Cape Town Carp & Catfish Tours

Cape Town Carp and Catfish Tours offers its clients fun-filled land-based tours and practical fishing training fit for any family or friend group. If you’re looking for a fun team-building exercise, they can also organize a team expedition, where team members can compete to see who can produce the best catch of the day.

Your guide for the day will be Wayne Ramsden, an expert on local Carp and Catfish fishing. He will train you in all the different aspects of fishing to maximize how successful you’ll be. You’ll learn about casting, fishing lines, different bait, preservation, and fishing in different types of spots. We take you to various fishing spots within the western cape.

On all trips, you’ll be able to target both the mighty African Catfish and the shy Carp. Catfish is a highly invasive species in this area and its release is not recommended. Customers can instead choose to donate it to a local charity. Carp, on the other hand, is generally released. Whichever species you end up targeting, the guide’s goal is to have you catch your personal best fish on this trip.

Cape Town Carp and Catfish Tours welcome anglers of all skill levels and ages. All guests will be provided with top-notch Penn and Okuma gear, comfortable chairs to fish from or relax under a gazebo, blankets, and a cooler full of cold drinks and snacks. Fishing permits are also included in the price so no need to worry about getting one ahead of time.

The guide will pick you up from anywhere within a 10 km radius from the specified location and will provide you with free parking if you decide to drive yourself. In addition to your guide, you’ll be accompanied by guards to protect you from wildlife.

Now, all that you need to do is set aside a date, check the guide availability and book your South African expedition today!



Select date to see available trips and rates:

  • Private trip
    6 Hour Trip – Carp/Catfish (AM)
    FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 6:00 AM
    $72
    Get acquainted with the dark waters of the Black River and take the chance to see what Cape Town fishing is all about. Lean on your experienced guide and visit some of the best fishing spots in the area where you’ll get to target some seriously big Carp and Catfish.
  • Private trip
    6 Hour Trip – Carp/Catfish (PM)
    FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 3:00 PM
    $72
    This trip is a great option for groups who would like to learn about local fishing without having to be up with the first light. Fish the Liesbeeck or Black River and take a shot at landing a record-size Carp or Catfish.

FAQs about Cape Town Carp & Catfish Tours

Cape Town Carp & Catfish Tours offers the following trips to customers:
  • ZAR 900 per group, additional ZAR 450 per person after 1 guest - 6 Hour Trip – Carp/Catfish (AM) (6 hours)
  • ZAR 900 per group, additional ZAR 450 per person after 1 guest - 6 Hour Trip – Carp/Catfish (PM) (6 hours)

When you book a trip with Cape Town Carp & Catfish Tours, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • Toilet
  • GPS
  • Live Bait Well
  • Ice Box

Trips booked with Cape Town Carp & Catfish Tours include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle (Top-quality )
  • Live Bait
  • Lures
  • Catch cleaning & filleting
  • Snacks (Specify what you are allergic to )
  • Drinks (Specify alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks )
  • Fishing License

Cape Town Carp & Catfish Tours offers the following type of fishing:
  • River Fishing (Fishing is land-based. Training included. )

Cape Town Carp & Catfish Tours offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light Tackle (Reel screaming, rod bending adrenaline! )
  • Bottom Fishing
  • Drift Fishing

Top targeted fish species with Cape Town Carp & Catfish Tours include:
  • Carp
  • Catfish

Meet the Captain

Wayne Ramsden
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
7 Fishing Reports
ID & license verified
12 Customer reviews
Response time within an hour
Member since August 2019
Born in Durban where I fished a lot in my younger years. While working on cruise liners as a waiter, I spent my off days, when we were in port, fishing for fun. I really grew to love fishing and have fished all over the world. When I was back home, I continued fishing and started doing ocean fishing before changing back to the river. I'm always experimenting with different baits and techniques.

About this listing

Targeted species

Carp Carp
Catfish Catfish

Types of fishing

River Fishing
Fishing is land-based. Training included.

Fishing techniques

Light Tackle
Reel screaming, rod bending adrenaline!
Bottom Fishing
Drift Fishing

Amenities

Toilet
GPS
Live Bait Well
Ice Box

Trip includes

Rods, reels & tackle
Top-quality
Live Bait
Lures
Catch cleaning & filleting
Snacks
Specify what you are allergic to
Drinks
Specify alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks
Fishing License

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 3 days prior to trip

You can cancel or modify your booking up to 3 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.

Listing policies

Pickup included in price
Transfer from hotels or jetties in Cape Town to departure site is available and included in trip rates.
Child Friendly
All ages welcome!
You Keep Catch
Catfish invasive preferred. Carp is released.
Catch and Release Allowed
Carp must be released!
Disabled Accessible

Payment

Book with 20% deposit, pay rest to captain

When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 20% deposit to guarantee your reservation.

The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:

Cash
PayPal
Bank Transfer

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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Very good
4.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 9 reviews
Equipment
Very good
3.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.1 / 5
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Second trip with Wayne - fantastic day again!
Second trip with Wayne - fantastic day again!
Second trip with Wayne - fantastic day again!
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Good experience
71%
Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
89%
Appropriate for children
71%
Satisfied with the boat
57%
Caught fish
86%
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Kirstin A.
Cape Town, South Africa
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Second trip with Wayne - fantastic day again!

VERIFIED   Trip for Andy on July 20, 2023
Fantastic winter’s day fishing fun for all as well as some first timers.  Lots of fish caught, and a great day out for us...
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Manuel M.
Pretoria, South Africa
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Awesome Street Fishing Trip!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip – Carp/Catfish (AM) on November 2, 2019
As an angler in Cape Town you have only one thing in mind: Big game fishing. But I have to speak of luck that I found Wayne’s...
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Antoinette Van Der Spuy
Cape Town, South Africa
Poor
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Absolutely horrifying

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip – Carp/Catfish (AM) on September 3, 2023
We booked a trip with Wayne for today. As requested, we arrived at 8am at the location he gave, in a very unsafe area with...
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Yoshinori I.
Kosai, Japan
Excellent
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December fishing trip

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip – Carp/Catfish (PM) on December 30, 2019
My last fishing of the year 2019 was in Capetown, South Africa and we, as a team, got some massive African Catfish ?? The line...
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Douglas B.
Cape Town, South Africa
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Fishing the Diep Rivier

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip – Carp/Catfish (PM) on November 6, 2019
Had a great day fishing for barbel and carp. Wayne used his local knowledge and experience to guide me through everything from...
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