Fly fishing involves the use of an artificial fly which is cast into the water with a rod, a reel and an oiled or treated fishing line.
While the Indian Ocean is calm, the Atlantic Ocean is often more turbulent and harder to fish due to the rough waters. Additionally, the lagoons and estuaries on the southern coast provide for excellent salt water fly fishing.
The best time of the year for fly fishing is in the summer months between September and May. Many more fish can be caught at that time than during the winter season.
South Africa’s salt waters are full of small and large fish. Such fish include flounder, many types of shark, kingfish, milkfish, butterflyfish and stingrays to name a few.
The best way to go fly fishing is to take a boat into one of the oceans. There are several tour companies that leave from harbors across the coast and can take anglers fishing.
