Reel Time: Supporting Suncoast Waterkeeper: The Giving Challenge

Rusty Chinnis - April 13, 2020

I’ve been privileged to live on the Suncoast since 1981. Being an avid angler, I started seeing the need to act to protect our...

Reel Time: Finding the silver lining?

Rusty Chinnis - April 6, 2020

There are a couple of old adages about finding a silver lining under a crisis. Right now, that might seem to be a bit...

Reel Time: It’s only common sense

Rusty Chinnis - March 30, 2020

I’ve resisted writing about the Covid-19 threat and how it affects fishing and our lives here in Florida. Until now. Why the change? I...

Reel Time: Any given kind

Rusty Chinnis - March 22, 2020

Some of my fondest memories over the years have been spending time with and experiencing the wit and wisdom of some of fishing’s most...

Protecting paradise

Rusty Chinnis - March 9, 2020

I don’t think it’s a stretch to call where we live paradise. I hear first-time visitors say that all the time. Many, including me,...

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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