San Francisco Bay Stripers and Halibut: Prime Tide Window this Morning

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This episode discusses optimal fishing conditions in San Francisco Bay for striped bass and halibut.

Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things angling in the Bay Area. It's early morning on April 23, 2026, right here in San Francisco Bay, and conditions are looking solid for a solid day on the water. Tides4fishing reports high tide in about 3 hours and 25 minutes, with the water rising steady—perfect for targeting structure as it floods in. Solunar activity is high today, so prime feeding windows around major periods mean fish are gonna be chowing down. Sunrise hits around 6:20 AM, sunset about 8:05 PM, giving us nearly 12 hours of daylight to work with. Weather's warming up with a new moon pulling things tight—BassForecast calls it epic-to-fair bite in the Southwest, including Cali bays, as waters heat and bass shift pre-spawn to spawn patterns. Expect aggressive fish early, slowing if winds pick up. Recent catches around the Bay and nearby Pacifica spots include striped bass pushing 5-10 pounds, halibut to 20 inches, leopard sharks, and limits of rockfish plus calico bass from half-day charters out of similar SoCal landings like Fisherman's Wharf analogs. Anglers yesterday pulled stripers on anchovies and pile worms for bait—live mudsuckers if you can…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing
• San Francisco Bay
• striped bass
• halibut
• tide conditions
• angling tips

Keywords

• fishing report
• San Francisco Bay
• striped bass
• halibut
• tide
• angling
• weather conditions

Mentioned in this episode

Products: striped bass, halibut, leopard sharks, rockfish, calico bass, anchovies, pile worms, live mudsuckers, swimbaits, topwaters

Places: San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate, Point Diablo

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