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Some high highs and low lows this week in the tide department. Any tips or observations about fishing (pier or shore) the king tides when there's a lot of water moving around?

Finally ran into a bit of success (and luck) at the beach the other evening just before high tide. Caught two decent sized BSP within a few minutes of each other. Both males and the bigger of the two was just shy of 12". These perch fight pretty hard for their size! I kept both for dinner. I...

Spent the day on the San Mateo county coast. There was a big minus tide early so I went to my rocky spot. Tried to poke pole for a bit but eventually switched to the spinning setup and nabbed a nice 11" grass rockfish with a chunk of squid on a dropper loop. I used my "eco-friendly" sinkers...

Apparently the party boat halibut bite is wide open right now. Anyone having any luck from shore?

Went to Fort Mason yesterday in search of baitfish. When I arrived a woman from the "Festival Pavilion" (the east-most pier) requested that I stay off of the pier and only fish from the rail by the firehouse. This seemed wrong to me but, not wanting any problems, I complied. There was a family...

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Lancetfish-found-on-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-beach-17072109.php

Unexpectedly caught this while fishing for perch on a San Mateo County beach. Right-eyed like a halibut but looks more like a sanddab to me. It's about 10 inches long. Opinions?