A Guide for Environmental Action
By Rusty Chinnis - May 3, 2021 I’ve written a lot lately about the critical issues facing our local waters and the need for anglers (everyone, really) to get involved in efforts…
The bay bottom near Piney Point Creek on the edges of Tampa Bay. - Rusty Chinnis | Sun
The unfolding tragedy of Piney Point
By Rusty Chinnis - April 12, 2021 Rounding a mangrove corner into Clam Bar Bay on the edges of Tampa Bay, I had the sensation of a place remembered. I had first…
The Sister Keys is a conservation success story.
Covid-Safe Sister Keys Clean Up
By Rusty Chinnis Suncoast Waterkeeper is teaming up with Sarasota Bay Watch this year when they conduct their Annual Sister Keys Clean up on Saturday, March 6. The event is…
Focus on the fun of fishing
By Rusty Chinnis - February 22, 2021 To many anglers, fishing is simple. It’s no more complicated than dangling a shrimp or fishing a jig in any likely spot. But, like other…
Living Shorelines provide critical habitat to bay waters. Submitted
A Catalyst for Change
When I asked Jon Thaxton, Vice President of Community Investment at the Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF), about the “backstory “of the Foundation’s newly released Water Quality Playbook he was characteristically self-effacing.…
Captain Nick Angelo prepares to release a Withlacoochee Bay redfish
Fishing with Captain Nick Angelo
We explore Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast "wilderness" angling opportunities .
Make Your New Year’s Resolution
New Year’s resolutions have spawned more jokes than life changes. Still, it’s a good idea to look back on the past year and reflect on what worked and what didn’t.…
Cold Weather Angling Strategies
Once again, late December’s cold winds have blown in, dropping water temperatures and requiring anglers to adjust their strategies. Winter fishing can be challenging, but there are opportunities for some…
Excess Nitrogen from multiple upstream sources create harmful algae blooms like this explosion of lyngbya on the eastern shore of Anna Maria Sound.
Threatened Seagrass Has a Trickle Down Effect
It is imperative that citizens let leaders know they will hold them responsible to protect the resources that form the basis of our quality of life as well as the local economy.
Brice Claypoole
The things that matter most
Brice Claypoole at 12 years old is asking voters to consider the future of those who can't vote.