Fishing near Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
Grahamstown (Makhanda) sits in the Eastern Cape's Albany district, surrounded by a network of rivers draining the Makana interior. Settlers Dam, within the Thomas Baines Nature Reserve on the town's edge, is the most accessible local fishing spot, known for bass fishing. Further afield, the Kowie, Kariega, Boesmans and Great Fish rivers draw anglers seeking a range of freshwater species across the region.
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape and what's needed to catch them.
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African Longfin Eel
Anguilla mossambica
Banded Tilapia
Tilapia sparrmanii
Flathead Grey Mullet
Mugil cephalus
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Marbled Eel
Anguilla marmorata
Mozambique Tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
African Shortfin Eel
Anguilla bicolor
Black Musselcracker
Cymatoceps nasutus
Blacktail
Diplodus capensis
Bronze Bream
Pachymetopon grande
Cape Stumpnose
Rhabdosargus holubi
Dageraad
Chrysoblephus cristiceps
Diamond Ray
Gymnura natalensis
Dusky Kob
Argyrosomus japonicus
Flathead Mullet
Mugil cephalus
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