Fishing in Lesotho is a heavenly experience offering plenty of excitement for the angler. Fishing in Lesotho can be undertaken at numerous sites like its rivers and waterfalls which contain plenty of fishes native to the region. Despite the fact that Lesotho is a landlocked country within South Africa, opportunities are aplenty both for the amateur as well as trained fishermen here.
Fishing in Lesotho can be primarily concentrated in a few major sites like:
Butha-Buthe, about 2 km from the Oxbow Lodge which is at the confluence of two major rivers, provides the suitable atmosphere owing to it's the merging of currents. These two rivers are the Ts'ehlanyane and Tlholohatsi, Rivers and constitute an ideal ground for catching rare fish specimens.
Apart from this Mokhotlong region over the cold and mountainous Drakensberg Ridge, is a stark and bleak but will provide an amazing opportunity for Lesotho Fishing, with the De Beers Dam, the Khubelu River which flows downstream from this region and Soloane which is situated near the Lets'eng-laTerai Mokhotlong River when the water goes upstream to Mateanong and Sanqebethu are the major fishing regions in Lesotho. In general the mountain river in the highlands of Lesotho offer fertile sites for freshwater fishing.
Maseru which is the capital of Lesotho is another place for large scale fishing. Placed on the Mohokare river, it is bordering South Africa and contains important sites for fishing like 2 km distance from the Molimo-Nthuse river. The Senqunyane River also has good breeding grounds for fishes and you will find plenty of opportunities upstream of the Marakabei Lodge.
Qacha's Nek is another option. It is a district in Lesotho and the Sehlabathebe national Park which contains the Tsoelikane River flowing downstream from this area contains excellent fishing sites, besides the park ponds found here and the Leqooa River.
The Thaba-Tseka main dam which contains one of the most beautiful lakes is another haven for anglers with the Mohale and Katse dams. As elsewhere in Lesotho trout fishing is very popular in the region.
The main seasons for fishing in Lesotho run from September to the end of May. Some of the indigenous fish that are caught are likely to be barbel which is found in the lowland rivers and the Maloti minnow in Tsoelikana. In the highlands the tourist can catch yellowlands which are pretty common in the Lesotho Tour.
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