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Reel Time: Sarasota Bay Watch clams survive red tide

Nov 20, 2018 – Rusty Chinnis
October 2, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Sarasota Bay Watch active during red tide

Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) is committed to the health of the bay and has been working tirelessly to help people find ways to feel invested in working on improved habitat and water quality. Their work t…
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September 25, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Fly fishing the Deschutes

The sky was just beginning to lighten as my wife Christine and I crossed the high desert from Bend, Oregon on our way to the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and a rendezvous with our guide Elke Kirk…
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September 12, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time on the road: Fishing the South Georgia coast

While on a recent trip to St. Marys and Cumberland Island, Ga., I had the great pleasure of being introduced to the area’s fishing by Captain David Edens from nearby St. Simon’s Island. I found Edens…
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September 5, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis
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Reel Time: On the road to St. Marys and Cumberland Island, Ga.

This past week I had the pleasure of an adventure to coastal Georgia when I accompanied my wife to a tai chi workshop in St. Marys. St. Marys is the gateway to Cumberland Island National Seashore, th…
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August 29, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: The good, the bad and the ugly

This past Sunday morning I launched my boat to check out the red tide situation and look for places to fish. In the process what I found both discouraged and encouraged me.  The condition of local wa…
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August 7, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Sarasota Bay Watch provides a vehicle for change

If you’re like me, you can’t help but be dismayed with the death and destruction of marine life that is occurring on the west and east coasts of Florida. Pictures of dead fish, manatees, dolphin a…
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July 31, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Beat the summer heat

Late summer is always a challenging time for local anglers. The bizarre conditions of the last two weeks have complicated things with oppressive heat and strong westerly winds. This morning the weath…
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July 17, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Trade show features fishing gear

On Wednesday, July 11, I attended ICAST, the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades held in Orlando, Fla. I made the trip with Steve Traves, owner of AMI Outfitters, and Capt. Casey L…
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July 3, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Protecting and preserving the Gulf

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes. – Marcel Proust As I read Jack Davis’ new novel, “Gulf, The Making of An American Sea” this quote by the semi…
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June 19, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Sarasota Bay Watch restoring clams

Sarasota Bay Watch conducted its fourth large-scale planting of Southern hard-shell clams Saturday, June 16. Over 30,000 clams were transported from Pine Island Sound and loaded onto a barge provided…
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