Clam/oyster digging???

[kukusya]

Good morning all,
Finally decide to take all my family for summer adventure. But do not know any places that family friendly and open in July. Please advice with spots. Thank you

[Old Dog]

Dosewallips State Park, on the Hood Canal by Brinnon.  Great for manila clams, and good for oysters.  Good tides this week in the early afternoon. 

[jackmaster]

We use to do well on oysters in hoods port, that was years ago though..

[highside74]

 

We will be camping at Dosewallips starting tomorrow.

There is generally a good afternoon tide or early afternoon tide you can make a day trip of it. Go over to get your clams have lunch and go home that works out really great.

[MADMAX]

No R in July
mmm not me

[kukusya]

 We are going this Saturday for a day trip with all my family. so what do I need except shovel and rakes?
Thank you all HUNT WA family.

[sirmissalot]

Dosewallips is a great suggestion. Bring a separate container for all of you for the clams, something to put your shucked oysters in, again separate containers for all of you, an oyster shucker and of course your discover pass

[highside74]

No shovels necessary. We use a rake that's about the size of a hoe. Not sure what you call it and small hand potting style rakes. The clams are about 6 to 8 inches deep generally.

We will be having fresh homemade clam chowder in camp for dinner Thursday night. 

[hiway_99]

Point Whitney is another place for clams.  I've dug clams at the mouth of the duckabush river also.  You need to walk way out to find the clams but once your there it's easy digging.

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[hogslayer]

I grew up on the canal and my parents have a commercial seafood company out there.  I can say that the canal is the best place to get shellfish.  No Commerical shipping lanes.  Not a lot of pollution.  There is a reason why all the high end oyster bars carry hood canal oysters.  Maybe it's because of all the septic tanks within 100 feet of the water???   

[Fish4Fun]

Another place on the canal we used to go to all the time was Duckabush. Used to be great for both clams and oysters.

[jmscon]

The only place I've been on the canal for clams and oysters was Potlatch state park. Not a huge area but we did pretty good.

[highside74]

15 minutes 2 kid limit plus 40 elk in the park. 10 bulls 10 babies 20 cows

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[JimmyHoffa]

I grew up on the canal and my parents have a commercial seafood company out there.  I can say that the canal is the best place to get shellfish.  No Commerical shipping lanes.  Not a lot of pollution.  There is a reason why all the high end oyster bars carry hood canal oysters.  Maybe it's because of all the septic tanks within 100 feet of the water??? 

Well it does have a whole bunch of nuclear reactors in it too.