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A Double-Barreled Dose of Coastal Fun

Everett Johnson
TV's best-ever pitchman, the late Billy Mays, was somehow a simultaneous and curious blend of abrasive and lovable. Almost like...

“You have the greatest job in the world!”

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard that I could probably afford to take a really nice...

Are We Guilty of Being Shortsighted?

As long as I can remember there has been a popular adage "Ten percent of the fishermen catch ninety percent...

Happy Father’s Day

Dedicated to the men that made our dreams come trueI was in history class sitting on the edge of my...

Fishin’ with Papa

Tom Hancher, M.D.
They named him Tyler; son of Ryan and Heather Thomas Heather is my daughter.On the day he was born one...

Serena Residences – Dream Comes True

Shirley Elliott
Ever since I was a little girl growing up on the Texas Coast near Matagorda, I have dreamed of one...

Crossing One Off the Bucket List

It's a long drive from Washington DC to the Lower Laguna Madre. But when you're working on your personal bucket...

Necrotizing Fasciitis, A true-life account by TSFMag reader

C. D. Anderson
Sunday afternoon, June 6, the surf was brown at Surfside Beach. I paddled my kayak out beyond the breakers to...

Combat Marines Go Fishing

Stan Young
A few weeks ago I volunteered to write an article to chronicle an upcoming fishing weekend in the Port O'Connor/Seadrift...

Daniel Holt - Texas Artist

Daniel Holt is a native of Corpus Christi and grew up fishing the nearby beach and bays. As a young...

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