THIS MUST BE the best autumn weather in years. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, it did with the opening of razor clam season!

The Washington coastline stretches for hundreds of miles and surf perch fishing from the shoreline — open year-round — is a fishery that goes relatively unnoticed. The central coastal beaches, ...

GRAYS HARBOR, Wash. — There's buried treasure on Pacific Northwest ocean beaches. Bounty anyone can dig. Razor clams are in the sand, on the menu, and a big part of coastal culture. "It's pretty ...

Thousands of beachgoers are expected to head to Washington state’s outer coast to dig up razor clams for food and fun in March and April. For members of the Quinault Indian Nation, the exceptionally ...

Catch rates are strong on the Columbia River and its tributaries, and Yale Lake is producing excellent results despite low ...

Need a unique family activity that offers a connection to the outdoors — and a tasty reward? Clamming in Western Washington is the perfect choice. Digging for clams can be a fun, messy, educational ...

Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are expected to announce the start of the 2025-26 ...

In the end we went with the crowd; following the Seaside diggers like sheep. … Where Ron and Nancy Powell of Oregon City found limits of some of the largest razor clams seen in many, many years.

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 ...