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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fishSFbay

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(168 reviews)
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Berkeley
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $200

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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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Solid action on big halibut again!
Solid action on big halibut again!
Sep 30, 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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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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Giant White Seabass in the bay!
Giant White Seabass in the bay!
Sep 14, 2025 Berkeley
Our afternoon trip yielded two white seabass including this monster. We will start seeing more and more of these hard fighting delicious fish in the bay in the next couple months.
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Stripers on the bite again!
Stripers on the bite again!
Sep 14, 2025 Berkeley
Today we had excellent fishing for striped bass, or 6 clients caught their limits of tasty stripers and vaight limits for the crew as well!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 168 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
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An amazing time!!

VERIFIED   Full Day Halibut+Bass $275/pp on June 19, 2025
We had such a great time and Captain Sean and deckhand William were a great team. So professional and knowledgeable not only...
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Phillip M.
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Put you on the spot

VERIFIED   Full Day Halibut+Bass $275/pp on May 11, 2025
The captain is experienced and has been out many times and knows exactly where to go for. What type of fish what type of day...
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Paul S.
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Knowledgeable and Friendly Crew

VERIFIED   PM 1/2 day Halibut+Bass $225pp on October 6, 2024
Took my 15 year old son charter fishing for the first time. They met all three of our expectations: 1. Knowledgeable...
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Sean W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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What a team!

VERIFIED   NEW  AM 1/2 day Halibut+Bass Private on September 13, 2025
Father and son crew, both took care of us all the way! the Seanโ€™s are a great team!
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Jayson B.
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Fish on!

VERIFIED   NEW  King Salmon $300 pp on September 4, 2025
The crew was excellent and the fishing was phenomenal! Cant wait to fo it again
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