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Reel Time: Sister Keys cleanup scheduled

Apr 23, 2019 – Rusty Chinnis
April 4, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Leffis lizard to be relocated

Leffis lizard to be relocated

BRADENTON BEACH – The case of the Leffis lizard is solved. Reports of an iguana at Leffis Key concerned Suzi Fox, director of Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, and Michael E…
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April 2, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Mentors chart course

Fly fishermen and fishermen, in general, are always seeking ways to improve their enjoyment of the sport. And while that ultimately boils down to learning ways to be more successful at catching fish…
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March 29, 2019
By Cindy Lane

Red tide detected off Manatee County coast

Updated April 5, 2019 – The April 5 FWC report shows background concentrations of red tide off Hillsborough and Sarasota counties, but none off Manatee County. ANNA MARIA ISLAND – While swimmers e…
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March 26, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel time red tide

Reel Time: Clear water hides looming problem

The red tide is gone! I don’t know anybody that isn’t elated that the most recent harmful algae bloom is absent from local waters. Cross any bridge, look out at the bay and you’ll be convinced that a…
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March 19, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Innovators – Architects of modern saltwater fly tackle, part 2

Many of us take the tackle we fish with for granted, but it wasn’t long ago that anglers didn’t have the choices we have today. In the early days of saltwater fly fishing, there were no pre-made rods…
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March 12, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Innovators – The architects of modern saltwater fly tackle

No two people are more knowledgeable about the origins of modern saltwater fly tackle than Lefty Kreh (passed in 2018) and Flip Pallot. I was fortunate a few years ago to interview these two living l…
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March 8, 2019
By Cindy Lane

No red tide in short-term local forecast

Updated March 8, 2019 – ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Today’s Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) report shows no red tide predicted in Manatee County waters through at least Monday, March…
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March 5, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Release program promotes fishery recovery

Reel Time: Release program promotes fishery recovery

On Tuesday, Feb. 26, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), in conjunction with Duke Energy and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, released adult and juvenile redfish at Robi…
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March 4, 2019
By Cindy Lane

Bill bans plastic straw bans

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee approved a bill today that would prevent local governments from banning plastic straws while the Florida Department of Environmental Pr…
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March 2, 2019
By Joe Hendricks

Clams restored in Sarasota Bay

BRADENTON BEACH – Seventy bushels of hard-shelled (Mercenaria mercenaria) quahog clams were delivered and dispersed near the historic Bradenton Beach Pier today. The Bradenton Beach Community Rede…
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