Captain
Bill Stafford

Member since July 2018 Darien, United States
Background
Captain Billy Stafford has been fishing for 40 years and has been a charter captain for 10 years. He chose this career because "it was the only logical thing." He started fishing in South Carolina and his fishing endeavors took him as far as fishing for Salmon in Alaska and Halibut fishing from Alaska to California. Join him on the water and let him share a lifetime of experience and fishing stories with you.

Hey, I'm Captain Bill Stafford

Darien, United States
Background
Captain Billy Stafford has been fishing for 40 years and has been a charter captain for 10 years. He chose this career because "it was the only logical thing." He started fishing in South Carolina and his fishing endeavors took him as far as fishing for Salmon in Alaska and Halibut fishing from Alaska to California. Join him on the water and let him share a lifetime of experience and fishing stories with you.
Our Team
Maggie C.
First mate

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(153 reviews)
Darien
 Last booking: 2 days ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $350
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(21 reviews)
Darien
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 174 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (304)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
94%
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Brady H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Capt. Bill knows how to make it fun!

VERIFIED   Mixed trip huge redfish&cooler fish on May 31, 2025
This was our first booking on this website. We booked the mixed cooler fish trip and Capt. Bill definitely got us some...
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Chelsea B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain Who Actually Knows What's Going On

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Captain's Choice (PM) on June 26, 2025
Captain Bill is such a cool dude. He taught my kids a bunch, made everything fun, and landed us some sharks that the boys wanted...
Chelsea B. recommends Reel Busy 2 Charter โ€“ Darien
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Terese E.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

We had a blast

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on April 22, 2025
We arenโ€™t from the area and Captain Bill and Captain Maggie were so helpful in answering all the questions we had from fish,...
Terese E. recommends Reel Busy 2 Charter โ€“ Darien
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Stephanie G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Wow, what a day! We will be back!

VERIFIED   Captains choice on September 21, 2024
Captain Bill & Captain Maggie made us feel like family from the moment we booked our trip. They asked what we wanted and DELIVERED!!...
Stephanie G. recommends Reel Busy 2 Charter โ€“ Darien
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Karen G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fantasitc Day on the Water

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on June 6, 2025
Captain Bill and Captain Maggie know exactly where the fish are! Both of them were patient with us and helped us to catch the...
Karen G. recommends Reel Busy 2 Charter โ€“ Darien
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