Fishing near Ermelo, Mpumalanga

Ermelo sits in the Gert Sibande district of Mpumalanga, on the highveld grasslands where several rivers and farm dams make up the local fishing scene. The area is best known for bass and carp angling on private farm dams, with waters like Douglas Dam, Ons Pan, Green Thumb Farm Stay, and Tolderia Resort drawing both competition and social anglers. Rivers including the Vaal and Olifants systems run within a short drive, adding yellowfish and labeo to the mix.

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Banded Tilapia

Tilapia sparrmanii

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Largemouth Yellowfish

Labeobarbus kimberleyensis

Orange River Mudfish

Labeo capensis

Vaal-Orange Smallmouth Yellowfish

Labeobarbus aeneus

Bushveld Smallscale Yellowfish

Labeobarbus polylepis

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Lowveld Largescale Yellowfish

Labeobarbus marequensis

Moggel

Labeo umbratus

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

African Carp

Labeo cylindricus

African Longfin Eel

Anguilla mossambica

Leaden Labeo

Labeo molybdinus

Marbled Eel

Anguilla marmorata

Mozambique Tilapia

Oreochromis mossambicus

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