Golden State Sportfishing is a family-owned fishing charter service specializing in white sturgeon, striped bass, salmon, halibut, and shark, operating from two Northern California locations: Berkeley Marina and Pittsburg Marina. Led by Captain Joey/Joe, the business brings more than 20 years of experience, believing every guest deserves VIP treatment aboard each vessel.

The fleet includes a 30-foot vessel with a large fishing area, heated cabin, enclosed bathroom, Garmin navigation and fish finder (wheelchair accessible), and a 25-foot North River, also fully equipped with Garmin navigation and fish finder. Targeted species charters run across three distinct fisheries: the California Delta (Striped Bass, Black Bass, Sturgeon, Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill, River Salmon, and American Shad, with early spring and late fall best for stripers, and sturgeon/catfish/panfish fishing year-round), The Bay (one of the largest West Coast estuaries, home to Chinook Salmon, Striped Bass, Halibut, Lingcod, Sturgeon, and more than 11 shark species), and Outside the Golden Gate (deep-sea trolling and mooching for Salmon, Rockfish, Lingcod, Halibut, and Striped Bass).

With a consistent 5-star rating maintained for many years, guest testimonials are extraordinarily glowing, describing patient, knowledgeable guidance for first-time Bay anglers, “red hot” sturgeon action when nearby boats caught nothing, and repeat clients describing personal-best catches across Halibut, Striper, and Sturgeon over multiple seasons.

For anglers of any experience level near Berkeley or Pittsburg, California looking for a deeply experienced, highly reviewed sturgeon, striped bass, salmon, or shark fishing charter, Golden State Sportfishing offers an outstanding operation with Captain Joey.