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Fish Emeryville's Scores for 4/3/2026:

by FISH EMERYVILLE / Emeryville Sportfishing
Good afternoon anglers! We had 3 boats out today, here's how they did: Oakland Anglers II • 1/2 Day AM • 16 Anglers • 3 Halibut, 1 Striped Bass  Playn Hooky • 1/2 Day AM • 6 Anglers • 60 Dungeness Crab, 3 Halibut
(More...) (Friday, April 3, 2026)

Nearly three inches of rain fell within the Smith watershed Wednesday

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
Nearly three inches of rain fell within the Smith watershed Wednesday. The river went from just under 6 feet at Jed Smith to 9.4 feet. Not much in the way of fishing reports as most anglers have called it a
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

The main stem Eel is rising slightly following Tuesday’s rain event

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
The main stem Eel is rising slightly following Tuesday’s rain event. As of Thursday, flows were 2,200 cfs at Scotia. It’s predicted to reach just above 2,400 cfs, but could fall short. The small increase in flows should do wonders,
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

Brookings Salmon Bite Off to Strong Start

by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
The early salmon opener delivered a surprise most weren’t expecting — and anglers along the southern Oregon coast are taking full advantage. Out of Brookings, the season kicked off with some of the most consistent early action seen in a very
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

The halibut were biting like piranhas at times today

by JAMES SMITH / California Dawn
The halibut were biting like piranhas at times today. We released over 100 undersized.. lots of action. A few nice bass hanging out as well.. Six halibut 14th striped bass We will be back out in the morning 5104175557 or reserve online
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

Half day halibut action!!

by MIKE RESCINO / Lovely Martha Sportfishing
4/2/26. Today we ran a 1/2 day trip and finished up with 12 halibut & 3 striped bass along with tons of undersized halibut. We have lots of room SUNDAY for a 1/2 day trip & MONDAY for a full
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

Opening Day Limits

by JON YOKOMIZO / Sea Wolf Sportfishing
We started the rockfish/lingcod season with a good trip with beautiful weather and great people aboard. We covered a lot of ground looking for what areas are producing, so we picked our way around the chain of islands and offshore.
(More...) (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

Fish per rod on Bass and 4 halibut

by JONATHON SMITH / Happy Hooker Sportfishing
We landed 14 bass for 14 anglers today and 4 halibut. Majority of the bass were 6-10 pounds. Lots of shaker halibut and bass released today and a sea lion ate 3 of our biggest striped bass. Overall a decent
(More...) (Wednesday, April 1, 2026)

Way to Start The Season!!

by HALF MOON BAY SPORTFISHING STAFF
OPENING DAY OF THE 2026 ROCKFISHING SEASON...YAHOO!!!   Easy and early limits of rockfish with some real nice fish in the mix for all onboard including 7 lingcod.  Just click the picture above to check out more pictures of some of
(More...) (Wednesday, April 1, 2026)

Solid to great fishing on the Truckee River

by MATT KOLES / Gilligan's Fly Service
Solid to great fishing on the Truckee River. Pretty incredible March weather wise. That's got the trouts way ahead of schedule. They're feasting on about everything. Spring you will have the must abundant populations of insects in the drift. Good news,
(More...) (Sunday, March 29, 2026)

Halibut and bass

by CHRIS SMITH / Happy Hooker Sportfishing
Another great day out on the water aboard the Pacific Dream! 🎣 We headed up into the Upper Bay targeting striped bass and wrapped up the trip with 17 stripers, 2 halibut, and 1 starry flounder — solid fishing and a
(More...) (Sunday, March 29, 2026)

2 limits

by SAN PABLO RESERVOIR
2 limits
(More...) (Saturday, March 28, 2026)

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