Rusty Chinnis
Rusty Chinnis is the Outdoors Editor for The Sun.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The evolution of Homosassa tarpon fishing
It was in the mid to late 70s when the floodgates opened up in the area. It was a time when the world’s greatest...
Reel Time: The apex of angling
Tarpon could be said to be angling's Holy Grail. I’ve heard top Keys guides refer to catching a tarpon on fly as the apex...
Reel Time: Captains for Clean Water protecting resource
When we’re not fishing we love to read about fishing. We devour articles, books, websites and blogs for enjoyment and to learn about new...
Casting for recovery
The cool air along the Chattahoochee River mingled with the mid-morning sun created a magical backdrop for the female fly fishers as they worked...
Cleaning up the Sister Keys
Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) conducted its annual Sister Keys Clean Up on Saturday, April 28. The event was hosted by the Chiles Group and...
