Fong has also been halibut fishing on San Francisco Bay. “On my latest trip to the Oyster Point area, three of us hooked seven halibut and landed four fish to 12 pounds while using vertical jigs.

Other experienced captains are also enjoying the superb halibut and striped bass fishing on San Francisco Bay. “Bass limits again,” said Mike Rescino, Captain of the Lovely Martha, on June 1.

A lone kayaker paddled off Rat Rock on San Pablo Bay, not far from China Camp State Park near San Rafael. He threw out a small anchor, then cast a fishing line. What followed was one of the most ...

Like many other Bay Area skippers, Captain Frank Rescino is gearing up for the beginning of crab-rockfish combos and crab-only fishing adventures. Bay Striper Fishing is Great as Captains Gear Up ...

2 Bay Area beaches made USA Today’s best beaches in California Another favorite shop just a stone’s throw from the beach is J & D Tackle Shop at 1675 Contra Costa (upstairs) in Sand City.

Every field scout is telling me the same thing. The striper bite is wide open all around the greater Bay Area. Guys on the dock say it will stay this way until the first big blow-out storms of the ...