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
Verified

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(94 reviews)
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Pasadena
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Trips from US $150

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 94 reviews
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good experience
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
93%
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Kenneth C.
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Great Captain and boat

VERIFIED   4Hr AM Family Friendly/Educational on May 28, 2024
We thank Captain Eric for a wonderful fishing trip. He is a very talented fishing guide and worked hard to put us on the fish....
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Adam N.
Excellent
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Rock Fish for the Win!

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational - 1:00 PM on May 26, 2024
Captain Eric was awesome!ย  We had a great time.ย  Really nice boat, great fish, beautiful weather and good company!ย  Best...
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Rebecca N.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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April fishing trip

VERIFIED   4Hr PM Family Friendly/Educational on April 8, 2024
We had an awesome captain. This was our first ever fishing charter trip and weโ€™re definitely going to do it again. All in...
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Corey D.
Excellent
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Great Day for October Rockfish!!

VERIFIED   4Hr AM Family Friendly/Educational on October 28, 2024
Eric was a fantastic host and captain!ย  My two older kids first tripโ€ฆthey want to go again tomorrow ๐Ÿ˜….ย  We will be back...
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Jessica F.
Excellent
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We had a great time!

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational on October 9, 2024
Eric with Stella Charters guided us on a beautiful morning fishing. My nephew (10) got his 1st rockfish! We had a great time!
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