Striped bass fishing at San Francisco Bay
10 verified Striped bass catches are linked to San Francisco Bay. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Striped bass bite forecast today
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Striped bass.
Striped bass bite calendar
Monday, September 7
7–Sep 13
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
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Hourly activity
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Bite activity:highmediumlow
The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.
Peak bite hours
Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–20:00 (dusk bite).
Tactics
Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.
Lures
In clear water, natural colors work best: swimbait or live bait.
Gear
It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.
Summary
Worth going — it's a productive day.
Why this forecast
The computed water temperature is around 79 °F — warmer than the 61–75 °F comfort range for Striped bass: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.
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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 rising 0.03 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
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September is an active season for Striped bass here.
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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
7 SepMonday, September 7
+83°
Clear · feels like +83°
Low / high
+61°…+88°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
10 mph WSW
Cloud cover
0%
Humidity
33%
Pressure
29.89 inHg
Sun and moon
Monday, September 7DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
19:06
Day length
12 h 41 min
Sunshine hours
11 h 18 min
UV index
7
high
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
02:34
Moonset
17:39
The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Solunar feeding periods
+14% in the windowMonday, September 7Major periodsMinor periods
- Minor02:04–03:04Moonrise
- Major09:12–11:12Moon overhead
- Minor17:09–18:09Moonset
- Major21:40–23:40Moon underfoot
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?Catches
Recorded 10 catches here. Most commonly caught: Striped bass, Pacific halibut. Peak season: year-round.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
Striped bassBased on 11 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2020
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
By month
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Feb | 1 | 9% |
| Mar | 1 | 9% |
| Apr | 1 | 9% |
| May | 1 | 9% |
| Jun | 3 | 27% |
| Jul | 3 | 27% |
| Dec | 1 | 9% |
About San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay (California) — a spot well known among anglers. About 637.4 km² in area, up to 10 m deep. Close by — San Francisco, San Mateo and South San Francisco. A coastal water: the bite here is modelled for the sea, not for a river or a lake. Species found here: striped bass. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.
