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Updated July 8, 2023

GOLDEN GATE — The northwest wind remains a challenge outside the Gate, and the wind has cooled off the water. With the colder water temperatures, coastal rockfishing has been a grind, but limits of quality browns, vermilions, and gopher rockfish are possible along with a handful of lingcod. School fish have been scarce. Most boats continue to stay inside the bay for the tremendous striped bass and solid halibut action. Dungeness crab season ended on Sunday, June 30. Rockfishing is limited to 20 fathoms until September 30.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY — Striped bass action remains tremendous with limits of linesides being the rule for those drifting live bait throughout the day. With the stripers on the flats, there hasn’t been a need to work the rockpiles. A larger grade of striper moved into the bay over the weekend, bending rods. Halibut action had slowed down with the larger tides early in the week, but the tides are much smaller this week, allowing for a longer window for halibut. The only challenge for halibut has been getting through the bottom before the striped bass pounce on your live bait.

HALF MOON BAY — Private boaters and six-pack operators are still champing at the bit to get out in search of bluefin tuna, and the weather window may open by the end of this week. When the conditions allow and there is sufficient interest, party boats are finding limits of rockfish with a few lingcod working the coastal reefs south of the harbor. The Riptide returned with 18 limits of rockfish and 4 lingcod on Saturday. The beaches have been solid for striped bass.

SANTA CRUZ — Halibut are biting with the area from Capitola down to Pajaro Rivermouth being most productive this week. The big flatfish can be found closer to Santa Cruz and occasionally up the cast as well. Nearshore rockfishing remains very productive from Capitola to Franklin Point. A few white seabass were taken from kelp beds in protected areas of the bay.

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