As well as obtaining a California fishing license if necessary. Here is a look at five of the best places near San Francisco to go fishing.

It’s harder to find better bay halibut fishing and ocean salmon fishing than the action available in the San Francisco Bay Area now.

Halibut and striped bass fishing has been outstanding most days on San Francisco Bay, now that live bait is available at Fisherman’s Wharf.

1871: Chinese immigrants, using a distinctive style of net, establish a large commercial shrimp fishery in San Francisco Bay. Most of the shrimp are dried and exported to China. 1893: Commercial ...

SANTA CRUZ (KRON) The USGS has released three new maps that detail habitats, geology and submarine environment of the seafloor off the coast of San Francisco, Drakes Bay,… ...