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

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.

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