Welcome to Heron Bay
Heron Bay sits at the mouth of Fowl River, on Portersville Bay, where the boats go out before the sun and a man's word is his bond. The Heron Bay Hoodlums started here forty-something years ago — a pack of young cousins whose mamas kept shooing them out of the house: "Y'all get out of here, y'all hooligans!" They took the name and made it their own, and it has held ever since. This is their home on the web — the true story, the gear, the music, and the water itself.
Every door in the house
📖 The Story
How HBH was born — Jr Peters and his cousins, the mamas' line that named them, and the day the nautical line and branding were dreamed up.
The Story⚓ The Nautical Line
The HBH gear — tees, hoodie, sport pants — built the Still Standing way: big emblem on the back, small emblem over the heart.
See the line🎵 Music of the Bay
Only the songs that belong to this water. First on the page: Saltwater Kin 4am Tide — press play right here.
Hear it🌊 Tides & Working Water
Live tides for Fowl River and Mobile Bay, water and air temperature, wind — and the fishing index by the phases of the moon.
Check the water📣 The Bay Board
Boaters warning boaters — hazards, obstacles, and calls for a hand on the water. Emergency doors up top, because the closest boat is your quickest help.
The Bay Board🗓️ Seasons & Events
The working-water calendar — oyster, shrimp, and roe mullet seasons with the Division's own dates and times, plus the year's gatherings.
Seasons & Events🧱 The Story Wall
Heron Bay memories from the people who lived them — and a door for you to send in yours.
The Wall🤝 Find Help
Food and help times for Bayou La Batre, Grand Bay, Theodore, and Irvington — checked and verified.
Find Help✍️ Sign the Dock
Hooligans all across America — sign in with your name and hometown and be counted.
Sign the Dock💛 Support the Mission
Still Standing is built and carried by one man — no staff, no machine behind it — and everything on these pages will always be free to the people who need it. If this work has put something in your hands and you want to put something back in the ground it grows from, support is received with gratitude. Thank God first, for all of it.
Support via Venmo Or own the gear — the Nautical Line →
Straight talk: Still Standing is not yet a registered 501(c)(3), so support is not tax-deductible. It's seed sown into the work itself — the help line, the music, and the doors staying open. Nonprofit formation is in the works.
Get in touch
HBH email: heronbayhoodlums@gmail.com
One number: (251) 348-3677
Heron Bay Hoodlums is a tribute wear line of Still Standing Enterprises P & P, Irvington, Alabama.
Let us pray.