Strpers on the peninsula

I just moved from Marin to Redwood City and was wondering if anyone has had any luck on the linesides in that area? I fished the bayside of the tubes the other night for scratch but the water looked really good with birds everywhere. The fish might have been on the other side but the tide was ripping out of the tubes. Anyway, I am wondering if anyone has ever fished the estuaries or the sloughs on the peninsula for stripers. Any info would be appreciated. It would be nice to find a place closer to home than the brickyard in marin... Thanks.

I guess there are no strpier fisherman on the peninsula... it was worth a try!

Fear not, occasionally there are a few bass down here.  I've been fishing the mid-peninsula bay side for a few years, and while it's rarely great, it is possible to find a few fish.  The big schools usually show up on the flats early May-june, so around now, and don't stay too long.  A few weeks of chasing bait and they're gone. Then they sometimes come back in the fall.  Throughout the summer there can be a few randoms here and there.  The trick is to find bait and clear water.  I usually drive the coast looking for birds, which find the bait for me, then wait till the water clears with the wind and tides.  My favorite area is the Burlingame shoreline.  It's not at all useless to cast around at high tide this time of year.  As for inside the sloughs, I've heard stories, but haven't had much luck myself.  Just make sure you match the size of the bait,otherwise your wasting your time. -think small down here, like 1/2-1 oz kastmasters with small/no tail.

I caught 3 keepers (barely) last year fishing from the bank at night along Airport blvd around beach road before coyote point park from July to October on frozen anchovies. I also saw a guy caught a big one but that's about it.

That area is pretty flat so I do wonder what it would be like to go for halibut on a yak.

James

I guess there are no strpier fisherman on the peninsula... it was worth a try!

Maybe you ought to wait a little bit longer to see who responds. 37 minutes isn't much of a window. Secondly, the "Reports" section isn't really the best venue to ask for information. Instead, it is meant for posting information on recent outings. Perhaps the General fishing tips would be a better spot. Maybe the Launching and Landing forum?

As for myself, I've seen a massive striper bite go on down in the Redwood City Harbor one summer night. The Grass Shrimp were out in huge numbers, and the schoolies were making the water practically boil. I'd think that these fish would have been out there in some numbers, even without the shrimp. But remember, no fishing from a boat in the bay at night.

Regards,
Scott

I guess there are no strpier fisherman on the peninsula... it was worth a try!

Have to agree with Scott that your probably posting in the wrong topic venue. 37 min. Boy you must really be itching to get out there and fish .
I'm from the East Bay and can give you more intel on what's happening over here but I know that Airport Blvd. can and has been productive in the past as justyakit mentioned. All along the shores there in Burlingame I have also fished from shore in years past and had some luck as Drtyrussian said and I would try to hookup with the local guys before anyone else as far as this area is concerned.
Now if you want to make it over here I can put you in area's that are productive for most of us here on the eastside.
Major intel that I read earlier is match lures with bait in the area. It's always worked for me when I am patient and fish with the current and let your bait drift with it on a tight line. That is one aspect of kayak fishing that I really love matching the drift instinct with the current. PM me when you want to get to know the eastside. Frank

Keep it up it's a little early but they will be there soon the tubes is one of the best places on that side of the bay. Outgoing  tide at night is the best if they are there you will see them jumping. They move into that area during the incoming so trolling the flats around the tubes the two hours before High tide can be productive as well. When I fished that area I would troll the flats with a spreader big jig on the short side and a big spoon or rapala on the other the last 2 hours of incoming and the slack tide, then as the current stats flowing paddle up to the tubes and either  drift shiners or cast rattle traps along the outside edges. Once you find fish they will be in the same spot on a regular basis. Since fishing off a boat is illegal try and fish very early Am or late PM the higher the tide the better try and cover as much of the area as you can until you find fish then pound that area. If you find areas with a lot of bait spend extra time there or come back to it often you know the stripers will.

In RWC, when it's good, it's pretty good... but as has been mentioned, that's a rare occurence... however, this time of year can be good for stripers... you need to be out there though as the area doesn't get much (any) pressure and you're not going to hear about the bite on Coastside.

What do you do in RWC?

Backcountry

Trolling a rattle trap along the rockwall (on the outside) at Coyote Point can be a productive spot as well.

Thanks for  all the info guys. Yopu are correct I am itching to get into some bass. I am used to fishing san pablo bay and the creeks that feed into it with much success. I have been fishing those areas since I was little so it has led me to much success over the 20 year time span. It is hard to start over. Last year I got into the football field sized boils out off the airport. Best striper action that I probubly will ever see in a lifetime. 100 fish outings. I have never seen anything like it. Hopefully we will see the same this year allthough I think that the reason it happened was do to the oxegen levels in the water last year. I just learned about a spot and gave it a try the other night on the incoming tide. The spot was called "showboat". If anyone has any intel on the striper bite along the peninsula let me know. Thanks again!!!