Bay Area Fishing

        

The San Francisco Bay Area offers a wide variety of fishing opportunities.  If you enjoy saltwater fishing, there's great deep sea fishing along the coast for Salmon, Albacore Tuna, Halibut, Sturgeon, Shark, and Rockfish among others.

Bay Area Salmon Fishing

In the spring and early summer, many Salmon are typically caught along the northern California coast. The most common fishing areas near the Golden Gate are the coast of Marin, south of Bolinas, and the Duxbury Reef area off the southern tip of the Pt. Reyes peninsula. In late summer, salmon enter the Golden Gate, go through Racoon Strait, and turn north around the Tiburon peninsula to head for the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.

Bay Area Tuna Fishing

Albacore Tuna stay farther offshore than Salmon (often 30 miles or more), making them more of a challenge than salmon. They are prized for their fight as well as their good eating. Albacore are found off the California coast from June through December.

Bay Area Halibut Fishing

Halibut are caught both inside the bay and along the coast outside the Golden Gate. Fishing for Halibut means bouncing a weight along the bottom, where halibut stay. The Berkeley Flats is a prime location.

 

Top Bay Area Fishing Lakes

Anderson Lake

Located in Morgan Hill

Lake Size:  1,245 Acres

Fishing Species:  Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Catfish

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Calero Reservoir

Located in San Jose

Lake Size:  347 Acres

Fishing Species:  Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Catfish

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Chesbro Reservoir

Located in Morgan Hill

Lake Size:  265 Acres

Fishing Species:  Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Catfish

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Coyote Reservoir

Located in Gilroy

Lake Size:  648 Acres

Fishing Species:  Trout, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Catfish

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Del Valle Reservoir

Located in Livermore

Lake Size:  1,000 Acres

Fishing Species:  Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, Trout, Crappie, Bluegill, Catfish

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Lexington Reservoir

Located in Los Gatos

Lake Size:  475 Acres

Fishing Species:  Trout, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Catfish

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Loch Lomond Reservoir

Located in Felton

Lake Size:  460 Acres

Fishing Species:  Largemouth Bass, Trout, Bluegill, Catfish

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San Pablo Reservoir

Located in El Sobrante

Lake Size:  866 Acres

Fishing Species:  Trout, Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill

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Uvas Reservoir

Located in Morgan Hill

Lake Size:  286 Acres

Fishing Species:  Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Catfish