XVII 
TROUT FISHING IN SOUTH 
AFRICA 
APPILY, trout fishing is not confined to 
H the United Kingdom. It is to be had in 
4 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 
