Captain
Richard Phippin

Member since March 2019 Bellevue, United States
Background
Captain Richard grew up around anglers and started fishing himself when he was a teenager. He loved it and he has been doing it ever since. The captain tries to do whatever is the best method for the time of year and the fish he is pursuing. His absolute favorite is casting to breakers and jigging in the fall. Captain Richard occasionally participates in "catch and release" fishing tournaments. His biggest catch so far is 43" Rockfish.

Hey, I'm Captain Richard Phippin

Bellevue, United States
Background
Captain Richard grew up around anglers and started fishing himself when he was a teenager. He loved it and he has been doing it ever since. The captain tries to do whatever is the best method for the time of year and the fish he is pursuing. His absolute favorite is casting to breakers and jigging in the fall. Captain Richard occasionally participates in "catch and release" fishing tournaments. His biggest catch so far is 43" Rockfish.

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4.6 / 5
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Bellevue
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4.8 / 5
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Fishing Reports

Man this wind!
Man this wind!
Oct 21, 2023 Bellevue
Got a message from Shelby Thursday evening asking if we had any openings for Saturday. Their previously scheduled charter cancelled due to weather and this was her boyfriends birthday trip. Well we did have an AM trip open. But with the wind forecast I explained that it was not at our normal location. When the winds push us off the main Bay we try to go to other areas where we are sheltered from it. Shelby agreed and a plan was set in motion. I had been on a good bite in this location for the past 2 weeks. We met at 6:30am and off we went. We got near the mouth of the river before the wind kicked up too much. We started out fishing shallow but couldn't find any willing participants. As the morning got brighter we switched over to a little deeper water. Finally Kyle the birthday guy got one. The skunk was finally off the boat. After a short while we got another. Looks like the fish had decided to sleep in some. Thats ok because I was starting to see signs of life around. Birds were moving around on the hunt and bait was starting to show up near the surface.Finally everything broke loose. Birds were working in a couple different pods. Bunker was flying threw the air and Stripers were slashing at the surface. Rods were bending over 2 and 3 at a time. We caught and released numerous Stripers up to 24 inches before we finally had to head back in. Everyone caught their personal best fish and some even caught their first. They even took a couple home for diner. The weather looks to be taking a slight warm up mid week. I expect the patterns to hold for some time longer. But don't wait book a trip. Don't be wishing lets get fishing!
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Labor Day Weekend.
Labor Day Weekend.
Sep 2, 2023 Bellevue
Well I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend for Labor Day. I sure did.We fished Saturday and both am and pm trips saw first time boaters and fishers. The cool nights and full moon sure had things messed up for the weekend but we made the best of it. Saturday am we saw few Mackerel but no Bluefish wiling to play. We split the trip and went to bottom fishing with some nice catches of spot and a few hardheads(still under size). But boy did we get a surprise with a couple of just under size flounder. They are 1 of my favorites that we don't see much of around anymore. They are tryin to make a come back tho. I think that makes 4 for this year so far. Saturday pm was a better with Spanish Mackerel and some bluefish feeling hungry. Still wasn't a really good bite like I like to have tho. But that was ok because I already had some bottom fishing planned as Jie had his 3yr. old son on his first boat ride and fishing trip. We want kids to enjoy fishing so we always prepare to bottom fish. It allows them to catch and not be bored. The fun is what we want them to remember. Fun it was they were non stop catching and Mason was steady laughing. They took home some nice fish for diner also. Well the heat is back this week. then a cool down again. This heat will turn on the blues and Mackerel. I am not sure how much longer they will stay after that hopefully awhile. Once they thin out we will target Stripers primarily also with some bottom fishing mixed in. Fall is knocking on the door and it is 1 of my favorite times to fish. It is a good time to learn light tackle jigging. As the fish school up and feed heavy. Don't be wishing book a trip and lets get fishing!
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Customer reviews

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Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 86 reviews
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Great Small Group Fishing Charter
Great Small Group Fishing Charter
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Booked for my husbands birthday!

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip on November 8, 2025
I booked this trip for my husbands birthday as a gift! hom and two of his friends had the best time! Captain Richard was so...
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Cheryl J.
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Great Small Group Fishing Charter

VERIFIED   Half Day (AM) on September 6, 2025
We really enjoyed our fishing trip with Captain Richard. He was on task in providing a great fishing experience. We had a first...
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Rashad M.
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Overall a great time

VERIFIED   Half Day (AM) on October 4, 2025
We only caught one but that was at no fault of the captain. fun ride good times nice views and a captain with good vibes. would...
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Edmund M.
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I recommend!!!! Great experienced captain

VERIFIED   Half Day (AM) on June 22, 2025
Great boat completely prepared and captain was great helping our entire group be prepared for fishing excursion.ย  Very comfortable...
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Brad C.
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Highly Recommend

VERIFIED   Half Day (AM) on July 5, 2025
Capt Richie was great. We had a great day, he took us to a ton of locations. The boat and equipment was perfect. Weโ€™ll go...
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