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GUIDES Wildfly Fishing in the Karoo Alan and Annabelle Hobson
Where, What & When
We have developed the Karoo, the place of thirst, where Dinosaurs used to roam, into a flyfishing destination, where you would least expect quality flyfishing. The area boasts 4 biomes within 25km, offering diversity in landscapes with as much variety in flyfishing opportunities for 7 freshwater species. Technical still waters, small streams, indigenous forests, large impoundments, big pools within a dry riverbed; have we pricked your curiosity yet? We offer fly fishing all year round to test every aspect of your prowess.
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SPECIES: Trophy Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Smallmouth Yellow fish, Monster Barbel, Florida Largemouth Bass, Carp, Moggel, Mudfish on 11 stillwaters and 4 tributaries at the source of both the Great Fish River and Little Fish River
Contact
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Alan Hobson or Annabelle Hobson +27 (0)82 442 2884 or +27(0)82 375 4720 alan@wildflyfishinginthekaroo.co.za or info@anglerandantelope.co.za www.wildflyfishinginthekaroo.co.za or www.anglerandantelope.co.za www.aaadventures.co.za https://www.facebook.com/Alan.M.Hobson. https://www.facebook.com/WildFlyFishingintheKaroo/ @karootrout and @flyfishinsouthafrica
Additional Services
Our four-star Angler and Antelope guesthouse sleeps up to 20 people. There are numerous tourist attractions in the area, and our general interest in the history, art and culture add value to your experience. We do transfers to and from Port Elizabeth, tours from Cape Town, through the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape. Somerset East is centrally placed between 3 National Parks, the Addo Elephant, Mountain Zebra and Camdeboo. Day trips to the parks or neighbouring historical towns of Graaff-Reinet and Cradock can easily be arranged. The Walter Battiss art museum, which was the home of South Africa’s most famous abstract artist, Walter Battiss, is a must visit whilst staying over.
As quirky as flyfishing in the Karoo sounds, our fully stocked fly shop is more unbelievable. The fly patterns developed by Alan are tied and sold here and are catching fish all over the world.
Other Information
Flyfishing and sharing this lifelong passion with others is Alan’s focus. Alan has been flyfishing for over 40 years and been guiding for the past 13. He pioneered fly fishing in the Karoo and has developed fly patterns that not only work locally but are exported all over the world. Alan has been recognized in the historic book “South African Fishing Flies - an anthology of milestone patterns” as one of the professionals in SA who have been influential in the development of fly patterns and fly fishing in SA.
