They fan out in groups, mostly women, plodding in rain boots across the soggy wet sands of the inlet, making the most of the low tide. Hustling along with rakes and buckets, they chat and laugh gaily.

OCEAN SHORES, Wash. — It's a hunt that brings thousands of people to the Washington Coast. “More people participate in razor clamming than any other fishery in the state. It brings out the largest ...

Night-time razor clam digs are fun, but clammers must carry a strong light, either a powerful flashlight or a lantern. Also, it is not advisable to dig razors at night by yourself. (Terry Otto for The ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Clam diggers can ring in the New Year by filling their buckets with razor clams during an eight-day opener beginning Dec. 31. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department ...

Whenever my buddies tried to rope me in to any outdoor activity involving a fishing rod or a shovel and bucket, I hemmed and hawed and whined, “Why can’t we just swing by a fish market?” I have no ...

Jason Stricker was stunned at what his shovel turned up — a razor clam filling the palm of his hand. “There were three or four of them that big,” he said. “All of six inches. Two clams and a normal ...

A promising razor clam dig continues through the weekend on three coastal beaches. “With all the plankton in the water, the clams seem to be fattening up earlier than usual,” said Dan Ayers, the state ...

On Super Bowl Sunday, while the rest of the universe was consuming 7-layer dip and chili dogs, our main appetizer was a feast of freshly steamed soft shell clams that had been dwelling in the Yaquina ...

A bonanza of bivalves will await diggers if the first Washington clam dig of the season gets under next week as scheduled. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has scheduled digs starting ...

The morning sun dances off the Verde River on a hot July morning. Nostalgia drove Sray Campanile to travel more than an hour and half from her home in Buckeye to this spot in Tonto National Forest.