Capt. Tommy Ziesmann

 

A native of Virginia Beach, VA, Tommy traces his fishing roots to the lower Chesapeake Bay where he chased striped bass, "gator" sized speckled trout, cobia and "chopper" bluefish. After a four-year stint in the Army, he returned to VA to continue fishing the bay and start fishing the surf and blue water off Cape Hatteras, NC.  To his credit, Captain Tommy has tagged & released two red drum over 50 lbs., caught three bluefin tuna over 300 lbs.(tagged & released) , one blue marlin over 500 lbs. and untold numbers of wahoo, tuna, marlin, striper, cobia, trout, blues and various other saltwater gamers. All the while working with the state of North Carolina's red drum tagging program, the "Tag A Giant" bluefin tuna tagging program, and the state of Virginia's striped bass research program.  A job transferred  Capt. Tommy and his wife to Naples, FL  several years ago and after a year there, they moved to St. Petersburg, FL where they now reside. Captain Tommy has been a full-time guide for most of his working life, specializing in light tackle and fly fishing, and for several years now he has been spending 200+ days a year fishing the warm waters of Florida’s West Central Gulf Coast. He has learned a lot in his thirty-some years of fishing and is eager to share his knowledge and experience. So, if you like rod bending, reel screaming saltwater action, then captain Tommy is the guide for you!