SLOW FISHING CONDITIONS BUT 5 YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT DURING AN
OUTING WITH CAPT. OSCAR OF K&M OFFSHORE SPORTFISHING

July 25, 2005, Denis Quesnel, Action Lures, San Quintin sportfishing, Baja California, Mexico:

I fished with Capt. Oscar, Kelly's son, in the San Quintin tournament. There were still no tuna and there was a real bad red tide also. I managed to fish the back side of the island and caught 5 yellowtail to 18 lbs., half on Rapalas, 3 on blue-white Action lures. It was tough and hard fishing. There was a lot of sandbass there to 5 pounds. We caught 25, all on iron. There was no bait in the San Quintin harbor because of the bad water. But we had a great time as always.

All the sandbass were on jigs, and the yellowtails were hitting green Rapalas. We fished in 100 feet of 63-degree water. We also accidentally caught a 20-pound ling and some reds while yo-yoing for yellows.

(As reported by Gene Kira, Mexico Reports Editor of Western Outdoor News, the largest U.S. outdoor weekly newspaper. See "Mexico Fishing News" online for current fishing reports, photos, weather, and water temperatures from San Quintin and other major Mexican sportfishing areas. Vacation travel articles, fishing maps and seasonal calendars, and fishing related information for San Quintin may be found at Mexfish.com's main San Quintin page.