Word of Mouth - Your best and worst Fly-fishing spots?

[E.T.]

 
BEST.
ITO, beautifull surroundings, small spooky fish it would have to be Rhodes & the Cape Streams.
 

Go fish the KZN Streams, you might end up not going back to Rhodes or the WC Streams. Some of these KZN Streams holds massive Scalies, so for you as a Yellow Fanatic that should be a major draw card. Oh and not all these streams have small spooky Trout, they have big spooky trout too.

[Ziggy]

 
BEST.
ITO, beautifull surroundings, small spooky fish it would have to be Rhodes & the Cape Streams.
 

Go fish the KZN Streams, you might end up not going back to Rhodes or the WC Streams. Some of these KZN Streams holds massive Scalies, so for you as a Yellow Fanatic that should be a major draw card. Oh and not all these streams have small spooky Trout, they have big spooky trout too.

ET - I couldn't agree more!

[E.T.]

Ziggy in my honest opinion I believe the KZN Streams are the best this country has to offer.

[Ziggy]

ET, I agree - but there is something to be said about the Rhodes streams when they are working optimally. My experiences at Rhodes are that you can certainly catch more fish if you hit it at the right time. There are so many good streams in KZN, but some are not accessible due to riparian ownership - and generally, the Ezemvelo streams are not the best. My favourites are the Bushmans near Giants and the Mzimkulu near Underberg

[E.T.]

Rhodes I have done and I honestly believe that it is nothing more than a over rated one horse town where you pay through your neck to fish for Small Trout. Here and there you will find fish worth your while, but at what cost?


Maclear is lesser known and I believe that the fishing pressure is minute and on average the fish is bigger than at Rhodes, plus the quality of fishing is way better and it won't rape your wallet either.


WC Streams has it's magic, but on average the fish is smaller than that of the KZN Streams.


Those that have been around will tell you that the best stream in this country is not in the WC or EC, but in the KZN midlands. 

[Wynand13]

Anyone fished Lesotho lately, got an invite for next weekend?

[schloshd1]

Anyone fished Lesotho lately, got an invite for next weekend?

Where about in Lesotho?

[Wynand13]

Northen Part we will be going in from Free State side. Not sure exactly where we will be fishing...

[schloshd1]

Okay. I have only fished one river in the central/south eastern part. Once in early April and once in late April and found early April to be far better. Perhaps contact Fred Stynberg at linecasters.co.za? He may be able to give you more information.
In my very limited experience I have found that areas close to bigger settlements/villages are fished a lot by the locals and the fish are fewer and very spooky. The further away from populated areas I went, the better the fishing was. Hope that helps.

[Wynand13]

HI schloshd

Thanks for the info, aparanlty we will be far out from any settlement, will see what I can get and let you know