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.

Steve gives us one piece of advice before we even step onto the flats: take off your shoes. "The mud will suck them right off," he says matter-of-factly. He isn't exaggerating. Within minutes, we ...

Razor clams are tasty, and gathering them involves an outing on the beach. Each clammer must dig his own clams and keep them in a separate container. (Terry Otto for The Columbian) The Washington ...

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 ...

Diggers must have a valid 2025-2026 license. Licenses can be purchased from WDFW’s licensing website and from hundreds of license vendors around the state. All diggers age 16 or older must have a ...

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed today, razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, and Mocrocks beaches from March 17 through ...

Razor clams are tasty, and gathering them involves an outing on the beach. Each clammer must dig his own clams and keep them in a separate container. (Terry Otto/For The Columbian) OLYMPIA — ...

Cook Inlet razor clams await processing after being dug out of the sand. (Jenny Neyman/KDLL) Sport and personal-use harvest of razor clams will open this summer on the east side of Cook Inlet for the ...

A bonanza of bivalves will await diggers if the first Washington clam dig of the season gets under next week as scheduled. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has scheduled digs starting ...

Thousands of beachgoers are expected to head to Washington state’s outer coast to dig up razor clams for food and fun in March and April. For members of the Quinault Indian Nation, the exceptionally ...