San Francisco Bay Fishing Report Today

Fishing Reports - Daily
  • 5.0 (1)
  • PLACES & TRAVEL
  • UPDATED DAILY

Dive into "San Francisco Fishing Report Today" for your daily dose of fishing adventures, tips, and local insights. Whether you're a seasoned angler or a curious beginner, join us each day to stay updated on the latest catches, hotspots, and fishing conditions in the vibrant waters of San Francisco Bay. Tune in and reel in the excitement! For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.... Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk

  1. 20H AGO

    Friday Bay Action: Halibut and Bass Heating Up with Rising Tides

    # Artificial Lure's San Francisco Bay Fishing Report Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning Bay report, and let me tell you—conditions are shaping up nicely for a solid day on the water. **Tides and Conditions** We're looking at moderate tidal activity today. According to Tides4Fishing, San Francisco saw sunrise at 6:44 AM with sunset expected around 6:01 PM, giving us a solid 11+ hours of daylight. The tidal coefficient is climbing through the day, starting around 46 this morning but pushing toward 58 by evening—which means better current flow and increased fish activity as we move into afternoon sessions. **What's Biting** The word from Fish Emeryville is they've got boats running full schedules with halibut and striped bass leading the charge on half-day trips, plus deep water rockcod and lingcod for full-day adventures. These species are absolutely on the menu right now. Over in the broader region, Sacramento River Fall Chinook numbers are solid following excellent 2025 spawn returns—that's good news for ocean fishing opportunities this season. **Best Tactics and Lures** For striped bass, mimic small to medium-sized baitfish with silver-bodied lures and soft plastics. If you're night fishing (and conditions allow), focus on structure like rocky outcrops and submerged timber. Natural baits work too—live crabs and shrimp will get you leopard sharks and other bottom dwellers. **Prime Spots** Hit Tilden Regional Park's shoreline, especially the north beach area—it's underexplored and hosts solid bass populations. For something more accessible, Coyote Point Marina offers excellent bay access with reasonable tidal exchange. Thanks for tuning in to this report. Make sure you subscribe for daily updates, and tight lines out there! This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

    2 min

  2. 2D AGO

    March Bay Bite: Stripers Heating Up Post-Winter with Prime Tide and Weather Conditions

    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things angling in the San Francisco Bay. It's early morning here on March 4th, 2026, and the bay's lookin' prime for some action. Weather's mild today—temps hoverin' around 55-62°F with partly cloudy skies, light winds from the northwest at 5-10 knots, per the National Weather Service forecast. Sunrise hit at 6:42 AM, sunset's at 6:10 PM, givin' us a solid 11+ hours of daylight to chase 'em. Tides are key this time of year: NOAA reports a low tide at 4:17 AM (-0.2 ft), high at 10:22 AM (5.1 ft), then droppin' to low around 4:45 PM (1.8 ft). Fish the incomin' tide mid-mornin' when the current kicks up—bait gets swept right to the striper holes. Fish activity's heatin' up post-winter. Recent reports from Fishbrain and local forums like NorCalFishin show solid catches of striped bass (limits of 18-28 inchers), leopard sharks up to 5 feet, and halibut pushin' 20 pounds. Sturgeon are showin' too in the deeper channels, with a few keeper rays mixed in. Limits on stripers yesterday near the Golden Gate—anglers pullin' 5-10 fish easy. For lures, nothin' beats **chartreuse swimbaits** like the Big Hammer or Keitech Swing Impact on a 1/4 oz head—stripers crush 'em on the troll. **Metal jigs** in silver or glow for sharks at slack tide. Live bait? Mud shrimp or ghost shrimp on a Carolina rig for halibut, or pile worms for perch. Anchovies whole for sturgeon if you're driftin' the flats. Hot spots: Hit the **Embarcadero piers** for easy access stripers, or **Point Isabel** in Richmond for shore-bound shark action—both producin' limits lately. Get out there safe, check regs, and tight lines! Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more bay bite reports. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

    2 min

  3. 6D AGO

    Bay Area Fishing Report: Prime Tide Times and Hot Spots for Saturday

    # San Francisco Bay Fishing Report – February 28th Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Saturday morning fishing report for the Bay Area. We're looking at a solid day on the water. High tide is hitting around 11:39 AM at South San Francisco with a peak of 3.8 feet, so you'll want to time your run for mid-morning if you're targeting structure. The tidal coefficient shows moderate amplitude today, giving us decent current flow without getting too extreme. Sunrise was around 6:15 this morning, and we're looking at sunset around 7:11 PM, so you've got plenty of daylight to work with. The lunar activity is showing average to low conditions right now—not the hottest fishing day of the month, but still fishable if you work smart. For tackle, bring spoon lures—those classic Lucky Strike Devil Bait Spoons in yellow and red work great around the piers for stripers and rockfish. Stock up on live shrimp and crabs if you can find them. Fishery Supply's got good inventory and reasonable prices on whatever you need before you head out. **Hot spots:** North Point Pier 41 is firing right now—the structure there holds fish throughout the tide change. Down at South San Francisco, the shallower flats around low tide are prime for spotting stripers moving through. We've been seeing solid rockfish catches around the deeper structure, and stripers are active on the tidal transitions. Bring light to medium tackle and work the current breaks. Thanks for tuning in and make sure to subscribe. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

    2 min

  4. FEB 27

    San Francisco Bay Fishing Report: Sturgeon Hot, Halibut Limits Ramping Up for March

    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure comin' at ya with your San Francisco Bay fishin' report for Friday, February 27th. Sun's up at 6:45 AM, sets around 6:00 PM per Tides4Fishing charts. Tides today got low at 12:10 AM already passed, next low 1:45 PM, highs at 6:17 AM and 9:14 PM—fish the outgoing for best action, currents movin' baitfish. Weather's mild out there, mixed seas 4-6 feet at 15 seconds from NOAA Marine Forecast, light winds, perfect for bay runs but watch the bar. Fish Emeryville reports solid sturgeon action yesterday—Captain Matt Archer's crew on Here We Go hooked and released several 6-7 footers catch-and-release style. Limits on halibut and bass gearin' up for March, rockfish lingcod April 1st. Recent catches? Sturgeon's hot, big overslots released daily. Salmon forecasts lookin' prime for 2026 with 392k adults projected per CDFW and Pacific Fisheries Management Council—jacks from wet '24 rains boostin' numbers, Golden State Salmon Association says. Stripers and halibut schoolin' flats, perch stackin' structure. Crabs good in bays but fresh runoff slows 'em—check ODA hotline. Best lures? Vertical glow jigs, 1/8-oz spoons or UV Buckshots tipped minnows—crushin' sturgeon and stripers. Swimbaits or jerkbaits for halibut. Live bait kings: fathead minnows, shiners, or mudshrimp on quick-strike rigs. Anchovies or sardines whole for sturgeon. Hot spots: Emeryville flats for sturgeon drops—book Fish Emeryville now. Pillar Point Harbor for spring salmon setup, or Golden Gate rips on outgoing tide for stripers. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

    2 min

  5. FEB 25

    Bay Area Fishing Report: Sturgeon Runs and Spring Halibut Action This Week

    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things angling in the Bay Area. It's Wednesday, February 25th, 2026, and we're kickin' off the day at 8:25 AM with a crisp report from San Francisco Bay. Tides today per Tides4Fishing charts: High at 5:03 AM hitting 6.0 feet, low at 12:38 PM dropping to -0.2 feet, then evening high at 8:21 PM at 4.2 feet. Solunar activity's low with a coefficient of 40, so fish might be a bit sluggish, but hit the outgoing tide around noon for best bites. Sunrise was at 6:46 AM, sunset at 6:00 PM—plenty of daylight to chase 'em. Weather's classic late February: partly cloudy, temps in the mid-50s rising to low 60s, light winds from the west under 10 knots. Perfect for bundling up and casting without gettin' soaked. Fish activity's pickin' up post-winter. Fish Emeryville reports Captain Matt Archer released several big sturgeon—6 to 7-footers—yesterday on catch-and-release trips, with more runs through March. Halibut and stripers are staging for spring; rigs like the San Francisco Bay halibut bait setup are hot right now. Young Chinook salmon just got trucked into the Bay from Sacramento River releases, per KRCR news, boostin' the food chain. Limits? Sturgeon in double digits on good days, halibut up to 20-30 pounds, stripers 10-15 pounds common lately. Leopard sharks and rays fillin' gaps too. Best lures: Enrico Puglisi baitfish patterns on 20-pound leaders for stripers mimicking turtle grass forage. Jigs or swimbaits in chartreuse/white. Live bait? Mud shrimp or anchovies on a halibut rig—Performance Tackle swears by 'em for saltwater action. Powerbait floats work if you're shore-bound for whatever's prowlin'. Hot spots: Oyster Point near South San Francisco for halibut on the flat, and Emeryville Marina for sturgeon drifts. Launch early, watch those tides! Thanks for tuning in, listeners—subscribe for weekly updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Tight lines! Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

    2 min

  6. FEB 23

    San Francisco Bay Fishing Report: Bass Fire Up, Halibut Drifting Strong - February 23rd

    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your San Francisco Bay fishing report for Monday, February 23rd. Dawn's breaking at 6:48 AM, sun sets at 5:58 PM, and tides today per Tides4Fishing show a high of 6.0 ft at 3:03 AM, low 0.3 ft at 10:00 AM, incoming to 3.7 ft at 5:12 PM, then 2.8 ft at 9:14 PM—average solunar activity, so fish should feed steady around the moves. Weather's cooling with that atmospheric river vibe from Maven's Notebook—expect windy conditions, possible rain, and dropping temps around 55-60°F daytime. Bundle up, watch for chop. Bay action's heating up post-weekend. Delta reports from FishCaddy got largemouth bass firing on frogs in shallow mats and tules at low tide, especially San Joaquin side—2-3 pounders common. Chatterbaits in green pumpkin, crankbaits, and 6-inch Senkos on Neko rigs pulling numbers in 2-5 feet. Sturgeon still on from Fish Emeryville's Pittsburg runs. Leopard sharks and halibut drifting strong; grab a San Francisco Bay Halibut Drift Rig from local shops like Berkeley Marina Sportsmans. Recent counts echo sandbass, sculpin, calicos off SoCal boats via Fisherman's Landing and Sportfishing Report—similar bites pushing into the Bay. Chinook salmon returns up in Sacramento River per Golden State Salmon Association, hinting good ocean inflows. Best lures: chatterbaits, swimbaits, and jerkbaits for bass and halibut. Bait-wise, live mudsuckers or ghost shrimp for stripers and sharks; pile worms or anchovies for perch and rockfish. Hit these hot spots: Berkeley Flats at outgoing tide for halibut, or the Richmond side near Point Pinole for bass and stripers drifting live bait. Thanks for tuning in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

    2 min

  7. FEB 22

    Bay Area Bass and Halibut Heat Up: Sunday's Prime Feeding Window with High Solunar Activity

    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things angling in the Bay Area. It's Sunday morning here in San Francisco Bay, tides4fishing.com shows a high incoming tide hitting around 3:34 PM at 4.0 feet after a low of 0.5 feet at 8:51 AM, with solunar activity rated high at 74—prime time for fish to feed as currents rip through the Golden Gate. Sunrise was at 6:50 AM, sunset 5:57 PM, so you've got a solid window before dark. Weather's classic February: cool and overcast with light winds from the west, temps hovering mid-50s—perfect for bundling up and wetting a line. Fish activity's picking up post-storm. Fish Sniffer reports poke-polers like Lawrence Ngai nailing greenling, monkeyface prickleback eel, and rock crab at low tide last month, while Flash Fishing's Captain Steve Talmadge limited out on bass and sharks from the bay recently. Sturgeon and halibut are staging near the mouth, with stripers pushing in on the flood—anglers tallying 10-20 fish days on herring chunks. Leopard sharks are hot too, schools thick around the flats. Best baits? Live mudshrimp or ghost shrimp for halibut and sturgeon—grab 'em from New Coastside Bait & Tackle in Pacifica. Anchovies or sardine heads on a sliding sinker rig for stripers. Lures-wise, go with white swimbaits like Big Hammer or spoons from Dancin Fish Baits for bass and sharks; match-the-hatch chartreuse grubs on jigheads during the outgoing. Hit these hot spots: the Richmond Flats off Point Pinole for halibut on the incoming, or Paradise Cay near Novato where bass and leopards stack up in the channels. Fish light, watch the tides, and stay safe out there. Thanks for tuning in, folks—subscribe for weekly updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

    2 min

  8. FEB 21

    Bay Area Salmon Surge: Epic Returns Mean Excellent Fishing Ahead This Season

    # San Francisco Bay Fishing Report – February 21st Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Saturday morning fishing report for the Bay Area. Let's start with the tides. According to our tide charts, we're looking at a high tide at 1:45 AM and 5:8 feet, with a low tide coming in at 7:52 AM hitting just 0.7 feet. By mid-afternoon, we'll see another high around 2:18 PM at 4.5 feet. These are solid tidal conditions for getting out on the water—we're in a high coefficient period with plenty of water movement to get the fish active. Sun's already up at 6:51 AM this morning, and we'll have good light until 5:56 PM, so you've got a full day ahead of you. Now here's the exciting news: California's salmon fishing is bouncing back strong. The Sacramento River saw over 62,000 adult salmon return to spawn in 2025, compared to just over 4,100 the year before. That's a 15-fold increase, folks. Winter-run Chinook are also showing real promise with over 14,000 spawners returning in 2025. This means we could see a more normal salmon season here in 2026, and the Bay is absolutely worth hitting right now. Speaking of fish activity, the Mokelumne River just reported over 10,500 Chinook returning from the Pacific to spawn during the fall run. While that's down from record numbers, these are solid numbers that tell us fish are moving through the system. For your tackle box, live bait is always money in the Bay—ghost shrimp and frozen mackerel are working great this season. If you're going artificial, stick with your standard stripers and largemouth patterns. Focus on your topwater and soft plastics early and late in the day. Two hot spots I'd recommend: the Lafayette Reservoir just got loaded with 9,000 pounds of rainbow and lightning trout since November, and EBMUD's been restocking hard. You'll need your California fishing license plus an EBMUD Fishing Access Permit. Second spot—get out on the Bay proper where those returning salmon are moving through. The tidal windows we've got today are perfect for both structure fishing and open water. Thanks for tuning in! Make sure you subscribe for daily reports. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

    3 min
See All (284)

About

Dive into "San Francisco Fishing Report Today" for your daily dose of fishing adventures, tips, and local insights. Whether you're a seasoned angler or a curious beginner, join us each day to stay updated on the latest catches, hotspots, and fishing conditions in the vibrant waters of San Francisco Bay. Tune in and reel in the excitement! For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.... Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk

Information

More From Fishing Reports - Daily