Happy Hooker Sportfishing

Happy Hooker Sportfishing The Happy Ho**er is family owed, fishing out of the San Francisco Bay Area for 40+ years.
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Our fishing adventures are a great way to make lifetime memories safely while having fun with an experienced crew that’ll ensure your trip is set up for success!

Our 2 boat charter opted to go rockfishing up the coast today. Rockfish bit great and we landed a few lingcod in the mix...
06/29/2025

Our 2 boat charter opted to go rockfishing up the coast today. Rockfish bit great and we landed a few lingcod in the mix. We are going to start doing a lot more rockfishing trips in July on bigger tides. Total fish is 170 rockfish and 15 lingcod for 17 anglers. You can call or text (510)993-4414 or book at www.happyhookersportfishing.com

The July 5,6 salmon dates have been closed. Salmon will open back up September 4th. If you are signed up for July 5th an...
06/24/2025

The July 5,6 salmon dates have been closed. Salmon will open back up September 4th. If you are signed up for July 5th and 6th salmon, we will give you a few days to call or text to switch to the September opener.

We have opened up July 5th and 6th to rockfish/lingcod on the Pacific Dream and halibut/striped bass on the Happy Ho**er. That weekend is some of the best halibut tides of the season, we typically fish the ocean or Alcatraz, angel island for bigger fish that time of year.

We had windy conditions in the bay today, we caught less striped bass than we’ve been catching but got on some good hali...
06/24/2025

We had windy conditions in the bay today, we caught less striped bass than we’ve been catching but got on some good halibut action. In total we landed 24 halibut and 12 striped bass (2 fish per rod) for 18 anglers. We’ve got lots of room this week, call (510)993-4414 or book at [email protected]" rel="ugc" target="_blank">[email protected]

We had a fun day today with great striped bass fishing and a good halibut bite. Limits of bass and a fish per rod of hal...
06/22/2025

We had a fun day today with great striped bass fishing and a good halibut bite. Limits of bass and a fish per rod of halibut for 17 anglers. We’ve got lots of room this week starting tomorrow. Total 34 bass and 17 halibut for 17 anglers. Call (510)993-4414 or book at www.happyhookersportfishing.com

Wide open striped bass and steady halibut fishing in the bay today. We kept 42 striped bass and threw back over 20 keepe...
06/21/2025

Wide open striped bass and steady halibut fishing in the bay today. We kept 42 striped bass and threw back over 20 keepers. Also 25 halibut for 21 anglers. We’ve got room this Sunday and Monday. Just call (510)993-4414 or book at www.happyhookersportfishing.com

We had another fun day of wide open bass fishing and big halibut! Good quality bass and fast action. Lots of big halibut...
06/20/2025

We had another fun day of wide open bass fishing and big halibut! Good quality bass and fast action. Lots of big halibut mixed in. We kept 27 halibut and 40 striped bass for 20 anglers. We have lots of room this Sunday. Light load right now going out for sure. Don’t miss out on the action. Call (510)993-4414 or book at www.happyhookersportfishing.com

Fishing was great today! We had wide open striped bass fishing and over a fish per rod of halibut. We’ve got lots of ro...
06/19/2025

Fishing was great today! We had wide open striped bass fishing and over a fish per rod of halibut. We’ve got lots of room this Sunday for live bait fishing. Total fish count is 44 striped bass and 26 halibut for 22 anglers. Call (510)993-4414 or book at www.happyhookersportfishing.com

We’ve had a great day on the bay so far! Lots of room this Sunday. Wide open bass fishing today and lots of nice halibut...
06/18/2025

We’ve had a great day on the bay so far! Lots of room this Sunday. Wide open bass fishing today and lots of nice halibut. (510)993-4414

06/18/2025
We had great fishing today in the bay! Limits and fast action on quality striped bass and 13 halibut for 23 anglers. (46...
06/15/2025

We had great fishing today in the bay! Limits and fast action on quality striped bass and 13 halibut for 23 anglers. (46 bass) we’ve got lots of room this Monday and Wednesday. Book at www.happyhookersportfishing.com or call (510)993-4414

06/14/2025

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201 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA
94710

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Happy Ho**er

When talk turns to striped bass in San Francisco Bay, Captain Jim Smith is inevitably mentioned. He’s developed the most intimate knowledge of the habits of the striped bass within the bay and along the coast. His ability to predict where the fish will show up -- and when -- is uncanny. When that ability is paired with The Happy Ho**er, a Coast Guard certified 56’ modern fiberglass boat with heated cabin, stove, color TV, and galley space for 20 people, the result is the best sportsfishing excursion on the Golden Coast. A third-generation family business, we’re dedicated to ensuring our vessel is suitable for passengers of all ages. For a fishing adventure that’s safe, exciting, and fun, we’re the crew that’ll ensure your crew’s set up for success.