How to Dig for Clams During Low Tide

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  • Опубликовано: 13 май 2021
  • The best time for digging clams is during a low tide. This is because the clam beds that were underwater are now exposed as the tide moves out. The tool you need for digging clams are a garden rake, and a narrow shovel.
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  • @Michael-fd3wj
    @Michael-fd3wj 3 года назад +50

    I went with a friend crabbing and I had never clammed before, so at low tide which was as about sunset. We went out and dug in the dark and lost track of the tide. To make a long story short, we swam back to shore in the dark with buckets and shovels in hand and wallets in our teeth. Didn't lose a single clam.

    • @Kjellmclean
      @Kjellmclean 2 года назад +2

      Lmbo 🤭 Glad ya made it back safely and with a good story/lesson to share!

    • @ddone1583
      @ddone1583 2 года назад

      Shame on you! You are a murder!

    • @isaacg4511
      @isaacg4511 Год назад +1

      Legend

    • @dbuc4671
      @dbuc4671 Год назад

      bruh

    • @signupisannoying
      @signupisannoying 7 месяцев назад

      No cellphone back then yah?

  • @StorageAuctionSnipers
    @StorageAuctionSnipers 3 года назад +2

    As always...another great video with tons of tips on clamming. Thanks PK!!

  • @gordonramsay1474
    @gordonramsay1474 3 года назад +10

    Hey PK! I love your videos! You got me into surf fishing!

  • @theevanpyle
    @theevanpyle 3 года назад +1

    Thanks PK I love to dig for clams back in British Columbia! Cheers

  • @fergk5527
    @fergk5527 3 года назад +7

    After watching one of your last videos, I took my son south of Pacific city.
    We got 31 clams. Not bad for our first time. Thanks for being so informative. I do appreciate your channel.

    • @Ellemenopea97
      @Ellemenopea97 Год назад +1

      How was the clamming trip??

    • @fergk5527
      @fergk5527 Год назад +1

      @@Ellemenopea97 it was fun, very successful and tasted amazing!

    • @widgeonslayer
      @widgeonslayer Год назад +1

      Im going there in about a month. Hopefully find some time to try to find a few.

    • @howzit9397
      @howzit9397 11 месяцев назад

      Where was this? I wanna go and take my daughter when I visit her in Oregon, we want to experience this and she loves clams so should be a good experience for both of us

    • @fergk5527
      @fergk5527 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@howzit9397, you can go anywhere on the Oregon coast at low tide.
      I went to Whalen island state park in between pacific city and sand lake.
      Just bring 2 hard rakes and 2 sacks that water can drain through.
      That's the best results for cockles but they do have razors as well. You can either dig or use a gun for those.

  • @robertellis7172
    @robertellis7172 3 года назад +6

    Like how you explain step by step for the beginner

  • @benfloyd726
    @benfloyd726 3 года назад +8

    Went after some cockles this weekend, caught our limit super fast. Had no idea it was that simple and fun. Thanks for the video, definitely making this a new hobby.

    • @Anti_Furry_sarge
      @Anti_Furry_sarge Год назад

      Do you need a license?

    • @candicewonnell2658
      @candicewonnell2658 Год назад

      Where did you go me and my husband live in gleneden beach and are new here but we keep getting little baby classified where can we find the one like in this video

  • @staboned333
    @staboned333 3 года назад +3

    Super jealous, looks beautiful out there today.

  • @nyx5743
    @nyx5743 2 года назад

    Awesome video, I learned a lot, thanks for sharing!

  • @tonyxiong979
    @tonyxiong979 3 года назад +4

    Your video are awesome love them

  • @theevanpyle
    @theevanpyle 3 года назад +2

    Wow beautiful! Miss the west coast

  • @CarrieGerenScogginsOfficial
    @CarrieGerenScogginsOfficial 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for stating to use a skinny shovel, for those of us not wanting to dig out a lot of heavy sand at one time due to a bad back. It's my lower back. I have had colon cancer, and have heard that is par-for-the-course with it. I also blew my lower back out at a shampoo bowl, working in the hair salons while working-on my undergrad. Spent 17 yrs in college, a lot of the time working in salons, and it left me in a lot of lower back pain.... That is adding to the colon cancer. I am really appreciative that you took the time to make this video, as I am not from a coastal area, and want more information on how to dig the clams. Those raised in coastal areas were taught how, and take that for granted.

  • @davidmcdonald654
    @davidmcdonald654 3 года назад +7

    I love digging for clams in the Bay of Fundy here in Nova Scotia. The only downside is when the tide is coming in you need to run as fast as possible with your equipment to avoid the tidal bore.

  • @chuuuma
    @chuuuma 3 года назад +5

    Heading out to Selitz bay on Monday! Hopefully I get lucky!

  • @genehammond7239
    @genehammond7239 3 года назад +2

    Nice Job Fellas!!!

  • @_mouradb
    @_mouradb 3 года назад +4

    This is on my bucket list. I have to try this.

  • @NorthwestOpenSeason
    @NorthwestOpenSeason 3 года назад +5

    Nice digging. Looks like you have more bait 😁

  • @michellepeters7541
    @michellepeters7541 3 года назад +1

    Love watching!!! OBTW...the clams you’re digging aren’t soft shell...they’re butter clams or Martha Washington clams. Super good eating!

  • @jonathand2226
    @jonathand2226 3 года назад +3

    Good workout!

  • @jawsua3225
    @jawsua3225 3 года назад +7

    For those that are wondering, for the butter clams (they are not soft shelled, pk was mistaken) you look for a hole that looks like a flat head screw driver was stuck in the ground.

  • @michellepeters7541
    @michellepeters7541 3 года назад +3

    You can dig (36) soft shell clams under the bridge at Gardner just North of Reedsport😘

  • @davenoejoe
    @davenoejoe Год назад

    Michael you are real lucky you made it

  • @chubbrock659
    @chubbrock659 3 года назад +6

    Cool vid! Would all of those empty shells have been eaten by otters and seals?

  • @greatplainsman3662
    @greatplainsman3662 3 года назад +2

    Nicer neighborhood than Portland.

  • @forbiddenfruit.garden4672
    @forbiddenfruit.garden4672 9 дней назад

    What type of clam? I live on the coast of ct and usually I’m in waist to chest deep digging with a clam rake. Usually they are little necks

  • @benjieloayon7723
    @benjieloayon7723 Год назад

    Good Afternoon!
    Kindly use a DIGGING CLAW for clams. Thanks!

  • @umersaeed4224
    @umersaeed4224 6 месяцев назад

    Do this clams have perls in them 😅

  • @xavieritolindo
    @xavieritolindo Год назад

    Where is this?

  • @redbull660r
    @redbull660r Год назад +1

    isnt it easier to sift through the sand when there is more water

    • @howzit9397
      @howzit9397 11 месяцев назад

      I would think right? I saw couple videos where they claimed in way under a foot of water by HAND with ease picked up a handful in one location

  • @InzidenzPanik
    @InzidenzPanik 4 месяца назад

    Nigel McGuiness makes clam digging sound way less chill.

  • @mrobershaw2
    @mrobershaw2 3 года назад

    Netarts?

  • @duranettian3067
    @duranettian3067 2 года назад

    Show me where do clams live

  • @321CatboxWA
    @321CatboxWA Год назад

    I call the empty clams Duds . It rolls easy . TY

  • @erik-hf2wn
    @erik-hf2wn 7 месяцев назад

    Bro I thought watching Pokémon was fun but this is alot funer

  • @robertellis7172
    @robertellis7172 3 года назад +2

    How do you make a good clam chowder

  • @blaahster
    @blaahster 3 года назад +1

    9:35 butter clams not softshell

  • @jeffreynguyen7184
    @jeffreynguyen7184 3 года назад

    Hi there. What is this place/city?

    • @jat0354
      @jat0354 3 года назад +1

      Netarts Bay, Oregon.

  • @terrymcdonald3388
    @terrymcdonald3388 11 месяцев назад

    At 9 to 10 minutes, you had butter clams which are also called Martha Washington clams; they are not soft shell clams. Know your clams because you are allowed 36 softshell clams and only 20 butter clams. I need to make a video of clam digging. The soft shell clams have almost been almost completely wiped out on the central coast of Oregon.

  • @dustinnichols7662
    @dustinnichols7662 3 года назад +2

    My boy PK, where's your clam gun? I know you own one. Or do you?

    • @jaikim4499
      @jaikim4499 3 года назад +1

      what PK told me is that is depends on the type of ground type ur searching in. we were in very hard tidal beds. clam guns r more for softer sandier areas.

    • @MrGreen-sw1ly
      @MrGreen-sw1ly 3 года назад

      I would use a clam gun first. There might be a lot of dead clam or empty shell around so maybe that's not good for clam gun. But still, there's a lot of area to clam gun it. 6-8 inch of sand is no problem for a clam gun.

    • @jawsua3225
      @jawsua3225 3 года назад

      @@MrGreen-sw1ly That bay is not good for a clam gun. Clammed there many times.

    • @MrGreen-sw1ly
      @MrGreen-sw1ly 3 года назад

      @@jawsua3225 I'll just have to take your word for it since I won't be doing it there anytime soon.

    • @Kjellmclean
      @Kjellmclean 2 года назад +1

      @@jaikim4499 Hey, Jai! It was great to meet you this morning! Thanks for the advice and I'll be looking into the clubs you talked about - sounds like fun and hope to catch up soon for a catch n cook, PK n Jai style! 😎🤤
      #tightlines #YeeYee

  • @Abcd-cb5ty
    @Abcd-cb5ty 3 года назад +2

    That is Butter Clam, not Softshell.

  • @rzz9594
    @rzz9594 3 года назад +4

    Bait??? I’d be eating them....

  • @cappystrano1
    @cappystrano1 8 месяцев назад

    I heard clams have been over harvested and there will be no clam chowdah soup! Anyone want to chime in on the state of the Chowdah?

  • @nostickpeople
    @nostickpeople 6 месяцев назад

    I love clams... I love clammin videos! But you just stole 25 minutes of my life!

  • @pipsweeney
    @pipsweeney 3 года назад +1

    Can you use the tube method to get clams where you are, or do you have to dig for them? ruclips.net/video/iYVQR3hpRVw/видео.html

    • @oregonlife
      @oregonlife  3 года назад +1

      Yup, you can use a clam gun. I just didn't bring it.

    • @pipsweeney
      @pipsweeney 3 года назад

      @@oregonlife either way, great video. Keep them coming PK!!

  • @duranettian3067
    @duranettian3067 2 года назад +1

    I am 8 years old and I caught a big crab

    • @ddone1583
      @ddone1583 2 года назад

      Shame on you! You are a murder!

    • @sdn4424
      @sdn4424 Год назад

      @@ddone1583 bot

  • @dylanyoung5502
    @dylanyoung5502 Год назад +1

    This is a video on how not to go clamming commercial clamers would laugh at you

  • @moniquedoolan7765
    @moniquedoolan7765 8 месяцев назад

    😂❤🎉😮😊

  • @matts2588
    @matts2588 3 года назад

    I don't think this is by me.

  • @justinpayne2854
    @justinpayne2854 Год назад

    Just makin tv 😂😂

  • @321CatboxWA
    @321CatboxWA Год назад

    bUTTER cLAMS IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW

  • @scottwright388
    @scottwright388 3 года назад

    5:35 cue the Jaws theme

  • @kakrot3
    @kakrot3 3 года назад +4

    Oregon used to be fun and safe. Now it's terrible in the cities because of Aunt Tifa.

  • @moniquedoolan7765
    @moniquedoolan7765 8 месяцев назад

    😂🎉😢 what the f...

  • @alizidan2099
    @alizidan2099 11 месяцев назад

    It’s legal to catch clam

  • @gelopetsvona8621
    @gelopetsvona8621 Год назад +1

    This guy's have no idea what they are doing.