Bag Limits

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 Steenbras	Petrus rupestris	60 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