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Eastern Cape Bass Fishing

The Eastern Cape of South Africa offers some of the most stunning scenery in the country. With a mild climate, Bass have a long growing season and the resident Florida strain Largemouth Bass in lakes and dams such as Wriggleswade and Elandsjag (now renamed Impofu) can grow very large, a 4.3Kg (9 1/2 lbs) fish is the current lake record. While the province is not endowed with many Bass fishing lakes, those that it has are amongst the best in South Africa. Bass have not become well established in the province's rivers.

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Select a lake or river below for a list of Bass fishing venues.

Brakkeduine Brakkeduine is a beautiful dam with plenty of structure a few km inland from St Francis Bay and Jeffrey's Bay. More info . . .	Impofu Impofu Dam (previously called Elandsjagdt) is well kept secret a few km from Humansdorp, St Francis Bay and the N2 highway. More info . . .
Wriggleswade Wriggleswade Dam is a prime Largemouth Bass fishery near the town of Stutterheim, 75 km inland from East London. More info . . .