Berkeley

Happy Hooker Sportfishing

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Author: Fish City

Last trip reported Oct 17, 2026

Updated October 17, 2026 · Published April 25, 2026

Charter boats and sportfishing trips from Happy Hooker Sportfishing.

2 Charter Boats

201 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710

(510) 223-5388

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Happy Hooker Sportfishing Fish Counts

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2 boats fished out of Happy Hooker Sportfishing on Sat, Oct 17 and reported 193 fish. The Happy Hooker (Full Day) led with 173 fish, 150 of them rockfish. After that, the Pacific Dream (Full Day) had 20.

Best per angler: the Happy Hooker at 10.2 fish per angler.

Over the last 7 days (through October 17, 2026), boats at Happy Hooker Sportfishing reported 193 fish across 2 boats.

Species by Day

Happy Hooker Sportfishing fish counts by species and day
Species	Oct 17	Total
Rockfish	150	150
Lingcod	23	23
King Salmon	20	20
Trips	2	2

Recent Trips

Happy Hooker · Happy Hooker Sportfishing, Berkeley

Oct 17, 2026 · Full Day · 17 anglers

173

10.2 per angler

150 Rockfish 23 Lingcod

Pacific Dream · Happy Hooker Sportfishing, Berkeley

Oct 17, 2026 · Full Day · 12 anglers

1.7 per angler

20 King Salmon

Last 30 days (Sep 18 – Oct 17): 229 fish. Same dates last year: 1,100 fish (-79%).

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Happy Hooker Sportfishing Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Happy Hooker Sportfishing begin March 2023. Through October 17, 2026 they show 42,153 fish across 402 reported trips.

2026(through Oct 17)

6,625 fish

95 trips

3,653 Rockfish 1,573 Striped Bass454 King Salmon

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
January	34	1
March	217	4
April	486	10
May	721	18
June	1,356	20
July	1,432	22
August	2,054	16
September	96	1
October	229	3

2025

12,106 fish

89 trips

5,895 Rockfish 3,320 Dungeness Crab 1,167 Striped Bass

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
April	802	15
May	436	15
June	658	13
July	1,694	14
August	1,602	8
September	982	6
October	599	5
November	5,023	12
December	310	1

2024

12,093 fish

108 trips

3,991 Dungeness Crab 3,990 Rockfish 2,086 Halibut

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
March	206	5
April	426	10
May	641	19
June	1,717	25
July	1,049	16
August	561	4
September	331	3
October	1,347	8
November	4,423	14
December	1,392	4

2023

11,329 fish

110 trips

4,050 Rockfish 4,003 Halibut 1,820 Dungeness Crab

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
March	16	1
April	1,234	21
May	2,479	29
June	767	18
July	1,381	13
August	1,004	9
September	1,087	7
October	84	3
November	2,087	6
December	1,190	3

Trips are the fishing sessions reported to Fish City for this landing.

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About Happy Hooker Sportfishing

Phone: +1-510-223-5388
Price Range: $$

Happy Hooker Sportfishing runs out of Berkeley Marina at 201 University Avenue under captains Chris Smith and Jonathon Smith. The boat's signature trip is a full-day halibut and striped bass run inside San Francisco Bay — trolling the Berkeley Flats and the bay's structure for the same two species the Smith family has been chasing here for more than 35 years.

Fleet

The Happy Hooker is described on the operator's site as a 60-by-20-foot Coast Guard certified fiberglass sportfisher with a maximum load of 36 passengers, a heated cabin and galley. Operations are family-run: founder Captain Jim Smith (now retired) built the reputation on bay striped bass, and his son Chris Smith and grandson Jonathon Smith captain the boat today. NorCal Fish Reports and the operator's own about page both list it as a third-generation Smith-family charter.

Trip types

Public trips on the booking system run full-day halibut trolling at $200 per person and full-day halibut and striped bass at $200 per person, both 5:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Bay live-bait trips for halibut and striped bass are available as whole-boat charters; quotes are handled at (510) 223-5388. Rod rentals are $20.

Recent reports

A run of full-day reports posted to NorCal Fish Reports in April 2026: April 25, 20 anglers landed 6 halibut and 20 striped bass; April 23, 8 anglers landed 9 halibut and 4 striped bass; April 21, 4 anglers landed 8 halibut and 1 striped bass. A December 7, 2025 full-day produced 170 Dungeness crab, 135 rockfish, and 5 lingcod for 17 anglers — the standard winter combo when the bay halibut and striper bite cools off.

Recent Reports

9/18/26

Happy Hooker: Bay Kings and a Light Load Open Sunday

Happy Hooker · Happy Hooker Sportfishing

Two kings across the rail on a flat calm morning out of Berkeley Marina. The Happy Hooker has been on the salmon, and these are the fish people are calling about. Sunday's trip is a go and it is a lig…

8/22/26

NorCal Update: Rockfish, Lingcod, Sanddab

Happy Hooker

NorCal boats have been loading up on Rockfish, with many over 10 fish per angler! Watch out for Lingcod and King Salmon in Berkeley as well.

8/8/26

Triple Limits

Happy Hooker · Happy Hooker Sportfishing

Triple Limits today! We had a few no shows today so we only ran with 5 anglers. Lingcod and rockfish bit great and we worked out the limit of halibut. These ocean trips are conditional but we’ve got g…

Rockfish: 50Halibut: 10Lingcod: 10

Total: 70 fish

7/25/26

Big coastal rockfish limits

Happy Hooker · Happy Hooker Sportfishing

The coastal rockfish bit great today! We caught a good variety of blues, yellows boccacio,browns and vermillion rockfish. No lingcod today, our trip was cut a little short by the wind. Everyone took h…

5/28/26

Striped Bass Limits- Berkeley

Happy Hooker · Happy Hooker Sportfishing

Another fantastic day on the water aboard the Pacific Dream with Capt. Joey Smith and the crew at Happy Hooker Sport Fishing! Today we finished with 16 limits of striped bass and added 4 halibut to w…

5/16/26

Berkeley Fish Report 5-16-26

Pacific Dream · Happy Hooker Sportfishing

🎣 Another great day aboard the Pacific Dream with Happy Hooker Sport Fishing! Today we left the dock with 24 anglers and ended the trip with 35 striped bass and 2 halibut hitting the deck! There were…

Striped Bass: 35Halibut: 2

Total: 37 fish

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