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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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(94 reviews)
Angler's choice
Pasadena
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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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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Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
93%
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Asim N.
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Amazing time.

VERIFIED   4Hr PM Family Friendly/Educational on May 31, 2024
Excellent excursion. We Did the charter with Eric and what an amazing experience. He is on a different level, You can tell...
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Sean K.
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Great experience

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip "AM ONLY" on June 1, 2024
We had a great experience out on the water with Stellar charters. Not only did we catch fish but overall the captain and 1st...
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Darla S.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Best Birthday EVER!

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational - 1:00 PM on April 16, 2024
Capt Eric was amazing.ย  He answered all of our questions and was able to tell us about the areae$ร—landmarks and things to...
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DANIEL B.
Excellent
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Great fishing trip.

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational on July 29, 2024
My brother and I joined Captain Eric for a morning fishing trip. We were catching fish right away after a nice ride to a fishing...
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Amanda B.
Excellent
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Amazing ๐Ÿคฉ!

VERIFIED   3Hr Family Friendly/Educational on April 27, 2024
My husband and 15-year old son had a GREAT time with Captain Eric catching fish! We have done many charters in different places...
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