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,
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(94 reviews)
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Pasadena
 Last booking: 22 hours ago
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Trips from US $150

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 94 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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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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Michael M.
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Awesome trip with Captain Eric!

VERIFIED   4Hr AM Family Friendly/Educational on June 23, 2025
We hit our limit of rockfish within 2 hours. We threw back 5 that were too small.ย  Captain Eric and First Mate Drew were great...
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Paula G.
Excellent
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Great trip!

VERIFIED   4Hr AM Family Friendly/Educational on August 18, 2025
This was our second year with Captain Eric, this year his first mate Drew joined us, what a great crew! They went above and...
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Winstone N.
Excellent
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We had an awesome time!

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational on July 7, 2025
This is my second trip with Eric and it was awesome. We hit our limit within the first 30 minutes and caught a ton more for...
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Winstone N.
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Excellent
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3 hour trip AM family Friendly with Eric Goodrich

3Hr Family Friendly/Educational on July 7, 2025
We had a wonderful time. This is my second trip with Eric and we caught our limit within the first 39 minutes. We did catch...
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Henry H.
Excellent
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Fishing with Eric

VERIFIED   4Hr AM Family Friendly/Educational on June 24, 2025
We had a great time with Eric of Stella Charters.ย  Today we had our limit rather quickly and had a blast.ย  Such a good time...
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