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Island Yellowtail and Calico Bass

May 06, 2026 Newport Beach 6 photos
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Yellowtail Amberjack
Yellowtail Amberjack

Trip Summary

Excellent Yellowtail fishing at Catalina and only going to get better. The Calico bass bite os all time which keeps everything fun till a Yellow bites. Bonito and Barracuda are also in the chew.
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Shannon McGraw
Newport-beach, California, United States
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