California Tides & Fishing

Rugged North Coast fishing at the Oregon border

Humboldt Bay — salmon runs, big perch, and bay sharks

Mendocino's wild coast — rockfish water, few crowds

Eleven miles of surf, stripers, and monster perch

Sonoma Coast's classic port for rockfish and crab

Big tides and big stripers inside the Golden Gate

Pillar Point Harbor — jetty, kayak, and beach fishing

East Bay shoreline — striper piers and sturgeon flats

City-side flats with real halibut and striper fishing

South Bay sloughs — sharks, rays, and tidal creek stripers

Monterey Bay's north shore — wharf, kelp, and reef

Deep canyon water meets easy shoreline access

Hearst Castle's coast — pier fishing and empty reef

Port San Luis — three piers in one protected cove

The American Riviera — calico bass and halibut country

L.A.'s beach fishery — corbina, perch, and bay bass

San Pedro's breakwalls, bays, and big bass structure

Harbor bass by day, surf corbina at first light

Kelp beds, yellowtail, and world-class kayak fishing

America's sportfishing capital