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May 11, 2020 – Rusty Chinnis
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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April 13, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Supporting Suncoast Waterkeeper: The Giving Challenge

I’ve been privileged to live on the Suncoast since 1981.  Being an avid angler, I started seeing the need to act to protect our estuaries and Gulf waters in 1985. That’s the year I joined with Captai…
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April 6, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Finding the silver lining?

There are a couple of old adages about finding a silver lining under a crisis. Right now, that might seem to be a bit Pollyannaish given the severity of the problem and the uncertain nature of the fu…
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March 30, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
It’s only common sense

Reel Time: It’s only common sense 

I’ve resisted writing about the Covid-19 threat and how it affects fishing and our lives here in Florida. Until now. Why the change? I think it’s incumbent on everyone to have a frank discussion of t…
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March 22, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Coronavirus affecting turtle, bird monitoring

Coronavirus affecting turtle, bird monitoring

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – COVID-19 will keep most Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers off the beaches as sea turtle and bird nesting seasons begin, according to Director Suzi…
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March 22, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Any given kind

Some of my fondest memories over the years have been spending time with and experiencing the wit and wisdom of some of fishing’s most talented and engaging personalities. One of those people was V…
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March 9, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Protecting paradise

I don’t think it’s a stretch to call where we live paradise. I hear first-time visitors say that all the time. Many, including me, never leave and that’s part of the problem that can and needs to be…
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March 2, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Shorebird survey marks start of season

Shorebird survey marks start of season

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Shorebird nesting season is beginning, and a three-day survey of shorebirds on Anna Maria Island beaches shows 38 black skimmers – a threatened species in Florida – preparing to n…
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March 2, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Manatee CCA banquet a huge success

Manatee CCA banquet a huge success

I attended the 2020 Manatee County Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) banquet at the Manatee County Convention Center in Palmetto on Feb. 27. That night, close to 1,000 anglers and conservationis…
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February 25, 2020
By SUN contributor
Concerns raised over horse waste in bay

Scenic Highway group seeks to solve horse problems

BRADENTON – Members of the Palma Sola Scenic Highway Corridor Management Entity met Feb. 2 with one big item on their agenda: the horse riding operations that take place on the north side of the caus…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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