fishing licence oranje River / Upington

lokis_kitchen

New member
cheers from Germany

where can i buy a fishing license for the orange river in Upington?
I going to visit Upington for a buisness trip next month.
And after work i like to hang my rod into the river behind the lodge. :cool:


Hope to catch some special south african fishes there (C&R) :ssswim:

thanks
 

jonathanw

Member
good day,

Most post offices should be able to provide,though I don't think much people pay for freshwater, only saltwater
 

TimJan

Sealiner
Hi

Honestly I wont even bother to get a license and you might spend half of you time just trying to find one.

I have in all my life only been asked twice for a fishing license and that is in very popular locations.

If they by some miracle ask you for yours and you don't have they will sell you one for I think R45.

Like I said its not monitored even at popular locations never mind a place like Upington. be warned you should have nice and HOT weather between 30 and 40C

Enjoy the fishing you should be able to catch some carp, Barbel(Catfish) easy 20lb - 30lb especially at night use a small carp as bait just chop off its head and put it on a big hook, And yellow fish.

Be warned the barbel put up a decent fight and will destroy light tackle as they are dirty fighters.
 

Fishpaste

Sealiner
I concur to whats been said above. In my whole life I have only ever once been asked for a fishing license...many a moons ago at Klaserie Dam!
 

lokis_kitchen

New member
Thanks guys

For a German it is a bad feeling to do something without licence or a paperwork from the government :rasta:hyst:

I hope your catfishs are good fighter, because they are so small:fst:

What kind of Lure or bait should i use?

I have small spinners and shads with me.
 

Fishpaste

Sealiner
One of the hardest fighting fish in Afeica if you ask me. Paddletails and jigs are some of my favourite. Spinnerbaits are also up there for me.
 

lokis_kitchen

New member
I will try and report

I am excited :sha


In the last week i stay in the near of the Sabie River.
Is there good fishing also? Maybe Tiger?
 

Fishpaste

Sealiner
lokis_kitchen wrote:
I will try and report

I am excited :sha


In the last week i stay in the near of the Sabie River.
Is there good fishing also? Maybe Tiger?
Where exactly are you going for the Sabie river? Not really tigers but Smallscale yellowfish and largescale yellowfish but more commonly the Chisel Mouth yellowfish along with catfish and eels.
Also dependent on location there may even be rainbow and brown trout...

Yellowfish - Small spinners just below and in the streams. Flyfishing and nymphing.

Catfish - Mostly small sizes but will test you on light gear. Can be taken on any method but mostly bait as the cats down in the lowveld are not as aggressive.
Eels - bait

Also be vigilant for hippos and maybe the odd croc. Like I said...depends where exactly you fishing! The Sabie river is a little vague...

Sabie river around Sabie/Graskop area or Sabie river more towards the Kruger National Park...the latter holds Tigerfish, crocs and hippos!!!
 

hrogers

Senior Member
To catch catfish : Try earthworms - this worm is very effective and for other species as well
Cricket can also be effective as well as a nice grass hopper.
If you are close to any rocky area catch a crab -
The catfish won't resist a nice fresh crab
Any fresh head of a fish will also do, I won't kill any fish for that .
I will rather set it free and try any other kind of bait

Platanna - Proper name is Spur toed frog ( picture of the Platanna )
Chicken liver - deadly bait

If you use ultra light line you are going to have a fight for your life if you hook a catfish !!

have fun !!
 

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lokis_kitchen

New member
Fishpaste wrote:
lokis_kitchen wrote:
I will try and report

I am excited :sha


In the last week i stay in the near of the Sabie River.
Is there good fishing also? Maybe Tiger?
Where exactly are you going for the Sabie river? Not really tigers but Smallscale yellowfish and largescale yellowfish but more commonly the Chisel Mouth yellowfish along with catfish and eels.
Also dependent on location there may even be rainbow and brown trout...

Yellowfish - Small spinners just below and in the streams. Flyfishing and nymphing.

Catfish - Mostly small sizes but will test you on light gear. Can be taken on any method but mostly bait as the cats down in the lowveld are not as aggressive.
Eels - bait

Also be vigilant for hippos and maybe the odd croc. Like I said...depends where exactly you fishing! The Sabie river is a little vague...

Sabie river around Sabie/Graskop area or Sabie river more towards the Kruger National Park...the latter holds Tigerfish, crocs and hippos!!!


I stay in a Lodge near of Sabie. I found a put and take trout lake with Google.

Crocs and hippos are new for me. We don`t have it in Germany. :ifishing:
Does they live in the orange river also? Or just in the Sabie?

My flight goes on Sunday, i am so exited :D
 

lokis_kitchen

New member
hrogers wrote:
To catch catfish : Try earthworms - this worm is very effective and for other species as well
Cricket can also be effective as well as a nice grass hopper.
If you are close to any rocky area catch a crab -
The catfish won't resist a nice fresh crab
Any fresh head of a fish will also do, I won't kill any fish for that .
I will rather set it free and try any other kind of bait

Platanna - Proper name is Spur toed frog ( picture of the Platanna )
Chicken liver - deadly bait

If you use ultra light line you are going to have a fight for your life if you hook a catfish !!

have fun !!

Oh no, no little poor frog for bait. ((wideeye))

Now in my box, i have some small / medium size spinner, shads, cranks. And some hardware for bait fishing.
Maybe i can buy some frozen baitfish in the Supermarket.
I am confident :)
 

Fishpaste

Sealiner
You wont be able to buy baitfish in the supermarkets but do get chicken livers and chicken hearts, ox liver another excellent bait and it stays on the hook well.
 

lokis_kitchen

New member
I caught my first yellowfish yesterday evening! Great experience! I will upload a Foto tomorrow. _seal1_

He bit on a pink spoon and i released him healthy after the shooting. :wfish
 

hrogers

Senior Member
Thanks for the feedback -
Can't wait to see the image of the fish you caught !
Hope you can catch more fish...
 

lokis_kitchen

New member
Here the Pictures.

A day after the first yellowfish i caught a second one in the dark, same size. After that i lost my pink spoon and had no many time for fishing again.

In Sabie i caught the last Rainbow in the Lodge own little dam. The owners doesn`t belived that is a fish left in the water. But i saw one last trout, turns her rounds in the lake. And a day after, before breakfast i caught her. :cool:

It was nice to caught some fish after the work, in the sun _seal1_
 

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