Bay Area Fishing Report: Crab Limits, Rockfish Bounty, and Stripers on the Move

Artificial Lure here with your San Francisco Bay fishing report for Monday, November 10, 2025. Gearing up before first light, let’s break down what’s happening out on the water in our beloved Bay and where you’ll want to toss your line today.

Sunrise hit at 6:45 am this morning, and sunset’s coming up at 5:01 pm, so you’ve got a solid window for that after-work salt fix. The morning saw a high tide at 4:23 am at just about 4.8 feet, dropping down to a low at 8:48 am (3.3 feet), and then back up with another significant high at 2:33 pm (5.8 feet). That means some good moving water around late morning into early afternoon—prime time for predators to get active according to Tide-Forecast and Tides.net.

Weather’s seasonably cool with patchy morning fog clearing to calm, mid-60s sunshine. The steady, light breeze has been ideal for both open-bay and sheltered water fishing. No big storms in the forecast, so the bay’s staying friendly.

Let’s talk fish. The party boats have been getting into them, and I mean heavy. Over the weekend, crews out of San Francisco and Berkeley—boats like Bass Tub, California Dawn, and Lovely Martha—hauled in full limits of Dungeness crab and rockfish, with near-counts of 210 to 250 each for both species. Lingcod are popping up too, with multiple boats reporting two to four per trip and some bonus striped bass. The Golden State out of Berkeley put eight nice stripers on deck for just four anglers on a recent trip, so the linesides are still hanging in, especially on moving tide[Fish Reports via NorCalFishReports and Sportfishing Report].

If you’re crab-minded, now’s the time—pull pots early for the best chance before the crowds arrive, and remember, there are ongoing management concerns about entanglement, so pay attention to current advisories according to the latest conservation updates.

On the artificial side, 4.5-inch swimbaits in ‘anchovy’ or ‘shad’ patterns rigged on ½-ounce jig heads have been hammering the stripers and rockfish, especially when tossed at structure or dock pilings with a little current. For live bait, pile worms and cut anchovy are top picks; the perch bite has been stubborn, but those little guys are more likely to eat natural bait than plastics right now.

For hot spots, here are my picks:
- **Alameda Rock Wall**: Still a fall favorite for stripers at dawn and dusk—work the eddies around the rocks.
- **Berkeley Flats**: Best for mixed-bag rockfish and the chance of a bonus lingcod, especially on the afternoon flood tide.

Don’t discount the **Marin shoreline** from Paradise Cut to Point Richmond, especially with the healthy tidal exchange we’ve got today. Toss swimbaits or live bait under bobbers right at the drop-offs. If you’re after crab, try the waters off Ocean Beach or Baker Beach, but set pots deep and check them right at the bottom of the tide for best results.

Activity’s steady, but best windows are mornings on the drop and afternoons on the push. Try to fish those full tide swings when possible. The season is winding down for halibut, but a stray fish always seems to surprise in these fall transitions.

Thanks for tuning in to today’s Bay Area fishing report—don’t forget to subscribe to keep up with the bite, and as always, tight lines!
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