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Reel Time: Empowering the Next Generation

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You don’t have to convince an angler of the importance of a healthy grass flat or a robust stand of mangroves or persuade them...

Reel Time: The secret to fly casting

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Everything we learn to do in life is learned by repetition. The act of repeating an action over and over actually trains neurons in...

Reel Time: Cold water strategy

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When winter weather comes to southwest Florida, as it finally did recently, anglers need to alter their strategy to meet the changing conditions. Cold...

Reel Time: Stand up for mangroves

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Readers of this column are familiar with the rampant illegal mangrove trimming in Manatee County and the efforts of Suncoast Waterkeeper (SCWK) to address...

Reel Time: Suncoast Waterkeepers lead post-Ian cleanup

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Hurricane Ian left a wake of debris in a wide swath of waterways across the state. One particularly hard-hit area on the Suncoast was...
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Rusty Chinnis

Rusty Chinnis is an avid fly fisherman, a photojournalist and a retired building contractor in addition to being a passionate defender of the local environment's importance to the health and economy of the area. A 42-year resident of Longboat Key and Manatee County, he is chairman of the board of Suncoast Waterkeeper, a founder and former co-chairman of the Sister Keys Conservancy, and founder and chairman emeritus of Sarasota Bay Watch in addition to being The Sun's Outdoors columnist. Email

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