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San Francisco Bay, CA

Bay spanning San Francisco/Alameda/Marin/Contra Costa counties, California. Striped bass primary inshore. Salmon, halibut, leopard shark, sturgeon. Shore fishing from Vallejo Wall, Candlestick Point, Fort Point.

62

Overall bite score

Scored 2 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempStation reading100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
Tide phaseNOAA60
SolunarComputedmoon 45% lit44
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA70
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

6 tracked species in San Francisco Bay, with the months each fishes best.

Striped Bassabundant
California Halibutcommon · best May-Oct
White Sturgeoncommon · best Jan-Apr, Nov-Dec
Chinook Salmonpresent · best Sep-Nov
Lingcodpresent · best Apr-Oct
Pacific Rockfishpresent · best Apr-Oct

Water facts

TypeBay
CountySan Francisco/Alameda/Marin/Contra Costa
StateCalifornia
WaterSaltwater, tidal
NOAA station9414290

Berkeley Marina, Emeryville Marina, Pier 7 (SF), Vallejo Wall, Fort Baker.

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