Coastal Current Special Features
- Hathcock History:
- Tales of Ship Wrecks and the Slave Trade
- Steve Hathcock
- Fred Avery from Norman, Okla. sent me the following email:“You might vaguely recall me as the teacher from Oklahoma who occasionally shows up in your shop with out-of-print and hard to find Texanna and Mexican War books to unload on you while s... Full story
- In Good Company Profiles of Area Business
- Calico Jack's serves up tasty variety
- Who’s serving up one of the best breakfasts on the Island? That would be the new Calico Jack’s at 1100 Padre Blvd, and you can get all your favorites until 1 p.m. seven days a week. Prices range around $8 to $12 and include mouthwatering ... Full story
- Eye On Nature
- A surpirse on our latest birding trip
- Scarlet Colley
- Keeping an eye on nature is not hard to do when you are out on the Laguna Madre almost every day. Many of us are and we get to see many wonderful events take place that most only get to see on the television.Getting out in nature by boat allows one t... Full story
- The Fishing Connection
- In search of the monsters
- Capt. Spoony Bill
- Recently my buddy Wrongway took off on his annual migration back to his summer house in Nova Scotia. His having flown the coop for the summer has left a hole in the fishing rotation.So I made a call and in stepped Ernie Hammond. Ernie and his Da... Full story
- The Scratchin Post
- The whacky things pets do...
- Maggie Denney
- One of the joys of owning pets is getting to experience the wild and wacky things they sometimes do. I thought it’d be fun and just might put a smile on your face to list some of the ridiculous stories I’ve heard over the years from fello... Full story
- STEVE’S SIGHTINGS
- Beating the summer birding blahs
- Steve Sinclair
- Summer birding is a challenge, but not hopeless.Many birds are at their nesting grounds farther north and some of the remaining birds are going through their summer molt and their appearance is less than beautiful.In addition, the heat makes it uncom... Full story
- News of the Weird
- Chuck Sheperd
- LEAD STORYWhile the morbidly obese struggle with their health (and society's scorn), those who eroticize massive weight gain are capturing increased attention, according to a July ABC News report. Commercial and personal websites give full-bellied "g... Full story
- At The Helm:
- Fun & no so fun marine fuel facts
- W. D. "DOC" Gagan
- Most older salts remember the good old days, several decades ago, back when you filled up your boat’s gas tank with whatever gas was handy, gave the starter rope a yank or the key a turn, and the outboard motor would fire right up and take them... Full story
- Fishing Connection
- Top Water Lures Are Working!
- Capt. Spoony Bill
- With the water being so hot the big boys,. meaning the big Reds and Trout, are in the deeper waters now. Anglers having the most success are fishing channels, shelves and deeper waters. The style of fishing being most popular is a Shrimp on a popping... Full story
- The Scratchin' Post
- When a trusted pet company kills your pet . . .
- Maggie Denney
- It started out innocently enough. After one of her regular walks on her halter around the neighborhood, my little cat came back with a couple fleas. Ok. No big deal. I went to Wal-mart and got her a Hartz flea collar. Well that did absolutely nothing... Full story
