Striped bass bite in California

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Striped bass bite in California

Striped bass bite forecast in California today

Striped bass bite calendar

Wednesday, October 21

19–Oct 25

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Bite activity:highmediumlowslow

Based on:weatherseasonal

What is a bite calendar?

Striped bass

3/10 · Weak

Hourly activity

0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

Bite activity:highmediumlow

How to fish

Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

What to take for Striped bass

ID and fishing licence
Licence or permit wherever one is required.
First aid kit
Plasters, bandage, antiseptic, antihistamine — hooks and bites happen.
Headlamp
Peak bite at dusk — hands must be free.
Crankbait
Two colours for Striped bass: one natural, one bright.
Live bait
Worm, maggot or bloodworm — live bait takes better.
Leader
Fluorocarbon: fanged fish fray plain line at the knot.
Landing net
For Striped bass: you won't lift a fish this size out by hand.
Pliers
Open a split ring, straighten a hook, cut line.
Rod and reel
Check guides and drag at home.
Spare line
A snag in the first half hour is normal.
Hook assortment
Sizes for different fish and baits.
Tackle box
Hooks, sinkers, swivels, floats — by compartment.
Drinking water
At least 1.5 l per person per day.

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite. Peak 07:00–09:00 and 19:00–20:00.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

21 OctWednesday, October 21

The computed water temperature is around 67 °F — inside the 61–75 °F comfort range for Striped bass, so baseline activity is high.

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Striped bass works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

Pressure is dropping 0.09 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

00:00 · 29.8823:00 · 29.80 inHg

October is an average month for Striped bass here.

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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

21 OctWednesday, October 21

+67°

Clear · feels like +63°

Low / high

+56°…+73°

Precipitation

0.00 in

Wind

16 mph SE

Cloud cover

15%

Humidity

68%

Pressure

29.86 inHg

00:00+59°—6 mph73%0%

01:00+59°—5 mph71%0%

02:00+58°—2 mph70%0%

03:00+58°—2 mph72%27%

04:00+57°—5 mph71%42%

05:00+58°—4 mph68%100%

06:00+58°—3 mph69%44%

07:00+56°—5 mph71%37%

08:00+58°—6 mph74%83%

09:00+61°—9 mph77%23%

10:00+63°—14 mph77%19%

11:00+65°—15 mph75%23%

12:00+67°—16 mph68%15%

13:00+71°—18 mph54%15%

14:00+73°—18 mph48%24%

15:00+73°—18 mph39%75%

16:00+71°—14 mph41%6%

17:00+70°—12 mph43%28%

18:00+69°0.00 in18 mph39%62%

19:00+63°—16 mph49%10%

20:00+61°—10 mph56%6%

21:00+60°—12 mph60%65%

22:00+60°—9 mph61%50%

23:00+59°—8 mph63%55%

Sun and moon

Wednesday, October 21

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

07:00

Sunset

18:05

Day length

11 h 5 min

Sunshine hours

10 h 1 min

UV index

moderate

Moon

Waxing gibbous

Moonrise

15:40

Moonset

02:15

The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Geomagnetic fieldquiet, Kp 3.7

Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.

Solunar feeding periods

+15% in the windowWednesday, October 21

Major periodsMinor periods

Minor01:45–02:45Moonset
Major08:02–10:02Moon underfoot
Minor15:10–16:10Moonrise
Major20:24–22:24Moon overhead

The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

What are solunar periods?

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Other fish in California

Striped bass bite calendar

Wednesday, October 21

19–Oct 25

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Bite activity:highmediumlowslow

Based on:weatherseasonal

What is a bite calendar?

Striped bass

3/10 · Weak

Hourly activity

0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

Bite activity:highmediumlow

How to fish

Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

What to take for Striped bass

ID and fishing licence
Licence or permit wherever one is required.
First aid kit
Plasters, bandage, antiseptic, antihistamine — hooks and bites happen.
Headlamp
Peak bite at dusk — hands must be free.
Crankbait
Two colours for Striped bass: one natural, one bright.
Live bait
Worm, maggot or bloodworm — live bait takes better.
Leader
Fluorocarbon: fanged fish fray plain line at the knot.
Landing net
For Striped bass: you won't lift a fish this size out by hand.
Pliers
Open a split ring, straighten a hook, cut line.
Rod and reel
Check guides and drag at home.
Spare line
A snag in the first half hour is normal.
Hook assortment
Sizes for different fish and baits.
Tackle box
Hooks, sinkers, swivels, floats — by compartment.
Drinking water
At least 1.5 l per person per day.

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite. Peak 07:00–09:00 and 19:00–20:00.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

21 OctWednesday, October 21

The computed water temperature is around 67 °F — inside the 61–75 °F comfort range for Striped bass, so baseline activity is high.

JFMAMJJASOND

Striped bass works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

Pressure is dropping 0.09 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

00:00 · 29.8823:00 · 29.80 inHg

October is an average month for Striped bass here.

JFMAMJJASOND

These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

21 OctWednesday, October 21

+67°

Clear · feels like +63°

Low / high

+56°…+73°

Precipitation

0.00 in

Wind

16 mph SE

Cloud cover

15%

Humidity

68%

Pressure

29.86 inHg

00:00+59°—6 mph73%0%

01:00+59°—5 mph71%0%

02:00+58°—2 mph70%0%

03:00+58°—2 mph72%27%

04:00+57°—5 mph71%42%

05:00+58°—4 mph68%100%

06:00+58°—3 mph69%44%

07:00+56°—5 mph71%37%

08:00+58°—6 mph74%83%

09:00+61°—9 mph77%23%

10:00+63°—14 mph77%19%

11:00+65°—15 mph75%23%

12:00+67°—16 mph68%15%

13:00+71°—18 mph54%15%

14:00+73°—18 mph48%24%

15:00+73°—18 mph39%75%

16:00+71°—14 mph41%6%

17:00+70°—12 mph43%28%

18:00+69°0.00 in18 mph39%62%

19:00+63°—16 mph49%10%

20:00+61°—10 mph56%6%

21:00+60°—12 mph60%65%

22:00+60°—9 mph61%50%

23:00+59°—8 mph63%55%

Sun and moon

Wednesday, October 21

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

07:00

Sunset

18:05

Day length

11 h 5 min

Sunshine hours

10 h 1 min

UV index

moderate

Moon

Waxing gibbous

Moonrise

15:40

Moonset

02:15

The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Geomagnetic fieldquiet, Kp 3.7

Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.

Solunar feeding periods

+15% in the windowWednesday, October 21

Major periodsMinor periods

Minor01:45–02:45Moonset
Major08:02–10:02Moon underfoot
Minor15:10–16:10Moonrise
Major20:24–22:24Moon overhead

What are solunar periods?

Striped bass bite in California

Striped bass bite forecast in California today

Map of waters and catches

Where it's caught

Help us make this forecast better

Striped bass bite in California

Striped bass bite forecast in California today

Striped bass bite calendar

Striped bass

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Best fishing days for the next week

Map of waters and catches

Where it's caught

Other fish in California

Striped bass bite calendar

Striped bass

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Other fish in California

Fishing reports

Best fishing days for the next week