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Bushman's River Mouth- Eastern Cape Fishing Locations
The Glorious Bushman's River... A Fisherman's Paradise!
General Information
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. The Bushman's River is a
long wide river that can be fished for about 20 kilometers from the
river mouth. And you still catch
Kob,
Grunter,
Rays and even
Ragged Tooth Sharks 20 kilometers from the mouth which is
unbelievable. There's a lot of succulent vegetation that surrounds
the river all the way to where it disappears... The Bushman's River
Mouth is a great place to fish and there are so many different
areas, where you can target all sorts of fish; edibles, flatfish and
big sharks!
All sorts of fishing can be done here, Dropshot, lure, rock and
surf, scratching and bait fishing. The Bushman's river system is so
diverse and holds all sorts of
fish species, not to mention a lot of other forms of life! It is
worth your time to explore this majestic river, and make sure you
bring a lot of bait and tackle and fish your way up and down the
Bushman's River, believe me it's worth it!
Fish Species Of The Bushman's River and River Mouth
The Bushman's River Mouth offers some great fishing and holds all
sorts of fish species. Listed below are three categories of fish
that are most commonly caught in the area:
- Edibles like:
Stonebream,
Two Tone Finger Fin, Bronze Bream,
Galjoen,
Cape Stumpnose,
Blacktail,
Spotted Grunter,
Strepie,
Shad, Garrick and
Kob...
- Flatfish; Diamond Ray, Brown Skate,
Blue Stingray and
Lesser Sand Shark...
- Sharks; Tiger Shark, Spinner Shark and
Ragged Tooth Shark...
The river mouth and surrounding pools are great places to fish
especially on an incoming tide and the sandy beach is good for big
Stumpnose and non-edibles. The Sandbar Floating Restaurant
further down from the river mouth is a must fish zone, especially at
night...
Kob,
Grunter and
Rockcod will be caught here. In the actual river system there
has been a few
Kob that have been caught which weighed well over 40
kilograms so keep a look out for some of the many good Kob fishing
areas to try catch one of these
trophy sized fish!
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