Fick handed me a “clam gun;” the tool of choice for beginners learning the ropes of clam digging. It was a hard plastic tube, with a covered top that has a handle built into it, plus there is a small ...

Q. I'm an avid free diver and spear fisherman as well as a frequent clammer. While diving for crabs recently I noticed a number of enormous clam siphons in the silty mud bottom in 4 to 8 feet of water ...

Washington offers many kinds of outdoor fun, and one activity topping the list this time of year is razor-clam digging along coastal beaches. There is something mystical about this iconic Pacific ...

We joined thousands of clammers in search of the tasty shellfish. Kurt Cobain’s memorial and Big Tom burgers were stopovers. Each year, 100,000 people wake up clamoring to dig in the sand for razor ...

It might be the worst-kept secret in the Northwest this spring: Razor clamming is going to be epic in 2014. “We’ve seen three good waves of successful spawning events this winter,” says state Coastal ...

As soon as you drive into town, it's pretty clear that Long Beach, Wash., is all about the razor clam. The first clue is the giant frying pan. It's 14 feet tall and a relic of the clam festivals of ...

This article appears in print in the January 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The razor clam is a sweet, meaty mollusk native to the Pacific Northwest and is easy to find along the beaches of ...

Going razor clamming is sort of like going on a scavenger hunt. At least that’s how it seemed at the Washington coast with Seaview resident Andi Day. “What we’re looking for is a little hole, that is ...

When it comes to digging supper from the sea, wintertime’s nighttime offers unique outdoor adventures along Oregon’s North Coast. In Clatsop County, there’s a famous sandy stretch from Seaside to the ...

From Thursday to March 11, people can go clamming from noon to midnight, during the afternoon and evening low tides. From March 12 to 17, people can go for the morning and early afternoon tides, from ...

We joined thousands of clammers in search of the tasty shellfish. Kurt Cobain’s memorial and Big Tom burgers were stopovers. Each year, 100,000 people wake up clamoring to dig in the sand for razor ...