So we have seen a major shift in the amount of YFT in our waters already this season and along with this comes the Dolphins and work ups.

Behind ,Y.F.T lag just behind.Have seen it first hand blackbill.

Never caught a yft from a dolphin workup EVER and we used to catch quite a few 10-20yrs ago, the jft are as Renegade says, supposedly in front of a school of dolphins but we never managed to find any

Around the outside, normally in front, but the ones you catch are usually away from the surface action.

in front, around, thru, get 500meters in front then turn and troll thru em head on! two close in lures go of first then the other three lures as the fish move past! seen the bigger ones 60 to 80kg models swimming fin to flipper with the dolphins! Spend enough time doing it and some guys reckon they can tell which dolphins have tuna with them? last fin caught on my boat the lure was in between two dolphins and the tuna took it shouldering the dolphins aside!

mate we used to pull quite a few yft from the dolphins infact 90%:of our yft came from dolphins
approach them from the side quite quickly and turn to get ahead of them when 200 ish meters away. we used to then slow down until the dollies where 100m behind the boat then match there speed. yft were always sitting in front of them. use zukers tuna clones but most important one is the rapalas cd14 and 18 in mackeral and oranga gold last yft we did like that we hooked 5 at once 6th lure had weed on it. but that was the last year they were in the bay
hope it helps

Keep Listning on CH3 up there for the B.O.I . We are always sharing information on whats happening unlike many others so keep your ear out or call me up 

Apart from meatballs (sighs) all our big ones 50-70kg have come from trolled Zuker Zucchini grass skirts trolled far too close to the prop, we did get one on a small B/P Pakula out back too.

Spent a lot of days early on amongst dolphins for no return but always got them ahead of them, the indicator was the high wheeling gannets, as soon as we saw them start to wheel we would make sure we got to that area to work it.

Have heard plenty of old school stories about whales being worth following as they heard bait fish pushing them up with their bubbles, tuna climb all over them.

Edit: All circa 2005 , glad to see them back in some better numbers this season...cool fish.

Just thinking I have caught them casting stickbaits in Samoa too, they move pretty quick and again from memory the only indicator was the birds wheeling again.

A wise fullah told me if you come across Pilot Whales swimming faster than normal to follow them and get ahead of them as they follow,chase and feed on YFT also.

Have never caught or seen a YFT but heard of pilot whales absolutely smashing albies on the surface off Tauranga last week. Seems sensible that they'd also feed on YFT given the opportunity