San Francisco Bay & Ocean Fishing Report

Report Updated Jan. 25, 2012

WINTER STORM SLOWS THE ACTION

Well, the weather last weekend was such that nobody did a heck of a lot of fishing here. Things look to be mellowing out this week and anglers can get back out there. Crabbing was still fair before the weather and probably the best thing to keep an eye on is the sturgeon action in the upper bays as the muddy water from the rivers moves in.

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Outdoors with Craig Hanson
Craig Hanson has been a fixture in the San Francisco Bay saltwater fishing scene for decades and he gives ya all you need to know about hot local bites, upcoming opportunities all the good inland freshwater stuff. Check him out every Sunday on KNBR 1050 AM from 6 AM to 6:45 AM

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About San Francisco Bay

With the amount of urbanization that surrounds San Francisco Bay, it’s a wonder there are any fish here at all. But fish there are! Stripers, halibut and sturgeon make up the Bay’s Big 3 and Chinook salmon pass through here en route to their spawning rivers every fall, too. You’ve also got hard-pulling sharks like leopards, soupfins and sevengills, not to mention rockfish and lingcod. For the light tackle enthusiast, there’s also plenty of perch and jacksemlt and a few starry flounder.

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