Clam report, Clam report

fp and EYEfish beat the rain and dark for BIG limits on the 1st opener.

It was great.


fp

Fantastic!


4 deuces! Perhaps I should cash out. ?

Humorous title but the picture is golden.

Clam up!

no folgers cans?

PNW Winter Rite of Passage

Good times !

youse guys done good.

Hey, nice clams!

I have a question. What beach landing is best on copalis? I've always dug at Roosevelt and grayland. But obviously that's not possible. Would like to drive on the beach. Thanks.

We used the public entry at the hard corner at Ocean City last night. Decent size, easy digging

The Copalis Beach was lit up pretty good with lotsa lanterns tonight.

fish4brains and I tagged teamed it with one lantern and found some nice ones. A little better grade in the bags than two nights ago, but they sure were laying DEEP, and the sand sure was compacted extra hard. Nearly every clam was found at the far end of each extracted core.

For the non-shovel camp, that makes it all the more critical to aim accurately with your tubes to keep from "shaving" the butt end off your clams. There were a couple in my bag that I wasn't particularly proud of.

Funny, they were showing great last night for us, but very small on average. Chowder for this batch.

So who's going tonight?

Is it open tonight? I'm thinkn not??

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today approved the Copalis dig, scheduled Dec. 24, 25 and 26, after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. All other beaches remain closed to recreational razor clam digging

fp

DANG... so that's why I had the beach all to myself!

:facepalm:

Nice mossy backs. good luck,

SZ

What are the chances of a New Years dig? Got a room in Long Beach for the weekend and that would be a great way to kill some time without having to go give my money to a casino......That's the last thing I wanna do!!!

No dice... if you get a Christmas dig, there won't be a New Years dig.

Just like good fishing tides, the clam tides cycle every two weeks.

Look at the moon.... full or absent = good clam tide. Half moons = $h!tty clam tides.

Tried to talk the wife into going on XMAS eve but not time to go. But took advice to use up soom back stock to rock out a triple batch of clam chowder for out of town family for Sea Hawk game,. Yea we lost but chowder was gone. But love seeing the posts and pics,wishing I could have gone.. Go HAWKS!

Anyone hear if there are any new digs being talked about yet? Prospective dates?

Saw something on a January dig but was busy and didn't read. Now I can't remember where I saw it.

Getting old,

fp

Found it.

WDFW to announce tentative razor clam dig schedule in January

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will announce in January a tentative schedule of razor clam digs, pending the outcome of marine toxin testing.

State shellfish managers will wait for the results of testing the week of Jan. 4 before planning another round of digs. Thousands of razor clam diggers recently enjoyed a three-day holiday opening at Copalis Beach, the first dig of the season.

fp

Region 6 personnel have been on a "holiday schedule", tough to get much done toward year end and 2016 beginning.

Just looked, see that the commercial crab season, non tribal, opens Monday 1-4-2016......kinda follows my idea on holiday slow down...

No Clamming for a while so how about a little vid of a couple of my granddaughters getting some.

https://youtu.be/sFCvZO33jvI

fp

Need to set your YouTube preference to public viewing, fp.

OOOOPPPPS, ready now.

fp

Wow....Great video.....You have done a remarkable job of adapting to the computer age. I remember the early days and more than a few struggles of the move to the computer age.

Well done......

Hot off the press....

Clamming is a GO GO GO for the weekend!

Copalis and Long Beaches

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/good-...f-grays-harbor/

WDFW is continuing to monitor toxin levels on all Washington beaches and will open other areas as soon as clams are safe to eat.

The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following dates, beaches, and low tides:

Jan. 7, Thursday, 4:57 p.m.; 0.1 feet, Long Beach
Jan. 8, Friday, 5:37 p.m.; -0.4 feet, Long Beach, Copalis
Jan. 9, Saturday, 6:16 p.m.; -0.8 feet, Long Beach, Copalis
Jan. 10, Sunday, 6:55 p.m.; -1.0 feet, Long Beach
Jan. 11, Monday, 7:34 p.m.; -1.0 feet, Long Beach
Jan. 12, Tuesday, 8:14 p.m.; -0.8 feet, Long Beach
Jan. 13, Wednesday, 8:56 p.m.; -0.4 feet, Long Beach
Jan. 14, Thursday, 9:40 p.m.; 0.2 feet, Long Beach

Thanks eyeFISH and DrifterWA. Hope to make it at
least once.

fp

Today
E wind 15 to 25 kt...becoming SE 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 9 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning.

What a great day to live in the PNW.

Specially when weather, wind, water and good friends
get together for an afternoon of great Clam digging.



fp

The ladies all "duded up" for the beach...



.... but eventually getting down to serious business



SERIALLY?

Yeah, serially SERIOUS business. Mere mortals have to resort to the girly tubes.... so easy a cave girl could do it. But that Mrs fop is one SERIOUS clam-diggin' MACHINE! No messin' around, baby. When it comes to clammin' she definitely knows how to get down and DIRTY!









Not to be completely outdone, Ms Karen held her own with the fop-TUBE.



These wiley ol'rascals got this stuff all figured out.... just let the womenfolk do all the dirty work... we'll watch and "learn". Can't you see it in their faces?



But dangit.... before you knew it, all the FUN was over. DAM that was FAST!

eyeFISH fop tube digging. He's got it down pretty good.

https://youtu.be/ZqzNQ7N6mZ8

Mrs. fp doin' the old school shovel diggin'

https://youtu.be/Z7_LKCydS0c

fp

Couldn't get anybody to go tonight so Mrs. fp and myself went. Limits and a bit colder than yesterday but Mrs. fp dug us up two limits.

DFW checked licenses and counted our limits so after that I asked him to take our picture.

fp

Thanks for the report, fp!

This is what its all about. Very nice....

FP your 'Bride' rocks..................cute to!

teamster,

She cooks the best Clam chowder too!

fp

1 day dig Thursday Copalis Beach.

upcoming dig is scheduled on the following dates, beaches, and low tides:
•Jan. 21, Thursday, 4:49 p.m.; - 0.4 feet, Long Beach
•Jan. 22, Friday, 5:35 p.m.; -0.7 feet, Long Beach, Copalis
•Jan. 23, Saturday, 6:16 p.m.; -0.8 feet, Long Beach
•Jan. 24, Sunday, 6:54 p.m.; -0.7 feet, Long Beach
•Jan. 25, Monday, 7:31 p.m.; -0.4 feet, Long Beach
•Jan. 26, Tuesday, 8:05 p.m.; 0.0 feet, Long Beach
•Jan. 27, Wednesday, 8:39 p.m.; 0.5 feet, Long Beach

fp

You lookin' for tag-alongs?

Mebbe if weather is OK. You up for it?

Looks like a daylight dig.

fp

From the sky:
Thursday looks like the DELUGE, Friday oughta be drying' up some.

From the ocean:
NW wind to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 17 ft at 17 seconds.

Friday. Only a 1 day dig.

fp

Fri
SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 or 2 ft. W swell 16 ft at 17 seconds subsiding to 14 ft at 16 seconds.

Rain only expected to be 0.1 to 0.25 inch

Today
SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 16 ft at 16 seconds. Showers likely.

Game time..... who's in?

fp is gonna have a lil' crew unless it's raining.

See ya out there somewhere!

fp

Small crew from eyeFISH and fp got out for limits tonight. It wasn't as easy as it's been this year. The waves just wouldn't stay out very long.

And, as usual, Mrs. fp dug my limit again.

fp

I think most folks looking out over the west horizon to see the seemingly tame surf were surprised to find out just how high up the beach that 16 ft swell would take those "little" waves. Saw one adult and 2 kiddos taken down by a good surge... and many folks went over their boots before they could scurry up the beach in time. Lotsa diggers had to abandon half-dug holes to escape the fury of the water.... only to have their exposed clam washed up the beach to get plucked off by the ever-present seagulls. It was a challenging dig, and not the best to take kiddos without dedicated (non-digging) adult supervision.



Where the last dig on my favorite patch of sand revealed obvious shows everywhere with no coaxing whatsoever (yielding easy 10 minute limits), last night it was a "no show" zone without a good pounding stick. It took an hour and a half plus to get the dirty deed done. Glad Mr/Mrs fop were there to help us pound our way to limits (2 pounders, 4 diggers). Mrs fop helped to top off my limit before we ran out of light!

I don't dig anymore....not in 35+ years, so my comments are from someone that "used to dig", when the limit was more and waaaaaay less people digging.

On this dig, just seemed strange to me that Long Beach got lots of days but this area only 1 day......???????? Just wondering?????

Equitable sharing with the co-managers

Those photos look like some folks that are having a lot of fun.

Fish on...

Todd

If the Copalis beaches are safe from toxins why is it not wide open like Long Beach?

I assume there are plenty of clams to harvest, if equitable harvest by QIN is not achieved we could argue foregone opportunity.

Not sure we want to push the 50:50 shares... my understanding is that the state is historically WAY ahead on the clam harvest.

Each beach MUST receive TWO clean toxin screenings before they are allowed to be opened. The state is opening them as quickly as they can. Some beaches are affected far more by the toxins than others. The warm water we had raised the toxin levels more than usual. Combine that with the high fat content (where the toxins are stored) of razor clams, prolonging the amount of the time they hold onto the toxins, and you get beaches closed longer than usual. The toxin levels are decreasing and we should see more beaches opening later in the spring if this trend continues.

Copalis was hammered the last few weeks with higher than normal turn outs. If we want opportunities on it through the spring, we need to save some quota for later digs.

We were there too last Friday and like Fred said the "shows" were really tough to see. That being said we got ours thanks to my new custom clam gun.....Thanks again Fred!!!!!

Beezer

The first week of the upcoming dig at Long Beach is scheduled on the following dates and low tides:
•Feb. 4, Thursday, 3:41 p.m.; 0.8 feet, Long Beach,
•Feb. 5, Friday, 4:28 p.m.; 0.2 feet, Long Beach
•Feb. 6, Saturday, 5:11 p.m.; -0.3 feet, Long Beach
•Feb. 7, Sunday, 5:52 p.m.; -0.7 feet, Long Beach
•Feb. 8, Monday, 6:32 p.m.; -1.0 feet, Long Beach
•Feb. 9, Tuesday, 7:12 p.m.; -0.9 feet, Long Beach
•Feb. 10, Wednesday, 7:52 p.m.; -0.7 feet, Long Beach

fp

I really wish they would open up a copalis/mockrocks beach for a weekend... as much as I love long beach, it is not affordable for the working class bremalo...

The upcoming dig at Copalis is tentatively scheduled on the following dates, pending favorable marine toxin results:
•Feb. 19, Friday, 4:33 p.m.; 0.0 feet, Copalis
•Feb. 20, Saturday, 5:17 p.m.; -0.1 feet, Copalis


fp

Jeez, I've lived here more then 35 years, limits have always been 1st 15 since 1980? When were they more then that, the '60's? Why not dig anymore? Lost the taste for razors? Bob R

Long Beach is wide open digging.

Twin Harbors domoic acid level jumped back up to 55 last test. Gonna be a while before we see that open.

Mocrocks getting closer to an opener.

Copalis should be wide open from a toxin standpoint, but we've already taken 36% of our allocation on that beach in just a handful of openers, so they're being very conservative to stretch things out into the spring. I did hear from the clam manager that they're definitely holding back a bit to make sure we get an opener to coincide with the OS Clam Festival March 18, 19, 20

Bob R......

At one time anyone that wanted to pay could get a "commercial license" and dig wash tubs full.

I moved here in 1968....beaches were open "lots". I not really sure they were ever closed......day dig, night digs.....just not many people digging per tide, because of the wide openings of days to dig.

90 miles one way? Yabetcha! One of the best digs ever. First time we have ever gone to Long Beach. Shows everywhere.

Mrs. fp dug both our limits in less 20 minutes. Very good Clams.


fp

Yeah, when I first moved here (1978) you could go whenever you liked. Limit was 1st 15, but comm. licenses were available. I know of comm. crabbers that would buy a comm. license and harvest clams for bait. There are more people now, but # of digs and amounts of clams have been good for us until this shutdown. Mocrocks soon, hopefully. Bob R

I remember certain things from the 60's and 70's but wanted to "check my memory", so did a search....

People might find the history of clams digging interesting......

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/commercial/razorclams/history.html

I learned that the #1 bait for commercial crabbing is razor clams...


Here is another.......

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/razorclams/

A commercial license used to cost $10 back in the 60's...

The upcoming dig at is scheduled on the following dates, beaches and low tides:
•Feb. 19, Friday, 4:33 p.m.; 0.0 feet, Copalis, Mocrocks, Long Beach
•Feb. 20, Saturday, 5:17 p.m.; -0.1 feet, Copalis, Mocrocks, Long Beach
•Feb. 21, Sunday, 5:56 p.m.; -0.2 feet, Mocrocks, Long Beach


fp

Fri
SE wind 30 to 40 kt becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 12 to 15 ft with a dominant period of 9 seconds.
Fri Night
SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 ft. SW swell 14 ft at 10 seconds.
Sat
SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 15 ft.
Sun
SE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 5 ft subsiding to 1 or 2 ft. W swell 12 ft.

ohhhhhhhhhhh fun digs, weather wise !!!!!!!

Golldarnit Doc, Ain't you just a ray of sunshine?

Good chance fp crew will stay indoors!

fp

Saturday looks pretty good, but probably not the best day to dig right in the surf. Maybe I can talk a kid or two into a little shared misery (which sometimes makes for fun, oddly enough).

Looks like NOAA downgraded the wind/surf outlook...

Fri
SE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 7 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. SW swell 11 ft at 9 seconds.
Fri Night
SW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 7 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. SW swell 13 ft at 10 seconds.
Sat
S wind 10 to 20 kt becoming E. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 13 ft.
Sun
SE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 or 2 ft. W swell 9 ft building to 11 ft.

OK... latest update (within the past hour) for tomorrow...

Fri
SE wind 30 to 40 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Combined seas 12 to 15 ft with a dominant period of 10 seconds. Rain.

Good news is that "Rain" isn't expected to exceed an inch.

Update on the weather in Copalis Beach. Blowing a steady 35-40, with heavy rains. Big surf that will pack those clams down pretty good. A lot more People than I would have guessed. Good luck!

Live TXT report I just received for Copalis Beach

"NOBODY on the ENTIRE beach got any."

Wind has died down and spotty showers.

Got more second hand reports with hard won limits for select diggers.

IT WASN'T EASY.

Was at Roosevelt Beach yesterday and got mine but it was tough....

2/20/2016

Another missed weather report.....in Central Park, 8:27 a.m., no wind, beautiful blue sky, no clouds......hope it stays for those heading out to the beach.

SW wind 10 to 20 kt...becoming SE this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 13 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.

Heading out now

Beautiful day for clamming. Have fun Doc.

Talked to some clam diggers today and they said they really had to work on getting their limits on Friday.

Easy limits for these lifelong friends Mrs. fp and Diane. These beauties dug'em up good and of course my bride had to also dig mine.

fp

There were lotsa clams out there, but the short interval between surges meant you had to be fairly quick between the waves washing upbeach.

Team eyeFISH crew walked away with nice limits.

Food coma definitely setting in now.

Pics later

Team eyeFISH North Beach clam report:

What a beautiful February afternoon to hit the beach. Obviously, lotsa other folks had the same idea.



There were also definitely lotsa clams, but if limits were gonna happen, you had to be pretty quick about spotting and marking them between surges....







Here's LMWS patiently waiting out the next draw...



And following it out to the Promised Land to top off her limit....



GOTCHA!



That's the way you do it... money for nuthin' and your clams for free!



Wrappin' in up as the sun goes down...



GLORY!





Till next time.... FAREWELL.

Yup, Easy limits at Roosevelt. Big clams, great shows. Happy to be digging up there. About darn time.

Weather update...

Sunday, 10:35 a.m.....Central Park

39 degrees, rain.....that combination makes for cold, cold, cold.....dress warm......can always take off if too warm.

Good luck, on the digging......

Nice pics Doc, you and your ex made some beautiful Girls.

Yep.... the only GOOD thing I scored outta the whole twenty year marriage. Really warms the heart when they all return home to fish with the old man on his b'day weekend

http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?p=11229289#post11229289

Not enough good Fathers as you.

Excellent how-to vid from shellfish manager Dan Ayres at WDFW...

The upcoming dig at Mocrocks is scheduled on the following dates and evening low tides:
•March 5, Saturday, 3:53 p.m.; 0.3 feet; Mocrocks
•March 6, Sunday, 4:40 p.m.; -0.2 feet; Mocrocks
•March 7, Monday, 5:23 p.m.; -0.5 feet; Mocrocks
•March 8, Tuesday, 6:05 p.m.; -0.6 feet; Mocrocks

fp

Sat
SE wind 15 to 25 kt...becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft...building to 4 to 6 ft. W swell 14 ft.

GAWD I hope that forecast gets downgraded in the next 5 days

Sat
S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. SW swell 17 ft.
Sun
S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. SW swell 17 ft.

Beautiful sunny skies, hardly any wind!

it sucked...I got mine but a lot of people said screw it and started to leave... water wouldn't stay out long enough to pound..

This.


Except I got exactly 1. Haven't struggled like that in a decade. Too much swell against not enough tide. Bummer because the weather was pretty good other than a little breezy.

Apart from the company, the CCA Banquet was way more fun!

wish we coulda attended this year.

fp

Left Moclips at about 3:00 brown scum was so thick even if there had been any shows you couldn't see them. Went a few clicks south and ended up with a quick but had to work for limit. Lots of emty bags but digger in the know all got the job done. Wonder about the brown/green scum thing, I had never seen it that thick before and why the huge difference between Moclips and ROOSEVELT less than 2 miles away? Very good quality clams though

Pure nutriment for the filter feeders... good for healthier, fatter clams down the road.

....and we can also hope that it is indicative of near shore feed conditions for the copepods, etc that are critical to nutritional needs of out-migrating salmon and steelhead smolts

The brown surf is talked about at 4:15 in the clam digging video posted earlier in the thread. No answer for your question about the differences in nearby beaches though. Might impact your digging, but won't impact your digestion.

Most the reports I've heard said it SUCKED.

Melanie and I got 9 and 10 respectively on Saturday, skipped Sunday as wind and rain were forecast to be worse. 1st time in I can't remember how long that we haven't limited out. Tough conditions with only a handful of folks out of the hundreds we saw with limits. Toughed it out 'till the tide change, but rarely enough time to see shows. We had enough to bake stuffed clams for dinner on Sunday, with enough left over for spaghetti and clams tomorrow. We still have some vacuum sealed from the last dig, but looking forward to some morning digs soon. Bob R

How does one stuff a clam if you don't mind sharing. Sounds interesting especially if there's some crab involved.

I love sharing recipes from my time in a lovingly large Italian family. For Italian stuffed clams oreganod (sp.?); Clean clams and shells. Cut out all remaining material inside shells to make shells clean. I split the shells into respective halves. Lightly oil inside of shells. I put necks between a layer of clear wrap, and pound lightly to tenderize them. No need to do this to diggers. Don't forget to harvest the abductor muscles carefully, best scallops around! I save these sometimes to cook separately as they are a true delicacy in their own right. To make stuffed clams chop clams into small pieces, finely chop garlic, season with salt, pepper, oregano, mix in flavored bread crumbs (I like a lot more clams then bread crumbs in mine), add olive oil (or melted butter, but olive oil is more traditional and healthier). Spoon clam mixture into shells in an even layer approx. an inch or so thick. Top with a light sprinkling of paprika (try smoked paprika!). Bake in a pre-heated 385 degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes or 'till bread crumbs are lightly browned. Serve with lemon . Presentation on this dish is awesome, a nice salad or oven warmed bread is good as a side.
I would hesitate on the crab as my feelings are that the crab will dry out in this application, adding them on top (drowned in butter) after would prob. work, but not everything is improved by the addition of crab (although I love crab dearly and I do use crab for stuffing other seafood). Enjoy! Bob R

Nice recipe, Bob. Looks worthy of a try, to say the least.

Thanks for sharing that sounds amazing.

Real men eat the shells.

"Real men" must have a hell of a hemorroid issue. Glad I'm not one of them. Bob R

Is that what's causing it??

Good to know.

It's a GO next weekend...

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/razorclams/current.html

The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following beaches, dates and low tides:
•March 18, Friday, 4:15 p.m.; 0.7 feet; Mocrocks, Copalis
•March 19, Saturday, 5:07 p.m.; 0.5 feet; Mocrock, Copalis

•March 20, Sunday, 5:50 p.m.; 0.4 fet; Mocrocks, Copalis


fp

Is it worth going out on Friday with a low tide of only .7 feet?

fp's and eyeDOC are going. I am sure we will gettum.

fp

Fri
E wind 13 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Increasing clouds. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds building to at 13 seconds . Wind waves around 3 ft.

If DrifterWA's east wind curse doesn't screw things up, that surf forecast should expose a few razors for persistent diggers.

11:10 p.m.----Wind chime on the East side of my house, still making noise......hope the East wind doesn't put the clams down deep????

8:10 a.m., March 18, 2016

What a beautiful morning in Grays Harbor.......BUT still my wind chime is sounding.......East wind is still blowing !!!!!!

Good digging, for those that do so...... post about ease of getting your limit.

I've always been a believer in the east wind theory, fish and clams!

E wind around 15 kt. Partly sunny. W swell 5 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

it was killer!!! we killed some of them and they killed some of us!!! it was gooooooooood...

back to the house and get up and do it all over again Saturday...


FYI... don't turn your back to the surf no matter how nice it looks..lol

Digging was excellent. I parked the rig and started walking down but couldn't keep up with Mrs.fp as she was on a mission.

By the time I got to the water she already had my first 11. She finished my limit and got hers shortly thereafter.

eyeFish have a follow-up soon.

Glad we didn't worry about the East wind, huh, f4b and dotman?

They were big and will be some fine chowder soon! Of course, fried
razor dinner tomorrow night.

fp

Went to town, WSP was getting some "writing practice" on a couple of speeders.

Lots of traffic, hope the clamming were good for all that were on the beaches.

East wind finally "went away".......forgot what its like to have 4 days with no rain.............yea!!!!!!!

Deep wasn't so much the problem as much as how VERTICAL the critters were laying today. Busted the first two clams with my typical 5-10 degree tilt of the tube.... sheered the top of the open side of the shells. I think the east wind must've been blowing their tops on a westward kilter.

Adjusted for a decidedly more vertical trajectory and VOILA! Perfect cores and NO MORE busted clams.

Follow-up, INDEED!

The undisputed UBER-bad-ass queen of clam digging representing Grays Harbor... a victorious Mrs. fp proudly poses with her other half.



Ran into treefarmer and our ol' buddy Tanner out there gettin'er'dun....



Heavy limits for our crew along with the WMD's required to procure them....







A big THANKS to my hosts... 'preciate the ride today, Team fp!



Once home, it was time to get busy with the dirty deed. Found two of these l'il hitch-hikers in my limit.



Check out the jumbo mosser plucked outta the final glory hole fp pounded up for the good Doc! Now that's what you call toppin' off a limit in style! Gotta love spring clams.... so PHAT they're SQUARE!





Team eyeFISH returns tomorrow with the Jr League and a MUCH bigger crew.... can't wait!

dem are some big uns.

Tough digging today at Sunset Beach, easy limits yesterday, very little surf and 63 degrees.

•March 25, Friday, 8:31 a.m.; 0.7 feet; Mocrocks
•March 26, Saturday, 9:06 a.m.; 0.6 feet; Mocrocks
•March 27, Sunday, 9:42 a.m.; 0.7 feet; Mocrocks

fp

The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following dates, beaches, and low tides:
•April 3, Sunday, 4:13 p.m.; 0.5 feet; Long Beach
•April 4, Monday, 5:04 p.m.; 0.1 feet; Long Beach
•April 5, Tuesday, 5:51 p.m.; 0.0 feet; Long Beach
•April 6, Wednesday, 6:36 p.m.; 0.0 feet; Long Beach

•April 7, Thursday, 7:07 a.m.; -0.6 feet; Long Beach, Copalis, Mocrocks
•April 8, Friday, 7:54 a.m.; -1.1 feet; Long Beach, Copalis, Mocrocks
•April 9, Saturday, 8:42 a.m.; -1.3 feet; Long Beach, Copalis
•April 10, Sunday, 9:32 a.m.; -1.2 feet; Long Beach, Mocrocks
•April 11, Monday, 10:23 a.m.; -0.9 feet; Long Beach
•April 12, Tuesday, 11:19 a.m.; -0.4 feet; Long Beach

fp

Big Clams today, Saturday. Great friends too!
https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hph...136066840_o.jpg

fp

Sunday morning dig. Never seen so many people. Parking was 3 rows deep at the secret spot!

fp

Saturday took longer to walk to the low tide than it took to dig a limit of nice size clams

The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following dates, beaches, and low tides:
•April 20, Wednesday, 6:25 a.m.; 0.6 feet; Long Beach
•April 21, Thursday, 7:01 a.m.; 0.2 feet; Long Beach
•April 22, Friday, 7:35 a.m.; 0.0 feet; Long Beach
•April 23, Saturday, 8:08 a.m.; -0.2 feet; Long Beach, Mocrocks
•April 24, Sunday, 8:42 a.m.; -0.2 feet; Long Beach
•April 25, Monday, 9:18 a.m.; -0.2 feet; Long Beach, Mocrocks, Copalis
•April 26, Tuesday, 9:56 a.m.; -0.1 feet; Long Beach, Mocrocks, Copalis
•April 27, Wednesday, 10:39 a.m.; 0.1 feet; Long Beach
•April 28, Thursday, 11:28 a.m.; 0.3 feet; Long Beach

fp

cooked up the last the previous dig last night and I'm looking forward to digging again this weekend...

hopefully we'll get a weekend or two in may...

Thanks doc,

Dinner was great!

fp

BURP!

What a day on the krik this morning. Mrs. fp had our limits dug in world record time. They were so big I couldn't get them all in the picture?


fp

The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following dates, beaches, and low tides:
•May 6, Friday, 6:51 a.m.; -1.5 feet; Long Beach
•May 7, Saturday, 7:39 a.m.; -2.0 feet; Long Beach
•May 8, Sunday, 8:26 a.m.; -2.1 feet; Long Beach
•May 9, Monday, 9:14 a.m.; -1.9 feet; Mocrocks
•May 10, Tuesday, 10:03 a.m.; -1.5 feet; Mocrocks
•May 11, Wednesday, 10:55 a.m.; -0.9 feet; Mocrocks
•May 12, Thursday, 11:49 a.m.; -0.3 feet; Mocrocks

Ayres recommends that diggers arrive at the beaches an hour or two before low tide for best results. However, digging is not allowed on any beach after noon with the exception of Mocrocks on May 12, when digging will be allowed for an extra hour, until 1 p.m., due to the later low tide

fp

Went out to the krik today with Mrs. fp, Larry and Shari for some best it gets digging. Dang, what a bounty of the sea!

fp

The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following dates, beaches, and low tides:
•May 20, Friday, 6:37 a.m.; -0.3 feet; Mocrocks, Copalis
•May 21, Saturday, 7:12 a.m.; -0.6 feet; Mocrocks, Copalis
•May 22, Sunday, 7:47 a.m.; -0.8 feet; Mocrocks


fp

If I were a clam, I would dig like like a mofo if fp was comin for me.

Actually DD, Mrs. fp has to dig my Clams for me, dagnabbit.

Too many injuries in this body,

fp

spanker,

Indeed I am.

fp

Last dig of the season. Might open again in October.

Me thinks Mocrocks will be crowded on Sunday.