Captain
Sam Skinner

Member since October 2015 San Diego, United States
Background
Originally from Hawaii, Captain Sam Skinner brings energy and exuberance to every charter. Don’t let his age fool you. After working for several years on San Diego sport boats, Captain Sam has the know-how and the work ethic to put customers on fish.
Techniques
Fishing with live bait and lures for all species of fish found in the waters off the shores of Southern California and Mexico. Both nearshore and offshore fishing. Targeting Bluefin and Yellowfin Tuna, Mahi Mahi, and Yellowtail.

Hey, I'm Captain Sam Skinner

San Diego, United States
Background
Originally from Hawaii, Captain Sam Skinner brings energy and exuberance to every charter. Don’t let his age fool you. After working for several years on San Diego sport boats, Captain Sam has the know-how and the work ethic to put customers on fish.
Techniques
Fishing with live bait and lures for all species of fish found in the waters off the shores of Southern California and Mexico. Both nearshore and offshore fishing. Targeting Bluefin and Yellowfin Tuna, Mahi Mahi, and Yellowtail.
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Guardian Charters

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(28 reviews)
San Diego
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Fishing Reports

Massive Halibut!!
Massive Halibut!!
Apr 8, 2024 San Diego
We left on our 4 hour bay trip this morning in search for Halibut. After a few short bites we secured this beast! 40โ€ and over 30lbs!
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Excellent Winter Rockfishing!
Excellent Winter Rockfishing!
Jan 27, 2024 San Diego
We had absolutely gorgeous weather for our short 30 minute commute to the fishing grounds. Once we arrived we had excellent action catching limits of Rockfish!
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Bluefin Season is here!
Bluefin Season is here!
Jun 3, 2023 San Diego
We are super excited about what we are seeing. The fish are here in great volume, give it another week and it will be full speed!
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Big Bluefin are back! Yellowtail startin
Big Bluefin are back! Yellowtail startin
Apr 22, 2023 San Diego
We made the decision to make the long run to the Bluefin grounds. Well it sure paid off with this 180lb Tuna! This fish ate a flying fish on a kite rig. We found a kelp with a ton of Yellowtail and managed to pull 7 off of it. We have great weather and itโ€™s only going to get better from here!!!
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Halibut bite going off!!
Halibut bite going off!!
Apr 16, 2023 San Diego
We had a 4 hour bay trip this afternoon, with the good conditions we targeted Halibut. We had 5 legal fish up to 30โ€ and 7 more released!
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4 hour and 6 hour trips are biting!
4 hour and 6 hour trips are biting!
Apr 9, 2023 San Diego
We are having excellent fishing in our bay for multiple species of Bass as well as Halibut on our 4 hour bay trips. On our 6 hour trips we are focusing on deep water Rockfish, our season just opened on the first of April and the fishing has been nothing short of excellent!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 28 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
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Angler rating
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Good experience
84%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
89%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
71%
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Dustin F.
Phoenix, Arizona
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 Sam

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ San Diego Bay on September 6, 2023
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Aleksey V.
Irvine, California
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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August fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ San Diego Bay on August 3, 2023
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Sara D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
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 Sam

VERIFIED   12 Hour Trip โ€“ Coronado Islands on February 26, 2023
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Lily P.
San Diego, California
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome bay trip with Captain Sam!!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ San Diego Bay on April 19, 2023
This was our very first charter experience and I booked it for my dads birthday. Captain Sam was extremely professional and...
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John P.
Henderson, NV
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Perfect Summer Fishing Trip

VERIFIED   9 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore Fishing on August 13, 2022
Sam and John were the best of the best! Great communication leading up to and throughout the trip. They were very knowledgeable...
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