Captain
Ken Payne

Member since March 2025 Berkeley, United States
Background
Capt. Ken runs trips out of Berkeley aboard 2015 39' Pursuit Sportfisher . Using bottom fishing, trolling, drifting, jigging, and other techniques, you'll have a chance to catch Halibut, Striped Bass and Sturgeon. The only way to learn is to join them on the water.

Hey, I'm Captain Ken Payne

Berkeley, United States
Background
Capt. Ken runs trips out of Berkeley aboard 2015 39' Pursuit Sportfisher . Using bottom fishing, trolling, drifting, jigging, and other techniques, you'll have a chance to catch Halibut, Striped Bass and Sturgeon. The only way to learn is to join them on the water.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(12 reviews)
Berkeley
 2 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $250

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 12 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (15)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
80%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
100%
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Troy S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Day on the SF Bay!

VERIFIED   Bay Halibut/Striped Bass on June 23, 2026
We had a great day fishing for Halibut on the Josie Mac and our Captain Ken was a very good guide.ย  Although we were only...
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Peter P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Lots of shaker halibut .......

VERIFIED   NEW  Bay Halibut/Striped Bass on July 18, 2026
Boat had state of the art equipment including a Seakeeper which my wife loved. Tides were big which isnโ€™t ideal for halibut...
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Garrett W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Amazing time with captain Ken!

VERIFIED   Bay Halibut/Striped Bass on May 21, 2026
A couple of buddies and I booked Ken for a trip we were planning. He was excellent with communication, had a first class boat...
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Harold L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time on the water

VERIFIED   Bay Halibut/Striped Bass on May 2, 2026
Great time out on the water with captain Ken. Although the weather and water conditions werent perfect. We had a Ton of shakers...
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Jerrie B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Enjoyable trip but conditions not very conducive for quality fish!

VERIFIED   NEW  Bay Halibut/Striped Bass (Shared) on July 17, 2026
Captain was great but conditions were not conducive for catching quality fish - that being said I will fish with Captain Ken...
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