SF Bay Fishing Report: Crab, Rockfish, and Stripers Biting Strong - Anglers Cash in at Tide Changes

Artificial Lure here with your Sunday, November 16, 2025, fishing report for San Francisco Bay and the nearby shoreline. The **sun came up at 6:51 AM** this morning, and expect it to dip behind the Marin hills at **4:57 PM**—that’s a short window, so plan your casts wisely.

**Tide info for today:**
We rolled in with a modest **2.1 ft low at 2:06 AM**, swung into a hefty **5.8 ft high at 8:45 AM**, followed by a gentle **0.5 ft low at 3:14 PM** and wrapping up with a **4.4 ft high at 9:43 PM**, based on data from Tides4Fishing. Solunar activity is marked “average,” so the bite is strongest at tide swing, especially through mid-morning and again as current picks up later in the afternoon.

**Weather:**
This morning launched with crisp mid-50s temps and patchy fog, giving way to partly cloudy skies and highs pushing the low 60s by late morning, according to local weather apps. Wind is light out of the west at 4–7 knots, and the bay is calm—a nice break from last week’s gusts.

**Fish activity & recent catches:**
According to dock totals from the Berkeley and Emeryville fleet, rockfish and crab limits are dominating this week. Fish Emeryville reports 450 Dungeness crab and another 450 rockfish landed yesterday among just 45 anglers. The Lovely Martha—always a reliable boat—checked in with **22 crab limits (220 crab)** and nearly full limits on rockfish, plus 5 solid lingcod making the grade.
The Argo out of San Francisco is picking up **striped bass**—3 anglers totaled 6 keeper stripers recently, focusing effort near rips and outflows. Emeryville’s C Gull II posted more than 150 crab and 10 lingcod. Shore crabbers are also seeing keepers at Oyster Point and the rocks near Crissy Field.

This action lines up with what Spreaker’s November 15th broadcast highlighted—rockfish are chewing strong (browns, blacks, and vermilions), lingcod are showing (albeit spotty), and the Dungeness crab pots are loaded if you pick a good line.

**Best baits and lures right now:**
- For **crab**, toss mackerel, squid, or good old chicken scraps in your rings and pots. Check your pots every 45–60 minutes for best results.
- **Rockfish & lingcod** are loving shrimp flies in root beer or chartreuse, white grubs, and 5” Berkeley Gulp Jerk Shad on dropper loop rigs. Big leadheads help get to bottom in that quick morning tide.
- For **striped bass**, try trolling SP Minnow or Yo-Zuri plugs, drifting live anchovies, or casting bucktail jigs at tide lines or bridge pilings.

**Hot spots to target:**
- **Angel Island’s west side**: Fish right up to slack tide on the rocky outcrops for rockfish and on the drop-offs for lingcod. Throw a crab pot over the side and hang tight.
- **Central Bay, around Treasure Island and the Berkeley flats**: The striper and lingcod bite is best here on that outgoing push.
- For pier and shore action: **Fort Point Pier** and Crissy Field’s riprap offer good odds for crabbers and the occasional winter striper, especially on an incoming tide.

**Tips from the locals:**
The key to success is timing your run for tide changes. Early morning and evening see the best action, and folks hitting the water at sunrise have reported hauling their limits before lunch. Keep baits fresh, rigs strong, and don’t sleep on that second tide swing in the later afternoon if you missed the morning action.

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