused the Blue Spotted Ribbontail, however this species of skate is a lot smaller and has a very long tail, so there should be no real confusion in misidentifying... White Sea Catfish (Sea Barbel) The South African saltwater version of the Sharptooth Catfish is a type of Sea Barbel called the White Seacatfish. This South African fish species is regarded... Pictures & Information On The Red Breast Tilapia (Kurper) (Tilapia rendalli) ... The Spotted Grunter is one of the most well known of South Africa's saltwater fish species and is arguably one of the most fished for off the shore! The Spotted Grunter is also known as the Small Spotted Grunt and the Javelin Fish and is found... This species of South African fish can attain 45 centimeters in length and grows up to a weight of 1 kilogram. The Two Tone Finger Fin is also known as the Butter Fish... The Best Fishing Areas And Locations Of Southern Africa... Fishing Location: Bushman's River Mouth The Bushman's River Mouth is one of 2 closely situated rivers (The other being the Kariega) that surround the small coastal town of Kenton-on-sea which is located almost in between Port Elizabeth and East London in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa... Fishing Location: Kariega River Mouth The Kariega River Mouth is one of 2 closely situated rivers (The other being the... Fishing Location: Offshore Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Province of South Africa, is a great fishing area and a lot of big South African fish and records come from... Fishing Location: Kwelera River he Kwelera River is a very beautiful untouched estuarine system that holds some very big Kob and Spotted Grunter... The Spotted Gully Shark is a common South African Shark species and is often caught by... The Sand Steenbras is a very little known South African saltwater fish species... The Galjoen is endemic to our coastal waters. It is confined mostly to shallow water and is often found in rough surf amongst rocks and also occurs close into shore... The Grass Carp is an invasive fish species in South African waters and is one of the strongest fighting fish of South Africa's freshwater fish species... The Lowveld Large Scale Yellowfish (Labeobarbus marequensis) is normally... The Banded Tilapia is commonly referred to as the Vlei Kurper in South Africa.. South Africa is home to such a diverse amount of freshwater fish species... The Shad is one of South Africa's most well known saltwater fish species... Fishing Spots: Port Alfred Estuary Port Alfred is a large coastal town on the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa. It is rich in history and has the third largest line fishing harbour in South Africa... The Threespot Barb is a small South African fish that only grows up to about 15 centimeters... The Silver Catfish is more well known in South Africa by its Afrikaans name, Makriel... Fishing Spots: Edenvale Quarry The Quarry, as it is called by all who fish there, is a deep fishing man made lake in Edenvale in Gauteng South Africa... The Mirror Carp are also referred to as King Carp because of their shining mirror like scales that occur on the fishes body... ... The Smallmouth Bass belongs to the second group (Introduced) and were put into our local waters in 1937... The Bluntnose Klipfish, like the Super Klipfish and Grass Klipfish is commonly found in deep rock pools and estuary areas... The Super Klipfish is arguably one of the most abundant fish in the waters of the Eastern Cape in South Africa... |
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