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A FINE PLACE TO FISH RESPONSIBLY

ot only does Silver Lakes Golf The club is open to any Silver Lakes resident. fish were introduced a couple of years ago,
and Country Estate provide its Where else in Pretoria can you have a but to date no one has caught one. All fish
Nresidents with a beautiful and safe safe, clean fishing environment at walking are caught on a catch-and-release basis to
environment to live in, it also offers many distance from your house? ensure that our dams stay fully stocked and
sports and outdoor activities. healthy. As most of our dams are located on
The Angling Club was the brainchild of Henk the golf course, fishing areas are restricted
As the name implies, Silver Lakes Golf and van der Westhuizen, who started the club to to “safe zones” to protect anglers, golfers
Country Estate has some beautiful dams and balance the needs of both anglers and golfers. and residents alike.
waterways. These dams offer an abundance Henk has put in lots of hard work and hours;
of bird and fish life, making it tempting for without him the club would not exist today. The Angling Club can be joined by visiting
the keen angler to drop a line. It was for this the HOA offices, where you can register
purpose that the Silver Lakes Angling Club The main species caught in our dams are and get your club card. All the necessary
was established about 15 years ago. carp, barbel, bass and tilapia. Some yellow information is also available online.

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