Captain
Sean Stafford

Member since May 2021 Berkeley, United States
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Captain Sean welcomes you to the gorgeous and productive waters around San Francisco Bay. Pick a day and join him for a memorable day of fishing full of fun and excitement!

Hey, I'm Captain Sean Stafford

Berkeley, United States
Background
Captain Sean welcomes you to the gorgeous and productive waters around San Francisco Bay. Pick a day and join him for a memorable day of fishing full of fun and excitement!
Anglers Choice
178
Reviews
96
Fishing Reports
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Angelina S.
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My Charter Listing

fishSFbay

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(178 reviews)
Angler's choice
Berkeley
 Last booking: 6 hours ago
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Trips from US $200

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50 stripers casting swimbaits today!!
50 stripers casting swimbaits today!!
Oct 27, 2025 Berkeley
Today we found big schools of hungry stripers roaming the flats. Our Anglers were hooked up early and often. absolutely outrageous Fishing today!!!!
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Wide open bite! Stripers on fire!
Wide open bite! Stripers on fire!
Oct 25, 2025 Berkeley
Todays group of college buddies experienced wide open fishing with lots of double, teiple and even quadruple hook ups all morning! Non stop action, stipers on fire!!!โ€™
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Solid action on big halibut again!
Solid action on big halibut again!
Oct 9, 2025 Berkeley
Today we had another three person Charter and we found good action in the bay. We had fish up to 25 pounds lost a couple big ones and had really good action on the short trip.
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LIMITS for fishSFbay again!
LIMITS for fishSFbay again!
Oct 1, 2025 Berkeley
Today we had strange weather for the bay combined with neap tides but adapted to the conditions and found our clients LIMITS!!! We had to throw out everything from the last few days and change our tactics but we delivered. We will deliver for you on your trip. Big tides coming mean striper fishing this weekend but we still have time for halibut. Also we will see bluefin tuna back in play next week with promise for the biggest fish of the season. October is 200lber season! Lets gooooo!!!!โ€™
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Monster halibut today!
Monster halibut today!
Sep 28, 2025 Berkeley
We are still catching Halibut in the bay, and the size is increasing! Still lots of time left for these fish. Our private group of three caught their limits of Halibut, including 3 over 25 pounds!
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Stripers biting big time!
Stripers biting big time!
Sep 25, 2025 Berkeley
Today was all about the bass! They bit early and often on live anchovies. Our group of first time fishermen easily caught their limits and called it a day early! Very fun morning for clients and crew!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 178 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (229)
December fishing trip
sturgeon and striper fishing
sturgeon and striper fishing
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
96%
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GERALD A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Sean

VERIFIED   9 Hour Trip โ€“ Ocean Salmon Trolling on July 17, 2021
GERALD A. recommends fishSFbay
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Christy E.
Very good
3.3 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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BORING

VERIFIED   Dungeness Crab + Sand Dab Fishing on November 13, 2023
First nice people and nice boat. Wouldnโ€™t let us throw a line and watched them crab for 4 hours. Felt like we paid for them...
Christy E. does not recommend fishSFbay
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Darrin H.
Hildale, UT
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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VERIFIED   HALIBUT+LINGCOD LIVE BAIT SPECIAL on August 1, 2023
Darrin H. recommends fishSFbay
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Truman N.
Pine Lodge, NM
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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VERIFIED   WEEKDAY Shark Fishing on June 20, 2023
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Kevin M.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   March 31, 2024
The charter operator canceled on trip date. This is an automated posting.
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