Captain
Tony Zain

Member since December 2014 Anna Maria, United States
Background
Captain Tony Zain first started fishing with his grandpa in Northern Michigan at the age of 5. He started his first guide business at the age of 18 fishing for smallmouth bass and walleye on Lake St. Clair in Michigan. After Michigan Captain Tony moved to San Diego, CA to begin learning how to fish the Pacific Ocean for Tuna. He began another successful guide business fishing for all 5 species of Pacific Tuna from San Diego down to Mexico. In 2013, Captain Tony moved to Anna Maria Island in pursuit of all of the wonderful fish that Tampa Bay and the Gulf had to offer. Captain Tony has become one of the most sought after fishing guides in the Anna Maria area specializing in light tackle reef and inshore fishing in his 28 ft custom built center console. He loves to take kids and families fishing and show them the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay.
Techniques
We utilize light tackle spinning rods for all of our fishing trips. We specialize in reef fishing for snapper, grouper, grunts, porgy's, spanish mackerel, king mackerel, little tunny tuna, sharks and barracuda. We also specialize in fishing Tamp Bay with live bait for snook, seatrout, spanish mackerel, sharks, and jacks

Hey, I'm Captain Tony Zain

Anna Maria, United States
Background
Captain Tony Zain first started fishing with his grandpa in Northern Michigan at the age of 5. He started his first guide business at the age of 18 fishing for smallmouth bass and walleye on Lake St. Clair in Michigan. After Michigan Captain Tony moved to San Diego, CA to begin learning how to fish the Pacific Ocean for Tuna. He began another successful guide business fishing for all 5 species of Pacific Tuna from San Diego down to Mexico. In 2013, Captain Tony moved to Anna Maria Island in pursuit of all of the wonderful fish that Tampa Bay and the Gulf had to offer. Captain Tony has become one of the most sought after fishing guides in the Anna Maria area specializing in light tackle reef and inshore fishing in his 28 ft custom built center console. He loves to take kids and families fishing and show them the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay.
Techniques
We utilize light tackle spinning rods for all of our fishing trips. We specialize in reef fishing for snapper, grouper, grunts, porgy's, spanish mackerel, king mackerel, little tunny tuna, sharks and barracuda. We also specialize in fishing Tamp Bay with live bait for snook, seatrout, spanish mackerel, sharks, and jacks
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(209 reviews)
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Anna Maria
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Trips from US $600

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 209 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Jake L.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Great Fishing Trip!

VERIFIED   1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on June 6, 2025
Captain Tony was awesome! We had a great trip. We caught an assortment of different fish. He did a great job making sure we...
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Amanda E.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Best fishing trip ever!

VERIFIED   NEW  1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on June 25, 2025
This fishing trip was the best one we have ever been on!ย  Between my family of 4, we caught almost 100 fish!ย  Captain Tony...
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Michael L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Look No Further!

VERIFIED   1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on June 4, 2025
Captain Tony was not only a great host,ย  but a fantastic guide who is very acclimated with the area! Provided an amazing experience...
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Chris S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Stop your search here. Hire Captain Tony!!

VERIFIED   NEW  1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on July 7, 2025
Captain Tony was fantastic. Exceeded our expectations. He was friendly, patient, great with kids and grandparents alike - we...
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Joseph K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great fishing experience

VERIFIED   1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on April 26, 2025
This was the second fishing trip for me and my friends with captain Tony. We all had a great time and caught a lot of fish....
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