Quick question for you guys. I'm planning on the Mocrocks dig later this month. Never done the razor clam thing and I'm really excited. My wife and two little boys are joining as well.

Does my combo salt/freshwater license cover me?

And then my wife just needs a 3 day clam license?

Also, any idea if the Moclips River is open for fishing this time of year?

I'm also planning on trying the surf perch thing...

Thanks!

The best Perch fishing is at the North Jetty in Ocean Shores. If you can dig or turn over rocks to get some piling worms, nothing works better...it's like crack for Perch. You need to to find a rocky beach for gathering the worms. The beaches around here are all sand for the most part. A good place to get piling worms are at Alki Beach, just east of the main beach are some good size rocks you can flip over and collect them. Have fun.

P.S I don't know where you live, but any beach with good size rocks should be your Oyster.

Thanks. I'll be staying on the beach at Moclips - hope there are a few fish around there..

The upcoming dig is approved on the following beaches, dates and evening low tides:
Feb. 23, Thursday, 4:42 p.m.; 0.3 feet; Twin Harbors
Feb. 24, Friday, 5:21 p.m.; -0.1 feet; Copalis, Mocrocks, Twin Harbors
Feb. 25, Saturday, 5:58 p.m.; -0.3 feet; Copalis, Mocrocks, Twin Harbors
Feb. 26, Sunday, 6:34 p.m.; -0.4 feet; Copalis, Mocrocks, Twin Harbors
Feb. 27, Monday, 7:11 p.m.; 0.3 feet; Twin Harbors
Feb. 28, Tuesday, 7:48 p.m.; 0.0 feet; Twin Harbors

fp

Got son David, Mrs. fp and ol'fp out in perfect weather for easy limits of pretty darn nice sized Razors today. Quite a few diggers out there but it was so easy pickens.

fp

Several years ago in their infinite wisdom WDFW proposed a rule change which the Commissin adopted making it illegal to harvest Unclassified Marine Invertebrates. See page 132 of the current regs which reads, in pertinent part, "An unclassified marine invertebrate is any shellfish species not defined as shellfish on page 11. Examples include: shore crabs, graceful crabs, sea stars, sand dollars, moon snails, shore snails, marine worms and nudibranchs. NO HARVEST ALLOWED."

Hate to see a guy get pinched....twice.

LarryB

WtF are shore crabs? Never heard such a thing.

fp

Everything you need to know about "shore crabs"....

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shore_crabs

TY DrifterWA

fp

Here is a WDFW link with some better pictures: http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/crab/identification.html.

Note that the term shore crab used in the regs really refers to two species in WA; both of the genus Hemigrapsus which is different than the North Atlantic/Baltic's shore crab (Carcinus maenasenus) shown in Drifter's link.

I happened to be in attendance when that rule change came before the Commission and it was pushed by Staff under the guise that Puget Sound beaches were being over harvested. Didn't ring true then and still does not plus additional info has come forth that the actual concern was regarding public beaches which comprise very little of the miles of P.S. beaches which owners strongly guard.

How be damn, hadn't heard about the pile worms.

Mrs. fp and ol'fp again to the krik. Beautiful weather, a bit of a crowd and limits around.

Ran into a good friend RWB as he was showing off his limit. Dandies!

fp

A dig for the record books. 3 limits 20 minutes from truck and back.

So good even fp dug his first Clams in 2 years. Feeling better finally.


Vehicles as far as I could see. And it was crowded.

fp

eyeFISH and fp went down for some 30 minute digging. Weather was good, traffic was good, shows were better than good. Eating will be really good. Gooder than good time.

fp

Not to mention fp dug that whole limit for himself for the first time in a couple years! Glad to have been a part of that milestone on your recovery from shoulder surgery, Freddie.

If'n I was smarter (ya know, with a bunch more alphabet soup at the end of my name) I'da made ya dig my limit as well! Mebbe next time?

The upcoming dig is approved on the following beaches, dates and evening low tides:
March 7, Tuesday, 2:33 p.m.; 0.5 feet; Twin Harbors
March 8, Wednesday, 3:35 p.m.; 0.1 feet; Twin Harbors
March 9, Thursday, 4:28 p.m.; -0.1 feet; Mocrocks, Twin Harbors
March 10, Friday, 5:13 p.m.; -0.3 feet; Copalis, Twin Harbors
March 11, Saturday, 5:54 p.m.; -0.3 feet; Mocrocks, Twin Harbors
March 12, Sunday, 7:31 p.m.; -0.1 feet; Copalis, Twin Harbors
March 13, Monday, 8:06 p.m.; 0.3 feet; Twin Harbors

fp

We gain some more day light moving the clocks one hour forward on Saturday night.

JEEBUS are we there already?

Perfect day for Clams to die. 30 minutes from truck and back
to the truck.

fp

Same amount of daylight regardless of what the clock says.