SF Bay Fishing Report: Stripers, Crab, and Rockfish Biting Strong on the Flats and Channels

# Wednesday's SF Bay Fishing Report - December 3rd

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

**Tides and Conditions**

We're looking at some excellent tidal action today. High tide hits at 9:04 AM and 11:16 PM, with low tides at 2:43 AM and 4:02 PM. Water levels are swinging nicely with highs reaching 7.0 feet—solid tidal coefficient of 93, which means good movement and better feeding windows. Sunrise was 7:08 AM, sunset's at 4:50 PM, so you've got a short window before dark.

**The Bite**

Yesterday's dock reports from the Lovely Martha showed lights out on the water with fantastic fishing—190 Dungeness crab, 10 lingcod, and 190 rockfish landed on full-day trips. This pattern's holding strong. The live bait season has wrapped up for the year, but charter boats have switched to crab and rockfish combos with excellent success.

**What's Biting**

Striped bass are still in the mix through December, though numbers are dropping from peak fall. You'll find them in the 10-20 pound range mostly, with some trophy fish pushing 30-40 pounds possible. Live herring, mackerel, and anchovies work best for stripers. For the rockfish—which are fire right now—you can work soft plastics and jigging spoons on the structure. Dungeness crab are absolutely on, and halibut are still active if you're looking for something different.

**Hot Spots**

Get yourself to Berkeley Flats and Treasure Island if you're targeting stripers. For crab and rockfish, the channel edges and deeper flats are producing limits.

**Lures and Tackle**

Seven to fourteen foot rods with braided line are your friends. Work 2-3 inch soft plastics, topwater poppers, and slow-roll jigs. Medium-heavy action with 20-30 pound test will handle everything from stripers to halibut.

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