South African Fish And Fishing

 

The South African Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss

The Beautiful Rainbow Trout... In South African Waters

The Rainbow Trout was first introduced to South Africa in 1897, but it was only in the 1980's that sport fishing for the Rainbow Trout started to become popular. Then trout farms and hatcheries started to develop in Mpumalanga, the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape provinces. The South African angling record is almost 5,5 kilograms. All over the country Rainbow Trout are only aloud to be caught by means of fly fishing methods. These South African fish require clear, aerated water preferably less than 21 degrees Celsius. Flowing water is essential for breeding to take place. Rainbow Trout in South Africa have a life span of only 5 years or less. Males reach full breeding maturity after 2 years. Read more about Rainbow Trout on this page. River trout tend to be smaller than dam and weir trout in the country. Below you will find 2 pictures of the Rainbow Trout in South African conditions...

Rainbow Trout Pictures

Big Rainbow Trout Caught In Mpumalanga Rainbow Trout Swimming In Highveld Dam Millstream Average sized Rainbow Trout caught in South African highveld Rainbow Trout in shallow water in South African Dam South African Rainbow Trout swimming in the shallows 1KG+ South African Rainbow Trout Millstream Farm

How To Catch The South African Rainbow Trout

I could give you a lot of different methods for catching the amazing Rainbow Trout fish species but I think you will find the following website will help you out more than I would be able to... How to catch trout... After you have visited this page please come back and explore the fishing diversity this site has to offer! Read more about the Rainbow Trout of the Highveld haven, in Mpumalanga, Millstream Farm.

South African Rainbow Trout Caught On Dry Fly 1KG Rainbow Trout Amazing Fish: South Africa Rainbow Trout 2.4 kilogram Rainbow Trout caught in South Africa

Rainbow Trout At Dusk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Rainbow Trout General Information

Common Name: Rainbow Trout...

Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus Mykiss...

Length: 30 - 75 cm...

Weight: Average 1.2 KG...

Habitat: Rainbow Trout can be found in streams, dams, and flowing rivers. They prefer colder water and breed in flowing water systems. There are a number of trout farms in South Africa where keen anglers can fish....

Distribution: Found throughout South Africa namely Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Northern Province, Eastern Cape...

Bait: Will accept a variety of baits such as crabs, frogs, worms, smaller fish and lizards in nature. There are specific fly's and lures that can be purchased to target trout...

Description: Rainbow Trout are long, bullet shaped fish with small scales. As the name suggests, their colouring is amazing with a wide spectrum of colours. They have sharp teeth and males are normally larger...

Fishing Strategy: Breeding season is between June and September. It is not recommended to fish for trout during breeding season as females filled with eggs will be caught and stressed. Trout breed in flowing water and eggs released in still water will die...

Eating Quality: Excellent Eating Fish.

  


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