Fishing near Soweto, Gauteng

Soweto sits on the Highveld of Gauteng, surrounded by a network of spruits and rivers that drain the Witwatersrand. Freshwater fishing is the local pursuit, with Orlando Dam right in Soweto itself serving as the most accessible spot, and the Klip River, Florida Lake near Roodepoort, and New Canada Dam among the wider options anglers reach from the township.

Top waters to fish near Soweto

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Banded Tilapia

Tilapia sparrmanii

Bushveld Smallscale Yellowfish

Labeobarbus polylepis

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Leaden Labeo

Labeo molybdinus

Lowveld Largescale Yellowfish

Labeobarbus marequensis

Mozambique Tilapia

Oreochromis mossambicus

Orange River Mudfish

Labeo capensis

Vaal-Orange Smallmouth Yellowfish

Labeobarbus aeneus

Moggel

Labeo umbratus

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