Hit the end of the old ruins in 12-15' of water, trolling live smelt around. Nice fleet in the area with bite coming near the bottom of the tide at 9:30 am. Video attached enjoy!

hi papio
i found this posting searching for threads about fishing in berkeley.  im in berkeley mostly and wanted to know more about how/when/where people go out.  do you ever go out relatively earlier in the year like april/may in this area, or only in july like twhen you posted this fun video?

thanks!

thanks again cliff for helping me out! 

next year i hope i get many extra herring again.

UPDATE
thank you all for the interest.  all the herring i have is accounted for now.  if i cant stop the addiction and go get more for smoking or whatever, i will gladly share extra herring again!!!


hi all (and thanks cliff for the help!)

im a newbie who enjoys fishing and am starting out with the kayak experience.
i recently got more herring than i can use the freezer is full!  and i dont want to waste them of course.  id like to share with eaters and fishers who are close by.  i have at least 10 pounds to spare and also one gallon ziplocks to use to pack them up.  maybe i could share 3 pounds each with a few interested people?  im in north berkeley. 
they have been super cold a cooler with icepacks.
DM me if your interested!

thanks!
paul

welcome paul! 화이팅!

아이고 you do hanguk mal too?
ㅋㅋㅋ

greetings NCKA people

my name is paul, and i am a new sand crab level kayak fisher. 

background info
i grew up here in berkeley, and while i dont live here full time, these days im am essentially living at home helping elderly parents.  for many years ive lived in south korean and am fortunate to come back to the bay area on regular vacations.  in the last 4 years, ive gotten back in to fishing, prompted by jet lag induced, 2AM wake ups.  ive reconnected with the childhood fishing i did many years ago in the surf, but prepandemic traffic kept me away from the pacific coast.  i moved onto striper and halibut fishing from the east bay shoreline: some spots are only good outgoing tide, others incoming, some top of the tide and still others at the bottom.  im an unashamed bait eater.  having been well koreanized, i enjoy, anchovies, squid, mackerel, sardines, etc. ㅋㅋㅋ 

kayak info
i recently bought a nice 14' kayak, and im revved up to go fishing.  i have a lot of the basic gear so far like PFD, kayak cart, VHF radio, etc.  im glad im a confident swimmer, but i did some training many years ago that taught me great respect for the power of moving water.  that experience has me thinking about self rescue practice and connecting with local people here in berkeley, or close by, that i can learn the ins and outs of kayak fishing with.  im dying to get out on the water and connect with a halibut!