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Reel Time: Cleaning up the Sister Keys

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Suncoast Waterkeeper teamed up with Sarasota Bay Watch last weekend when they conducted their 2023 Annual Sister Keys Cleanup. The event was a collaboration...

Reel Time: Try fishing by bike

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Two of my favorite activities are riding my bike and fishing. Often, my fishing adventures involved a boat. While I still fish more from...

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

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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...

Reel Time: Learn how to tie your own flies

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When I first started fly fishing, I would buy my flies from local fly shops and occasionally, guide friends would supply me with the...

Reel Time: Giving back

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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...
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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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