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Reel Time: The making of Perico Preserve

Jan 9, 2024 – Rusty Chinnis
December 5, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Former county commissioner files wetlands ruling challenge

Reel Time: Former county commissioner files wetlands ruling challenge

The decision to reduce local wetland buffers to Florida state minimum standards by the Manatee County Commission has been challenged by former commissioner Joe McClash. The policy couched by commiss…
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November 28, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time on the Road: Andros North Bight

“Strip, long strip, stop, short strip, stop, strip,” Harry Neymour called out as I watched the bonefish home in on my fly. Neymour had spotted three fish as they hunted a shoreline in the Dressing Ro…
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November 21, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Bahamas fishing

Reel Time: Bahamas fishing

Fishing the Bahamas or any other destination always seems to offer challenges as well as rewards. This annual trip to the Bahamas has checked both those boxes. The trip had a damp element at the begi…
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November 13, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Join the 2023 EcoSummit

On Dec. 5-6, the Science and Environment Council, the region’s network of 43 leading science-based environmental organizations, will offer the community a two-day summit at Van Wezel Hall in Sarasota…
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November 7, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Cleaning up the Sister Keys

Reel Time: Cleaning up the Sister Keys

Suncoast Waterkeeper teamed up with Sarasota Bay Watch last weekend when they conducted their 2023 Annual Sister Keys Cleanup. The event was a collaboration of the two non-profit organizations, the T…
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November 1, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Try fishing by bike

Reel Time: Try fishing by bike

Two of my favorite activities are riding my bike and fishing. Often, my fishing adventures involved a boat. While I still fish more from a boat, biking allows me a way to get in some excellent fishin…
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October 24, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Sister Keys clean-up set for Nov. 4

Reel Time: Sister Keys clean-up set for Nov. 4

Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) is conducting its annual Sister Keys clean-up on Saturday, Nov. 4. The event is a collaboration with Suncoast Waterkeeper, the Town of Longboat Key and Mar Vista Dockside Res…
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October 17, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Learn how to tie your own flies

When I first started fly fishing, I would buy my flies from local fly shops and occasionally, guide friends would supply me with the flies I was using. Eventually, through necessity, I started tying…
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October 10, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Giving back

I consider myself extremely lucky to have spent the last 40-plus years on an island in an area celebrated as the Suncoast. As an ardent angler, I’ve explored the bays, estuaries, islands and Gulf and…
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October 3, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
County commissioners to vote on wetland buffers

County commissioners to vote on wetland buffers

On Sept. 26, Suncoast Waterkeeper hosted a panel discussion of the “Value of Wetlands” that was attended by over 150 concerned citizens. During the discussion, scientists including Tampa Bay Estuary…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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