Fishing in San Francisco

[NIGHTHAWK]

When I'm not hunting, I'm with my first love; fishing!

NIGHTHAWK is a custom aluminum Catamaran that is berthed at the foot of the Bay Bridge.

We fish for:
Salmon
California Halibut (In the Bay and Ocean)
Ling Cod
Rock Cod
Striper
White Sea Bass
Tuna- Albacore and Blue Fin: When they are within 60 Miles
We also crab for Dungeness

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

 

[gillettehunter]

Looks like a lot of good eating. Also a lot of fun. What time of year do you like best for your fishing?
Bruce

 

[375Fox]

Looks like a lot of great fishing. I never knew this was available off California coast. Thanks for posting.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

Looks like a lot of good eating. Also a lot of fun. What time of year do you like best for your fishing?
Bruce

Hi Bruce.

Our season runs from April to January. Although you can fish through the winter for Sturgeon and Striper in the San Francisco Bay and the San Pablo bay, as well as all the way up to the delta and the rivers. Our haul out and maintenance schedule usually starts in February/March. We fish 75% of the time in the ocean; when weather permits… There is good halibut fishing in the bay most of our season and that is always a good option. We get White Sea Bass in the bay too. On our best days we will do combo trips for Salmon/Halibut or Salmon/Rock and Ling Cod. When crabbing starts in November we will run offshore 26 miles to get Ling Cod and Rock Cod at the Farallon Islands then come back and pull pots for crab limits… Pots are in 120’ of water at 8 Miles offshore. 10 crab each.

 

[TucsonFX4]

Very cool.

 

[Bearbait1]

I fished the farallons a few times years ago and once saw a great white throw a sea lion in the air. Pretty impressive.

 

[gillettehunter]

I like your boat. Looks just right for what your doing. Sounds to me like you have it all figured out. Nice pics. Thanks for sharing

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

That's amazing! I've been fishing the Islands for 30 years and never seen a GW... But, I did land a good sized Thresher along the Marin coast. We have great 7 gill Shark fishing in the bay, but I haven't done it in a while... I'm over due for one of those trips...

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

I like your boat. Looks just right for what your doing. Sounds to me like you have it all figured out. Nice pics. Thanks for sharing

Thanks!

Grew up on the Bay... Always loved fishing! Hell, when I was a kid in the summer I used to catch and sell bait to the bait shops in the morning and then fish in the afternoon and at night...

 

[Nevada Mike]

I was born on the SF Bay Area and lived there until I retired (early). When young I crewed on a salmon troller. I used to fish my Parker from Mendocino to Monterey and sometimes trailered it to La Paz.

I miss the great saltwater fishing and outstanding seafood available on the West Coast. Still have the Parker and now I live within 20 miles of the Mexican border... less than a day's drive to the Sea of Cortez.

Taken on my boat...

 

[gbflyer]

Hey those are nice kings. I think the salmon fishing in CA is better than the salmon fishing here in AK. I told my buddy he needs to move his charter boat south. Haha.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

Hey those are nice kings. I think the salmon fishing in CA is better than the salmon fishing here in AK. I told my buddy he needs to move his charter boat south. Haha.

We actually have a good fisheries overall. Salmon have had better years, but we still get them. I like a place on Vancouver Island BC too (Tahsis), but that's for another post.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

I was born on the SF Bay Area and lived there until I retired (early). When young I crewed on a salmon troller. I used to fish my Parker from Mendocino to Monterey and sometimes trailered it to La Paz.

I miss the great saltwater fishing and outstanding seafood available on the West Coast. Still have the Parker and now I live within 20 miles of the Mexican border... less than a day's drive to the Sea of Cortez.

Taken on my boat...

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Nice,

Now I'm going to have to put up a San Diego and PV post for all those adventures!

 

[Nevada Mike]

Please do.

 

[Hunt anything]

Just curious; in one of the pictures holding up 2 flatfish, 1 is right eyed and 1 is left eye. Is one a halibut and the other a flounder or sole species. used to fish some salmon around humbolt bay and miss it. My buddy has moved to Sacramento and spends all of his time waterfowl hunting and bass fishing.

 

[gbflyer]

Nice,

Now I'm going to have to put up a San Diego and PV post for all those adventures!

I did a San Diego trip this past Sept. most dysfunctional experience of my life. Epic is a word too often used but that’s all I can come up with for the fuckery that took place. And I had an absolute blast catching those big tuna! We are going back this year, on a different boat. We have a bonded crew of about 12 guys.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

Just curious; in one of the pictures holding up 2 flatfish, 1 is right eyed and 1 is left eye. Is one a halibut and the other a flounder or sole species. used to fish some salmon around humbolt bay and miss it. My buddy has moved to Sacramento and spends all of his time waterfowl hunting and bass fishing.

Funny you asked, California Halibut can be left or right eyed… We generally don’t catch pacific halibut lower than Shelter cove, so all the flatfish you see are California halibut, with the exception of a couple big sand dabs that are 12” or less and They also are not spotted…

 

[curtism1234]

We spent a week at Point Reyes, SF, and Napa a few years back - beautiful weather and country

 

[Bearbait1]

Ha, I missed seeing the sand dabs in the photo. Good eating little fish.