Fishing For

African butter catfish

4.0
(2)
39 Catches
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Average Length
-
Maximum Length
1.1 ft
Maximum Weight
8.8 oz
Depth Range
13.1 - 226.4 ft
Temperature Range
73.4 - 80.6 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch African butter catfish

4.0
(11)
Loskop Dam
Nkangala, Mpumalanga
2 Catches
4.0
(14)
Olifants River
Nkangala, Mpumalanga
2 Catches
4.0
(6)
Arabie Dam
Sekhukhune, Limpopo
1 Catch
5.0
(2)
Bergsig Trout Farm Pond
West Rand, Gauteng
1 Catch
No Rating (0)
Blue Nilo River
15.279562, 32.912148
1 Catch
4.0
(4)
Carter Lake
Rochester Hills, Michigan
1 Catch
No Rating (0)
Goedertrou Lake
Uthungulu, KwaZulu-Natal
1 Catch
No Rating (0)
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park River
-22.957399, 27.976161
1 Catch

Top Baits For Catching African butter catfish

Lures by 13 Fishing Big Squirm Worm BSQ10-12
5.0
(1)
1 Catch
Natural Baits by Insects Fresh Water Crickets
4.0
(36)
1 Catch
Lures by ACC Crappie Stix ACC Crappie Jig Head Black; 1/16 oz.
5.0
(2)
1 Catch
Natural Baits by Crabs Fresh Water Soft Shell Crayfish
4.0
(9)
1 Catch
Lures by Z-Man Chatterbait Jack Hammer Ever Green Custom Bladed Jig 3/8 oz. - Clearwater Shad
No Rating (0)
1 Catch
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms
4.0
(1120)
1 Catch
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers
4.0
(1048)
1 Catch

Recently Caught African butter catfish

Keegan Nellmapius

4 days ago
 • 
Nkangala, Mpumalanga

African butter catfish
1
9 likes • 2 comments

Mohammed Ahmed

2025-08-10
 • 
South al Gazera, Al Jazirah

African butter catfish
3 lb 3 oz
8
2 likes
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NIcol Toth

2023-09-09
 • 
Nkangala, Mpumalanga

I have no idea what I'm doing!

African butter catfish
10 likes • 1 comment

NIcol Toth

2023-09-09
 • 
Nkangala, Mpumalanga

African butter catfish
8 likes

Karel & Elize McCarthy

2023-03-15
 • 
Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga

Did our first catfish fishing competition. We got 9 but could not secure the winning weight. Average weight was 2.5 kg each but the one closest to 3.2 drove off with the bass boat.

African butter catfish
50 likes • 3 comments

Aquagirl South Africa

2023-03-30
 • 
Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal

African butter catfish
88 likes • 9 comments

Thokozani Magamba

2022-10-11
 • 
Nkangala, Mpumalanga

African butter catfish
18 likes

Pierre Bester

2022-10-02
 • 
Dr Kenneth Kaunda, North West

Ek het hom ge vang op u Klein vis 10 kg baber

African butter catfish
19 lb 13 oz
3
17 likes • 1 comment
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