An almost perfect razor-clam weekend on Washington coast
- Fair skies, light winds, low surf and mild temperatures. What could be better for the first razor clam weekend of the season on the Washington coast?
Plenty of clams, and state fish and wildlife managers say that condition was met, too.
A fish and wildlife scientific technician, John R. Deibert, says about 20,000 diggers shared about 300,000 clams at Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks beaches. That’s an average of 15 per digger, which is also the daily limit. At Twin Harbors, near Westport, the average clam was four and a half inches long.
Daniel L. Ayres, the agency’s coastal shellfish manager, calls it “a very successful weekend.”
The next razor clam weekend is expected to be Nov. 23- 26.
Would-be clammers can get information on razor clams and season updates at the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Web page, http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/shelfish/razorclm/razorclm.htmGet information on licenses (required for clamming) at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/