The Wild Trout Association offers fly fishing opportunities on more than 200km of running water in the Eastern Cape Highlands, principally on waters in the Rhodes area in the headwaters of the mighty Kraai River that joins the Orange River at Aliwal North.
The trouting waters range from Lilliputian streams at over 2300m above sea-level to incised gorges with tumbling water to meandering rivers along the valley floors. The streams and rivers are in a variety of catchments that is indeed a blessing in summer where odd thunderstorms can render one valley’s water unfishable while the next one remains crystal clear.
Fishing in the upper reaches should preferably not be attempted on one’s own as they are remote, without cell-phone signal and are places where accidents can a do happen.
Copies of the 2025 Wild Trout Association guidebook are currently on sale, a veritable tome with the most detailed account of fly fishing in the Eastern Cape Highlands plus related articles, all in full colour.
For more information, see www.wildtrout.co.za or e-mail to dave@wildtrout.co.za
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