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 ...

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 ...

John Cayou watched the rocky beach, waiting for a squirt of water to shoot up from the sand. A clam, revealing its spot. Cayou dug in his pitchfork, and grabbed clams to put in his bucket. He’s been ...

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 ...

NINILCHIK — Wasilla’s Aimee Havemeister can still recall all the fun her kids had playing in the mud at the East Cook Inlet razor clam fishery. She used to bring her sons Brendyn and Leyland to ...

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) ...

There is nothing that says summer like a big basket of fried clams, or a plate of steamers with drawn butter. But what are those clams and where did they come from? Well, here is more than you ever ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the dates for razor clam digging opportunities are available for November. People will be able to dig for clams from Nov. 3 to 9 at Long Beach, ...