Hermanus Fly Fishing Club offers fly fishing for rainbow trout in and around the Hemel & Aarde Valley near Hermanus and Stanford.
Access to stocked dams is through a booking process and available to members only. Our stocking programs provide year round fishing for trout. Fishing is particularly good in the cooler months.
Our next AGM is scheduled for 4 November 2026 at Walker Bay Ski Boat Club.
Our History ...
The first meeting of the steering committee of the proposed Hermanus Trout Fishing Club was held on 8 May 1978 at 265 5th Street, Voelklip. Present were Messrs Bob Thomas, Harry Wood, Bosman, Miller, Penstone and Robbins. The inaugural meeting of the Club happened on 7 June 1976 in the Hermanus library hall with 30 people in attendance. Mr Bob Thomas was elected as the Chairman and Mrs Anne Thomas as the secretary. Two years prior to this, the Town Council had invited Mr Thomas and Mr Wood to a meeting about the possibility of stocking De Bos dam with trout fingerlings to create a recreation fishery for the town. Nature Conservation had stocked 3500 fingerlings into De Bos in 1976. 1000 of those were brown trout. Every year in February between 2000 and 10 000 fingerlings were released into the dam. Catch records are sketchy but the term satisfactory by one member is recorded in 1985. In 1985 the Department gave notice that there was a probability of phasing out the hatchery in Jonkershoek. In 1986, the minutes reflect a tribute to Bob Thomas and the election of Bob Easter as Chairman. They also reflect that no fish had been caught for many months, general despair and poor finances almost saw the closure of the club.
From 1987, the Committee set about procuring smaller private dams on farms around Hermanus to stock with trout. Colin Vary was elected as Chairman and the finances were reported in sound condition with a credit balance of R3000. The first Club Newsletter appeared in August 1987. The Club’s name changed in October 1998 to the Hermanus Fly Fishing Club in the minutes of the 20th Anniversary AGM.
Club Chairmen
1978 Bob Thomas
1983 Bob Easter
1987 Colin Vary.
2003 John Leppan
2015 Richard Tate
2020 Cheryl Heyns
Today ...
Our Club has grown and prospered over the past nearly 5 decades. We have around 240 members and stock 5 dams in the Overstrand area. We are fully dependent on the goodwill and hospitality of our dam owners and we endeavour to keep the dams as stocked as conditions make possible for the members to enjoy. We offer annual social club days and occasional workshops to help members improve their skills. It is thanks to the dedication of the committee members that the dams are stocked and conditions are monitored closely. All our trout are moved from the suppliers to the dams under permit. The day to day running of the Club is handled by the Committee. The Bylaws are updated annually and approved at the AGM. Two annual newsletters are emailed to members.
Policies
Our Stocking Policy
Rainbow trout are stocked regularly from May to September into four dams. The dams are located on private farm land with access being granted to Club Members and their guests. Day visitors are not permitted to fish in any of our dams unless accompanied by a Member as per the Bylaws.
Fish are stocked between 700g and 1.3kg and are sourced from local suppliers.
Club Management
The HFFC has an AGM at which a Committee is elected for the management of the club's affairs during thew course of the year. The current Committee serving:
Chairman: Cheryl Heyns
Vice Chairman: Andrew Panaretou
Secretary and booking: Jo Botha
Members: Pete Davison, Badie Badenhorst, Peter Lord, Greg Tutt, Koos van den Berg, Ryan Weaver, Andy Allman and Jarid Gilfillan.
Disclaimer and Indemnity
HFFC Members and Guests use the facilities available ENTIRELY at own risk will not hold landowners or HFFC liable for any damages incurred whatsoever.
