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) Washington ...

Humboldt County’s razor clams, a delicious addition to many dishes, are now inedible under pain of death, a coma, amnesia, diarrhea or vomiting because of domoic acid levels. The California Department ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced seven days of coastal razor clam digs starting on Saturday, March 8th. Razor clams have been deemed safe to eat from March 8th to the 14th ...

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved another round of razor clam digs on the Washington coast. The seven-day dig was approved after marine toxin tests showed the ...

Oregon fish and wildlife officials reopened the northern Oregon coast for razor clamming last week while keeping a prohibition in place south of Yachats and continuing a coastwide ban on harvesting ...

Grappling with live razor clams is not a job for the squeamish. Squirmy and feisty, they shoot out from both ends of their shell like something out of a bad horror movie, and if properly stored in the ...

The switch to stormy fall weather did little to dampen the enthusiasm and success rates for razor clam diggers over the first two weekend openings of the 2021-22 season. Incessant rain and driving ...

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) ...

OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has given final approval to the first nine razor clam digs of the 2021-22 season, with early-morning digs kicking off beginning this Friday.