Captain
Eric Risen

Member since March 2018 San Diego, United States
Background
Owner/Operator Eric Risen has been fishing the waters around Southern California for over two decades. He grew up fishing San Diego Bay as well as the inshore and offshore waters beyond. During this time, he honed his skills on a variety of local species.  After graduating from the University of California Santa Barbara with a degree in Environmental Studies, he spent time working for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before traveling the West Coast as a deckhand aboard the Fishing Yacht “Venture More”.  He recently decided to follow his passion and become a full-time fishing guide in his hometown, San Diego.  You will find Captain Eric knowledgeable, social, enthusiatic, and eager to give you a great fishing experience!

Hey, I'm Captain Eric Risen

San Diego, United States
Background
Owner/Operator Eric Risen has been fishing the waters around Southern California for over two decades. He grew up fishing San Diego Bay as well as the inshore and offshore waters beyond. During this time, he honed his skills on a variety of local species.  After graduating from the University of California Santa Barbara with a degree in Environmental Studies, he spent time working for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before traveling the West Coast as a deckhand aboard the Fishing Yacht “Venture More”.  He recently decided to follow his passion and become a full-time fishing guide in his hometown, San Diego.  You will find Captain Eric knowledgeable, social, enthusiatic, and eager to give you a great fishing experience!

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(232 reviews)
San Diego
 Last booking: 2 days ago
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Trips from US $749

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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 232 reviews
Boat
Excellent
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Crew
Excellent
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Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (222)
Epic fishing trip!
Eric is da man!
We caught a bunch of fish!
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Good experience
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Kristin G.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Great Trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip – Bay Fishing (AM) on December 28, 2024
Caught tons of fish. Eric knowledge of the area. Nice boat and equipment. One of the best fishing trips we’ve been on.
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Josh R.
Excellent
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Eric was a great guide for our fishing trip!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip – Bay Fishing (AM) on November 29, 2024
Eric was a great guide and very educated. We will use him again. We had a great time in San Diego Bay and caught tons of fish...
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Rick G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great fishing trip in the bay.

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip – Bay Fishing (AM) on October 27, 2024
Eric was an exceptional captain and had us in position to catch multiple species of fish in the bay. The capstone was catching...
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Thomas W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fish On!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip – Bay Fishing (AM) on September 23, 2024
Had a great time during our four hour tour. Caught 42 fish. Mainly Spotted Bass and Halibut. Very fun fish to catch. Calm waters...
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Ryan G.
Excellent
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Awesome Experiencr

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip - Bay Fishing (PM) on April 5, 2025
We had a great time. Fish wee biting and Captain Eric was awesome
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