Good Time Charlie Sportfishing
5.0/5 (126 reviews)
600 Southeast Bay Boulevard, Newport, OR 97365, United States–
Good Time Charlie Sportfishing
Newport, OR, United States
–27 ft
6
5.0/5 (126 reviews)
Angler's Choice
Good Time Charlie Sportfishing is located in Newport, Oregon and runs ocean fishing trips out of South Beach Marina for halibut, salmon, rockfish, lingcod, tuna, and crab. Our goal is to provide a fun and safe experience with memories to last a lifetime. Whether this is your first trip on the ocean or you're an old salty dog, we will work with you to provide the experience you're looking for.
Capt. Joe will work hard make sure you have a fun day of fishing. He's also happy to take families with little kids because he believes sharing experiences on the ocean at an early age fosters love of the ocean for a lifetime. Good Time Charlie Sportfishing is happy to customize a family trip for you if you have small children.
Your fishing adventure starts on a 27' Northwest boat with a full cabin that can safely take up to 6 anglers and keep everyone dry on the ride to the fishing grounds. The boat has down riggers for trolling and power assist reels for deepwater halibut fishing.
All rods, reels, and terminal tackle are included in the price so you can focus on what really matters, having fun fishing. Please make sure to buy a valid fishing license ahead of time.
Book your trip now and hit the water with Good Time Charlie Sportfishing.
Note: No smoking allowed on board.
Good Time Charlie Sportfishing is located in Newport, Oregon and runs ocean fishing trips out of South Beach Marina for halibut, salmon, rockfish, lingcod, tuna, and crab. Our goal is to provide a fun and safe experience with memories to last a lifetime. Whether this is your first trip on the ocean or you're an old salty dog, we will work with you to provide the experience you're looking for.
Capt. Joe will work hard make sure you have a fun day of fishing. He's also happy to take families with little kids because he believes sharing experiences on the ocean at an early age fosters love of the ocean for a lifetime. Good Time Charlie Sportfishing is happy to customize a family trip for you if you have small children.
Your fishing adventure starts on a 27' Northwest boat with a full cabin that can safely take up to 6 anglers and keep everyone dry on the ride to the fishing grounds. The boat has down riggers for trolling and power assist reels for deepwater halibut fishing.
All rods, reels, and terminal tackle are included in the price so you can focus on what really matters, having fun fishing. Please make sure to buy a valid fishing license ahead of time.
Book your trip now and hit the water with Good Time Charlie Sportfishing.
Note: No smoking allowed on board.
Popular features
Live bait
You keep catch
Toilet
Child friendly
Ice box
Popular features
Live bait
You keep catch
Toilet
Child friendly
Ice box
Customer reviews
Rating
5.0
126 reviews
5.0
Boat & equipment
5.0
Captain & crew
5.0
Fishing Experience
Anglers' gallery (187)
What anglers say
98%
Great experience
93%
Family friendly
99%
Friendly captain
100%
Good boat
97%
Recommended
100%
Caught fish
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Nile Light
California, US
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Member since 2026
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5.0
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Highly recommend a trip with Capt. Joe on the Good Time Charlie
Half-Day – Lingcod/Rockfish Private on June 10, 2026 • 4 adults
Joe showed us a good time on the water and got us on the fish. Joe had great communications prior to the trip and was simultaneously professional and laid back during the trip, making him a pleasure to fish with. No stress, just catching some nice lings and rock fish. He catered well to the experienced and inexperienced anglers in our crew. Highly recommend!
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Response from Captain
June 18, 2026
Thanks for the good review! fun times out. look forward to having yall back someday. 🤙
Legrand Baker
Idaho, US
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Member since 2026
0
5.0
Verified
New
Great trip!!!
Half-Day – Lingcod/Rockfish Shared on June 3, 2026 • 4 adults • 1 child
Oceans conditions were not as good as hoped for, but we still caught several ling cod and limited on rock fish. Captain Joe did an awesome job teaching and encouraging the kids and adults. The boat was clean and tidy. He had all the equipment and tackle to keep us fishing. Definitely going to do it again when we’re back in the Oregon.
Response from Captain
June 4, 2026
appreciate the kind review Legrand. Wish the ocean was a little more gentle early on. But i thought we did very well in the less than ideal conditions early on and really got it going once our drift slowed a little late in morning. 10 lingcod was high boat in the fleet nearshore (including the big charters!). thanks again!!
Michael Gray
Montana, US
•
Member since 2025
0
5.0
Verified
Fishing trip of a lifetime!!
Full Day – Salmon Shared on July 9, 2025 • 2 adults
I have nothing but good things to say! Joe was fantastic from start to finish! He was communicating with my wife and I months before the charter all the way until the morning of the charter. Answered every question we had making this part of our trip very stress free! We had a great day on the water catching our limit of 10 hatchery raised coho salmon for the boat and releasing many wild fish. With only a few salmon left to finish our limit Joe used his local knowledge and went out of his way to give us a discovery channel experience! Birds diving, porpoises jumping, whales breaching, sea lions swirling and the best of all fish being caught! Joe was very accommodating to all of our needs in the boat and on shore. Once caught, our fish were immediately taken care of and put on ice for the best fillet quality. Our fish were cleaned and bagged for us on shore for a very reasonable price. Joe even shared some of his favorite recipes with us and the best ways to take care of our meat! Book this trip now before it is too late! You will not regret it. We will be booking again!
Response from Captain
July 14, 2025
Thanks so much for coming out! Good times!! That was so awesome to get into that pile of sea life - birds, whales, etc! Love the ocean!!
Lyman Edwards
Arizona, US
•
Member since 2025
0
5.0
Verified
Great Trip!
Half-Day – Lingcod/Rockfish Private on December 31, 2025 • 5 adults
Captain Joe is great! He stayed in touch with us before our trip and made sure we were well prepared. Some of us were worried about being seasick and he was very accomodating. We are completely new to any kind of fishing and we had a great time, caught a bunch of fish, and the only thing better than the fishing was the company - if we are ever back in the Newport area we’ll for sure go fishing again with Captain Joe.
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
January 1, 2026
thanks!! good times today. happy new year!
Jesus Ayala
Idaho, US
•
Member since 2025
1
5.0
Verified
Very knowledgeable and down to earth fishing with Joe
Winter Lingcod/Rockfish Shared on December 29, 2025 • 3 adults • 1 child
I highly recommend investing your time and money to enjoy a full day of fishing with Good Time Charlie. Joe's intelligence and respect to the ocean is out of this world. Not one dull moment even when my nephews got sea sick and needed a nap, he still attended to them and made sure everything was ok then woke em up to reel in the fish. Gracias Senor for you hospitality and cant wait to fish with you again in the future.🙏🏽
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
January 7, 2026
good times out there! appreciate the kind words. was fun hanging with you family and enjoying the ocean. look forward to having you back soon!
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Half-Day – Lingcod/Rockfish Shared
6 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM
Seasonal trip
Mar 1 - Oct 31
US $350
Shared tour: 2 people
US $350
Shared tour: 2 people
Winter Lingcod/Rockfish Shared
6 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM
Seasonal trip
Nov 1 - Feb 28
US $350
Shared tour: 2 people
US $350
Shared tour: 2 people
Full Day - Lingcod/Rockfish Shared
8 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM
Seasonal trip
Mar 1 - Oct 31
US $500
Shared tour: 2 people
US $500
Shared tour: 2 people
Full Day – Salmon Shared
8 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM
Seasonal trip
Jul 1 - Sep 30
US $500
Shared tour: 2 people
US $500
Shared tour: 2 people
Half-Day – Lingcod/Rockfish Private
6 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM
Seasonal trip
Mar 1 - Oct 31
US $1,000
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $1,000
Entire boat: up to 6 people
Winter -Lingcod/Rockfish Private
6 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM
Seasonal trip
Nov 1 - Feb 28
US $1,000
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $1,000
Entire boat: up to 6 people
Full Day - Lingcod/Rockfish Private
8 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM
Seasonal trip
Mar 1 - Oct 31
US $1,400
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $1,400
Entire boat: up to 6 people
Full Day – Salmon Private
8 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM
Seasonal trip
Jul 1 - Sep 30
US $1,400
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $1,400
Entire boat: up to 6 people
Full Day – Halibut Private
9 hour trip starts at 6:00 AM
Seasonal trip
May 1 - Sep 1
US $1,600
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $1,600
Entire boat: up to 6 people
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Customer reviews
Rating
5.0
126 reviews
5.0
Boat & equipment
5.0
Captain & crew
5.0
Fishing Experience
Anglers' gallery (187)
What anglers say
98%
Great experience
93%
Family friendly
99%
Friendly captain
100%
Good boat
97%
Recommended
100%
Caught fish
All reviews (126)
Filter
Sort by: Featured
Frequently mentioned
Showing 1 – 5 of 126 reviews
Nile Light
California, US
Member since 2026
0
5.0
Verified
New
Highly recommend a trip with Capt. Joe on the Good Time Charlie
Half-Day – Lingcod/Rockfish Private on June 10, 2026 • 4 adults
Joe showed us a good time on the water and got us on the fish. Joe had great communications prior to the trip and was simultaneously professional and laid back during the trip, making him a pleasure to fish with. No stress, just catching some nice lings and rock fish. He catered well to the experienced and inexperienced anglers in our crew. Highly recommend!
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
June 18, 2026
Thanks for the good review! fun times out. look forward to having yall back someday. 🤙
Legrand Baker
Idaho, US
Member since 2026
0
5.0
Verified
New
Great trip!!!
Half-Day – Lingcod/Rockfish Shared on June 3, 2026 • 4 adults • 1 child
Oceans conditions were not as good as hoped for, but we still caught several ling cod and limited on rock fish. Captain Joe did an awesome job teaching and encouraging the kids and adults. The boat was clean and tidy. He had all the equipment and tackle to keep us fishing. Definitely going to do it again when we’re back in the Oregon.
Response from Captain
June 4, 2026
appreciate the kind review Legrand. Wish the ocean was a little more gentle early on. But i thought we did very well in the less than ideal conditions early on and really got it going once our drift slowed a little late in morning. 10 lingcod was high boat in the fleet nearshore (including the big charters!). thanks again!!
Michael Gray
Montana, US
Member since 2025
0
5.0
Verified
Fishing trip of a lifetime!!
Full Day – Salmon Shared on July 9, 2025 • 2 adults
I have nothing but good things to say! Joe was fantastic from start to finish! He was communicating with my wife and I months before the charter all the way until the morning of the charter. Answered every question we had making this part of our trip very stress free! We had a great day on the water catching our limit of 10 hatchery raised coho salmon for the boat and releasing many wild fish. With only a few salmon left to finish our limit Joe used his local knowledge and went out of his way to give us a discovery channel experience! Birds diving, porpoises jumping, whales breaching, sea lions swirling and the best of all fish being caught! Joe was very accommodating to all of our needs in the boat and on shore. Once caught, our fish were immediately taken care of and put on ice for the best fillet quality. Our fish were cleaned and bagged for us on shore for a very reasonable price. Joe even shared some of his favorite recipes with us and the best ways to take care of our meat! Book this trip now before it is too late! You will not regret it. We will be booking again!
Response from Captain
July 14, 2025
Thanks so much for coming out! Good times!! That was so awesome to get into that pile of sea life - birds, whales, etc! Love the ocean!!
Lyman Edwards
Arizona, US
Member since 2025
0
5.0
Verified
Great Trip!
Half-Day – Lingcod/Rockfish Private on December 31, 2025 • 5 adults
Captain Joe is great! He stayed in touch with us before our trip and made sure we were well prepared. Some of us were worried about being seasick and he was very accomodating. We are completely new to any kind of fishing and we had a great time, caught a bunch of fish, and the only thing better than the fishing was the company - if we are ever back in the Newport area we’ll for sure go fishing again with Captain Joe.
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
January 1, 2026
thanks!! good times today. happy new year!
Jesus Ayala
Idaho, US
Member since 2025
1
5.0
Verified
Very knowledgeable and down to earth fishing with Joe
Winter Lingcod/Rockfish Shared on December 29, 2025 • 3 adults • 1 child
I highly recommend investing your time and money to enjoy a full day of fishing with Good Time Charlie. Joe's intelligence and respect to the ocean is out of this world. Not one dull moment even when my nephews got sea sick and needed a nap, he still attended to them and made sure everything was ok then woke em up to reel in the fish. Gracias Senor for you hospitality and cant wait to fish with you again in the future.🙏🏽
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
January 7, 2026
good times out there! appreciate the kind words. was fun hanging with you family and enjoying the ocean. look forward to having you back soon!
FAQs about Good Time Charlie Sportfishing
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What is the boat like?
Boat category
Sportfishing boats
Capacity
6 persons
Boat length
27 ft
Year built
2021
Boat manufacturer
Northwest
Boat type
Sportfishing
Engine model
Yamaha
Powered by
1 x 300HP
Max cruising speed
35 knots