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Cape Province the best time is from the beginning 

 of October to mid-December, after which every- 

 thing depends on the rains. Without them the 

 water gets too low. In the Eastern Division of 

 the Province there is trout fishing to be had also, 

 the best of it being in the Transkeian Territories. 



East Griqualand (Transkei), noted for its 

 rugged scenery, possesses fine rainbow trout 

 fishing. Natal possesses fine trout streams. 

 Every Natal resident who has studied the subject 

 will agree that Mr. John Parker of Tetworth, 

 Howick, should have the credit for the intro- 

 duction of trout into Natal. 



The Transvaal, which, after useful individual 

 essays, took up the work seriously about 1903, 

 has had success in various parts, notably in the 

 Broederstroom, Carolina, Dullstroom and Macha- 

 dorp districts. In the Lydenburg district the 

 resident magistrate, Col. Damaut, and Mr. Gehrs 

 have taken an active interest in promoting trout 

 acclimatization. The Elands river at Waterval 

 Boven should be doing well. The Mooi at 

 Potchefstroom did not appear to give the results 

 expected, but in the Transvaal are some " heaven- 

 born " trout streams, as Col. John Buchan, when 

 on Lord Milner's staff, described them. Regard- 



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ing the beginning of trout acclimatization in the 

 Transvaal, the pioneers, I remember, were Sir 

 Percy FitzPatrick, who made experiments in 

 October, 1900, and Mr. D. C. Greig, of Johan- 

 nesburg, who also worked in the same direction 

 towards the end of [902. The Transvaal Trout 



