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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Marc M.
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   NEW  1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on November 25, 2025
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Jeff D.
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5.0 / 5
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Great trip Great Guide

VERIFIED   1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on July 11, 2025
Tony was a great captain on our first trip to Anna Marie. I would highly recommend him. He will get you on fish the entire...
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Kyle N.
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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Great morning outing

VERIFIED   1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on April 30, 2025
Out with Capt Tony this morning, he was able to put us on a great bite. Fish exploding out of the water everywhere. Would recommend...
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Jason S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Tony was amazing....

VERIFIED   1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on October 22, 2025
Tony is a Great Captain.ย  As soon as we casted out we were catching fish.ย  Me and my wife had an Amazing day on the water..
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Jeffrey P.
Excellent
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Great captain and great trip

VERIFIED   1/2 Day AM Fishing Trip on May 5, 2025
I have been on charters all over the place and Tony was one of the best if not the best!ย  We caught 60 plus fish and then...
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