Silver Fox Sport Fishing and Tours

The offer to watch the Blue Angels from a fishing boat sounded like a great idea and spur of the moment. The Silver Fox crew offered seats on their boat for $30 per person (x4 6yo twins +Mom &Dad) to experience the air show from the coast guard boundary. The boat would board at 2:00pm, and leave at 2:30 (2:30 is important to remember).There was only one other couple signed up when we boarded, with the same name Todd, the crew member pointed this out. (seen sheet with names - No Omar) We boarded the boat on time (2:00) and picked our seats towards the stern. Between 2:00 and 2:30 the crew was offering rides to those walking by trying to fill up the boat and doing a good job. The time to depart of 2:30 came and went, we could hear "chatter" between the crew about waiting on someone. The other charter boats ALL departed to the boundary on time or even a little early. At 2:38 I walked up to the only crew member on the boat who was in the wheel house, the other member was still looking for more passengers topside.I politely asked how long until we depart since it's already 2:38, he said we are waiting for one more customer. I stated "we were all told to be here at 2:00 and were leaving at 2:30, as a business man you should keep your word to the 20+ already on the boat and leave the late customer. The crew member at this time (irritated tone of voice) told me, "get the HELL out of my wheel house now," for the record I wasn't in his wheel house. As I walked back to my family he was immediately on the phone with someone (late customer), he then announced to the boat that the last passenger is a block away and we should be leaving shortly (2:43).While waiting another customer was also irritated and made a comment and I followed up with "come on let's leave, we were on time." The late passenger arrived, as he was walking towards the front the boat, the captain asked if Omar was on??? Omar walked into the wheel house, hmmm must not be a customer but a friend. The self proclaimed CAPTAIN then exited the wheel house and started yelling and pointing his finger at me "are you gonna be cool? Are gonna be cool? (He continued to get closer) I'm the captain and will kick you off my boat and there will be no refunds." I ONLY sat quietly because of my kids, I didn't want them to miss out on the experience. I just nodded and said "I'm fine."The Silver Fox is pathetic and disgrace to others trying to make a living. I didn't deserve the verbal attack, I was nothing but polite at the entrance of "his" wheel house. I was a paying customer with a freedom of speech. The CAPTAIN bullied his authority and embarrassed me in front of my family. The time we sat in port 2:30 - 2:46 we missed the tail end of a show and missed the flyover of the United 747. Thanks Captain Silver "Tongue" Fox.

If i could give this place a zero I would!!!!!!! We made reservations through their website a week in advance. We received a confirmation email letting us know when to board and be at the dock. My husband and his father (who came from New York) show up at the boat and NOBODY was there at the boat. They called the number listed in the email and nobody picked up or returned there call. LUCKILY a better fishing boat was available for them to hop on. If they wouldn't have been able to fish, then they would have wasted $200 on a hotel the night before and the 5+hour roundtrip drive to San Fran. The LEAST this company could have done was call to cancel the day before if something came up.The other fishing boat captain from another boat said he sees these people do this frequently. They just don't show up and then refund the people. So save yourself the headache of all of this and FIND SOMEONE ELSE!!! I emailed them to ask for a full refund so I will update my review once or if I ever hear back from them.UPDATE: It has been one day and I just got my email sent back to me. Apparently their email listed on their website does not work. It looks like I will be opening up a fraud case through my bank. Fantastic.

My husband and I had a great time on our fishing tour. I had not been fishing for years and had never been fishing in the ocean so this was a pretty exciting experience for me. There were quite a few fishing tour places to choose from and honestly I just picked these guys at random because they had a pretty boat. I'm glad we chose them though because they were so nice! They made us feel very comfortable by going through all the safety information and giving us a quick tutorial on how to use the equipment. Everything looked brand new and even the boat, which was amazingly clean.The day was absolutely gorgeous! I enjoyed the sight seeing around the bay more than I enjoyed the actual fishing. My husband caught a 22 lb halibut which is his favorite fish! I also caught a halibut... a whopping 6 pounder! I guess that is on the small side, but it seemed HUGE compared to the tiny brook trout I'm used to. Needles to say we had fish for weeks! I am usually a vegetarian but I sometimes eat fish and this was one occasion that it felt really good to eat a little meat. Eating something you caught yourself is an experience every meat eater should have.

We went out on Memorial weekend with Captain Dave for my parents burial at sea. It was a wonderful day on the bay for just my family. The day was beautiful and I felt a great sigh of relief that my parents are now free to travel wherever they want!

I've gone on many salmon boats over the years and all are good, from Berkeley/Emeryville to Sausalito to Fisherman's wharf. Chris is the skipper on the Silver Fox, and between he and Jeff, he deckhand/assistant, the best word to describe them is personable...they take care of you...from checking your bait, to making sure you know how to land your fish, and then...(like today) when there was some extra fish caught, they shared it with those who had not caught any. As I write this, I am savoring a fillet caught today in the beautiful Pacific ocean.

I wonder if the negative reviews here have the right boat, because I simply cannot believe that these guys would give their passengers anything but a great time on the bay. These guys are big sweethearts and really go the extra mile to take care of their customers. I personally cannot wait to get back on the Bay with Chris and Jeff! Great personalities and great skills. Number one choice for me, and I've been on the bay with a bunch of different Captains over the years. In fact I'm planning a girl's day on the Bay in September, and I cannot wait!

I have been on the Silver Fox a few times over the past few years and every trip has been a lot of fun including our latest trip. The Captain (Chris) and crew are very knowledgeable and outgoing. Their enthusiasm for fishing and Shark watching is outstanding. Their concern for passenger safety and welfare is much appreciated. My guest accidently hooked his finger and the deck hand was there immediately to assist with a medical supply kit, they got the bleeding to stop and the trip continued at my guests request. Unlike many other boats doing tours and fishing trips, I find the Silver Fox not overcrowded to the point where you are shoulder to shoulder with other people and tripping over them. Other boats simply over book and that makes the trip undesirable and aggravating, especially when you have a fish on and you cross 25+ other lines and anglers while trying to reel in your catch, not ideal or fun as that happened to me when I was on another SF boat one time, only because the ticket was already paid for. On another note, I find AK's review below very inconsistent, sounds like that person has posted a biased review meant to deter business from Silver Fox. AK, what was the name of the boat you went on instead? I quote you, "The other fishing boat captain from another boat said he sees these people do this frequently."I've never experienced this with this the Silver Fox. What was the name of the Captain who said this and what is the name of his boat? I'm curious.

Our family did a scattering of my dads ashes with Chris and his crew. They were so amazing!! They showed compassion and were very professional. The boat took us out a little past the Golden Gate Bridge were we were able to take some gorgeous pictures. Thank you for a beautiful morning!

Great cheap bay tour. I live here. It was funny and conveniently placed next to a bar. It was also only an hour and only $15 each. They provide blankets and humor.

Went fishing on the Silver Fox, had a Great time, found the Captain and Deckhand to be knowledgeable and professional, looking forward to going again soon, thanks a memorable time!