Closed Seasons For South African Angling
There is an overall bag limit of 10 fish per person per day, no matter what species they are. Listed Below are the closed seasons for fishing:
- Shad closed season 1 October - 30 November (No Shad fishing to be done during this time)
- Red Steenbras closed season 1 October - 30 November (No Red Steenbras fishing to be done during this time)
- Galjoen closed season 15 October - the last day of February the next year (No Galjoen fishing may be done during this period)
- Chokka Squid closed seasons (There are 3) March 19 from 12h00 - April 9 19h00; 12h00 23 July - 12h00 August 13; 19 October 12h00 - November 23 12h00.
Fish Species Name | Scientific Name | Minimum Size | Bag Limit |
| Anchovies | Engraulidae | 0 CM | None |
| Baardman (bellman, tasselfish) | Umbrina | 40 CM | 5 |
| Banded Galjoen | Dichistius multifasciatus | 0 CM | 5 |
| Billfishes (Marlin, Sailfish) | Istiophoridae | 0 CM | None |
| Blacktail (Dassie) | Diplodus sargus capensis | 20 CM | 5 |
| Blue Hottentot | Pachymetopon aeneum | 0 CM | 5 |
| Bronze Bream (Bluefish) | Pachymetopon grande | 30 CM | 2 |
| Cape Knifejaw | Oplegnathus conwayi | 0 CM | 5 |
| Cape Stumpnose | Rhabdosargus holubi | 20 CM | 5 |
| Carpenter (Silverfish) | Argyrozona argyrozona | 35 CM | 4 |
| Catface Rockcod (Spotted Rockcod) | Epinephelus andersoni | 50 CM | 5 |
| Chub Mackerel | Scomber japonicus | 0 CM | None |
| Cutlassfish (Walla Walla) | Trichiurus lepturus | 0 CM | None |
| Dageraad | Chrysoblephus cristiceps | 40 CM | 1 |
| Dane | Porcostoma dentata | 0 CM | 5 |
| Dorado (Dolphin Fish) | Coryphaena hippurus | 0 CM | None |
| Elf (Shad) | Pomatomus saltatrix | 30 CM | 4 |
| Englishman | Chrysoblephus anglicus | 40 CM | 1 |
| Fransmadam | Boopsoidea inornata | 0 CM | 10 |
| Galjoen | Dichistius capensis | 35 CM | 2 |
| Garfishes | Belonidae | 0 CM | None |
| Garrick (Leervis) | Lichia amia | 70 CM | 2 |
| Geelbek (Cape salmon) | Atractoscion aequidens | 60 CM | 2 |
| Glassies | Ambassidae | 0 CM | None |
| Hake | Merluccius | 0 CM | None |
| Halfbeaks | Hemiramphidae | 0 CM | None |
| Horse Mackerel (Maasbanker, Mosi) | Trachurus trachurus capensis | 0 CM | None |
| Hottentot | Pachymetopon blochii | 22 CM | 10 |
| John Brown | Gymnocrotaphus curvidens | 0 CM | 5 |
| Kingfishes | Caranx | 0 CM | 5 |
| Kingklip | Genypterus capensis | 0 CM | 1 |
| King Mackerel (Couta) | Scomberomorus commerson | 0 CM | 10 |
| Kob**** | Argyrosomus | 50 CM | 1 |
| Large-Spot Pompano (Wave Garrick) | Trachinotus botla | 0 CM | 5 |
| Leopard Cat Shark | Poroderma pantherinum | 0 CM | 1 |
| Mullets (Harders) | Mugilidae | 0 CM | 50 |
| Natal Knifejaw (Cuckoo Bass) | Oplegnathus robinsoni | 0 CM | 5 |
| Natal Stumpnose | Rhabdosargus sarba | 25 CM | 5 |
| Pinky (Piggy, Olive Grunt) | Pomadasys olivaceum | 7.5 CM | 10 |
| Poenskop (Black Musselcracker) | Cymatoceps nasutus | 50 CM | 1 |
| Queen Mackerel | Scomberomorus plurilineatus | 0 CM | 10 |
| Ragged Tooth Shark | Carcharias taurus | 0 CM | 1 |
| Red Stumpnose | Chrysoblephus gibbiceps | 30 CM | 1 |
| River Bream (Perch) | Acanthopagrus berda | 25 CM | 5 |
| Rock Salmon (River Snapper) | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | 40 CM | 5 |
| Roman | Chrysoblephus laticeps | 30 CM | 2 |
| Santer (Soldier) | Cheimerius nufar | 30 CM | 5 |
| Sardine (Pilchard, Red Eye) | Clupeidae | 0 CM | None |
| Sauries | Scomberesocidae | 0 CM | None |
| Scads | Decapterus | 0 CM | None |
| Scotsman | Polysteganus praeorbitalis | 40 CM | 1 |
| Slinger | Chrysoblephus puniceus | 25 CM | 5 |
| Snoek (Cape Snoek) | Thyrsites atun | 60 CM | 10 |
| Southern Pompano | Trachinotus africanus | 0 CM | 5 |
| Spotted Grunter | Pomadasys commersonnii | 40 CM | 5 |
| Spotted Gully Shark | Triakis megalopterus | 0 CM | 1 |
| Springer | Elops machnata | 0 CM | 5 |
| Steentjie | Spondyliosoma emarginatum | 0 CM | 10 |
| Stonebream | Neoscorpis lithophilus | 0 CM | 5 |
| Strepie (Karanteen) | Sarpa salpa | 15 CM | 10 |
| Striped Cat Shark | Poroderma africanum | 0 CM | 1 |
| Swordfish (Broadbill) | Xiphias gladius | 25 KG | 5 |
| Squid (Chokka) | Loligo vulgarus reynaudii | 0 CM | 20 |
| Tuna | Thunnus | 6 KG | 10 |
| West Coast Steenbras | Lithognathus auret | 60 CM | 1 |
| White Musselcracker (Brusher) | Sparodon durbanensis | 60 CM | 2 |
| White Steenbras (Pignose Grunter) | Lithognathus lithognathus | 60 CM | 1 |
| White Stumpnose | Rhabdosargus globicebs | 25 CM | 10 |
| Wolfherring | Chirocentrus dorab | 0 CM | None |
| Yellow Belly Rock Cod | Epinephelus marginatus | 60 CM | 1 |
| Yellowtail | Seriola lalandi | 0 CM | 10 |
| Zebra | Diplodus cervinus hottentotus | 30 CM | 5 |
