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
(221 reviews)
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Anna Maria
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $600

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Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 221 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Friendly captain
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Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Chris D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Tony

VERIFIED   1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on August 21, 2025
From the moment we stepped aboard Captain Tonyโ€™s boat, we knew we were in for a special day. The vessel was absolutely immaculate,...
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Jake L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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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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Samantha O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Tony is your guy!

VERIFIED   1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on July 31, 2025
Our family of 5 had a fabulous time! We caught many different species of fish even in the hot summer heat! Reeled in snapper,...
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Kenny T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Absolutely amazing

VERIFIED   NEW  1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on November 21, 2025
Captain went out of his way to make sure everybody had a great time. Caught lots of fish. Boat was very clean, and catain was...
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Matt O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Tony was great; put us on lots of Fish

VERIFIED   NEW  1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on November 16, 2025
My wife and I had a fantastic time fishing with Tony. We caught a lot of snapper, grouper, and even a hogfish. His gear was...
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