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Krysta released for Tour de Turtles

Jun 30, 2026 – Ernie Vanderwalt
June 22, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

Stormwater management benefits local fisheries 

Every angler who fishes the waters surrounding Anna Maria Island, including Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay and the Gulf, depends on clean, healthy water to support the fish they pursue. 
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June 22, 2026
By Ernie Vanderwalt

Beach Patrol logs 136 water rescues in three days

Manatee County Beach Patrol rescued 136 beachgoers from dangerous rip currents over a three-day period from June 17 through June 19.
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June 15, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

Courtesy: It’s only common sense

It’s that time of the year again when schools of tarpon conduct their annual migration and mating ritual off Anna Maria Island beaches.
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June 10, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

Game-changing trolling motors

Power-Pole has incorporated the operation of the Power-Pole and the Move PV trolling motor, allowing anglers to control and anchor their boats with one rechargeable controller. 
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June 2, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

Profiles In Conservation: John Kolojeski

There could be no better person to begin this series of “Profiles in Conservation” than Anna Maria’s John Kolojeski.
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May 26, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Profiles in Conservation

Columnist Rusty Chinnis plans to profile individuals, leaders and organizations that help protect the area’s natural resources.
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May 19, 2026
By Leslie Lake

First loggerhead sea turtle nest of season found

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season has been located in Bradenton Beach by volunteers from the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring organization…
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May 19, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

A salute to “Captain” Hunter Brown

I first met “Captain” Hunter Brown at Eldred’s Marina, at the foot of the Boca Grande Causeway after a day of tarpon fishing.  I had been poling a Charlotte Harbor flat with my good friend Mi…
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May 19, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Coast Guard terminates charter voyage near Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – On Thursday, May 7, a Coast Guard Station Cortez law enforcement crew terminated the activities of an illegal charter vessel that was acting as a bareboat charter with 11 passengers…
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May 12, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

The Apex of Angling: Part 2

If getting a tarpon to eat a fly wasn’t demanding enough, once a fish opens its mouth the real test of an angler’s mettle is revealed.  Tarpon are not trout, and attempting to raise the rod t…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting