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Bay Action Heating Up: Stripers Boiling, Halibut Limits Tight This March Morning

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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your bay area fishing guru, comin' at ya live from the foggy shores of San Francisco Bay on this crisp March mornin'. Sunrise hit at 7:26 AM, sunset's around 7:13 PM, givin' us a solid 11-plus hours of daylight to chase the bite.

Tides today per Tide-Forecast.com: High at 3:37 AM pushin' 5.41 feet, low at 10:38 AM droppin' to 0.75 feet—perfect for fishin' the incoming around midday. Then high at 6:03 PM at 3.64 feet, low at 9:58 PM at 3.14 feet. Fish the slacks and rises, especially that afternoon flood tide.

Weather's a bit rowdy—National Weather Service has a Small Craft Advisory up till 3 AM tomorrow, with northwest winds 15-25 knots and choppy bays. Bundle up, check conditions before launchin'.

Action's heatin' up! NorCal Fish Reports shows yesterday's hauls: Right Hook outta Berkeley nabbed 4 sturgeon on a half-day twilight with 3 anglers. Scallywag from Emeryville landed 2 halibut and 1 striper earlier, then 6 stripers on a full-day with 6 folks—Fish Emeryville confirms the stripers are boilin'. Lovely Martha from SF brought in 3 Cal halibut on a full-day charter with 18 anglers. Limits are tight but consistent on halibut and stripers; sturgeon poppin' too.

For lures, go swimbaits like 3-5 inch Keitech or Big Hammer whites and charts in current seams—mimics shad perfect. Jigs such as 1/2-2 oz Cripplers or knife jigs in glow or sardine patterns bounced off bottom. Live bait? Anchovies or herring if you can net 'em (25 lb limit per ODFW regs, schools thick nearby), or ghost shrimp/pile worms on a Carolina rig. Fish Emeryville says their tackle kits got you covered, rods for rent too.

Hot spots: Hit the Emeryville flats near the peninsula for stripers and flatties—deep water close in. Or Berkely's deep channel edges for sturgeon action. Shore? Try Oyster Point or the SF piers on the low tide switch.

Rig tight, stay safe out there—bay don't play.

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Bay Action Heating Up: Stripers Boiling, Halibut Limits Tight This March Morning

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San Francisco Bay Fishing Report TodayBay Action Heating Up: Stripers Boiling, Halibut Limits Tight This March Morning. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

The sun shining, birds are singing and all feels right in the world. Until the season changes and suddenly you lose your motivation to get out of bed. In fact, one in five people experience some form of depression no matter the season or time of year. At the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, our vision is to build a mentally healthy nation for all because we want you to live your best life and be your best you all year round. Please visit mentallyhealthynation.org to learn more. Hey folks, this is Artificial War, your Bay Area Fishing Guru. Coming at July from the foggy shores of San Francisco Bay on this crisp March morning. Sunrise hit at 7.26 a.m. Sun sets around 7.13 p.m. given us a solid 11 plus hours of daylight to chase the bite. Tides today per TideFourCast.com, high at 3.37 a.m. pushing 5.41 feet, low at 10.38 a.m. dropping the 0.75 feet.

Perfect for fishing the incoming around midday. Then high at 6.03 p.m. at 3.64 feet, low at 9.58 p.m. at 3.14 feet. Fish the slacks and rises, especially that afternoon flood tide. Weather's a bit rowdy. National Weather Service has a small craft advisory up till 3.00 a.m. tomorrow, with Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots and choppy bays. Bundle up, check conditions before launching. Actions heat enough. NorCal Fish Report shows yesterday's halls, right hook out of Berkeley NAB four sturgeon on a half day twilight with three anglers. Scallywag from Emoryville, landed two halibut and one stripper earlier. Then six strippers on a full day with six folks. Fish Emoryville confirms the strippers are boiling. Lovely Martha from SF brought in three cow halibut on a full day charter with 18 anglers.

Limits are tight but consistent on halibut and strippers. Sturgeon pop in two. For lures, go swim baits like three to five inch key tech or big hammer whites and charts and current seams. Mimic Shad Perfect. Jigs, such as one half to two ounces cripplers or knife jigs and glower sardine patterns bounced off bottom. Lie bait, anchovies are herring if you can met them. 25 pounds limit per ODFW rigs. Schools thick nearby, or ghost shrimp pile worms on a Carolina rig. Fish and Reveal says their tackle kits got you covered, rods for rent too. Hat spots, head the Emoryville flats near the peninsula for strippers and flatties, deep water close in. Or Berkeley's deep channel edges for sturgeon action. Sure? Try Oyster Point or the SF peers on the low tide switch. Rig tight, stay safe out there. Bay don't play. Thanks for tuning in folks.

Subscribe for daily updates. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more check out QuietPlease.ai.

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