🇿🇦 Fishing in South Africa
12 waters · 5 regions · 15 fish species · real size limits in-game
Discover the best fishing spots in South Africa – with target species, bycatch and realistic minimum sizes. Play free in your browser and learn the local rules as you go.
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Waters by region
Gauteng
📍 Vaal River (up to 6 m) – Common Carp · Largemouth Bass · Barbel · Yellowfish · Tilapia · African Sharptooth Catfish
📍 Vaal-Damm (up to 30 m) – Common Carp · Yellowfish · Wels Catfish · Barbel
📍 Hartbeespoort-Damm (up to 20 m) – Common Carp · Yellowfish · Wels Catfish · European Perch
Westkap
📍 Kapküste bei Kapstadt (up to 35 m) – European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream · Atlantic Mackerel · Tuna · Atlantic Cod
📍 Breede-Fluss-Mündung (up to 6 m) – European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream · Tarpon · Atlantic Mackerel
📍 Hartbeespoort der Garten Route (up to 30 m) – European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream · Atlantic Mackerel · Tuna · Atlantic Cod
KwaZulu-Natal
📍 Küste bei Durban (up to 30 m) – European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream · Atlantic Mackerel · Tuna · Tarpon
📍 Sankt-Lucia-See (up to 4 m) – Tilapia · Tarpon · European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream
Ostkap
📍 Wildküste bei Coffee Bay (up to 25 m) – European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream · Atlantic Mackerel · Tuna · Tarpon
📍 Orange-Fluss bei Aliwal (up to 8 m) – Yellowfish · Common Carp · Wels Catfish · Barbel
Freistaat
📍 Gariep-Damm (up to 40 m) – Yellowfish · Common Carp · Wels Catfish · European Perch
📍 Sterkfontein-Damm (up to 35 m) – Trout · Yellowfish · Common Carp · Barbel
Fish species & minimum sizes
| Species | Deutsch | Min. size |
|---|
| African Sharptooth Catfish | Afrikanischer Raubwels | – |
| Atlantic Cod | Dorsch | – |
| Atlantic Mackerel | Makrele | – |
| Barbel | Barbe | – |
| Common Carp | Karpfen | – |
| European Perch | Barsch | – |
| European Seabass | Wolfsbarsch | 30 cm |
| Gilthead Seabream | Dorade | – |
| Largemouth Bass | Forellenbarsch | – |
| Tarpon | Tarpon | – |
| Tilapia | Tilapia | – |
| Trout | Forelle | 25 cm |
| Tuna | Thunfisch | – |
| Wels Catfish | Wels | – |
| Yellowfish | Gelbfisch | – |
Size limits are simplified and not legally binding – partly differentiated by region in-game.
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