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Stellar Stripers, Rockfish Riches - San Francisco Bay Fishing Report, October 26th
Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure coming at you with your San Francisco Bay fishing report for Sunday, October 26th.
The bay is fishing absolutely stellar right now. Yesterday's numbers from the local fleet were outstanding. The Lovely Martha out of San Francisco brought in 54 striped bass and a California halibut with 27 anglers on their half-day morning trip. Over at Fish Emeryville, eight boats put 114 stripers, 475 rockfish, 46 lingcod, and 8 halibut on the dock with 110 anglers. The New Huck Finn had a particularly strong showing with 26 stripers and 100 rockfish.
For tides today, we're looking at a moderate tidal coefficient around 51, dropping through the day. We had a high tide early this morning, with another coming this afternoon. The solar transit hits at 12:53 PM, and we've got about 10 hours and 46 minutes of daylight to work with.
The striped bass bite has been phenomenal. These fish are schooled up and feeding aggressively. For artificials, you want to throw swimbaits in sardine or anchovy patterns. Work them near structure and along drop-offs. Live bait guys are crushing it with live sardines and anchovies. The halibut are mixed in with those stripers, so keep a rod rigged with a live bait on the bottom.
The rockfish and lingcod action has been wide open for boats heading outside. The Sea Wolf absolutely loaded up yesterday with 36 lingcod and 210 rockfish. Jigs in white, chartreuse, or glow colors are producing. Bounce them on the bottom and be ready for aggressive strikes.
Hot spots to focus on: The flats around Emeryville have been holding concentrations of stripers and halibut. Work the rocky structure and edges where baitfish congregate. San Francisco's waterfront has been producing steady striper action on both incoming and outgoing tides.
Get out there before the crab combo season kicks in and these boats switch gears. The fishing is too good to miss right now.
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