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Reel Time: What’s it worth?

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Worth - "The value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held." How would you define the quality...

Reel Time: Clean Water Act case benefits anglers

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Suncoast Waterkeeper and partner environmental groups Tampa Bay Waterkeeper, Manasota-88 and Our Children’s Earth Foundation have once again given local anglers cause for some...

Reel Time: Tarpon season primer

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Tarpon season is one of the most anticipated times of the year on local waters. While it’s possible to encounter tarpon occasionally most every...

Reel Time on the Road: River of painted rocks

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The river’s edge was garlanded with the lime green blush of early spring. Maples, oaks and sourwood trees lined the banks, punctuated with the...

Reel Time on the Road: Looking back, paying forward

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One of the things I like most about fishing is the friends we make along the way and the many experiences that last a...
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Rusty Chinnis

Rusty Chinnis is an avid fly fisherman, a photojournalist and a retired building contractor in addition to being a passionate defender of the local environment's importance to the health and economy of the area. A 42-year resident of Longboat Key and Manatee County, he is chairman of the board of Suncoast Waterkeeper, a founder and former co-chairman of the Sister Keys Conservancy, and founder and chairman emeritus of Sarasota Bay Watch in addition to being The Sun's Outdoors columnist. Email

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