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Reel Time: Meet Suncoast Waterkeeper’s Abbey Tyrna

Aug 29, 2022 – Rusty Chinnis
July 25, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Beware the rays

The harmful effects of sun exposure are one of the most important things for anglers to understand when they’re fishing Florida waters, especially in the late summer. The sunlight that drives the cyc…
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July 18, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The price of inaction

Reel Time: The price of inaction

Red tide. They’re probably the two words that nobody on or near Florida’s west coast wants to hear and I can understand why, sort of. Someone who owns a resort hotel, has a restaurant on or near the…
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July 11, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The Sister Keys - the restorative power of nature

Reel Time: The Sister Keys – the restorative power of nature

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead, anthropologist (1901-1978) In the 1890s, the fir…
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July 4, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Guiding principals

Reel Time: Guiding principles

I have always been a great fan of fishing guides. They can provide a terrific initiation to the local waters and are indispensable when angling new destinations. Not only do you get the benefit of th…
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June 28, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Learning to fish – back to basics

Anglers of all stripes like to keep up with state-of-the-art innovations in the angling world. While that new jig or special fly can perhaps improve their odds at catching fish, it’s important for ne…
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June 21, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Fishing with Captain Kevin Wessel

My pliers were in one hand and a fly was in the other as I prepared to cut the leader and change flies. Pausing, I looked up to check with Capt. Kevin Wessel before committing. “Tarpon coming at 1…
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June 13, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Never Stop Learning

Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines learning as “knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study.” As most anglers will attest, that’s how we’ve gained the ability to successfully target (oc…
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June 5, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Making fishing fun

Reel Time: Make fishing fun

Lately, it seems we’re constantly reminded how our experiences growing up molded us into the kind of person we are today. The all-too-often-heart wrenching news we’re seeing emphasizes just how impor…
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May 29, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Jack crevalle, pit bull of the sea

Reel Time: Jack crevalle, pit bulls of the sea

For most local anglers, jack crevalle is not a target species. That’s pretty much true for fly and spin anglers as well as those that troll the beaches and passes. Most jack crevalle are caught insho…
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May 22, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Worth

Reel Time: What’s it worth?

Worth – “The value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held.” How would you define the quality of the life you live – its worth? For most of us, it’s the natural w…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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