Bay Area Stripers and Halibut Heat Up This Spring Morning

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Bay Area Stripers and Halibut Heat Up This Spring Morning

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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things angling in the Bay Area. It's early Sunday morning, April 5, 2026, and San Francisco Bay is lookin' prime for a fishin' fix.

Tides today got a high coefficient around 85 per Tides4Fishing charts—strong currents movin' in with high at about 5:35 AM reachin' 1.1 ft, low at 11:28 AM at 0.7 ft, another high 3:25 PM at 0.8 ft, and evenin' low 10:42 PM droppin' to -0.1 ft. Fish the incomin' and outgoin' hard, especially that fallin' tide for aggressive bites. Sunrise hits around 6:45 AM, sunset 7:45 PM, givin' ya solid daylight—solunar activity's average, but moon phases say April's rampin' up fish feeds per Marinelifes Oceans forecast.

Weather's mild, north winds post-front clearin' the water, temps in the low 60s with light chop—perfect for dawn and dusk action. Fish are active as water warms; recent reports show stripers, halibut, and leopard sharks stackin' up. Anglers pulled limits of **striped bass** up to 10 lbs on live shad near the Golden Gate, plus **halibut** flats buzzin' with 20-30 inchers. Leopard sharks hittin' cut bait steady, and some **Dungeness crab** pots fillin' fast.

Best lures? **Chartreuse swimbaits** or **grubs on jigheads** for halibut in the shallows—slow roll 'em. For stripers, **gold spoons** or **topwaters** at first light over riprap. Live **shrimp** or **anchovies** under a popper for reds and trout vibes in the sloughs. Finesse worms if it's glassy.

Hot spots: Hit the **Berkeley Flats** for halibut on the tide change, or **Paradise Cay** marshes for stripers lurkin' drains—down-current positioning seals the deal.

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