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Hunting the Devil Fish of Padre Island
Posted on March 25, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock Manta rays were once called devil fish by sailors who saw large “horns” extending forward from their heads. These horns turned out to be ingenuous scoopers... -
Attack of the 450 Pound Jellyfish
Posted on March 2, 2012 | 2 Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock In a previous post, I wrote about how beachcomber’s were startled to find the shores of South Padre Island covered in a vast carpet... -
Please Pass the Jelly
Posted on February 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe Portuguese Man-of-War © 2012 Steve Hathcock South Padre Island Inundated by Jelly Fish Beachcomber’s were startled to find the shores of South Padre Island covered in a vast... -
Where’s the Gold?
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock A few years back I received a letter from Jim Jennings whose father was Chief Engineer of the crew dredging the Brownsville ship channel in the... -
Hunting Fossils on Padre Island
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock “What caught my eye was the unusual coloring, at first I thought it was a rock,” said Lynn Pottebaum of McHenry, Illinois, as... -
Port Isabel’s Classic Shell Shops
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No Comments© Rod Bates 2012 As a young boy, I loved our weekend trips to Port Isabel. We lived in Mercedes, Texas, but our hearts were here at the coast. ... -
The Atlantic Tun
Posted on January 19, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe Atlantic Tun Marfa emailed me to ask about a shell she found while beachcombing on South Padre Island Texas. “Mr. Hathcock, I found a shell while vacationing last September on... -
Finding the Real Treasures of South Padre Island
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 3 CommentsFinding The Real Treasures Of South Padre Island By Steve Hathcock Both my locksmith business and my bookstore/ coffee shop were incredibly busy during the summer of 1997. As... -
The Message in the Bottle
Posted on December 17, 2011 | No CommentsThe Message in the Bottle Finding a bottle with a note in it is the dream of all dedicated beachcombers. Carol Lunny of Kenomont Canada and her husband had driven... -
The Pearl That Was Not
Posted on November 25, 2011 | No Comments© 2011 Steve Hathcock Finding a gem in your food that is worth thousands of dollars isn’t an everyday event. No, that kind of luck is like winning the lottery,...
