Look for siphon holes or “shows” that are dime-size or larger to avoid small clams.

ODFW regulations call for clam diggers to keep the first 15 razor clams they dig, regardless of size or condition. Fully 80 percent of the discarded clams die because they are broken, have their necks cut off, or are improperly reburied. ODFW has documented incidents of wasting small clams where 30-40 percent of dug clam holes contained broken or small clams. Other clams are broken while being dug and are left in the holes.

Many diggers want only big clams and discard or rebury smaller ones. When a clam eats, it loosens the sand above its neck creating a show. Depending on the size of the clam and how far it is from the surface, the show can look like an open hole in the sand (see picture below) or more like a soft indentation with no hole. Showing: When the tide recedes, razor clams are left below dry sand and often leave a trademark hole, dimple or indentation. 3) Look for showsĪ razor clam's neck near the surface of the beach produces a distinct “show.' Diggers look for shows in a couple of ways: Search for small round dimples, the size of a dime in dry sand or pound a shovel handle in the sand under receding surf to make a razor clam retract its siphon to create the dimple. When the swell is smaller, clams are likely to be closer to the surface making them easier to find and dig. Minus tides are best plan on being there two hours before peak low tide. The lower the tide, the more beach will be exposed for digging. Other areas such as Indian Beach (Cannon Beach) Cannon Beach Cape Meares Beach (Tillamook) Agate Beach (North of Newport) North Beach and South Beach (Newport) Waldport Beach North Umpqua Spit (Winchester Bay) Bastendorff Beach and North Spit (Coos Bay) Whiskey Run (Bandon) and Meyers Creek Beach (Gold Beach) will also have razor clams. The razor clam population in this area is much denser than any other area in the state. The 18-mile stretch of Clatsop beaches accounts for 95 percent of Oregon’s razor clam harvest. Three tips to digging razor clams: 1) Be in the right place

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