XVII 



TROUT FISHING IN SOUTH 

 AFRICA 



HAPPILY, trout fishing is not confined to 

 the United Kingdom. It is to be had in 

 America, Australasia, Africa, India and 

 Ceylon, to say nothing of the various 

 countries of Europe. In New Zealand, trout 

 acclimatization began in 1868 ; in South Africa 

 (in the Cape and Natal) in the early eighties. In 

 neither Dominion nor Union were trout in- 

 digenous, but they have done well in both 

 countries. Colonial Governors under the British 

 flag have at all times shown their sympathy with 

 trout acclimatization. The Briton is a sportsman 

 wherever he goes, and it has been recognized that 

 trout fishing not only adds to a country's sporting 

 attractiveness but is an economic asset of some 

 importance. 



In South Africa, generally speaking, brown 

 trout, Loch Levens, and rainbows all flourish. 

 Cape Province possesses many trout rivers, and 

 here the fly-fisherman can be thoroughly at home. 

 The Hex River, with its picturesque scenery, is 

 one of the finest trout streams and one of the 



