An early morning cruise on the beach turned out to be quite profitable for this beach bum. One day last week, with camera in hand, I went to the beach a little earlier than normal. It was too early for a sunrise shot, so I headed down the beach to see what may have washed up. I decided to head west so when I headed back the sun would be coming up in front of me…what a stroke of good luck. After a

Jordan Kirwin’s Second Annual July 4th Washer Tournament was a great success! With a beer in one hand, throwing washers with the other, thirty-two teams came together at 1:00 pm on the beach to begin the double elimination, $500 first place competition. Pictured below are many of the competitors and supporters enjoying the suspense-filled games. The Grand Prize went to

$500.00 reward offered for the recovery of fishing rods and reels stolen in Kona Kai during the week of June 11th while homeowners were away. The owners have been fishing for 35 years in this area and have won rods in tournaments and have a great collection of rod and reels, some which have very sentimental value. If you have any information, please call 713-598-8338.

Found mostly in the Atlantic Ocean and greatly concentrated in the Sargasso Sea, Sargassum weed’s name is a result of Portuguese sailors likening this ocean-dwelling species’ bladder’s appearance to small grapes called salgazo. Sargassum weed gravitates toward milder, more temperate and tropical oceans and further, toward shallow bodies of water such as coral reefs. While some Sargassum

The AG released his opinion that counties do not have the authority to register off road vehicles or an all-terrain vehicle for personal use on beaches. It specifically states:

SUMMARY: Whether an all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle may be lawfully operated on a public beach or a particular area of a public beach cannot be answered categorically without reference to particular

The tribute to Norm began to unfold early Saturday morning, as Donna Anding, shovel in hand, began digging away at the sand, the vision in her artist’s mind of the sand sculpture she was about to create to memorialize dear Norm. Norm Brode, husband to Sarah, dad of Staci and dear friend to all who knew him on Beaumont Drive in Crystal Beach, died only two weeks ago. He was

by Kelly Moad
Have a seat in the shade and let the water tickle your toes. Sounds good to me. Mark Porretto is providing that very accommodation to all beach goers. He sets up shop in a few locations along the 27 miles of public beach. Mark and his crew beautify the area; they groom the sand, arrange many lounge chairs with brightly colored umbrellas, and rent them out daily to anyone who wishes to

Dan Triano, inventor of The Sand Blaster Bait Caster, was on the beach this weekend demonstrating his patented new product. This incredible fishing apparatus from Bunker Up Fishin’ can launch bait up to 300 yards out into the gulf, where the big fish are!

You start by attaching the frozen bait and weight to

Our Texas beaches are extremely popular year around for swimming, fishing, and various other water related activities. To help ensure the safety and health of beach visitors, the Texas Beach Watch Program collects water samples from 167 locations along the Texas coast, including 70 locations from San Luis Pass to Gilchrist and 15 locations on Bolivar. These weekly samples are sent to a lab to measure

The Sea Turtle Patrol covers our peninsula between the flats and Rollover Pass. Pictured is Maria Canedo. Maria rides the beach looking for nesting sea turtles, hatchlings, sea turtle eggs, or injured or dead sea turtles. If you happen to find any of the above on the Texas coast, please call toll free 1-866-TURTLE5. You will receive instructions to

The Spinler and Williams families have been coming to the beach every Easter for 6 years, and part of the program each year is to build a two-family sand castle. The Spinlers are from Spring and the Williams are from Friendswood. They started building this sand castle on Saturday, thinking, “okay, the tide will come in tonight and we’ll have to begin building again tomorrow morning.” Well, the tide may