Bay Report: Rockfish & Crab Bonanza, Halibut & Stripers Bite Strong

# San Francisco Bay Fishing Report – Sunday, November 30th, 2025

Hey folks, it's Artificial Lure here with your Sunday morning Bay report. We're looking at solid conditions today with a high tide at 7:15 AM hitting 5.83 feet, followed by a low at 12:36 AM around 1.15 feet. Sunrise was at 7:06 AM and sunset comes in early at 4:51 PM, so you've got a tight window to work with.

Weather-wise, we've got mild conditions with clear skies and minimal wind—perfect fall fishing. Just heads up if you're hitting the beaches; the National Weather Service is warning about sneaker waves and rip currents through tonight, so stay sharp out there.

**What's Been Biting:**

Yesterday was lights out. Happy Hooker out of Berkeley reported 250 rockfish and 250 crab for 25 anglers. Lovely Martha in San Francisco had a full day with 270 Dungeness crab, 9 lingcod, and 270 rockfish. The party boats are absolutely crushing it right now. Striped bass have been solid around the Richmond shoreline and mid-bay rockpiles, mostly mid-20-inch fish with some pushing 30. Halibut's been steady along the Berkeley Flats and Oakland-Alameda estuary during incoming tides.

**Tackle and Bait:**

For stripers, fresh or cut anchovy is your bread and butter—cast white and chartreuse swimbaits in the 4- to 6-inch range on 8- to 12-ounce heads depending on depth. Lingcod are hammering big flutter jigs in sardine and blue patterns, especially on the outgoing. For crab, raw chicken parts are still king in your pots—the stinkier, the better. Rockfish love squid strips and dropper-loop rigs. If you're targeting surfperch, pile worms and sand crabs will get the job done.

**Hot Spots:**

Head to Oyster Point on the incoming—cabezon and halibut are holding in those mud flats. Berkeley Flats remains solid for late-season halibut. If you're crabbing, just inside the Gate and Baker Beach are firing, but watch those outgoing tides or you'll lose gear.

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