Benicia shore, no fish

pinfish

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I haven't been fishing for almost 3 months... well a few times at Crissy. Today I tried a 100 casts with a spinner for Salmon. No fish. In the past, we used to catch Salmon August and September but looks like the past 3 years the fish are coming in in October. I also tried other lures for stripers and no fish either.

Lol, last year I caught 40 stripers. This year I have zero, mostly because I am not targetting them.
 
#4
I haven't been fishing for almost 3 months... well a few times at Crissy. Today I tried a 100 casts with a spinner for Salmon. No fish. In the past, we used to catch Salmon August and September but looks like the past 3 years the fish are coming in in October. I also tried other lures for stripers and no fish either.

Lol, last year I caught 40 stripers. This year I have zero, mostly because I am not targetting them.
I wonder if the fish die-off from algae bloom in the Bay and Lake Merritt is slowing action? I haven't seen it first-hand (I haven't been out fishing for a while, too), but heard reports and seen pics:

https://oaklandside.org/2022/08/29/dead-fish-algae-lake-merritt-red-tide/

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/widespread-fish-die-offs-seen-around-bay-area/

Was thinking of going out soon and trying, but wondering if there's any action.

Salty.
 

pinfish

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#6
I wonder if the fish die-off from algae bloom in the Bay and Lake Merritt is slowing action? I haven't seen it first-hand (I haven't been out fishing for a while, too), but heard reports and seen pics:

https://oaklandside.org/2022/08/29/dead-fish-algae-lake-merritt-red-tide/

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/widespread-fish-die-offs-seen-around-bay-area/

Was thinking of going out soon and trying, but wondering if there's any action.

Salty.
Our waters in the Strait has a lot of current and tide and is always moving so I don't think there will be any lack of oxygen and algae problems here directly.
 

pinfish

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#7
Went a couple times this weekend for a 100 casts each. The sea lion is here so it has started I guess or its probably the resident sea lion chasing local fish. Nobody catching though.
 
#8
Went a couple times this weekend for a 100 casts each. The sea lion is here so it has started I guess or its probably the resident sea lion chasing local fish. Nobody catching though.
Were you targeting salmon (I would assume) or stripers? Must be getting crowded now.

Salty.