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
170
Reviews
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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

fishSFbay

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(170 reviews)
Angler's choice
Berkeley
 Last booking: 4 days ago
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Trips from US $200

Fishing Reports

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 170 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Just for the Halibut
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Angler rating
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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
97%
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Sean W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
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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Chris B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome Boat

VERIFIED   Full Day Halibut+Bass $275/pp on May 24, 2025
The trip was great. We caught fish. Captain Sean really knows the water and went over and beyond to move us around to find...
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Gisselle P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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BEST FIRST fishing trip!!

VERIFIED   Full Day Halibut+Bass $275/pp on May 3, 2025
This was an amazing fishing trip! I loved fishing with Sean and Angie! They were great company and knew lots about fishing!...
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Timothy P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Memorable

VERIFIED   Rockfish+Lingcod $250 per person on August 16, 2025
Thanks to Captain Sean, Sean Jr and Will for showing us a great trip. They were involve in showing us the ropes and making...
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Justin J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great experience

VERIFIED   HALIBUT+LINGCOD LIVE BAIT SPECIAL on October 31, 2024
Enjoyed my time on water with the captain. He was friendly and had great conversation the entire time. He pretty much immediately...
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