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
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 94 reviews
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
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
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Billy V.
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Awesome set up

VERIFIED   4Hr PM Family Friendly/Educational on August 31, 2025
Capt was great. We managed to only get 2 keeper stripe bass for the 4 of us so we decided to stop trying to grind for the last...
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Jason B.
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Limit in one hour!!

VERIFIED   4Hr PM Family Friendly/Educational on June 25, 2025
Stella Charters went out of their way to ensure we had a great time. We hit our limit of Striped Bass within an hour and kept...
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Craig L.
Excellent
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Consistent Perfection

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational on August 9, 2025
This was our third time out with Stella Charters, another limit caught in under an hour!ย  Captain Eric again found a pile...
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Edward M.
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Amazing Day

VERIFIED   4Hr AM Light Tackle Jigging on August 2, 2025
Myself, my son and his 4 friends (13) went out for a morning 4 hour run. Iโ€™ve been on many charters, but a few of the boys...
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Zachary S.
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A Great Time!

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational - 1:00 PM on June 2, 2025
We had a great time for our first charter fishing trip! The fish werenโ€™t really biting at first but Captain Eric was able...
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