Summary:  We've entered what could be a very sweet period: no minus tides for three weeks.  (And no more minus tides in the morning until around April.) Water clarity should improve dramatically and this means salmon and stripers will be more apt to hold in the bays rather than bolt upriver.   Good fishing ahead, now and into the Fall Run.
 

STRIPED BASS:  There are fish at San Quentin and along the Marin shoreline through China Camp, and then some form Point Pinole to Rodeo.  Not a lot but enough to keep hope alive.  Go with live baits and hair raisers when the tide is rising.  On the surf, so-so, due to the raging waters and weed patches.

STURGEON:  Roundup the usual suspects.  But do pay attention  to the tidal shift as we round the Sun and near the Equinox.   Afternoon is fair game starting now.
 

PERCH:  Not great along the bayshore this past week but looking good for the next few weeks.   Black and pile perch are hitting pile worms in the East Bay, and striped perch are tapping pile worms and grass shrimp by the Gate.  Outside, there are smallish barred perch available but south of the Gate is problematic because of lingering red tide debris.  Go north and seek redtails.

MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES:  Salmon are entering the Gate now.  Perhaps they will stick around.   Halibut are all but a memory unless you brave the Headlands and find a solitary patch of sandy beach behind Point Bonita.   Plenty of medium sharks and rays to go around.  Kingfish and jacksmelt are both in good quantities at Pacifica Pier.   Cabezon are active on the San Mateo coast.