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A guide to FLY FISHING in the Eastern Cape Highlands.

Preface from the Chairman

The weather has been exceedingly kind to us over the past few years.This is a far cry from literally driving in the...

Day with Dave

Fulfilling a WTA auction commitment: Day with Dave In 2019 at the WTA auction, we bought a “Day with Dave” where he...

Newsletter March 2023

G’day folks, It has been some time since I last penned a newsletter to riparian members and interested parties so...

The Wild Trout Association Wall of Shame

Down the years, dodgy fishermen’s activities’ have necessitated taking a radical step by using freely available modern...

Guidelines for arranging fishing on WTA waters

Fishing on Wild Trout Association water is arranged by purchasing a day permit that allows access to water on WTA...

WTA Marketing Activities & Festival Catch Summary

The Wild Trout Association has organised a number of successful expos, workshops and festivals dating back to 1992,...

Winter Fishing

In the autumn of 2011, it was proposed that the streams and rivers administered by the Wild Trout Association (WTA)...

Where does the WTA operate?

The greatest concentration of fly-fishing on wild running water available to the public in Southern Africa is to be...

What does the WTA do?

The formation of the WTA brought about long-needed access to these waters and has been remarkably successful in doing...

Fishing Permits:

Whereas the Wild Trout Association has provided enthusiasts with half-day day permits in more recent years, it has become thoroughly apparent that it has severe shortcomings and is open to abuse. Accordingly, day permits will continue to be sold at R150/day, whether the purchaser fishes for an hour or for 10 hours a day. This will be with immediate effect i.e. as from 4-10-2021

DAY PERMIT NOTICE

General Rules

Fish by fly only with recognised fly-fishing equipment

Leave gates as you find them

Please do not drive through lands of any description, ever

Do not litter

Fires are prohibited

No pets allowed

Day Permits

Fishing on Wild Trout Association water is arranged by purchasing a day permit that allows access to water on WTA members’ property.
Ensure that you know where your beat is or that you are given clear instructions as to how to find the beat concerned as well as identifying its boundaries.

Fly Fishing on Wild Running Waters

The greatest concentration of fly-fishing on wild running water available to the public in Southern Africa is to be found in the Highlands of the Eastern Cape. The Highlands straddle the southernmost portion of the Drakensberg and continue into the Stormberg. The WTA administers and has access to more than 200km of running water throughout the Highlands and is the largest sport fishery of its kind on the entire continent of Africa.