Razor Clams - Digging - Seaside Oregon

[@Billbobaker]

They make amazing soft tacos.. just some finely chopped cabbage best is red... some diced onion and tomato and some good tartar sauce.. YUMMO

[@DADventurerNW]

Bill Baker, thanks for your comment. Actually, razor clam tacos sound fantastic. I’ve never thought of that idea but can’t wait to try it. I can already taste how awesome they would be! Thanks for the idea!

[@JacksonMeyer]

Ive been eating them for 20 years and NEVER even thought about that... now I need to try it to. My most recent video, Top 10, shows you how I eat mine.

[@ram_bam]

Awesome. I just happened across your channel. Just moved to Vancouver from the midwest. Let me know if you ever need a fishing buddy that you wouldn't mind showing the PNW ropes!

[@therushroom5036]

I wish I could do this where I live. I love clams.

[@DADventurerNW]

Hello Rush Room. Sorry I missed this comment. You'd have to drive to the nearest beach or bay to get into some clams. Razors are my favorite.

[@JacksonMeyer]

Razors are the best! Digging this weekend... probably a couple hundred feed from this video haha

[@mmmmmray]

I thought the season was closed right now for Razor Clams north of Tillamook?

[@kma1561]

I love the video 👍🏼

[@DADventurerNW]

KM A, thank you for watching and your comment! I appreciate the support. We were out there Friday and Saturday night clamming in the dark and the razors were plentiful and huge! There are a few more good tides before year end. Get out there and get some!

[@Love-dd8xf]

We just went razor clam digging in seaside. Dug 1 so far for 3 hours. Maybe they were all dug out except for 1? 🤔

[@DIYUSA]

You have inspired me to go to Seaside for clamming! Where is the good place to park the car and have the easy access to the beach for clamming? thanks!

[@DADventurerNW]

DIY USA, thanks for watching and your comments. Seaside is awesome for razor clamming. Most of the numbered streets dead end at the beach. Some even have parking lots and bathrooms with hose bibs to rinse your feet and gear off.

[@DIYUSA]

@@DADventurerNW Thanks for the quick reply and helpful info!

[@DADventurerNW]

@@DIYUSA Any time. If you don’t already have a clam gun, spend the money to get a good one. I have the Claminator and the technology built into it makes pulling the gun out of the sand 100 times easier than the cheaper guns that will make your back sore as hell the next day. A good gun will last forever.

[@DIYUSA]

@@DADventurerNW Thanks for your advice. I bought two aluminum ones 2 years ago but I have never used them. Hope I will use that this year!

[@DADventurerNW]

@@DIYUSA the aluminum guns work great too. I have one as well.

[@ram_bam]

I'm looking at the LaCrosse Alpha Agility boots for general clamming/foraging. Would you recommend a different model or do you think I'm dialed in? Thanks for another great video!

[@DADventurerNW]

Rick Mottola, for beach clamming, any rubber boot will work. If you go in the bay, the sand/mud can be very deep and sticky so something like waders may be better. For foraging in the woods, waterproof hunting or hiking boots are best because you will be on uneven and slopes ground as well as crossing creeks, etc. I hope this helps.

[@ram_bam]

@@DADventurerNW Perfect. Thanks so much!

[@lnhoung]

Just came across your channel. You made it look so easy! And now I want to give it a try, probably not until early summer though, like late June and early July before season closes. By then, are they pretty much picked over? Great video and thanks for sharing! Btw you've got a subscriber out of me!

[@DADventurerNW]

Inhoung, thank you for watching and your support. I appreciate it. Razor clamming is pretty easy once you know where abs how to find them, then it’s all muscle! You don’t need to wait until summer. In fact, there are some minus tides later this month and I’ll be down hunting for a razor limit. If you get a clam gun, get a good one and it will last you a lifetime. I like the Claminator, as it’s stainless steel and has a unique design that makes pulling the gun out of the sand a hundreds times easier than with the cheaper aluminum guns. And it only takes a few limits to cover the cost of the gun. Amazon has them in 3 sizes. Just have a look at the upcoming tides and find your spot between Cannon Beach and Fort Stevens and you should be golden. Good luck and thanks for subscribing.

[@lnhoung]

@@DADventurerNW Thanks, I appreciate the great tips! Used to be a semi local, but now out of state. About once every couple of years in the summers, we visit family, go fishing, crabbing and clamming, but never done razor clamming before. Until the summer time, before season closes, I will have to look into the razor gun you suggested and do more research on some the areas.

[@DADventurerNW]

@@lnhoung we got limits at Fort Stevens last night. Lots of clams.

[@lnhoung]

@@DADventurerNW that is awesome! Can't wait to be there!

[@DADventurerNW]

@@lnhoung I hope to see you out at PC this spring.

[@John-rr7bf]

Do you know if Seaside is open right now for clamming? Can I just use a shovel?

[@DADventurerNW]

John, thanks for watching and your question. Yes Seaside is open for razor clamming. You can certainly use a clam shovel if you don’t have a clam gun. There’s a specific technique with the shovel and there are some good videos on KZbin on how to do it successfully. I can tell you first hand that the weather at the coast today is miserable but supposed to be sunny tomorrow! Good luck.

[@John-rr7bf]

@@DADventurerNW awesome thank you! We just got here today and I think we'll go give it a shot tomorrow. Maybe I'll see you out there thanks for the info!

[@DADventurerNW]

You bet. Any time. Good luck.

[@korikoe2069]

Hi, do I need a permit to dig up clams? Can a shovel be used as well??

[@DADventurerNW]

Koriko, yes you need a shellfish permit to dig for any shellfish in Oregon. Most people use a clam gun like we use in the video but some people also use narrow clam shovels dig for razors. A garden shovel would be difficult to use. However, the northern half of the oregon coast is currently closed to razor clam digging. Same for much of Washington. Check the ODFW website for updates before going out.

[@korikoe2069]

Thank you very much for replying!

[@DADventurerNW]

@@korikoe2069 you bet. Good luck.

[@santiagocortez6140]

and what is the limit

[@thangdang82]

Where is the exact location in Seaside is this?

[@DADventurerNW]

Thang Dang, thanks for watching. The exact location is in middle of Seaside, Oregon. Once you hit the city of Seaside, follow any of the many side streets that go to the beach, park and walk out into o the beach. The entire beach has razor clams. Just look where other people are digging and find a spot that hasn’t been picked over and start looking for the clams. They aren’t hard to find. However, the season is closed now due to the biotoxins in the clams. Not sure when it will reopen. Check the Oregon Shellfish hotline.

[@JacksonMeyer]

Well done! As someone who grew up in Seaside, you nailed it - in fact I just posted a video of the Top 10 Things to do in Seaside.... you might be surprised on where clam digging came in at, if it made the list at all! ;)

[@DADventurerNW]

Jackson Meyer, thanks for watching and your comments. Seaside is awesome. I’ll check out your video shortly!

[@DrewChild]

Can you rent the digging equipment?

[@DADventurerNW]

Hello Drew Child, I believe you can rent clam guns in Seaside or Cannon Beach, but they aren't too expensive to purchase. If you get a good one, it should last you a lifetime and pay for itself in one or two outings.

[@flotechinc.valvesautomatio9523]

@@DADventurerNW Thanks for the response

[@timteevin4517]

Tourist.

[@DADventurerNW]

Tim Teevin, thanks for watching and your comment. Tourist? Nope. I’m local.

[@Love-dd8xf]

We just went razor clam digging in seaside. Dug 1 so far for 3 hours. Maybe they were all dug out except for 1? 🤔

[@DADventurerNW]

L ove, thanks for watching and your comment. One in 3 hours is a lot of work. If you sent this weekend, the low tides were not good for razors. However the rest of this week looks great for razors. Where did you go? It’s quite possible that when and where you went, the tide wasn’t our far enough for the clams, especially this late in the season. Check out www.razorclamming.com for tides, locations and bast days to go. The lowest tide of the year so far is on Thursday! Woohoo!

[@marksuperfly8426]

Claminator !