The Bays:

The halibut are back on the bite with both the California Dawn and Happy Hooker putting in over a fish per rod on Monday with healthy halibut counts on Monday 6-17.
The New Huck Finn out of Emeryville Sport Fishing went on a live bait potluck trip on Monday for a total of 50 rockfish, 6 lings to 6-pounds, and 5 halibut to 28-pounds for 8 fishermen on Monday.
Jason Russey of Longfin Sport Fishing has been posting impressive halibut scores in the Southhampton Shoals area on recent trolling trips. They have been averaging from 3 to 7 halibut per trip with his best trip coming on Sunday with 12 hookups for 6 halibut in the 8 to 15-pound range.
Bay Tackle in El Cerrito reported the wind on the Berkeley Flats has been forcing halibut fishermen to seek more protected areas. Sturgeon fishing has been best in the Napa River or in the Delta near Benicia.

Art at Loch Lomond Bait and Tackle in San Rafael reported Sunday 6-16, “There’s not much happening in our area, but a few halibut have been landed in the Paradise area,” adding, “The weather turned out better on Sunday than anticipated since it has been blowing hard for the past several days.” Shiners are plentiful, but bullheads have been in high demand.
Joel Sinkay of Leonard’s Bait and Tackle reported continued slow action in San Pablo Bay around the Port Sonoma area. The harbor will be converted to a wetlands within the next few years, and the harbor will be progressively dismantled over time as the transition takes place. Leonard’s has plenty of grass shrimp and pile worms in the shop, and Sinkay said, “Bullheads are starting to show up more and more as the shrimp boats are working the Mare Island Straits which is ‘Bullhead Central.’” He stopped at Cuttings Wharf on the Napa River on his way home, and there were several boat trailers in the parking lot despite the persistent wind. On the Napa River, Sinkay reported a few sturgeon and sturgeon have been landed, but overall the numbers are low. He did add, “I still think the Napa River is the best bet to catch a sturgeon during the month of June.”
Leopard sharks are found in the Petaluma River, but the action is also slow on both the Petaluma River and in Sonoma Creek. San Pablo Bay is hot for all species of shark. Sinkay added, “The halibut tides end this Wednesday, and the next series of good halibut tides starts on June 29th with the next nine days being good for anchoring.
In the south bay, John Akina of Oyster Point Bait, Tackle, and Deli in South San Francisco reported one boat returned from the Brisbane Tubes with pair of striped bass in the 27 to 30-inch range, but this was the only boat with fish on Sunday. The wind was blowing hard, making conditions difficult. A few halibut were brought in on Saturday.