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Shore spot · BeachGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoCalifornia Halibut · Open

Baker Beach

37.79°N · 122.48°W

Shore spot · BeachGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoCalifornia Halibut · Open

Baker Beach Fishing Forecast

Updated today

California Halibut fishing at Baker Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 4 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Baker Beach from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for California Halibut. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Species

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 86 · 9 AM PST

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-4 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area San Francisco · California Halibut openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
9 AM
Now
Score
86
Good
Tide
3.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
NE · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 12 s SW
Air temp
56°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
50% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 86 Good. Tide 3.9ft Falling ▼. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 4kn NE G7. Sea 2 ft @ 12 s SW Easy. Air 55.9°.

Why this score

Current
0.5 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

California Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Size
Minimum 22"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Daily bag and total possession limit is 2 fish north of Point Sur, Monterey County. Minimum size 22 inches total length.
Other species here
Striped Bass Retention openBarred Surfperch Retention openSurfperch Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area San Francisco · synced today

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Beach
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Use the Baker Beach parking lots off Gibson Road and walk a short way onto the sand. The rocky ends near the bridge fish best on moving tides.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Surf casting with bait or swimbaits

About Baker Beach

Baker Beach is a shore spot near San Francisco, California. Charted structure: beach. Species scored here: Striped Bass, Barred Surfperch, Surfperch and California Halibut.

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