Diamond River Outfitters and Stream and Sea have teamed up to bring you a unique hosted trip to the promised land. The Eastern Cape Highlands have a reputation for offering some of the best trout fishing South Africa has to offer. This fully catered and guided trip is set against the backdrop of two of our favourite locations in this region.
The Eastern Cape Highlands have a reputation for offering some of the best trout fishing in SouthAfrica. This fully catered and guided trip is set against the backdrop of two of our favorite locations in this region, giving guests a true emersion into the beauty and spirit of the Highlands.
Our 2025 season runs from March to May. This is right in the thick of Autumn, where the Eastern Cape Highlands puts on an incredible show. The Autumn colours on the trees and fish are something to behold.
There are three weeks available, with the dates as follow:
Our destination is set in the Eastern Cape Highlands, between Lady Grey, Barkley East and Rhodes where we spend six enchanting nights on working farms.
We stay in old English style farm houses that give this area the feeling of the home of fly fishing in England and Scotland. We fish some lesser-known, but spectacular rivers , as well as many of the renowned water, written about in many books over the decades.
The scenery varies considerably from pastoral scenes to fishing in deep sandstone canyons. We also fish up the Bell River Valley which is home to the well-known trout town of Rhodes.
Our accommodation is set right within striking distance of well-known rivers like the Bell, Bokspruit, Riflespruit, and Sterkspruit. All of which hold incredibly healthy populations of fish.
The rivers have produced incredibly good numbers over the last couple of years. We primarily target these river fish with dry fly, but we adapt the required technique as fishing situations dictate. In most cases, trout range in between 20 and 35cm in size. As an idea of maximum size, the largest fish was a river fish of 47cm. At this time of the year , the Eastern Cape Highlands puts on an incredible show. The Autumn colours on the trees and fish beginning to show their pre-spawn glow are something to behold.
