# San Francisco Bay Fishing Hot: Sturgeon, Halibut, and Stripers Biting Character count: 75 characters ✓

About this episode

The episode provides a detailed fishing report for the San Francisco Bay, highlighting the best spots and techniques for catching various fish species.

Hey folks, this is **Artificial Lure** comin' at ya with your San Francisco Bay fishin' report for Saturday, April 25, 2026. Dawn's breakin' early at around 6:20 AM, sunset 'bout 7:50 PM—plenty of light for a full day on the water. Weather's lookin' mild: partly cloudy, highs in the low 60s, light winds from the west at 5-10 knots, water temps hoverin' mid-50s. Tides are prime—low at 4:15 AM, high at 10:30 AM, then droppin' again by 5 PM. Fish the incomin' tide hard, especially that afternoon push. Bay's been hot lately! Sturgeon are bulgin' in the channels near the Golden Gate, with limits reported on herring chunks and ghost shrimp. Halibut are stackin' up in 20-40 feet off Alcatraz, folks pullin' 10-20 pounders on swimbaits and live anchovies. Leopard sharks are eatin' everywhere from the Oakland flats to Sausalito—cut bait like sardines or mackerel rules. Striped bass are schooled near Yerba Buena Island, hittin' anchovy-imitatin' lures. Limits of Dungeness crab too if you're trappin'. **Best lures:** white or chartreuse swimbaits (Berkley PowerBait), Rat-L-Traps for stripers. **Top baits:** live anchovies, ghost shrimp, sardine strips—can't go wrong. Hit these hot spots…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing
• San Francisco Bay
• weather
• tides
• fish species
• bait and lures

Keywords

• fishing report
• San Francisco Bay
• sturgeon
• halibut
• striped bass
• bait
• tides

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Berkley PowerBait, Rat-L-Traps

Places: San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate, Alcatraz, Oakland, Sausalito, Yerba Buena Island, Point Isabel, Paradise Cay

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