They fan out in groups, mostly women, plodding in rain boots across the soggy wet sands of the inlet, making the most of the low tide. Hustling along with rakes and buckets, they chat and laugh gaily.

Whenever my buddies tried to rope me in to any outdoor activity involving a fishing rod or a shovel and bucket, I hemmed and hawed and whined, “Why can’t we just swing by a fish market?” I have no ...

Day passes and annual permits can be purchased at the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. Each person digging must have their own container for collecting shellfish and their own permit. Daily ...

John Cayou watched the rocky beach, waiting for a squirt of water to shoot up from the sand. A clam, revealing its spot. Cayou dug in his pitchfork, and grabbed clams to put in his bucket. He’s been ...

OCEAN SHORES, Wash. — It's a hunt that brings thousands of people to the Washington Coast. “More people participate in razor clamming than any other fishery in the state. It brings out the largest ...

NINILCHIK — Wasilla’s Aimee Havemeister can still recall all the fun her kids had playing in the mud at the East Cook Inlet razor clam fishery. She used to bring her sons Brendyn and Leyland to ...

On Super Bowl Sunday, while the rest of the universe was consuming 7-layer dip and chili dogs, our main appetizer was a feast of freshly steamed soft shell clams that had been dwelling in the Yaquina ...

The old Pemco ads called “Goosebumped Beach Bum” Northwest Profile #38, noting the thin line between “Hey, the sun might come out,” and “Hey, that might be frostbite.” But it takes an extra-special ...

A promising razor clam dig continues through the weekend on three coastal beaches. “With all the plankton in the water, the clams seem to be fattening up earlier than usual,” said Dan Ayers, the state ...

Clamming is more fun, and safer, when you go with family or friends, even four-legged friends. It is a social event, and a festival atmosphere prevails during the digs. (Terry Otto for The Columbian) ...