Pound-for-pound, these Yellowfish pull significantly harder than that of a Trout, no jokes, these fish have serious gas… I prefer to target these fish using large baitfish/ streamer patterns, 7wt outfits, 10-20lb leader setups, both floating and intermediate lines depending on the system we are fishing. They feed mainly on smaller baitfish as well as crabs, frogs, and any other big, “carnivorous meals” they can get their mouths around. Personally, though, I prefer swinging streamers at the larger species of Yellows such as the Largemouth Yellowfish (known to reach up to 40lbs…) and the Clanwilliam Yellowfish (various records suggesting fish up to 35lbs) in reality a Largemouth Yellowfish of 20lb+ is the magical mark and anything from 10lb+ with the Clanwilliam Yellowfish can be considered a true trophy, however, there certainly are bigger models out there… These fish can be super aggressive and are both highly predatory, despite their “Carp-esque” appearance. There’s a variety of ways to target them from nymphing to swinging streamers. Tim: There are six main species and three subspecies of Yellowfish which are arguably our most sought after indigenous freshwater species much like your guys Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout. What are they? What do they eat? What’s your favorite strategy to target them? Flylords: So tell us a little bit about Yellowfish.
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