Fried Clams

[gaddy]

the one thing i do love about the west side is the seafood. well i guess i do get to see picts now & then. those clams look awsome.

[magnanimous_j]

the one thing i do love about the west side is the seafood. well i guess i do get to see picts now & then. those clams look awsome.

If you ever get the opportunity, smelt fishing in the surf is about the most fun thing ever. We do it at my uncle’s cabin on the ocean about 30 miles north of Ocean Shores. You get a ring about 2.5 feet in diameter, with a net on it. Wade out to where the waves are breaking at your waist. When a wave comes in, hold the ring to the side of you and let the wave crash into you and the water (with smelt) rushes through the ring and the fish get caught in the net.

You need a bunch of them to get a dinner out of it, but they are tasty little buggers.

[Gobble Doc]

I can confirm that the clams were good.  They are easy.  Just dry them on a paper towell, then coat with flour and then dip in egg and then cover with Panko.  Next time I'm going to try something different.  Someone said to saute in lemon garlic butter.  I'll post pics with the next experiment. 

[Bean Counter]

the one thing i do love about the west side is the seafood. well i guess i do get to see picts now & then. those clams look awsome.

If you ever get the opportunity, smelt fishing in the surf is about the most fun thing ever. We do it at my uncle’s cabin on the ocean about 30 miles north of Ocean Shores. You get a ring about 2.5 feet in diameter, with a net on it. Wade out to where the waves are breaking at your waist. When a wave comes in, hold the ring to the side of you and let the wave crash into you and the water (with smelt) rushes through the ring and the fish get caught in the net.

You need a bunch of them to get a dinner out of it, but they are tasty little buggers.

I remember that trip. I was 9. Grandma breaded and fried them. Fine eating