Flyfishing report: Trout - Southern Drakensberg

Chris Smith, of the Underberg Himeville Trout Fishing Club sent us this report: “The 2025 Rivers in May Festival  (2^nd to 4^th May) was once again very enjoyable and although the rivers had cleared after a very wet autumn the fishing was tough probably due to the drop in temperature which put the trout into pre-spawn mode. A number of good-sized trout were spotted that were just not interested in the fly.”

We also hear that in April the Kokstad Fly Fishing Club held its annual competition with 20 teams of 4 participating who fished in both club and private dams. A total of 330 trout were caught and released over the weekend despite most waters being quite dirty due to heavy rains which preceded the competition.

 All rivers close from June 1 to September 1 so for the UHTFC the focus will be on the large number of stillwaters the club manages, possibly as many as 18. These are all full to overflowing and well stocked so it should be a good winter season on these dams.

Refer also to the club website at https://www.uhtfc.org.za/.

The photos below show the UHTFC dams, Finelands and Lunds being re-stocked in May.

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