A few private boats are sneaking out to pull their crab gear when the weather allows but few are reporting and the majority of anglers have pulled their gear for the season. The rockfish season opens on June 1st north of Pigeon Pt and until then there will be few reasons other than crab for boats to head outside the Gate. The majority of party boats are concentrating their efforts on the bay halibut and striper fisheries. Fishing has been great and while the weekend pressure has been high scores are well above average for this early in the season. We will have regular reports here beginning June 1st when the rockfish season opens and boats start running their live bait combo packages outsdie the Golden Gate. For up to date weather see our wind and swell graphs at the bottom of all our saltwater pages.

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It's been quite awhile since anglers have received any good news in regards to our fisheries but that is exactly what we want to share with our readers today. GOOD NEWS X THREE!. See our "Fishing News" page for key policy changes and a court ruling that will improve our future salmon returns. No, we will not have an ocean salmon season this year or next but this bill, a court ruling and a new F&G and federal hatchery release policy will help enhance our fisheries in the future.

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Upcoming Events:
USAFishing proudly supports the many fishery and wildlife organizations that benefit anglers and hunters throughout Northern California. Does your organization have an upcoming event? Contact us at fishsite@aol.com and we will gladly post your group's information on our reports pages.
 

SalmonAid is a two day music and informational festival to be held on May 31 and June 1 at Jack London Square in Oakland. It is being hosted by one of the largest coalitions of salmon advocates across the West – commercial and recreational fishermen, conservationists, tribes, scientist and restaurateurs. Please join up for this fun event. 
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Party boat contacts:
The Emeryville Sportfishing Center is currently booking potluck and sturgeon trips. They have a great promotion that when you take six trips your "lucky" seventh trip is free. This is good on any of their boats. Reservations can be made at 510 654-6040.

The California Dawn / Berkeley 510 773-5511  

Great Links

Fishermen, check out DF&Gs easy-to-use California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Map. Simply click the marine location where you plan to fish, and you will access a list of Sport Fishing Regulations for that area.

If you are looking to stay on top of the action check out the Northern California Hotsheet  These in-depth fishing and weather reports covering all of Northern California are emailed direct to your desktop three evening per week. The Hotsheet is a major source of support for USAFishing and helps to maintain this website.

Albacore Sea Surface Temperature maps below:

Be sure to check out the California Fish and Game regulations before you go. Regulations vary and you need to pay attention to bait and hook restrictions.  We recommend you check Caltrans road conditions as well.
 

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