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Rietvlei has several fish
species sought after by
freshwater anglers. Fishing is
allowed but various regulations
apply. Below is a summary of
these regulations, more detail
can be obtained from the
relevant authorities. You can
contact the ranger at the gate,
or email
tablebay.naturereserve@capetown.gov.za, for more
information about entry and
availability of fishing sites. |
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Freshwater fishing permit |
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Fishermen have to be licenced
with a valid freshwater fishing
permit obtainable from
CapeNature. |
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Where to apply:
CapeNature Information Desk in
the Pinnacle Cape Town Info
Centre, cnr Castle and Burg
Streets, tel
021 426 0723, various agents
or your nearest CapeNature
regional office in George
044 874 2160, Porterville 022 931 2900, Bellville 021 945
4701 or Onrus 028 316 3338. |
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Contact numbers:
021 659 3416/3417/3418/3420
or email:
dkleinhans@capenature.co.za,
dhignett@capenature.co.za,
ephilander@capenature.co.za. |
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Validity period:
12 months from date of issue |
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Why must you have a permit?:
In terms of section 53 of the
Ordinance no person may fish in
any inland waters without an
angling licence. |
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Blaauwberg Administration
guidelines and code of conduct |
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In addition fishermen have to sign an
agreement to abide by Blaauwberg
Administration guidelines with
respect to desired restrictions
on fishing gear and codes of
conduct. |
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Fishermen would only be allowed
to fish between the reserve's
official opening and closing
times (07:30 to 17:00 daily). |
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All fishermen would be subject
to inspections at the access
gate or at the fishing site. |
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All exotic fish (carp and
barbel) would have to be removed
from the water, and indigenous
species returned. |
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Fishermen would be requested to
fill out specimen labels for all
fish caught. Fish can be tagged
when tags are available. |
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Only the rod and reel method of
fishing would be allowed. |
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The City of Cape Town allows two
rods per person with a maximum
of two hooks per rod. The line
should have a maximum breaking
strength of 4,5 kg (MAC
regulations) in order to prevent
injuries to people that use the
water for skiing and
wind-surfing. All discarded line
has to be removed by fishermen. |
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Tariffs |
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See
Tariffs page for fees,
etc. |
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Tour operators |
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In order to allow tour operators
to use Rietvlei as a
destination, advance booking is
necessary. A tour operator will
not be allowed to use more than
60% of the fishing sites along
the vlei. |
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Disclaimer: The Friends of
Rietvlei has placed this
information here as a public
service, but is not responsible
for its correctness. The City
could introduce changes which
may not be reflected on this
page; if you want to make sure
you can contact the Rietvlei
Wetland Reserve (telephone and
email above). |
