I know this is the SFBoater blog, but I grew up in FL. I ran across this YouTube video the other day of a guide in FL catching Goliath Grouper. They are using 400lb test leaders and a sting rays for bait. You can go fishing by going to his website: Fishing Charters With Intensity. [...]

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• Fishing Report: February 19, 2010 Striped Bass, Crab and Halibut A Saturday sturgeon trip at Berkeley/Emeryville with 11 people only produced one 50-pounder. There's at least one trip scheduled for this weekend. Pacifica has had good crabbing since it reopened on Tuesday. It had been closed because of an unpredictable high surf. Crabbers are doing......
• Fishing Report: March 5, 2010 Sturgeon, Black Bass, Crab and Halibut Frank's Tract anglers are using plastic worms and swimbaits for best results. The fishing hasn't been very good here lately, but the bass are finally starting to bite more vigorously. A fishing guide caught a bass that weighed 14 pounds on Saturday, so the......
• Fishing Report: May 27, 2011 Lake fishing has continued to see good results even with less than desirable weather persisting. Some spots in lakes produced more than others. All seemed to be productive. Plants have helped a few areas to get even better than normal pulls. A trout tournament can lead to a great victory......
• Fishing Report: October 30th, 2009 Over the last week, strong winds in many areas dampened fishing efforts. Even larger boats had trouble in some places and had less than spectacular results aside from rock cod and pretty good striped bass fishing in certain areas. For trout, nightcrawlers and synthetic bait are showing good results. For......
• Fishing Report: August 12, 2011 Lakes Anderson: Even though crappie bite is slow right now, you can expect some good bass catches close to the rocks. Use spinnerbaits and crankbaits in the morning and drop-shotted plastics as the day progresses. Berryessa: Stick to underwater fishing when looking for bass. You will be able to find......

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A friend of mine 1979 28′ Uniflite Mega that he has in a slip at the Berkley Marina. He recently related a sad story of a sinking boat in the marina. Thankfully it was not his boat. He says: I can’t say I didn’t get a little choked up when I saw it as this [...]

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• Sweeney Ridge If you want to spend a day in the Bay Area, recharging yourself and your family, check out the following adventure spots. Keep in mind that the right adventure can really nourish a soul. Sweeney Ridge near San Francisco offers some truly great outdoor adventure potential. If you are tired......
• 15 More Things to Do in the San Francisco Bay Area 1 - Take your entire family or a bunch of friends out to enjoy one of the famous cable car rides in the San Francisco Bay area. 2 - Enjoy the international food and the wonderful music that plays all throughout the weekend during the Tapestry and Talent festival which......
• Hike of the Maurice Thorner Memorial Open Space Preserve Summary: This is a Marin County hike, 1.9 miles out and back within a small preserve known as the Maurice Thorner Memorial Open Space Preserve. Here you will find plenty of rolling hills and grasslands. The total elevation change for this particular hike is only 220 feet or so.......
• Emory Cove  Emory Cove Marina is located in: Emeryville, CA Phone: 510.428.0505 Website: http://www.emerycove.com/ Slips: 430 About the Marina: Emory Cove Marina is located just one mile from the San Francisco Bay Bridge. It was built in 1984 and can be found directly in between Trader Vic's Restaurant and the Emeryville Marina.......
• Sea Turtle Sport Fishing Sea Turtle Fishing Charters Captain Perry Kerson 415-531-3706 pkfishing@pacbell.net 6 pack trips focusing on catching world class sport fish in and around the waters of the Golden Gate including the Marin County Coast, San Mateo County, the Gulf of the Farallones, and San Francisco Bay. The Sea Turtle fishes out......

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In this blog I will chronicle my boating experience on San Francisco Bay, Sacramento Delta, California lakes, and more. I will include pictures and facility reviews from restaurants to boat ramps to bait shops. Unless otherwise stated, all pictures on this site are taken by be and all rights are reserved. I have been a [...]

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• Blue Angels Arrive in San Francisco for Fleet Week The time has come again for Fleet Week in the little town of San Francisco, and the spectators and residents should wear their ear plugs and have binoculars at the ready. The sights will be amazing, as the Blue Angels will be flying for four consecutive afternoons. Thursday and Friday......
• Chartering a Boat Overnight in the San Francisco Bay If you are looking for something fun and enjoyable that your entire family can participate in on the San Francisco bay, consider overnight chartering. There are a lot of different harbors and marinas that will allow you to take a boat out so that you can spend the night on......
• Barry Bond's Last Game as Giant Rarely do the stars align as they did last Wednesday.  Barry Bonds was playing his last game as a Giant, the weather was warm cloudless and clam in October, and there was no afternoon wind on the San Francisco Bay.  Needless to say I took my boat to McCovey Cove......
• Lake Shasta Lake Shasta is located in Shasta Lake, CA Marinas: There are numerous marinas located all around the lake. Shasta Marina Resort (530) 238-2284 or 1-800-959-3359 Packers Bay Marina (530) 275-5570 or 1-800-331-3137 Holiday Harbor (530) 238-2383 or 1-800-776-2628 Silverthorn Resort (530) 275-1571 or 1-800-332-3044 Bridge Bay Resort (530) 275-3021 or......
• 2 7ft Sturgeon on Back to Back Casts In the San Francisco Chronicle today was an outdoors article about a Cal grad student that needed to catch a sturgeon as research for an article she was writing...  She got more than you could ever hope for with the help of Keith Fraser. Grad student will have a whopper......

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Last Friday (the only day that wasn’t perfect weather for 6 days in either direction) I was interviewing a candidate for a job with my company.  The candidate was from the east coast so I thought it would be fun to take them out for a cruise and some fishing on the Bay with one of [...]

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• SF Bay Oil Spill I am deeply saddened by the recent oil spill in the bay when a container ship struck the Bay Bridge.  58,000 gallons of oil were released.  With the winds and the tides the oil is as far as Farallon Islands...  what a shame. They have been cleaning birds and skimming oil......
• Free Activities in San Francisco If you are planning to visit beautiful San Francisco in California, then you should know that there are a number of attractions that are must-visit places for you to go and experience. Are you wondering if there are any unique or interesting attractions in San Francisco that you can experience......
• Alameda County Hike of the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline Summary: This is an easy length, out and back walk that traces along wetlands in Oakland as part of the East Bay's Regional Park District. Location: Alameda County Hike of the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline as part of the East Bay's Regional Park District Distance: The total distance......
• Bay Area Hiking Opportunities If you are looking for unique hiking opportunities in California, then it would be silly to pass up what the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer you. The myriad of San Francisco Bay Area parks and other preserves can offer you a truly dramatic variety of different landscapes, including......
• Plenty of Fish in the Sea This Week What is your pleasure when it comes to fishing? Do you enjoy trout, or largemouth bass? Do you prefer shallow fishing in streams and rivers, or deeper fishing in lakebeds and hidden coves? In the San Francisco Bay and surrounding areas, you will find fishing excursions to suit any and......

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