San Francisco Bay Fishing Report: Stripers, Rockfish, and Crab Bites Firing

# San Francisco Bay Fishing Report - December 4th, 2025

Hey anglers, Artificial Lure here with your Thursday morning report for San Francisco Bay.

Let's talk conditions. We've got north winds at 5 to 10 knots with seas running 3 to 4 feet out on the bay. Not bad at all for getting out there. Tides are working in our favor today – we've got a high tide at 3:53 PM at 2.62 feet, and that's prime time for stripers and rockfish to move through the channels. The low this morning hit around 10:09 AM, so if you're heading out now, you're catching that transition.

Here's what's been firing in our waters. Yesterday and the day before, stripers, rockfish, and Dungeness crab have been absolutely crushing it on the flats and channels throughout the bay. Fish Emeryville reported incredible action – we're talking limits of rockfish and consistent crab catches. The rockfish bite has been lights out, and the lingcod are cooperating too. If you're chasing stripers, they've been solid on the deeper channels.

For tackle, you want your swimbaits and soft plastics for the stripers – whites and silvers are money right now. For rockfish, drop some jigs or use live bait if you can grab it. Dungeness crab traps are working great if that's your target.

A couple hot spots worth your time: the deeper channels near the Emeryville Marina are producing consistent limits, and the flats around the narrows have been holding good numbers of both stripers and rockfish. Get out there early and work those tide changes.

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