Friday night Razor Clams @ Longbeach

[BUGLEMAN]

Looking for 1-3 folks to share digging, finding and lantern activities. I will be up there by myself on Friday night yet, clamming is a team effort. Email a phone number or post here if you have feedback. There is a sensational amount of clams in the sand and should well be worth our effort.

Low tide is at 7:14 and is a -1.1' The wind and rain are going to be minimal but, my only reservation is the swell forcasted at 13'. Is a 13' swell to tough to deal with on the beach ie. hiding shows etc.

I think it will be good. Anyone dig on Tuesday?

[love2fish]

Bugleman, a couple of friends of mine dug on Tuesday, and did well. They all got their limits dispite the rough surf. I'm planning on going tomorrow, but I'm hoping to be off the beach by 4 p.m. I'll probably just go to Seaview unless the surf is rough and then I'll go up north.

Steve

[BUGLEMAN]

Steve I am currious. You will expect to leave with a limit by 4pm a full 3 hours befor low tide? Is there clams that far up the beach?

Notice: A large raft of logs is drifting toward Longbeach and is expected to arrive tomorrow night. It broke loose from an ocean going tug and contains 1000's of large logs. Diggers should beware.

[love2fish]

Bugleman, I haven't had a problem getting a limit 3 hours before low tide in the past. I will be on the lookout for logs though, even more than in the past. WDFW claims there are more than 5 million clams ready for harvest, it should be good digging.

Steve

[Pilar]

Hey Bugleman, sounds like we're having a party. You can hook up with Mr Fisherman and me. I'll call you. One guy holds the lantern, one spots and the third guy digs.

Ahhhhh, Teamwork.........


Team Ifish!

[wetaline]

What are the clamming regulations? When is it open? Can someone provide the details or point me in the right direction on where to find the details.

thanks

[wetaline]

never mind... I decided to get resourceful and found it...

http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/fish/shelfish...clm/season.htm


News Release

October 11, 2001
Contact: Dan Ayres, (360) 249-4628
Craig Bartlett, (360) 902-2259

First razor clam opener of season gets green light

OLYMPIA – Clam diggers got the green light today to start harvesting razor clams on designated ocean beaches at noon Tuesday (Nov. 13) after an analysis of test results showed the clams are safe to eat.

"Marine toxin levels remain low, allowing the November razor clam dig to proceed on schedule, said Dan Ayres, shellfish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

Four beaches will be open for razor clam digging from noon until midnight Nov. 13, Nov. 15 and Nov. 16 and a fifth beach – Kalaloch – will be open with the others Nov. 17.

The digging schedule, along with afternoon or evening low tides, is as follows:

November 13 – (4:54 p.m. -0.4) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
November 15 – (6:29 p.m. -1.2) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
November 16 – (7:14 p.m. -1.1) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
November 17 – (7:57 p.m. -0.9) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks and Kalaloch
Ayres recommends that clammers start digging about an hour before low tide for best results. He also reminds prospective clam diggers that they must have a valid 2001 shellfish/seaweed license, combination license or two-day license to harvest shellfish. For licensing information, see the WDFW website.

Under WDFW rules, harvesters may take no more than 15 razor clams and must keep the first 15 taken, regardless of size or condition. Each digger's limit must be kept in a separate container.

Digging is prohibited in the three razor clam reserves, each one-quarter mile wide and marked by 10-foot orange metal poles with signs. The reserves are located just south of the Ocean City approach on Copalis, at the county line approach on Twin Harbors Beach, and 2.8 miles north of the Oysterville approach on Long Beach.

Areas that will be open to digging on the schedule noted above include:

Long Beach, from North Head to Leadbetter Point on the Long Beach Peninsula.
Twin Harbors, from the South Jetty at the mouth of Grays Harbor south to the mouth of Willapa Bay.
Copalis Beach, from Ocean Shores to the Copalis River.
Mocrocks Beach, from the Copalis to the Moclips River.
Kalaloch Beach, from the south beach campground to Trail 3 in the Olympic National Park.
WDFW has scheduled additional digs through Jan. 1, after which further openings may be announced following an assessment of the resource, Ayres said.

Planned openings listed below are all contingent on the results of marine toxin tests, conducted several days prior to those digs:

December 13 – (5:27 p.m. -0.6) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
December 14 – (6:13 p.m. -0.7) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
December 15 – (6:56 p.m. -0.7) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
December 30 – (6:40 p.m. -0.8) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
December 31 – (7:24 p.m. -1.0) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
January 1 – (8:09 p.m. -1.0) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks


CALENDAR OF BEACH OPENINGS (noon to midnight)

Beach Areas Nov. 13
Tuesday Nov. 15
Thursday Nov. 16
Friday Nov. 17
Saturday
Long Beach OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
Twin Harbors OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
Copalis/Ocean Shores OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
Moclips/Iron Springs Pacific Beach OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
Kalaloch CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED OPEN

Beach Areas Dec. 13
Thursday Dec. 14
Friday Dec. 15
Saturday Dec. 30
Sunday Dec. 31
Monday Jan. 1
Tuesday
Long Beach OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
Twin Harbors OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
Copalis/Ocean Shores OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
Moclips/Iron Springs Pacific Beach OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
Kalaloch CLOSED CLOSED OPEN CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED