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Reel Time: Push pole pointers

Jan 4, 2021 – Rusty Chinnis
November 30, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Learning to fly

I often joke that I took up fly fishing so I wouldn’t catch many fish, and it seems to be working pretty well. While uttered in jest, I wouldn’t suggest that anyone take up fly fishing to catch more…
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November 22, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: What happened to catch and release?

Catch and release used to be a topic that came up often in fishing circles. The idea was to educate anglers that fish populations are finite and not the bottomless resource that they were once though…
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November 16, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
‘Sacrificial sand’ the primary goal of beach renourishment

‘Sacrificial sand’ the primary goal of beach renourishment

Updated Nov. 23, 2020 – ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Before the arrival of Tropical Storm Eta, Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker shared his thoughts on the anticipated loss…
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November 16, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: The things that matter most

However you voted in the recent election, there’s probably a certain amount of stress and angst that’s followed.  I’m not immune either, but like so many stresses that make up our lives, I’m reminded…
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November 9, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Take a kid fishing

I don’t have any children of my own, but I was one, and one of my fondest memories was of my father tapping me on the shoulder at 5 o’clock in the morning and saying, “Bud, you going?” The answer to…
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November 2, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
A little tunny caught on fly tackle

Reel Time: Fall fishing frenzy

Shifting seasons bring welcome changes to the Gulf coast, especially those fall fronts that are the couriers of cooling temperatures and lower humidity. Local anglers, weary of the dog days of summer…
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November 2, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Turtle rainbow

Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 349 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 450 Nests hatched: 289 Hatchlings hatched: 20,237 (Record: 35,788 in 2018) Nest disorientations: 1 Source: Anna Maria Island Tu…
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October 26, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Enlightened self interest

Enlightened self-interest

With just over a week until election day, regular readers of this column can probably guess how this writer will be voting. I’ve said it more than once, but this bears repeating. I don’t consider mys…
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October 18, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The land of shining water

Reel Time: The land of shining water

Noontootla is a word derived from the language of the Cherokee Nation in northeastern Georgia. The translation, “land of shining waters,” perfectly describes Noontootla Creek, an 11-mile tributary of…
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October 11, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Shifting seasons 

Reel Time: Shifting seasons 

I admit, it’s been a subtle shift from summer into fall, but even if the weather doesn’t reflect it, the shorter days and cooling Gulf waters are sending local anglers a message. One sure harbinger o…
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