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!
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
(180 reviews)
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Berkeley
 6 bookings in the past week.
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Fishing Reports

HOT BITE ALERT! Albacore are here!!!
HOT BITE ALERT! Albacore are here!!!
Aug 27, 2025 Berkeley
The albacore have showed up in great numbers. We hooked over 25 fish today landing 16 big Albies from 20 to 36lbs!!!
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Excellent rockfish + lingcod
Excellent rockfish + lingcod
Aug 24, 2025 Berkeley
Today our six Anglers experienced excellent rock fishing including eight bonus lingcod. We also landed a black frock fish that was only 1.5 pounds shy of the state record!
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Limits of Striped Bass
Limits of Striped Bass
Aug 9, 2025 Berkeley
This morning we landed on a wide open striped bass bite and were able to catch limits for all clients and Crew by 9 AM. What a fun morning!
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Sun-Tues 8/10-8/12 BLUEFIN TUNA
Sun-Tues 8/10-8/12 BLUEFIN TUNA
Aug 4, 2025 Berkeley
We have a great offshore weather forecast for sunday, monday, and Tuesday August 10-12. WE WILL BE ON THE BIG BLUEFIN! Book your spots asap. These trips will fill up fast! We will be leaving the dock at 4am each day and returning around 4pm. Dont miss this weather window the big bluefin are here!!! Everything you need is included except your fishing license!
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Limits of Halibut this morning!
Limits of Halibut this morning!
Aug 3, 2025 Berkeley
Today we had a light load trip due to a no-show,but heavy action on the Halibut grounds. Our three Anglers caught limits of ocean grade Halibut once again. Good tides this week so donโ€™t hesitate to book your trip!
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Great Fishing In Windy Weather
Great Fishing In Windy Weather
Aug 3, 2025 Berkeley
Today our 6 anglers battled a tough bite and sloppy ocean conditions, but that didnโ€™t stop them from getting 11 ocean grade halibut putting them just shy of a 6 man limit! We had the last fish hooked several times but couldnโ€™t manage to get it in the boat.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 180 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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December fishing trip
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
96%
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Jasmine S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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November fishing trip

VERIFIED   8 Hour โ€“ Crab Rockfish Combo Shared on November 5, 2022
Jasmine S. recommends fishSFbay
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Chris O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Sean

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Salmon on August 1, 2022
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Daniel H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Sean

VERIFIED   8 Hour โ€“ Salmon Weekend Single Seat on July 17, 2022
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Jeff L.
El Dorado Hills, CA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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July fishing trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Halibut/Potluck on July 16, 2022
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Michael G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Sean

VERIFIED   8 Hour โ€“ Salmon Weekend Single Seat on July 10, 2022
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