Riptide Charters

4.7/5 (50 reviews)

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1 Johnson Pier, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, United States–

Riptide Charters

Half Moon Bay, CA, United States

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40 ft

4.7/5 (50 reviews)

Trips & prices Targeted species Boat info What's biting What's included Contact captain

Trips & prices What's included Targeted species Boat info Reviews Contact captain

Riptide Charters is located in Half Moon Bay and offers to show you a memorable time in these waters. The crew offers sport fishing trips off the San Mateo, and San Francisco coast of California and caters to smaller groups and charters.

Capt. William will do his best to make sure you have a fun day full of fishing. This involves 8-hour trips, mainly fishing for Rockfish, and Lingcod, depending on the season and conditions on the day. Bluefin Fishing trips are also available. On these trips, you can expect to use techniques such as light tackle, heavy tackle, bottom fishing, trolling, and big game fishing.

Your fishing adventure starts on a 40' Northwest boat that can safely take up to 20 anglers. This boat comes with a Microwave and a toilet.

Please keep in mind that rods, reels, and terminal tackle are not included in the price of Rockfishing but are for Bluefin for your trip. Please make sure to buy a valid fishing license ahead of time. Bait isn't included in the trip price, so make sure to check with the captain what your options are before the trip.

Book your trip now and hit the water with Riptide Charters.

Your fishing adventure starts on a 40' Northwest boat that can safely take up to 20 anglers. This boat comes with a Microwave and a toilet.

Book your trip now and hit the water with Riptide Charters.

Popular features

You keep catch

Toilet

Popular features

You keep catch

Toilet

Customer reviews

Rating

4.7

50 reviews

4.8

Boat & equipment

4.7

Captain & crew

4.7

Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (57)

What anglers say

77%

Great experience

74%

Family friendly

93%

Friendly captain

93%

Good boat

88%

Recommended

98%

Caught fish

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Warren Scott

McKinney, TX, US

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Member since 2025

5.0

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Highly recommended charter

Full Day – Rockfish Shared on October 5, 2025 • 1 adult

Great charter. Do not be scared off by the rod rental. The trip rate is already very reasonable and rental fees are basically nothing. Captain and deckhand were very friendly and got us onto loads of fish in a hurry. Captain even went above and beyond when I asked him about advice on shipping my catch back because I had an airplane to catch he brought me an airline approved box and cooler with a cold ice pack and expected nothing in return. Boat was very roomy, clean, and rode the waves like butter. Would fish with them again. Highly recommended.

Reported catch:

Response from Captain

October 7, 2025

Thank you for the review!

Ed Ramos

California, US

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Member since 2025

4.7

Verified

August fishing trip

Full Day – Rockfish Shared on August 31, 2025 • 1 adult • 1 child

Captain William Smith AKA Captain Smitty with gruff appearance was a knowledgeable  experienced Captain and quite funny. His deck hand was Angelo kept us baited and weighted even though we were capable of hooking the bait ourselves. Originally there were supposed to be another pair of of people who were to join us, but they canceled so we had the boat to ourselves. We left at 7:30 and by 1130. We were on our way back in. We caught our limit had a great time. Thank you Captain Smitty and Angelo.

Response from Captain

September 2, 2025

Ahoy there Ed. Thank you for the kind words! We look forward to seeing you again!
Capt. Smitty

Jiayi Han

Concord, CA, US

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Member since 2026

5.0

Verified

New

May fishing trip

Full Day – Rockfish Weekday Shared on May 25, 2026 • 2 adults

Reported catch:

Rick Bowdoin

California, US

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Member since 2025

5.0

Verified

Riptide is a wonderful trip

Full Day – Rockfish Shared on August 29, 2025 • 2 adults

took my friend George to celebrate his birthday. Captain Smith and assistant, Lee did a great job. We caught plenty of fish in a short period time. We were after rockcod and caught a couple lingcod. Riptide offers other trips such as salmon, albacore, and whale watching. I'll be back. This was so enjoyable

Response from Captain

September 2, 2025

Ahoy there Rick. Thank you for the kind words! We look forward to seeing you again! Capt. Smitty

Joshua Smith

California, US

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Member since 2024

5.0

Verified

captain duane

Full Day Tuna (Priv. Max 6 People) on November 23, 2025 • 6 adults

my original captain had to cancel and transferred us to captaon duane who toop our trip on short notice and was more than accommodating book with captain duane for all your fishing trips we caught all the fish and crab we could

Trip availability and prices

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June 2026

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Full Day – Rockfish Shared

FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

8 hour trip starts at 6:30 AM

Seasonal trip

Apr 1 - Dec 31

US $340

Shared tour: 2 people

US $340

Shared tour: 2 people

Full Day – Rockfish Weekday Shared

FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

8 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM

Seasonal trip

Apr 1 - Dec 31

US $340

Shared tour: 2 people

US $340

Shared tour: 2 people

Full Day - Salmon Shared

FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

8 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM

Seasonal trip

Jun 27 - Jul 31

US $500

Shared tour: 2 people

US $500

Shared tour: 2 people

Full Day Trip - Salmon

FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

8 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM

Seasonal trip

Apr 11 - Jul 31 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)

US $500

Entire boat: 2 people

US $500

Entire boat: 2 people

Full Day Tuna (Shared Max 6 People)

FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

12 hour trip starts at 5:00 AM

Seasonal trip

Jul 1 - Nov 30

US $1,000

Shared tour: 2 people

US $1,000

Shared tour: 2 people

Full Day Trip – Rockfish Weekday

FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

8 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM

Seasonal trip

Apr 1 - Dec 31

US $2,040

Entire boat: up to 12 people

US $2,040

Entire boat: up to 12 people

Full Day Trip – Rockfish Weekend

FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

8 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM

Seasonal trip

May 1 - Oct 31

US $2,040

Entire boat: up to 12 people

US $2,040

Entire boat: up to 12 people

Full Day Tuna (Priv. Max 6 People)

FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

12 hour trip starts at 5:00 AM

Seasonal trip

Jul 1 - Nov 30

US $3,000

Entire boat: up to 16 people

US $3,000

Entire boat: up to 16 people

Private Salmon Charter

FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

8 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM

Seasonal trip

Apr 11 - Jul 31

US $4,500

Entire boat: up to 16 people

US $4,500

Entire boat: up to 16 people

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Customer reviews

Rating

4.7

50 reviews

4.8

Boat & equipment

4.7

Captain & crew

4.7

Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (57)

What anglers say

77%

Great experience

74%

Family friendly

93%

Friendly captain

93%

Good boat

88%

Recommended

98%

Caught fish

All reviews (50)

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Frequently mentioned

Showing 1 – 5 of 50 reviews

Warren Scott

McKinney, TX, US

Member since 2025

5.0

Verified

Highly recommended charter

Full Day – Rockfish Shared on October 5, 2025 • 1 adult

Great charter. Do not be scared off by the rod rental. The trip rate is already very reasonable and rental fees are basically nothing. Captain and deckhand were very friendly and got us onto loads of fish in a hurry. Captain even went above and beyond when I asked him about advice on shipping my catch back because I had an airplane to catch he brought me an airline approved box and cooler with a cold ice pack and expected nothing in return. Boat was very roomy, clean, and rode the waves like butter. Would fish with them again. Highly recommended.

Reported catch:

Response from Captain

October 7, 2025

Thank you for the review!

Ed Ramos

California, US

Member since 2025

4.7

Verified

August fishing trip

Full Day – Rockfish Shared on August 31, 2025 • 1 adult • 1 child

Captain William Smith AKA Captain Smitty with gruff appearance was a knowledgeable  experienced Captain and quite funny. His deck hand was Angelo kept us baited and weighted even though we were capable of hooking the bait ourselves. Originally there were supposed to be another pair of of people who were to join us, but they canceled so we had the boat to ourselves. We left at 7:30 and by 1130. We were on our way back in. We caught our limit had a great time. Thank you Captain Smitty and Angelo.

Response from Captain

September 2, 2025

Ahoy there Ed. Thank you for the kind words! We look forward to seeing you again!
Capt. Smitty

Jiayi Han

Concord, CA, US

Member since 2026

5.0

Verified

New

May fishing trip

Full Day – Rockfish Weekday Shared on May 25, 2026 • 2 adults

Reported catch:

Rick Bowdoin

California, US

Member since 2025

5.0

Verified

Riptide is a wonderful trip

Full Day – Rockfish Shared on August 29, 2025 • 2 adults

took my friend George to celebrate his birthday. Captain Smith and assistant, Lee did a great job. We caught plenty of fish in a short period time. We were after rockcod and caught a couple lingcod. Riptide offers other trips such as salmon, albacore, and whale watching. I'll be back. This was so enjoyable

Response from Captain

September 2, 2025

Ahoy there Rick. Thank you for the kind words! We look forward to seeing you again! Capt. Smitty

Joshua Smith

California, US

Member since 2024

5.0

Verified

captain duane

Full Day Tuna (Priv. Max 6 People) on November 23, 2025 • 6 adults

my original captain had to cancel and transferred us to captaon duane who toop our trip on short notice and was more than accommodating book with captain duane for all your fishing trips we caught all the fish and crab we could

FAQs about Riptide Charters

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Boat category

Headboats

Capacity

16 persons

Boat length

40 ft

Year built

1968

Boat manufacturer

Northwest

Boat type

Headboat

Engine model

Cummins

1 x 500HP

Max cruising speed

17 knots

Riptide Charters

Customer reviews

Rating

Anglers' gallery (57)

What anglers say

All reviews (50)

Trip availability and prices

Customer reviews

Rating

Anglers' gallery (57)

What anglers say

All reviews (50)

FAQs about Riptide Charters

The fish you can target

What is the boat like?

What’s biting in Half Moon Bay right now

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