San Juan Adventures runs flat-rate group charters for bottom fishing, shrimping, and Dungeness crabbing across the San Juan Islands, departing from Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes, Washington, with a Roche Harbor departure point available seasonally as well. Captain Corey Joyce, a native of Anacortes and a commercial Dungeness crab fisherman, has been navigating these waters for more than 30 years, starting his commercial fishing career in Alaska chasing salmon, bottom fish, and crab before building his own boat and Puget Sound crab business.
Trips run aboard the F/V Dillon B, a stable, wide-cockpit vessel built by Captain Corey in 2014 and outfitted with commercial-grade gear, including a hydraulic crab block, a line coiler, and modern Simrad and Nobel Tec navigation equipment. The large fishing platform gives groups plenty of room to work gear, whether the day is spent bottom fishing for lingcod, setting shrimp pots for spot prawns, or hauling in Dungeness crab.
San Juan Adventures keeps its pricing simple with a flat rate for up to six people per trip, covering all equipment, line, bait, and licensing, so groups don’t need to arrange their own gear ahead of time. Bottom fishing charters for lingcod run seven days a week from May 1 through June 15, departing from Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes. Shrimp and prawn charters run Thursday through Sunday until the seasonal quota is reached, while Dungeness crabbing trips run Thursday through Monday, with departures available from both Roche Harbor and Anacortes depending on the week.
Because each fishery has a limited season, San Juan Adventures encourages booking ahead once dates open for lingcod, shrimp, or crab, since spots for these flat-rate group trips fill quickly. The business focuses on hands-on, working-boat trips rather than sightseeing cruises, giving guests a real taste of commercial-style fishing and crabbing in the San Juan Islands under an experienced local captain.
For groups looking to bottom fish, shrimp, or crab in the San Juan Islands with a knowledgeable local captain and a boat built for the work, San Juan Adventures offers straightforward, flat-rate charters out of Anacortes and Roche Harbor.
