Inside the bay, Keith Fraser of Loch Lomond Live Bait in San Rafael reported some decent halibut fishing at Paradise Cay with several boats returning with three legal fish. Also in the Paradise area a 16 pound salmon was landed at high tide. Trollers are finding a hit-or-miss off California City with about 2 or 3 salmon taken on the top of the high tides.
The leopard shark fishing in the South Bay is still off the charts, field scouts report. several taken to 40 pounds along with 3 fish limits the rule. The best bait continues to be midshipmen (hound fish) in about 30’ of water. Fraser also reports good numbers of small striped bass in San Pablo Bay around the Marin Islans and near Buoys 5 and 7 breaking the surface, chasing bait, but most are barely keepers to 20”.