Fishing near Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape

Graaff-Reinet sits in the arid Karoo of the Eastern Cape, and its centrepiece fishery is Nqweba Dam — a 1 000-hectare impoundment just north of town. The dam draws anglers after carp, catfish, moggel and flathead mullet, the last of which have grown to well over 6 kg and are known for explosive, backing-stripping runs. The Sundays River and several smaller Karoo streams also flow through the surrounding district.

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Banded Tilapia

Tilapia sparrmanii

Moggel

Labeo umbratus

Mozambique Tilapia

Oreochromis mossambicus

African Longfin Eel

Anguilla mossambica

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Marbled Eel

Anguilla marmorata

African Shortfin Eel

Anguilla bicolor

Vaal-Orange Smallmouth Yellowfish

Labeobarbus aeneus

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