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Our guide, Doc, shows off a Soque River rainbow trout he netted. - Rusty Chinnis | Sun

Brigadoon

By Rusty Chinnis Our guide, Doc, shows off a Soque River rainbow trout he netted for me. - Rusty Chinnis | Sun The legend of Brigadoon is the story of…

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Read more about the article Egmont, Passage keys prove enchanting
Steve Traves fights a hound fish on the fly on the Gulf side flats of Passage Key. Bean Point and Anna Maria Island are in the distance. - Rusty Chinnis | Sun

Egmont, Passage keys prove enchanting

By Rusty Chinnis Steve Traves fights a hound fish on the fly on the Gulf-side flats of Passage Key. Bean Point and Anna Maria Island are in the distance. -…

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Read more about the article Reel Time on the Road: Andros North Bight
Anna Maria’s Bill Partridge with an average Andros bonefish he caught fishing the Dressing Room with Harry Neymour. – Rusty Chinnis | Sun

Reel Time on the Road: Andros North Bight

By Rusty Chinnis “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…

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Read more about the article How to plan a successful fishing trip
When you're heading out to fabled fishing waters, having everything in order increases your odds of success. - Rusty Chinnis | Sun

How to plan a successful fishing trip

Planning any fishing trip can be a challenge, given the peculiarities of weather and the idiosyncrasies of fish. Add a few thousand miles, a different language and an exotic species or…

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Read more about the article Using tides to improve your chances of catching fish
Full moon low tide on the Sister Keys reveals areas where fish congregate. - Rusty Chinnis | Sun

Using tides to improve your chances of catching fish

I’ve written about tides before, but I’m constantly being reminded of how important understanding them is to the success of any given fishing trip. Having said that, I must admit…

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Read more about the article A podcast preserves the legends of Keys fishing
Capt. Bob Branham shakes hands with President George H.W. Bush as Andy Mill hears Curt Gowdy announce them as the winners of the Islamorada Bonefish Tournament. You can hear Andy's interview with Bob in Episode 21 of their "Mill House" podcast. - Submitted

A podcast preserves the legends of Keys fishing

For anglers who aren’t familiar with the podcast done by Andy Mill and his son Nicky, listening to "Mill House" will be a treat. I had listened to the podcasts…

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