Fishing near Standerton, Mpumalanga
Standerton sits in the Gert Sibande district of Mpumalanga, on the upper Vaal River. The area is best known for Grootdraai Dam — a large impoundment on the Vaal roughly 10–13 km from town — which draws anglers after carp, yellowfish, muddies (moggel), and barbel. The Vaal River itself runs within a kilometre of the city, and a network of spruits fans out across the surrounding farmland, giving bank anglers plenty of water to explore.
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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
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