Charter Fishing in San Francisco

During the summer months which would be from May to October you can expect to catch striper, salmon, and halibut if you are charter fishing in San Francisco. Even in the summer you will want to dress warm for fishing the San Francisco Bay and the Delta. Charter fishing in San Francisco means live bait fishing for big striper and for the highly prized trophy sized halibut.
When it is time for salmon fishing then it is usually time for trolling which means it's time for some of the most action packed and exciting San Francisco charter boat fishing. Rods doubling over, reels screeching as the line is quickly stripped off, and anglers jumping into the fighting chair is the start of a day of successful charter fishing for salmon in and around the waters of San Francisco.

Northern California Charter Fishing Regions - Eureka, Fort Bragg, Bodega Bay, San Pablo Bay, Sausalito, Farallon Islands, San Francisco Bay, Half Moon Bay, Monterey, Santa Cruz

We use San Francisco as our main reference for charter boats that fish the northern California coast but there are many more regions with great fishing charter services available that extend south and north away from San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden gate fishing area.

• In the north there are Fort bragg and Eureka charter boats offerings services from fishing to whale watching and even burials at sea.
• Bodega Bay - Fish the well known Cordell Banks, a spot 25 miles west of Bodega Bay that is about 250 feet deep and is full of the areas many species of fish including the tasty Rockfish.
• San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Sausalito, Farallon Islands, Golden Gate - Lots of charter boats in these cities and locales offering fishing trips for salmon, striper, halibut, albacore, sturgeon, and lingcod plus shark fishing (leopard shark) and other specialty trips.
• South of San Francisco is Half Moon Bay, Monterey, Santa Cruz - Fishing charter boats in this region offer basically the same fishing as the San Francisco charter boats with charter trips for everything from salmon to striper to leopard shark fishing.

California Fishing Regions

San Diego | San Francisco | Sacramento - Northern California | Marina Del Rey

A happy angler on the Telstar, a Fort Bragg charter fishing boat caught this nice salmon off the northern California coast.

San Francisco Charter Boat Trips

A trip on a charter boat doesn't have to mean fishing, especially in San Francisco and the surrounding bays and ocean waters. San Francisco, Oakland, and Sausalito are big tourist spots and many of the guides and charters offer whale watching charters which is something the entire family can enjoy. While the wife and kids may not want to head out into the chilly pacific to catch a rockfish they will certainly enjoy watching these giant mammals in their natural habitat.

The most common whale watching trip in northern California is for the California Gray Whale. Other marine animals you may see off the North Coast would include dolphins, seal lions, marine birds and the occasional sightings of sharks.

A Few San Francisco Saltwater Fish Species

• King Salmon, Coho Salmon, Striper, Sturgeon
• Albacore
• Ling Cod, Rockfish, Halibut

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