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Reel Time: Pulitzer Prize winning author to speak
Outdoors, Reel Time

Reel Time: Pulitzer Prize winning author to speak

Feb 25, 2020 – Rusty Chinnis
January 21, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
The solution to climate change

Reel Time: The solution to climate change

On Tuesday, Jan. 14, I attended an advance screening of the documentary, “Kiss The Ground,” based on the novel of the same name by Josh Tickell. The screening previewed at the newly remodeled Bishop…
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January 14, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic

Reel Time: Scallopalooza, it’s clamtastic

Sarasota Bay Watch’s “Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic!” fundraising event is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Feb. 15, 2020. SBW’s major fundraiser supports the many projects the organization is…
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January 7, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Fishing bridges, piers and docks

You don’t have to have a boat to get to some of this winter’s best fishing. Bridges, docks and piers provide anglers who don’t have a boat or don’t want to bother with one some excellent fishing oppo…
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December 30, 2019
By Cindy Lane

Florida manatee boating deaths rise

Florida manatee deaths have reached 545 in 2019, 13 more than the five-year average of 532, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). At least 129 of the state’s of…
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December 18, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The ups and downs of tides

Reel Time: The ups and downs of tides

The only thing I know for sure after almost four decades of fishing area waters is that I’ll never figure it out. That’s in the context of finding fish and divining the conditions that make them w…
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December 10, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: We’ll See

Reel Time: We’ll See

Recently I was intent on fishing an area that has become one of my favorite haunts. Unfortunately, when I got there another boat was anchored nearby. As I started working my way towards my int…
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November 19, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Mars Bay Bonefish Lodge

Reel Time: Mars Bay Bonefish Lodge

“Big bonefish 12 o’clock, 60 feet mon,” our Bahamian guide Lox whispered to my partner Gerry Tipper. Pointing his rod, Lox had him swing the tip until three big dark shapes morphed into view. When…
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November 12, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Polarized glasses

Reel Time: Polarized glasses

Polarized sunglasses are essential for serious anglers. They serve multiple purposes including protecting the eyes from damaging UV light, cutting the surface glare and keeping eyes from tearing in t…
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November 11, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Pinellas County bans water horses

County moves to regulate horses in bay

PALMA SOLA BAY – Taking a cue from Pinellas County, Manatee County commissioners have voted 7-0 to have the county attorney’s office investigate regulating horseback riding in sensitive waters in the…
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November 1, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Watch out for manatees on the move

Watch out for manatees on the move

When the first cold front hits this month, manatees will be on the move, heading towards warmer waters in Florida’s springs and near power plant outflows. During November – Manatee Awareness Month…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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