Fishing in George
George is the gateway to two of the coast's most storied rock and surf venues: Herolds Bay and Victoria Bay. Vic Bay's deep-water point is famous for garrick and kob — fish move within casting range of the rocks, and the protected corner lets you fish in most conditions. Herolds Bay offers steep beaches and gulleys that produce kob, shad and blacktail, with galjoen in the winter washes.
The Gwaing and Kaaimans river mouths add estuary variety, and the Outeniqua foothills hide fly-fishing dams and streams for those wanting a freshwater day. George itself has tackle shops, reel servicing and easy access to the whole stretch from Mossel Bay to Wilderness.
Best seasons: garrick November to April at Vic Bay point; kob after dark year-round; galjoen June to September. Watch swell forecasts — these venues fish best on a dropping sea.
Fishing spots around George
Garden Route Dam
Dam · George's water-supply dam holds bass and carp against drowned timber …
Glentana
Shore · A holiday-village beach between Groot Brak and Herolds Bay with a fam…
Herolds Bay
Rock And Surf · A steep little cove backed by cliffs, with gulleys either side of the…
Island Lake (Eilandvlei)
Lake · The biggest of the Wilderness lakes — springer, mullet, grunter and g…
Kaaimans River Mouth
River · The dramatic railway-bridge river mouth between George and Wilderness…
Langvlei
Lake · The middle lake of the Wilderness chain — quiet water for mullet, spr…
Touw River & Wilderness Lakes
Lake · The Touw estuary and the linked Wilderness Lakes (Island Lake, Langvl…
Victoria Bay Point
Rock And Surf · Victoria Bay's rocky point is one of the storied garrick venues of th…
Wilderness Beach
Shore · Wilderness Beach is prime kob water: a steep, deep surf beach where b…
Operators & services in George
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🎣 Best fishing times today
Major & minor solunar periods from the moon's position. A guide, not a guarantee.
🐟 What's biting now
Cob (Kabeljou)
Red Roman
Galjoen
White Steenbras
Spotted Grunter
Cape Stumpnose
Blacktail
Musselcracker
In season around September on the Garden Route.
Tides & moon
5-day fishing weather for George
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