Captain
Phil Havlicek

Member since August 2017 San Francisco, United States
Background
I have had a love affair with the ocean all my life. I surfed into my late 40's and have owned boats for over 30 years. I have extensive experience in long-range fishing with over 10 Yellowfin Tuna catches, weighing in at 200+ lbs. My personal best Yellowfin Tuna catch was 270 lbs.
Techniques
trolling for salmon drifting for halibut live bait albacore

Hey, I'm Captain Phil Havlicek

San Francisco, United States
Background
I have had a love affair with the ocean all my life. I surfed into my late 40's and have owned boats for over 30 years. I have extensive experience in long-range fishing with over 10 Yellowfin Tuna catches, weighing in at 200+ lbs. My personal best Yellowfin Tuna catch was 270 lbs.
Techniques
trolling for salmon drifting for halibut live bait albacore
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My Charter Listing

Reel Time Charters, LLC

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(73 reviews)
San Francisco
Trips from US $300

Fishing Reports

July 3 Fireworks!
July 3 Fireworks!
Jul 4, 2026 San Francisco
After postponing last week‘s trip due to bad weather, everything came together today for Tyler and his family. We fished within the sight of the Golden Gate with double digit bites, keeping 4 salmon and six striped bass. good weather with lots of whales one humpback breaching within 20 feet of the boat made for a great day. Thank you Tyler for your trip.
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Mothers Day
Mothers Day
May 10, 2026 San Francisco
Tides are getting better and Fish are showing up!
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Fun Day
Fun Day
Mar 21, 2026 San Francisco
Started the season with Steve & friends visiting from Great Britain. We fished the north bay with good action on striped bass. Fantastic weather topped off by cold delicious margaritas @ Celia’s by the Beach.
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Wedding Anniversay Halibuts
Wedding Anniversay Halibuts
Oct 8, 2025 San Francisco
Had the pleasure of fishing, Jennifer and Trent today for the 21st wedding anniversary. Late in the season but we gave it a shot and were successful catching 4 halibut keeping two to over 30 inches using live anchovies. Nice weather thank you very much.!!
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Rock Cod Sunday!
Rock Cod Sunday!
Aug 25, 2025 San Francisco
Fish, Katie and Dan today and children from Minnesota. Had a fantastic day live bait fishing off the Marin coast for limits of rock cod and ling cod in great weather even throw in a bonus halibut doesn’t get any better.!
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Memorial Day fishing
Memorial Day fishing
May 24, 2025 San Francisco
Fun day fishing with local boys in the main bay for halibut and striped bass fishing live anchovies pretty good weather happy Memorial Day
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 73 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Found the Silver at Golden Gate
Found the Silver at Golden Gate
Found the Silver at Golden Gate
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
94%
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Sam T.
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Found the Silver at Golden Gate

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip on July 22, 2026
After a rocky ride out to Stinson, Phil was able to steer us in the right direction. Phil was knowledgeable about the sealife...
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Jennifer D.
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Captain Phil is great!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on October 8, 2025
Our husband and I had a wonderful trip with Captain Phil!  We caught beautiful halibut and link cod.  We had amazing scenery...
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Katie H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Best captain!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on August 24, 2025
We had such a great time with Phil. We caught a ton of fish. He was very patient with my kids and taught us all quite a few...
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Michael W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Experience

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on August 17, 2025
Phil provided a great experience and was very knowledgeable about The Bay and where to fish.
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Geoffrey M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5-Star Fishing Experience with Captain Phil!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on October 8, 2024
We recently had the pleasure of going on a fishing trip with Captain Phil out of Sausalito, and it was an unforgettable experience!...
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