Fishing near Mbombela, Mpumalanga

Mbombela sits in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga, where the Crocodile River runs just a couple of kilometres from the city centre and a network of rivers — including the Sabie, Komati, Elands and Blyde — fans out across the surrounding bushveld. The area is known for warm-water species like largemouth bass, tilapia and barbel alongside yellowfish, with trout available in cooler highland streams further into the escarpment.

Top waters to fish near Mbombela

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African Carp

Labeo cylindricus

African Longfin Eel

Anguilla mossambica

Banded Tilapia

Tilapia sparrmanii

Bushveld Smallscale Yellowfish

Labeobarbus polylepis

Indian Mottled Eel

Anguilla bengalensis

Leaden Labeo

Labeo molybdinus

Lowveld Largescale Yellowfish

Labeobarbus marequensis

Marbled Eel

Anguilla marmorata

Mozambique Tilapia

Oreochromis mossambicus

Purple Mudsucker

Labeo congoro

Rednose Labeo

Labeo rosae

Silver Labeo

Labeo ruddi

Tilápia

Coptodon rendalli

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

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