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Fishing Area - Types of Bait and Seasons:
Lamberts Bay/Elands Bay/St.Helena Bay/Paternoster
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Dassie Paternoster-Tieties Baai in rocky gullies Worms, shrimp, chokka, mussels, redbait All Year
Elf Shallow surf in large bays and along beach surf breaks Squid, live bait, lures and spoons Sept-May
Galjoen Rocky cliffs and points throughout the area White and black mussels, redbait, worms April-Sept
Hottentot Deep or shallow water in bays Redbait, shrimps, worms, mussels, All Year
Kabeljou Rocky points and beaches Sardines, squid, worms, prawns Sept-May
White Steenbras Shallow surf in bays (e.g. Elands Bay) White and black mussels, prawns, worms May-Sept
Saldanha/Langebaan
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Galjoen Saldanha Coast Chokka, crabs, mussels, limpets, redbait, musselworms Mar-Sept
Hottentot Saldanha Coast Redbait, mussels, musselworms, fishbait, chokka, prawns Mar-July
Kabeljou Langebaan Lagoon, Saldanha Coast Bloodworms, fishbait, fishbait, prawns, octopus, spoons Sept-May
Mackerel Langebaan Lagoon, Saldanha Coast Fishbait, chokka, small spoons Aug-June
Mullet Langebaan Lagoon Fishbait, pilchards, worms, mussels All Year
Steentjie Langebaan Lagoon, Saldanha Coast Musselworms, redbait, prawns, shrimps, vegetable matter Nov-Feb
Yzerfontein/Melkbosstrand/Bloubergstrand
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Dassie Gullies throughout the area Fresh redbait All Year
Galjoen Bloubergstrand and next to rocks throughout the area Rotten redbait, wonderworms, bloodworms, white mussels, sand prawns All Year
Hottentot Wherever there are slight openings in kelp Fresh redbait, white mussels, chokka Mar-July
Kabeljou All rocky areas Octopus, prawns, fishbait Sept-May
White Steenbras Bloubergstrand, Kabeljoubank Sand prawns, wonderworms, bloodworms Winter
White Stumpnose Bloubergstrand, Kabeljoubank Sand prawns, redbait, chokka All Year
Wildeperd Gullies throughout the area Fresh redbait All Year
Milnerton/Table Bay/Green Point/Clifton/Camps Bay
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Hottentot Oudekrall(the Ring), Hottentotshuisie, Table Bay Harbour Redbait, mussels, chokka, prawns May-Sept
Kabeljou Table Bay Harbour Chokka, fishbait, prawns, octopus, spoons, May-Sept
Maasbanker Table Bay Harbour Artificial lure, fishbait, May-Sept
Rockcod Table Bay Harbour Fishbait, octopus, redbait, crabs, chokka May-Sept
Skate Table Bay Harbour Sardines, chokka, prawns May-Sept
White Stumpnose Table Bay Harbour Mussels, prawns, shrimps, limpets, chokka, fishbait May-Sept
Llandudno/Hout Bay/Noordhoek/Kommetjie/Scarborough
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Galjoen Hout Bay, Chapman's Bay, Kommetjie, Slangkop, Roussouwsbank, Witsands, Pegrams Rock, Scarborough Rotten redbait, wonderworms, bloodworms, mussels, prawns May-Sept
Hottentot Whole area especially where there is kelp Redbait, mussels, chokka, fishbait All Year
White Steenbras Hout Bay, Chapman's Bay, Kommetjie, Slangkop, Roussouwsbank, Witsands, Pegrams Rock, Scarborough Prawns, bloodworm, wonderworm May-Sept
White Stumpnose Hout Bay, Chapman's Bay, Kommetjie, Slangkop, Roussouwsbank, Witsands, Pegrams Rock, Scarborough Prawns, mussels, wonderworm, redbait, bloodworm May-Sept
Millers Point/Simons Town/Fish Hoek/Kalk Bay/Muizenberg
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Elf Kalk Bay harbour wall Fishbait Summer
Kabeljou Bailey's Cottage Bloodworms Summer
Mackerel Kalk Bay harbour wall Artificial lures Jan-Feb
White Steenbras Bailey's Cottage Bloodworms Summer
White Stumpnose Kalk Bay harbour wall, Bailey's Cottage White mussels, sand prawns, wonderworms Summer
Strandfontein/Strand/Gordon's Bay
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Dassie Strand, Gordon's Bay Redbait, sand prawns All Year
Elf Strandfontein - Macassar Beach, Strand - Harmoniestrand Fishbait Sept-May
Galjoen Swartklip, Macassar Beach,Strand - Harmoniestrand Wonderworms, rotton redbait Mar-Sept
Geelbek Gordon's Bay -Koelbaai Fishbait with chokka Nov-May
Kabeljou Strandfontein - Swartklip, Strand - Harmoniestrand Fishbait, octopus, bloodworms Sept-May
White Steenbras Macassar Beach, Strand - Harmoniestrand Sand prawns, wonderworms, bloodworms Sept-May
White Stumpnose Strandfontein, Strand - Harmoniestrand Sand prawns, white mussels, redbait, chokka All Year
Gansbaai/ Cape Agulhas/Struisbaai/Waenhuiskrans
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Elf Hangklip area, Kleinmond and Hermanus lagoons Strips of sardine or mullet, spinners Oct-April
Galjoen Rooiels, Hangklip, Kleinmond, Onrus, Hermanus Rotten redbait, bloodworms, white mussels, sand prawns All Year
Geelbek Rooiels, Hangklip, Hermanus Sardines, mullet mackeral, chokka Oct-April
Hottentot Throughout the area in rocky gullies and near kelp White mussels, fresh redbait, chokka, sardines All Year
Kabeljou Hangklip, Dawidskraal, Kleinmond lagoon, Hermanus Sardines, mullet mackeral, chokka, sand prawns, bloodworms, spinners Oct-April
Leervis Kleinmond and Hermanus lagoons Live bait, mullet, mackeral, chokka Jan-April
Roman All rocky parts of the coast Strips of mullet or sardine, chokka All Year
White Steenbras Hangklip area, Kleinmond and Hermanus Sand prawns, wonderworms, bloodworms All Year
Witsand/Stilbaai/Gouritsmond/Vleesbaai
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Kabeljou St Sebastian Bay, Gouritsmond, Fransmanshoek Octopus, mackeral, mullet Oct-April
Elf Stilbaai, Gouritsmond, Fransmanshoek, Vleesbaai, Mackeral, mullet, chokka, lures and spoons Sept-April
Galjoen Gouritsmond White mussels, redbait, chokka Mar-Sept
Musselcracker Gouritsmond, Fransmanshoek, Redbait, chokka, crabs, mussels Sept-Mar
White Steenbras St Sebastian Bay, Stlbaai White mussels, shrimps, prawns, bloodworms All Year
Mossel Bay/ Little & Great Brak Rivers/Glentana/
Herolds Bay/George
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Black Musselcracker Glentana - Victoria Bay Fish fillet, strepie Winter
Elf Dias Beach, near rocks Sardines, fresh fillet Summer
Galjoen Rough water with rocky bottom Musselworms, redbait, white mussels Winter
Hottentot All rocky parts of the coast Musselworms, redbait, white mussels Summer
Kabeljou Sandy gullies from Great Brak to Glentana Chokka, sardines, small live bait, strepie Summer
Leervis Little Bak lagoon at outgoing and low tide; off rocky ledges at Herolds Bay and Victoria Bay Mullet Summer
Spotted Grunter Rough surf at Dias and Santos Beach; Little and Great Brak river mouths Prawns Summer
White Musselcracker Cape St Blaize Red rock crabs, venus ear Oct- Dec
White Steenbras Clear river mouths, shallow sandy gullies White mussels, prawns Winter
Wilderness/The Lakes/Sedgefield/Buffelsbaai/
Knysna/Noetzie
Fish Type Recommended Area Recommended Bait Season
Elf Platbank, Buffelsbaai, Knysna Heads, Noetzie Freshly cut fillets of fish, spoons All Year
Galjoen Platbank, Buffelsbaai, Brenton on sea, Noetzie Redbait, bloodworms, white mussels Winter
Kabeljou Swartvlei, Buffelsbaai, Knysna Heads and Lagoon Pilchards, freshly cut fillets of fish Sept-April
Leervis Swartvlei, Buffelsbaai, Knysna Heads and Lagoon, Noetzie Live bait, spoons Nov-April
Musselcracker Brenton on sea, Knysna Heads, Noetzie Venus ear, redbait Oct-Mar
Spotted Grunter Swartvlei, Knysna Lagoon Prawns, bloodworms All Year
White Steenbras Swartvlei, Buffelsbaai, Brenton on sea, Knysna Prawns, bloodworms, white mussels, pilchards All Year
White Stumpnose All along the coast, Swartvlei, Knysna Lagoon Prawns, bloodworms, white mussels, pilchards, freshly cut fillets of fish All Year