How to Dig for Clams During Low Tide

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  • Опубліковано 13 тра 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 роки тому +52

    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 роки тому +2

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

    • @ddone1583
      @ddone1583 2 роки тому

      Shame on you! You are a murder!

    • @isaacg4511
      @isaacg4511 Рік тому +1

      Legend

    • @dbuc4671
      @dbuc4671 Рік тому

      bruh

    • @signupisannoying
      @signupisannoying 7 місяців тому

      No cellphone back then yah?

  • @StorageAuctionSnipers
    @StorageAuctionSnipers 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @theevanpyle
    @theevanpyle 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @gordonramsay1474
    @gordonramsay1474 3 роки тому +10

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

  • @robertellis7172
    @robertellis7172 3 роки тому +6

    Like how you explain step by step for the beginner

  • @fergk5527
    @fergk5527 3 роки тому +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 Рік тому +1

      How was the clamming trip??

    • @fergk5527
      @fergk5527 Рік тому +1

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

    • @widgeonslayer
      @widgeonslayer Рік тому +1

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

    • @howzit9397
      @howzit9397 11 місяців тому

      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 місяців тому +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.

  • @staboned333
    @staboned333 3 роки тому +3

    Super jealous, looks beautiful out there today.

  • @benfloyd726
    @benfloyd726 3 роки тому +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 Рік тому

      Do you need a license?

    • @candicewonnell2658
      @candicewonnell2658 Рік тому

      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

  • @nyx5743
    @nyx5743 2 роки тому

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

  • @tonyxiong979
    @tonyxiong979 3 роки тому +4

    Your video are awesome love them

  • @theevanpyle
    @theevanpyle 3 роки тому +2

    Wow beautiful! Miss the west coast

  • @CarrieGerenScogginsOfficial
    @CarrieGerenScogginsOfficial 2 роки тому +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.

  • @genehammond7239
    @genehammond7239 3 роки тому +2

    Nice Job Fellas!!!

  • @chuuuma
    @chuuuma 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @_mouradb
    @_mouradb 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @davidmcdonald654
    @davidmcdonald654 3 роки тому +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.

  • @NorthwestOpenSeason
    @NorthwestOpenSeason 3 роки тому +5

    Nice digging. Looks like you have more bait 😁

  • @michellepeters7541
    @michellepeters7541 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

    Good workout!

  • @michellepeters7541
    @michellepeters7541 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @greatplainsman3662
    @greatplainsman3662 3 роки тому +2

    Nicer neighborhood than Portland.

  • @jawsua3225
    @jawsua3225 3 роки тому +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.

  • @davenoejoe
    @davenoejoe Рік тому

    Michael you are real lucky you made it

  • @chubbrock659
    @chubbrock659 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @forbiddenfruit.garden4672
    @forbiddenfruit.garden4672 17 днів тому

    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

  • @InzidenzPanik
    @InzidenzPanik 5 місяців тому

    Nigel McGuiness makes clam digging sound way less chill.

  • @321CatboxWA
    @321CatboxWA Рік тому

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

  • @erik-hf2wn
    @erik-hf2wn 7 місяців тому

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

  • @benjieloayon7723
    @benjieloayon7723 Рік тому

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

  • @xavieritolindo
    @xavieritolindo Рік тому

    Where is this?

  • @umersaeed4224
    @umersaeed4224 6 місяців тому

    Do this clams have perls in them 😅

  • @mrobershaw2
    @mrobershaw2 3 роки тому

    Netarts?

  • @redbull660r
    @redbull660r Рік тому +1

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

    • @howzit9397
      @howzit9397 11 місяців тому

      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

  • @robertellis7172
    @robertellis7172 3 роки тому +2

    How do you make a good clam chowder

  • @jeffreynguyen7184
    @jeffreynguyen7184 3 роки тому

    Hi there. What is this place/city?

    • @jat0354
      @jat0354 3 роки тому +1

      Netarts Bay, Oregon.

  • @blaahster
    @blaahster 3 роки тому +1

    9:35 butter clams not softshell

  • @nostickpeople
    @nostickpeople 6 місяців тому

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

  • @duranettian3067
    @duranettian3067 2 роки тому

    Show me where do clams live

  • @Abcd-cb5ty
    @Abcd-cb5ty 3 роки тому +2

    That is Butter Clam, not Softshell.

  • @terrymcdonald3388
    @terrymcdonald3388 Рік тому

    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.

  • @duranettian3067
    @duranettian3067 2 роки тому +1

    I am 8 years old and I caught a big crab

    • @ddone1583
      @ddone1583 2 роки тому

      Shame on you! You are a murder!

    • @sdn4424
      @sdn4424 Рік тому

      @@ddone1583 bot

  • @rzz9594
    @rzz9594 3 роки тому +4

    Bait??? I’d be eating them....

  • @dustinnichols7662
    @dustinnichols7662 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @jaikim4499
      @jaikim4499 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      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 роки тому

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

    • @MrGreen-sw1ly
      @MrGreen-sw1ly 3 роки тому

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

    • @Kjellmclean
      @Kjellmclean 2 роки тому +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

  • @dylanyoung5502
    @dylanyoung5502 Рік тому +1

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

  • @pipsweeney
    @pipsweeney 3 роки тому +1

    Can you use the tube method to get clams where you are, or do you have to dig for them? ua-cam.com/video/iYVQR3hpRVw/v-deo.html

    • @oregonlife
      @oregonlife  3 роки тому +1

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

    • @pipsweeney
      @pipsweeney 3 роки тому

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

  • @justinpayne2854
    @justinpayne2854 Рік тому

    Just makin tv 😂😂

  • @moniquedoolan7765
    @moniquedoolan7765 9 місяців тому

    😂❤🎉😮😊

  • @cappystrano1
    @cappystrano1 8 місяців тому

    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?

  • @scottwright388
    @scottwright388 3 роки тому

    5:35 cue the Jaws theme

  • @321CatboxWA
    @321CatboxWA Рік тому

    bUTTER cLAMS IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW

  • @kakrot3
    @kakrot3 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @matts2588
    @matts2588 3 роки тому

    I don't think this is by me.

  • @moniquedoolan7765
    @moniquedoolan7765 9 місяців тому

    😂🎉😢 what the f...

  • @alizidan2099
    @alizidan2099 Рік тому

    It’s legal to catch clam

  • @gelopetsvona8621
    @gelopetsvona8621 Рік тому +1

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