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Reel Time: Trouble in paradise

Jul 6, 2020 – Rusty Chinnis
June 1, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Fly casting fundamentals

Teaching fly casting has taught me some valuable lessons. Chief among them is the fact that it’s most often easier to learn from scratch using the fundamentals (physics) of the cast than it is to cor…
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May 26, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Orange Hammock Ranch

I first heard of Orange Hammock Ranch from Jon Thaxton, a former Sarasota Commissioner and a longtime champion of conservation efforts in southwest Florida. I remember him saying that if this almost…
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May 22, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time

The quality of our fishing future

Fishing and the outdoors experiences that my love for the sport have occasioned have played a pivotal role in my life for almost seven decades. This infatuation has also made me passionate about work…
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May 11, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Coast Lines: Save the refuge for the birds

Coast Lines: Save the refuge for the birds

Friday, May 15 is Endangered Species Day, a great day to get outdoors and try to spot local birds, turtles and manatees that are on the federal and state imperiled species lists. It is not, howeve…
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May 11, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The bike angle

Reel Time: The bike angle

I like to bike and I love to fish. It occurred to me a long time ago that I might be able to access some great fishing spots by bike. More often than not though, my fishing adventures involved a boat…
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May 4, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The cobia

Reel Time: The cobia

As local water temperatures fluctuate between seasons in the spring and fall, savvy anglers know to start looking for cobia in area waters. Often mistaken for sharks whose shapes and coloration th…
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April 27, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: For the Birds

Reel Time: For the birds

Who hasn’t been stirred by the sight or song of a bird? The haunting sound of a nightingale signaling the arrival of spring, the flamboyant plumage of a spoonbill or egret and the elaborate rituals o…
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April 23, 2020
By Cindy Lane
First turtle nest of season early

First turtle nest of season early

ANNA MARIA – A loggerhead sea turtle jumped the gun and laid the first nest of the 2020 season on Anna Maria Island’s north end sometime the night of Sunday, April 19, nearly two weeks before the off…
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April 19, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Coast Lines: Happy Earth Day from Anna Maria Island

Coast Lines: Happy Earth Day from Anna Maria Island

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, the Florida Department of Health is no longer monitoring water quality at local beaches because they are closed. Likewise, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservat…
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April 19, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Tarpon time is coming

Reel Time: Tarpon time is coming

The weather hasn’t cooperated in a long time but as soon as it does, I’ll be out hunting tarpon. It’s a little early for the migration but while I’m waiting for the weather to change, I’ll be plannin…
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