This past weekend was one of the few ‘morning’ razor clam openings allowed by the WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife this Spring 2009.
Of course, who were we to complain about the scheduled time for digging. Is there EVER a bad time to dig for Razor Clams?
We left the house around 4:30 in the a of m (Yikes!) and drove the 2 1/2 hours it takes to get out to the Coast. We stopped at the drive-thru Starbucks in Aberdeen for some badly needed Nectar of Life, and proceeded over to Copalis Beach where a GAZILLION other clamming enthusiasts shared the same idea.
We prefer Copalis Beach because its one of the few area beaches you can actually drive your car out onto without getting stuck in the sand (been there, done that, got the t-shirt).
The ‘pickins’ were what you would expect for this time of year. You definitely had to work a bit harder than usual to get your limit. The rain didn’t help matters any, making it somewhat challenging to see the clam’s “show.”
We ended up with about 45 or so, just enough for a good feed and a few left over to ‘seal-a-meal’ for another day.
It takes just about as much time to clean the razor clams as it does to drive all the way out to the Coast and dig ‘em up. Fortunately, I had a couple of spare hands (thanks, Ben and Jerod!) and I was spared the ‘joy’ of cleaning these bad boys!
But, of course, I didn’t excuse myself from enjoying the fruit of our labors. After the boys got the clams all nice and cleaned, I dipped them in flour, egg, and cracker meal, then fried ‘em up golden brown. Some ketchup and horseradish mixed together makes the perfect sauce!
It’s a lot of work, but there’s few things in life more tasty than fried razor clams!
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Rich Jacobson is a licensed real estate professional providing empowerment and relentless representation for his clients of residential properties and vacant land throughout all of Kitsap County WA and portions of Pierce, Mason, and Jefferson Counties. You can also find him at KitsapLife.com and SOUNDBITEBLOG, or email at rich@windermere.com
I can’t believe there are no comments yet!
This is looking pretty good Rich. As usual, you’ve done a great job. It’s obvious you love what you write about.