![]() This is very important as strong bait will get the most bites of yellowtail and almost all other game fish. If that doesn’t liven your bait, then it is time to change your bait. If your bait is staying put and not moving much you can give it a twitch to wake it up. Once you have cast your fin bait try to let it swim as natural as possible this means letting it take line out and not pulling on it or creating resistance against the bait.If you are unsure on how you want to present your bait, hook it threw the nose sideways as this will be the easiest and best for the longevity of your bait. Hooking the bait in the belly will cause the bait to swim downward and away from the boat (use when wanting to have your bait go deep). Hooking it in the collar will also cause the bait to swim sideways as well as slightly downward. Hooking the bait through the nose sideways will cause your bite to swim slightly side wards and at angle to the boat. When fishing with fin baits it is very important to select healthy bait and as carefully as possible hook your bait either in the nose sideways, collar area, or even belly area depending on how you want your bait to swim. ![]() Here are some helpful tips for each style of fishing yellowtail: Yo yoing an iron jig can also be effective as well as sight casting to breezing schools of yellowtail on the surface. During normal to colder water spring periods live squid may be needed to get the yellowtail in the biting mood. During warmer water years yellowtail will bite fin baits such as sardines, anchovies, and even mackerel. Either overnight or ¾ day trips are the best trip lengths to catch spring yellowtail. Spring yellowtail fishing usually begins in March at one of our local islands which is either San Clemente Island or Catalina Island and occasionally Santa Barbara Island. Typically the longer trips have more consistent catches and in greater numbers, but this is not always the case. Newport Landing’s sportfishing trips can all catch yellowtail from ½ day trips to overnight and longer trips. ![]() Although the same species of yellowtail is caught throughout, techniques and locations differ with the seasons. Yellowtail fishing usually begins sometime in March and continues to November.
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