Catfish Joe's Fly fishing South Africa is the oldest and specialised calm water raft fly fishing for yellowfish and monster catfish and low intensity adventure rafting company On the lower Orange river in South Africa in the same area as the annual Kalahari Augrabies extreme marathon. We were the first to design rafts based on the Alaskan raft fishing methods and operate mainly on the Lower Orange river and other concessions in private areas in Southern Africa. Most river rafting companies wi...

Catfish Joe Productions put catfishing on the map in Southern Africa and we are without a doubt the most experienced outfitters in Southern Africa. Our catfish hunting takes place in wilderness areas that are unequalled in scenic beauty, tranquillity and safety and are mostly  biodiversity hotspots. Specially designed rafts are used to drift down the wildest parts of our rivers and allow us to be self contained. Chopper dropping or stationery fishing in river mobile camps or remote guest hous...

On fly fishing gear, the yellowfish is a truly indigenous South African fish species are worth its weight in gold in all aspects. Catfish Joe Productions is unique outfitters in our style of fishing in South Africa in that we designed rafts ‘ala Alaska’ drift boat method to fish for the two largest scale bearing fish in South Africa. Largemouth yellowfish of up to 30 pounds and smallmouth yellowfish of 16 pounds are the sizes you can hook into in our waters. We fish only in waters that al...