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Protecting and preserving the Gulf

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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes. - Marcel Proust As I read Jack Davis’ new...

Sarasota Bay Watch restoring clams

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Sarasota Bay Watch conducted its fourth large-scale planting of Southern hard-shell clams Saturday, June 16. Over 30,000 clams were transported from Pine Island Sound...

The evolution of Homosassa tarpon fishing

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It was in the mid to late 70s when the floodgates opened up in the area. It was a time when the world’s greatest...

Reel Time: The apex of angling

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Tarpon could be said to be angling's Holy Grail. I’ve heard top Keys guides refer to catching a tarpon on fly as the apex...

Reel Time: Captains for Clean Water protecting resource

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When we’re not fishing we love to read about fishing. We devour articles, books, websites and blogs for enjoyment and to learn about new...
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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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