Barbarian Sportfishing

Barbarian Sportfishing Licensed 6 pack boat specializing in year round fishing in the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Barbarian Sportfishing is owned and operated by Captain John Badger.
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I have been fishing the bay area my entire life. I grew up in Rodeo California. I went to both John Swett and Salesian High School. I served in The US ARMY as a Communication Specialist. I currently work full time at Genentech in Vacaville and operate a 31foot Downeastern JC . We fish sturgeon, halibut ,rock cod and salmon. Check the blog at www.barbariansportfishing.blogspot.com.

HardWork"Nothing will work unless you do." �"A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determinatio...
08/24/2026

HardWork

"Nothing will work unless you do." �
"A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work."

"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."(luck)

"Work hard, have fun, make history.

"If you love your work, you’ll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you – like a fever. "

"What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have to have to work hard with a certain sense of purpose.
Persistence and accountability are indeed part of the mix.
It all seems simple but communication and working with the crew and passengers is important .
Keeping up ?…. That’s a whole new topic.

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is hard work."

"I learned the value of hard work by working hard."
I pray you understand the passion we try to bring to the decks of the New Barbarian III.
Currently booking September Salmon.
(510)750-4237
Call or text

Island fire,    It still caught lingcod after all those zip ties.    Bars  and scampis are working
08/23/2026

Island fire,
It still caught lingcod after all those zip ties.
Bars and scampis are working

8/19/26,    3 passenger trip turned into 2 . 2 days for this group. They went home with ,an estimated,120 pounds of salm...
08/19/2026

8/19/26,
3 passenger trip turned into 2 .
2 days for this group. They went home with ,an estimated,120 pounds of salmon 🍣
They got their limits of very large salmon.
Availability for September:

Weekends,
Sep 5,13,20

Weekdays ,
Sep 7,9,10,11,13,15,16,17,18,21 through 24,28 through 30.
Call or text (510)- 750-4237
Charter $1500
$340 open load.

8/18/26,     Nice salmon today!  3 guys on a 2 day salmon trip. Part 2 starts tomorrow and 530am I have room for 2 more ...
08/19/2026

8/18/26,
Nice salmon today!
3 guys on a 2 day salmon trip.
Part 2 starts tomorrow and 530am
I have room for 2 more tomorrow 8/19
Thanks Alex G!
Call me tonight if you want in

8/17/26,   Farallon islands or bust!  14 lingcod and 80 rock fish!  Day 2 of island fun.
08/18/2026

8/17/26,
Farallon islands or bust!
14 lingcod and 80 rock fish!
Day 2 of island fun.

Sunday Aug 16,2026,  Made it to the Farallon islands this morning .    Bumpy on the way out. A 2 hr hike at 15 knots  . ...
08/17/2026

Sunday Aug 16,2026,
Made it to the Farallon islands this morning .
Bumpy on the way out. A 2 hr hike at 15 knots .
We made 3 drifts for 70 rock fish and 14 lingcod.
I think we are headed back to the islands tomorrow.
It’s your choice. You want a bunch of fish or just 1?
If the weather is good the Farallons are 🔥 🔥 .
Sometimes you need a salmon . You can’t get a salmon fumbling around on your phone. “Wishing ain’t fishing”
The salmon season is open. It’s time to get one.
A charter is $1500 bucks.
I’ll take 5 peeps.
Availability:
Monday 24
Tuesday 25
Wednesday 26

*Call me (510)750-4237

8/15/26,     I have 2 sons . My father (RIP) has 2 sons .    The relationship fathers have with with their children shou...
08/16/2026

8/15/26,
I have 2 sons . My father (RIP) has 2 sons .
The relationship fathers have with with their children should include fishing.
I had a good dad. He took us fishing.
I often think about those days the moments . Happy times!
The group today will remember the day ,the times and the moments .
We had some good fish and the dads helped the kids get those fish.
Thanks Ward! It was good for me too.

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1340 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA
94804

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