Acorad the summer of 98 I had a blast catching rat yellowtail on the flyrod. We'd find paddies, chum up the fish with a handful of anchovies, and then catch them on the fly. That was all on a boat though. It'd would be hard to hook a yellowtail flyfishing on a kayak, but if you did it you could definitely have something to brag about. Heck if ever there were a year to do it, it'd be this one