I will be going up to the bay area this weekend specifically hercules (anywhere close to san pablo area) are there any places to tube there? what works best for bass/trout? Thanks.

Your best choice by far is the Delta. You can also tube in that lake by Marine World in Vallejo. I've never fished it, but I called them a year or two ago & they said it's OK (it's a city park across from Marine World - I called the park). There's limited tubing at San Pablo Dam Reservoir. I think you can also tube that lake near Antioch (I've forgotten the name - someone from BNT has tubed it, though). For shore fishing, there's that funky little lake by the Hilltop Mall that actually has bass in it, & there's also Lake Anza in the hills above El Cerrito. Good luck.

Thanks hopefully the weather up there isn't to bad and the wife is up to it.

The lake in Antioch is called Contra Loma. I haven't been out there in about a month, but it always produces fish. It is a small lake, and a good choice if the delta has nasty weather.
-- Josh

After convincing the wife it wouldn't rain found a place called Lake Camanche which was about an hour from where I was staying but close to one of my relatives house (3min). Didn't get out on my tube but i did fish the shore and belive it or not I caught about a 8lb trout on a 5in baby bass kinami. The first time I caught a trout fishing for bass with a bass pole. Kept plugin away and then nailed a 10lb bass, and wouldn't you know I caught another one of those darn trout. Don't get me wrong I like to fish for all different kind of fish but it dumb founded me that a trout would hit a soft plastic designed for bass. Well i had fun and not one rain drop fell on us.:9

Wow! That's really a neat fishing trip. I too, live about 3 minutes from Lake Camanche (south shore). I've fish there plenty but never had results like those. Did you get any pictures? Which shore-line were you fishing? I may have to go over this week to see what I can do.

I don't know what shoreline but if your facing the store head torwards your right and keep going to the day area of the park you'll pass some campsites. I basically just fished in between the sticks and walked up and down the shore I concentrated on what I thought were points. Good luck let me know how you do.

Which town does your relative live in? That will tell me if you were in North or South Shore.

I dont know which one but where i entered the park at there is like three little ponds on your left....

Thanks for the info..... that's South Shore.