Fishing in South Africa
67 species across 64 spots
South Africa offers fishing across 64 spots with 67 species in marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Cool upwelling waters support a healthy Cline population during the Southern Hemisphere spring.
The rocky reefs and kelp forests of False Bay provide ideal habitat for Yellow weaver, especially around the Cape Point area.
Renowned for its rich marine biodiversity, Cape Town offers excellent opportunities for targeting Shortfin Mako Sharks due to its nutrient-rich waters.
67
Species
64
Spots
Species
67
Galjoen
Dichistius capensis
marine
Blue hottentot
Pachymetopon aeneum
marine
Durban goby
Mugilogobius durbanensis
freshwater, brackish
Snoek
Thyrsites atun
marine, brackish
Sand tiger shark
Carcharias taurus
marine
Cline
Clinitrachus argentatus
marine
Kingklip
Genypterus capensis
marine
Scomber nigricollis
Scomber nigricollis
Hypomyces porphyreus
Hypomyces porphyreus
Cape horse mackerel
Trachurus capensis
marine
Southern meagre
Argyrosomus hololepidotus
marine, brackish
Red steenbras
Petrus rupestris
marine, brackish
Lebranche mullet
Mugil liza
marine, freshwater, brackish
Striped mullet
Chelon tricuspidens
marine, brackish
Yellow weaver
Parapercis gilliesii
marine
Coelophrys arca
Coelophrys arca
marine
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
marine
Horn shark
Heterodontus francisci
marine
African brown snapper
Lutjanus dentatus
marine, brackish
Thresher
Alopias vulpinus
marine
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos
marine, brackish
Yellowtail amberjack
Seriola lalandi
marine, brackish
Common dentex
Dentex dentex
marine
Cottiusculus gonez
Cottiusculus gonez
marine
Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna spp.
Coastal waters, deep oceans
Plain bonito
Orcynopsis unicolor
marine, brackish
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus commerson
marine
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
marine, brackish
Shortfin mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
marine
Bull shark
Carcharhinus leucas
marine, freshwater, brackish
Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
marine, brackish
Gliocladium borysseviczii
Gliocladium borysseviczii
Slender tuna
Allothunnus fallai
marine
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
marine
White mullet
Mugil curema
marine, freshwater, brackish
Bolin's lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
marine
Shorthorn fangtooth
Anoplogaster brachycera
marine
Papermouth
Enteromius mattozi
freshwater
Mead's lanternfish
Diaphus meadi
marine
Yellow podge
Pseudogramma xantha
marine
Synclidopus hogani
Synclidopus hogani
freshwater
Chelon caeruleus
Chelon caeruleus
marine
Ninja lanternshark
Etmopterus benchleyi
marine
Tophat gurnard
Lepidotrigla macracaina
marine
Dules produles
Dules produles
Marlin sucker
Remora osteochir
marine
Coelorinchus commutabilis
Coelorinchus commutabilis
marine
Highfin lizardfish
Bathysaurus mollis
marine
Whitefin Kingfish
Carangoides equula
Bigeye sand tiger shark
Odontaspis noronhai
marine
Paperbones
Luciosudis normani
marine
Leptostomias robustus
Leptostomias robustus
marine
Caprodon affinis
Caprodon affinis
marine
Patzner's goby
Lebetus patzneri
marine
Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
marine
Cheilodactylus elongatus
Cheilodactylus elongatus
Cheilotrema fasciatum
Cheilotrema fasciatum
marine
Eustomias problematicus
Eustomias problematicus
marine
Epigonus ctenolepis
Epigonus ctenolepis
marine
Longwing spinyfin
Diretmoides pauciradiatus
marine
Careproctus inflexidens
Careproctus inflexidens
marine
Coelorinchus radcliffei
Coelorinchus radcliffei
marine
Giant wrymouth
Cryptacanthodes giganteus
marine
Tucker's frostfish
Benthodesmus tuckeri
marine
Northern stargazer
Astroscopus guttatus
marine
Vaillant's grenadier
Bathygadus melanobranchus
marine