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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: jechicdr on February 12, 2012, 04:31:12 PM

Title: February razor clams
Post by: jechicdr on February 12, 2012, 04:31:12 PM: Is there an open season coming up...still marked as tentative on WDFW website?
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Post by: jechicdr on February 13, 2012, 04:26:13 PM: Guess that is a no. Guess I'll gave to go for steamers.
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Post by: fillthefreezer on February 13, 2012, 04:35:01 PM: this weekend razors are open
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on February 13, 2012, 04:35:07 PM: It's approved for the 18th and 19th.
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Post by: BigD on February 13, 2012, 05:38:45 PM: What beach you headn to?
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Post by: ANDERWAGON on February 13, 2012, 06:34:16 PM: http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/razorclams/current.html

It's confirmed today.
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Post by: robodad on February 13, 2012, 09:24:02 PM: I'll be down with my clan, we are staying at the Pacific Beach Conference Center and will have a few trailers in the RV park there, the ones with a few pop up blue canopies set up. Stop in for a beverage and a chat !! :hello:
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Post by: BigD on February 14, 2012, 11:43:59 AM: We are going to try Mocrocks area, ocean shores area is closed this time. Hope it's nice, this is kind of a pre spring maintenance trip. I'm gona nuke the weeds around the place if it's not raining. Good luck everyone.
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Post by: fillthefreezer on February 14, 2012, 01:03:41 PM: me and my crew plan to hit roosevelt. will be bonfiring after weve got full limits...
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Post by: junkyard on February 14, 2012, 07:44:43 PM: We will be hitting roosevelt as well. 3 disabled and 1 designated harvester.
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Post by: fast60eddie on February 14, 2012, 08:14:57 PM: :) :) :) :P
Quote from: junkyard on February 14, 2012, 07:44:43 PM
We will be hitting roosevelt as well. 3 disabled and 1 designated harvester.
Title: Re: February razor clams
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 14, 2012, 08:19:38 PM: Can these yummy mollusk be bought anywhere? I never have time to go and do this. :drool:
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Post by: jechicdr on February 14, 2012, 08:55:20 PM: We'll be hitting long beach and staying at Adrift hotel and spa.
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Post by: Encore 280 on February 15, 2012, 07:53:25 AM: We're headed for Ocean Park on friday and hopefully get in some surf perch fishin during the morning and early afternoon then head north towards the lighthouse, bigger clams up north. Good luck!!
Title: Re: February razor clams
Post by: BigD on February 15, 2012, 08:02:09 AM: Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on February 14, 2012, 08:19:38 PM
Can these yummy mollusk be bought anywhere? I never have time to go and do this. :drool:

I have seen them at safeway, they were native harvested. Up around $15 for a pound if I remember correctly
Title: Re: February razor clams
Post by: Encore 280 on February 15, 2012, 08:14:49 AM: Seem's like I've heard of Costco getting them sometimes but I don't know when and I think they're Alaska clams, huge!!!! I've seen some of those Alaska ones still in the shell. They get up to 7 or 8 inches and more!!! :yike:
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 15, 2012, 05:49:03 PM: Thanks for the info guys, talked to a guy at work today he said some of the local seafood shops had them as well.
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Post by: jechicdr on February 24, 2012, 09:28:18 PM: Did well. One good day of clamming in north of Oysterville. Nearly 2 limits (me and the 5 year old daughter).
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Post by: robodad on February 24, 2012, 10:16:42 PM: Quote from: jechicdr@yahoo.com on February 24, 2012, 09:28:18 PM
Did well. One good day of clamming in north of Oysterville. Nearly 2 limits (me and the 5 year old daughter).

Sweet !! It's great to get them kids out there so you don't have to bend over so much !!

Only three of us braved the hurricane saturday and got limits then sunday 18 of us went and got all our limits, I was really suprised that we did so well on saturday with that monster surf :yike: we were at Pacific Beach
Title: Re: February razor clams
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on February 24, 2012, 10:21:01 PM: Quote from: fillthefreezer on February 14, 2012, 01:03:41 PM
me and my crew plan to hit roosevelt. will be bonfiring after weve got full limits...

Hope your bonfire wasn't the one the ambulance and rescue crews showed up to just after low tide.
Title: Re: February razor clams
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on February 24, 2012, 10:29:25 PM: Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on February 14, 2012, 08:19:38 PM
Can these yummy mollusk be bought anywhere? I never have time to go and do this. :drool:

The Quinaults sell them. In Aberdeen and Hoquiam you can get them at Swansons, not sure about Safeway or Top Food. Swanson's usually has them for about 8 or 9 bucks a lb. if I remember right. I'll check them next time I'm there. I'm sure they must market them elsewhere too.

The ones from Alaska come from Poly Creek (the only certified commercial beach in Alaska), which is on the west side of Cook Inlet. Most of the crews that used dig there were from the Grays Harbor area. A gal from Ocean Shores used to run the crew there.