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Reel Time: A New Year’s resolution

Jan 3, 2022 – Rusty Chinnis
December 5, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Guides’ gift guide

Who better to suggest a good present for a fishing friend than one of our local fishing guides? These men and women spend over 200 days a year on the water and know better than anyone what works and…
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November 29, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Angler’s gift guide

Yes, it’s that time of the year again, and if you’re wondering what Christmas cheer to bring to your special angler, I’ve got some suggestions. The best things I can recommend are the products that I…
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November 28, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Piney Point deep well injection permit on fast track

PALMETTO – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) intends to approve a permit for Manatee County’s plan to inject industrial wastewater from Piney Point into an underground well, a…
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November 22, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Bahamian bones

Reel Time: Bahamian bones

If I had to pick my favorite fish to catch, it would probably be a bonefish. Tarpon are amazing targets, as are redfish, little tunny and snook, but sight fishing for bonefish in the locations they i…
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November 21, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Stone crab season is back, are they worth the hype?

Stone crab season is back

CORTEZ – Some people wait months for the return of the claw, the local signature delicacy, while others can’t wrap their head around the love of the pricey stone crab. While some seafood aficionad…
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November 15, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Piney Point spill critics take aim at sewage dumping

When local waters contain enterococci bacteria, which comes from sewage, The Sun publishes a water quality report listing affected beaches to warn swimmers to stay out of the water. This week, all…
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November 8, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Anatomy of a fishing rod

Whatever rod you fish with, be it a spinning rod, a fly rod or a casting rod, they all share the basic components – blank, guides, reel seats and handles. So why is one rod more expensive than anothe…
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November 7, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Manatee County free of red tide

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – For the first time since April, Manatee County – and Sarasota and Pinellas counties to the south and north – are free of red tide, according to Friday’s Florida Fish and Wildlife…
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November 1, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The Center, clean and green

Reel Time: The Center, clean and green

The Center of Anna Maria Island has long been a valuable resource for the citizens and visitors to the Island. In 2019, under the leadership of the Center’s executive director, Chris Culhane, and the…
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October 24, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Little tunny time?

Reel Time: Little tunny time?

Little tunny, one of my favorite species to catch on the fly, has essentially been missing for the last two years. Sure, anglers have encountered them during this time, but I haven’t found them to be…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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