Captain
Eric Goodrich

Member since February 2024 Pasadena, United States
Background
USCG Licensed Captain Eric Goodrich was born and raised in Upstate New York. Spending countless hours fishing and hunting, Eric acquired a vast amount of nautical knowledge when he became a mate on a charter boat on Lake Ontario. Earning a four-year college degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management, as well as employment at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eric moved to Maryland to start a career in environmental restoration. He started, owned and operated his own environmental restoration company that specialized in stream restoration, wetland construction and shoreline stabilization. With over 30 years in the environmental field, Eric gained a phenomenal amount of knowledge about the Chesapeake Bay, local streams, surrounding watersheds, currents, tides and hydrology. Eric holds many professional certifications, including Chesapeake Bay Landscape, Maryland Tree Expert, and ISA Certified Arborist. His genuine interest and dedication to fisheries and wildlife management led Eric to start Stella Charters LLC in January 2023. He earned his USCG Captain License for uninspected vessels for six passengers or less up to 100gt/100 miles offshore. Serious and recreational fishing for the last 7 years, Eric is grateful for the knowledge he has acquired from friends and other charter captains. He is ready to share that knowledge and “pay it forward” with guests who are ready to venture out on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Stella Charter!
Techniques
Light tackle Jigging, live lining,

Hey, I'm Captain Eric Goodrich

Pasadena, United States
Background
USCG Licensed Captain Eric Goodrich was born and raised in Upstate New York. Spending countless hours fishing and hunting, Eric acquired a vast amount of nautical knowledge when he became a mate on a charter boat on Lake Ontario. Earning a four-year college degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management, as well as employment at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eric moved to Maryland to start a career in environmental restoration. He started, owned and operated his own environmental restoration company that specialized in stream restoration, wetland construction and shoreline stabilization. With over 30 years in the environmental field, Eric gained a phenomenal amount of knowledge about the Chesapeake Bay, local streams, surrounding watersheds, currents, tides and hydrology. Eric holds many professional certifications, including Chesapeake Bay Landscape, Maryland Tree Expert, and ISA Certified Arborist. His genuine interest and dedication to fisheries and wildlife management led Eric to start Stella Charters LLC in January 2023. He earned his USCG Captain License for uninspected vessels for six passengers or less up to 100gt/100 miles offshore. Serious and recreational fishing for the last 7 years, Eric is grateful for the knowledge he has acquired from friends and other charter captains. He is ready to share that knowledge and “pay it forward” with guests who are ready to venture out on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Stella Charter!
Techniques
Light tackle Jigging, live lining,
Anglers Choice
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(94 reviews)
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Pasadena
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 94 reviews
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Excellent
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Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
93%
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Grant T.
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Fantastic Trip

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational on September 27, 2024
Eric was fantastic and went above and beyond our expectations. His communication was clear and made sure that we had a great...
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Tom V.
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Successful Brown Boobie Tour

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational - 1:00 PM on September 22, 2024
Eric was able to get us up front and personal with the many Brown Boobies parked on several buoys in the Patapsco. Toured the...
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Bohao L.
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Nice trip with Captain

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational - 1:00 PM on June 15, 2024
Eric is very kind and patient, he Answered our questions very friendly and provided us with a good experience, he also take...
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Kathleen S.
Excellent
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Excellent Experience with Capt. Eric!!!!!

VERIFIED   4Hr PM Family Friendly/Educational on June 14, 2024
We had a wonderful time yesterday with Capt. Eric/Stella charters.ย  I highly recommend booking a trip with him!!!ย  Thanks...
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Seneca P.
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Great trip in a perfect day

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational on July 27, 2024
Easy trip with friends from outta town. Eric took care of all the details and the entire experience was truly enjoyable! Would...
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