Bay Area Fishing Report: Short Days, Hot Bites

Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your Bay Area fishing guru, comin' at ya from the foggy shores of San Francisco Bay on this crisp December 26th mornin'. Sun's poppin' up at 7:23 AM and settin' early at 4:58 PM, givin' us a short window 'fore the chill hits—Tides4Fishing says we're risin' to a high of 5.1 ft around 4:18 AM already passed, droppin' to 2.6 ft low at 9:53 AM, then climbin' back to 4.4 ft high at 3:21 PM and 0.7 ft low at 9:40 PM. Average tidal coefficient of 58 means decent current, but watch the outgoing for best bites.

Weather's mild out there—Southeast Farallon Island reports hoverin' around 57°F now, highs near 59°F, lows 54°F, with light winds keepin' it fishable. Solunar peaks hit 4:24-6:24 AM (just wrapped), 4:36-6:36 PM, and minors at 10:27 AM-noon and 10:46 PM-midnight per FishingReminder—prime striper and halibut time.

Action's steady post-holidays: 976-TUNA logs recent boat trips haulin' 95 bonito and 21 rockfish on a single run outta Point Loma style charters here, while Mendocino Voice notes a monster 10.25-lb canary rockfish just north—Bay's echoin' that with stripers, leopard sharks, and halibut pushin' in. Live bait rigs for halibut are hot, per SF Boat Support—anchovies or sardines on a sliding sinker setup. Top lures? Jiggin' spoons or swimbaits in chartreuse for rockfish and bonito; soft plastics like grubs on 1/4-oz heads for perch and halibut.

Hit these hot spots: Pier 7 under the Bay Bridge for easy shore striper action on incoming tide, or head to Oyster Point in South SF for halibut driftin' mudflats—both bangin' right now. Steer clear of Marin beaches like Dillon Beach after that recent shark nose-bump on a surfer board, Hoodline reports.

Bundle up, check regs, and get out there 'fore the fog rolls thick.

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