Fishing the Western Cape Waters

MorningTide Fishing

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:39:21 +0000

Alright, so this isn’t a fly fishing post but I’ve been watching a lot of MorningTide’s YouTube videos recently and anybody who enjoys any form of fishing should love what these guys get up to. Take a watch of some of their videos:

You’re glad I shared these aren’t you?

Fly Fishing Excitement – Incredible Videos

admin — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:20:48 +0000

It’s coming to that time of the year again, the sun’s out and holidays are looming. What does that mean? It’s time to wet the line again and catch that trout you’ve been dreaming about all year!

To get the motivation going, I felt I would share a few videos that I’ve watched recently that got me super excited for the months ahead:

You can’t tell me that this didn’t get you pump up for some awesome fly fishing!

Fished anywhere great recently? Leave us a note in the comments below.

Breathe: A people film about fly-fishing and work

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:03:56 +0000

What do you do when the current of work grows so strong you start to drown in it? You take off fishing the scenic waterways of Montana where trout, and the people catching them, teach you how to breathe again. Follow the journey of one man’s fishing adventure that takes him across the state of Montana in search of the next fish, fresh perspective and a more fulfilling life — after all, staying afloat in this contemporary world is a challenge.

How do you Breathe?

Possibly one of the best fly fishing videos we’ve seen in quite some time!

[hat tip Jade]

Catch Magazine August 2015

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:02:05 +0000

We’re heading through winter at the moment in the Western Cape, but the good news is that we’re getting closer and closer to Spring. As the warmth starts to come back we’ll be in a great position to head down to the streams to do some flying. Whilst it’s still a little cold, we can keep motivated with the latest edition of Catch Magazine – August 2015.

Here’s what you can expect in this issue:

Doesn’t that get you pumped?

Catching up with Nic F

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:48:40 +0000

A friend of ours, Nic F, went on a bit of a fishing trip a couple of weeks ago. Whilst he was away, he sent through some photographs of the places he visited as well as some of the catches he made. The two places he caught at were:

Galileo Farm
Old Mac Daddy

Here are the photographs Nic grabbed for us, the one on the boat and the house is Coots Cottage (Galileo Farm). The rest are Old Mac Daddy:

Thanks for popping us some photographs, Nic.

Galileo Farm – Elgin Valley

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:45:52 +0000

Galileo Farm is set on a large piece of land in the beautiful Elgin Valley. The Farm has 3 cottages and two guest rooms. I’ve stayed in Fish Eagle Lodge is it was really beautiful and I’d happily go back again. The other two cottages, Coots Cottage and The Shack have both been reported as lovely spots. Apart from being able to do some bird watching and mountain biking, the farm offers a dam full of trophy Largemouth Bass.

72 Highlands Road, Elgin.

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Cost: Entrance subject to rental of accommodation.
Fish: Largemouth Bass (I caught a brown trout on fly in one of the private dams)
Tackle: Flies, Lures, Plastics
Rating: Good
Catch and Release: Yes
Contacts: Lucy Delport: +27 21 849 8692 or info@galileofarm.co.za

An afternoon at Du Toitskloof

admin — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:51:04 +0000

Today presented itself with the perfect opportunity to go fishing – slightly overcast, a little drizzle here and there, but not too cold for the fish. The quickest and easiest destination: Du Toitskloof Fly Fishing.

The fish were going for red flies and flies with red patterns, a very slow retrieve and literally dragging the fly along the bottom. A lot of small trout, nipping and darting off, but a couple big ones were roaming the waters too. The first dam near the parking lot saw about 10 fish being pulled out, mostly small and the big one in the photograph below is from the small dam next to the first one.

Black Eagle Lodge trout fishing

admin — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:37:28 +0000

Black Eagle Lodge is a beautiful fly fishing destination in the Western Cape, perfectly suited for groups who want to escape for a weekend and enjoy some stoked dams. The location is tucked away in the Overberg Mountains, just outside Caledon and offers beautiful scenery and a quiet atmosphere. It is about an hour and a half’s drive from Cape Town along the N2. The location has two units, a lodge and a villa, both of which sleep 6 people comfortably.

Fishing is great, the villa has a private dam, which is stoked and is situated just 30 or so metres away, and there’s a big dam on the premise, about a couple kilometres from the accommodation that is stoked. The rainbow trout are nice and plump, and put up a decent fight. The trout love orange pattern files.

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Cost: Entrance subject to rental of accommodation.
Fish: Rainbow Trout
Tackle: Flies
Rating: Great
Catch and Release: Different dams have different requirements. The main dam is catch and keep.
Contacts: Lucy Delport: Tel + 27 28 212 2113. Email info@ blackeaglelodges. co.za

Inaugural SA film competition

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:47:46 +0000

The inaugural SA film competition was recently held and the winners are being announced. I’ve just been sent two clips for the Best Clip category, which is the non-edited side of the competition.

Here are the clips:

Freshwater and saltwater edited sections will be uploaded during the course of the month so stay tuned!

Where did the time go?!

admin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:50:10 +0000

It’s been over 4 months since we updated this website and before we wish you Happy New Year, we’d like to apologize for the slowness. The end of 2011 was incredibly busy and, as you probably know, 2012’s started off at full pace! If you’re anything like us, you’ll probably be wondering how on earth we’re entering into the 3rd month of 2012 already.

So, Happy New Year!!!

Instead of us writing up a post on things we’ve done, we’d love to hear from you, where have you been fly fishing, what have you caught and what did you learn over the festive season?

Ok ok, we’ll share a few things. Here are 5 highly popular fishing spots worth looking into:

Lakenvlei Dam
Orange River
The Western Cape Streams (of course!)
Off Cape Point
Sandvlei

Go check them out if you haven’t!