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Cape Town Beaches

Cape Town is a paradise for anyone who loves to spend time soaking up the rays or riding the waves. Featuring some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, Cape Town is a haven of white sands and sparkling seas. There are numerous beaches in and around the city, and the ones you choose to visit will probably depend upon the type of beach activities you most enjoy.

The Cape is surrounded by the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, which meet at Cape Point. The two oceans – one warmer, one cooler – both lap the shores of pearly white beaches, which offer ideal conditions for sunbathing, swimming, water sports, picnicking and recreational sports. Before hitting the sand, find out a bit more about these famous beaches, to discover which ones you’d most like to experience.

Cape Town beach guide

Best beaches for quality

Six of Cape Town’s beaches have been awarded prestigious Blue Flag status by the Foundation for Environmental Education in Denmark. Blue Flag status is given to beaches of an exceptional quality, and which feature a high standard of cleanliness, safety, facilities and water quality. In Cape Town, these beaches are Clifton Fourth Beach, Mnandi Beach, Bikini Beach (in Gordon’s Bay), Muizenberg, Strandfontein and part of Camps Bay Beach.

Best beaches for sunbathing

Camps Bay and Clifton beaches are rated as some of the best beaches for sunbathing, picnicking and enjoying the warm summer weather. Camps Bay Beach is lined with exotic palm trees, while Clifton is the place to see and be seen! Granite boulders at Clifton, separating the strip into four beaches, offer protection from the wind. Meanwhile, the trendy cafés and restaurants opposite Camps Bay Beach offer a refreshing time-out from the sun after a day spent sunbathing and swimming.

Best beaches for water sports

Little Bay and Big Bay beaches, near Blouberg, are ideal for kite-surfing, windsurfing, flying kites and paddle skiing. They also offer magnificent views of Table Mountain, and are popular amongst families. The water is quite chilly, thanks to the cooler Atlantic currents. However, windy conditions make Blouberg’s beaches a favourite amongst water sports enthusiasts.

Best beaches for swimming

The waters of the Indian Ocean are significantly warmer than those of the Atlantic, and thus, the beaches at False Bay are popular for swimming. These beaches are generally also quieter and more relaxed than the Atlantic Seaboard beaches, such as Camps Bay and Clifton. Muizenberg and Fish Hoek Beaches are both popular among families, and offer great conditions for recreational games and swimming.

Best beach for kids

Boulders Beach is famous for its large colony of African penguins, which delight both young and old visitors. And, thanks to its gentle waves and sheltered strips, Boulders is ideal for swimming – especially for kids. Best of all, you’ll get to swim alongside the penguins, or peer into their colonies as you trot along the boardwalk above the dunes. The scenery at Boulders Beach is spectacular, and a trip to this beach is recommended for any visitor to the Cape.

Best beaches for a truly South African experience

At the harbour of Hout Bay Beach is the Mariner’s Wharf – a restaurant offering authentic fish-and-chips, South African style. Spend a day building sandcastles on this family-friendly beach, and be sure to sample the delicious fresh fish and chips served the old-fashioned way – in paper wrappers and boxes. Hout Bay Beach is also good for kayaking and horse riding.

Best beaches for unspoilt beauty

Noordhoek and Kommetjie Beaches are some of the Cape’s most serene beaches, unspoilt and blissfully quiet. Noordhoek Beach, with its 8km curve of powder-white sand, is ideal for horse-riding, kite flying and surfing. Kommetjie Beach is popular among families, and is also a great spot for surfing. Large tidal pools and long stretches of beach – perfect for seaside games – make it a favourite among kids and ideal for families.

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There are plenty of spectacular beaches in the Cape, accessible from virtually any part of the city. For the easiest access to the best beaches, book holiday accommodation in the City Bowl – the most central place to be. New hotels in the Cape Town city centre offer 5-star lodgings and opulent amenities, adding a touch of glamour to your Cape Town beach holiday.

Book your luxury hotel accommodation in Cape Town now, and don’t miss out on a fabulous beach holiday this summer!
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Yes you can. I took a rifle & a shotgun on a combo hunt a few years ago.You must fill out the form needed. You can get them on line. Then you must stop at point of entry & an officer will check your gun after you pay your money. They will give you a peice of paper to show you did this then your good to go! But i would say if you use that gun & have no hunting licence & or permits & or out of season . YOU MAY BE IN A REAL HARD SPOT!

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Need help..Fly fishing equipment etc.?

I fly fished in New Mexico and i really enjoyed it. In fact, im trying to save up to get the proper equipment, cause im just starting. I just need some advice on what type of equipment i should get and maybe some tips. I would also appreciate it greatly if you could explain what some of the accesories do.... like retractors, scientific angler fly floatant, leader straighteners, and strike indicators do etc.

I am assuming you are talking trout. My advice for larger western rivers would be to go with a 9' 5wt rod of moderate fast to fast action

Orvis makes a full line-up of rods ranging from the Clearwater starting at $169 to the ZG Helios - upwards of $755. They are 4 piece rods. The nice thing about Orvis is that you can choose the action of the rod - they make their rods from full flex (trout bum series) to mid-flex and tip flex in all their other series, and are covered by a 25 year warrantee.

Loomis flyrods are generally fast action. You can spend $660 for a GLX, $300 for a GL3 (which is old technology ) or now they have a new series for beginners called the Neptune - for $215 all are 4 piece rods

Sage makes great fly rods - Introductory rods include the Sage Launch ( I bought one of these for my daughter) which is a medium fast action rod and not too expensive and casts well at $250 and the Sage Flight which is a fast action introductory rod for $280.
You can step up to a Z-Axis for for about $630
All are 4 piece rods

There are others to consider that are not as expensive
Echo makes a great casting rod (called the Carbon) for under $200 that is terrific, check out www.kmdtackle.com for a great deal on it.
I like this rod ALOT

St. Croix makes some nice value series rods as well, the Triumph series is not bad for $120, but in my opinion, most St. Croix fly rods have a "clunky" feel to them.

Redington (owned by Sage) makes a decent rod for money as well.

Reel: you don't need to break the bank here either.

Depending upon how much cash you want to spend, I would argue
that a Bauer or a Galvan is your best bang for the buck in the $300
world of fly reels

Under $200 it would be hard to argue with a Ross Cimmaron,

Under $150 I would hands down say an Orvis Mid-Arbor

Under $100 I would no doubt say a Cabela's Prestige Plus. I use this reel on occasion for Salmon and Steelhead with no problems at all.

Don't skimp on your flyline - Rio, or Scientific Angler make good value series lines.
You'll need a vest to carry your stuff in. again, you don't have to spend a great deal on one.

You will need the following accesories:
Nippers - for trimming your leader and clipping the tag end from your fly
Floatant: I prefer Aquel for larger flies and Frogs Fanny for smaller flies
Leader Straightners - don't bother, use your fingers
Hemostats for removing hooks
Polarized Sunglasses
Indicators - leave them at home until you learn the proper technique.

A good book such as "Fly Fishing, Learn form a Master" by Bill Mason
would help out alot with equipment selection, knots, techniques, casting and how to read water.

Some Basic Dry Fly patterns:

Adams - parachute or not is your choice. Imitates a wide variety of mayflies

Elk Hair Caddis - take this in tan and olive anywhere and you'll catch fish

Blue Wing Olive - This is the most common hatch and is year round.
often time this fly will produce a strike when nothing else will

Stimulator - Imitates a big stonefly or a grasshopper or it just gets a trouts attention, works well near dusk or at first light

Wulff Pattern - Au Sable or Royal - possibly the best choice when fishing fast water because they float very well - also great for using as
as part of a "dry and dropper" rig

Tan Comparadun - Wil imitate March Browns, Grey Foxes, and any other tan/brown mayfly, also a good searching pattern

Rusty Spinner - simply a "go to " fly, needed for almost every spinnerfall

Black ant, cinamon ant, beetle - you always need some terrestrials in your arsenal - these 3 choices are staples.

Griffiths gnat - indespensable for when they are feeding on midges, and other micro-flys

Here's a link to a question about nymph fishing I answered - you should get some more ideas and info (and save my fingers from typing)

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoJydMc_rLCm2fiIY1S.BvLty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090706103711AAcJ5gN&show=7#profile-info-4lrRk7myaa

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Where is cheapest place to buy a Bruce & Walker fishing rod ?

I am looking for a 14 ft Bruce & Walker Norway Spey Caster. I looked on the web a few weeks ago and found a supplier in Ireland who were the cheapest but I cannot remember their name. Can anyone help please ?

The above answer was the cheapest I found.

But this site has a offer on a new one.

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Spare Spool Fly
UK: Is it OK to fish a commercial lake using a centre-pin reel?

I'm a complete newbie to angling, and I'm going to my local coarse lake for the first time this weekend to give it a go! As it's my first time I'm going to get a peg on the 'novice' lake that's stocked mostly with silverfish and a few small carp.

People have said centrepins & fly reels are different - true. But put a lot of backing on a fly reel & the experience will not be utterly disimilar.

Your current problems with the fixed spool reel will seem like nothing compared to the issues you'll have with a centrepin - slow retrieve & having to feed off line to cast will become very wearing.
On small, fast waterways where casts are short (no need to feed of yards of line) & control a priority a centrepin makes sense but on lakes there's a good reason why 99/100 anglers use FSRs.

Check you're using the FSR correctly - unless you're a real window licker it should be very simple; now if you were trying to cast with a multiplier I could understand...

10lb is too much (thick/stiff) for silverfish so the colour is moot; 1-200yds of c.4lb is more what you're after for mixed float fishing.

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my fly lines dont sit straight on water,how can i make them stay in a taught line.?

i have changed over to a more larger spool so theres less coil up .im currently using lureflash large arbor reels.

Fly line has a lot of memory in it. It remembers the coil of the reel (spool memory)and thats why so many curves on the water. That memory also inhibits your casts as it causes more friction in your rod guides. The best way to remove some of the spool memory is to simply find a grassy spot and strip line from the reel and then give each arm length a good serious tug with both hands. I do not recommend you wrapping the line around a tree as you may well turn and expensive dry fly line unintentionaly into a poor excuse for a sinking line.

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