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Reel Time: Engage and defend

Aug 2, 2020 – Rusty Chinnis
July 7, 2020
By Cindy Lane

Close call for sea turtle trapped in hole

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – A sea turtle trapped in a hole on the beach is lucky that Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers are so diligent at their jobs. Director Suzi Fox an…
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July 6, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Trouble in paradise

Have you ever driven down the Gulf beach and seen flags flying on the lifeguard stands? We’ve worked out a system to alert people who use the local beaches of potential hazards. A green flag signifie…
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June 21, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time

Reel Time: Line, leaders and hooks

While rods, reels, lures and accessories are most often discussed when it comes to an angler’s resources, lines, leaders and hooks are an integral part of the equation. Line connects the angler to…
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June 15, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Passing on the passion

Thinking back at the significance fishing and the outdoors has had on my life, I’m constantly reminded of the importance of protecting the resource so future generations have access to the same oppor…
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June 9, 2020
By Cindy Lane

Celebrate turtles

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – World Sea Turtle Day is Tuesday, June 16, and you can celebrate with the Sea Turtle Conservancy on the birthday of its founder, Dr. Archie Carr. Carr is remembered as the fathe…
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June 8, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Sewage spills threaten our fishery

In this column, I express my love of fishing and the outdoors. Through these articles, I have the opportunity to share that passion with a wider audience. My aim is to disseminate the informat…
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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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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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