The brown surf is talked about at 4:15 in the clam digging video posted earlier in the thread. No answer for your question about the differences in nearby beaches though. Might impact your digging, but won't impact your digestion.

Most the reports I've heard said it SUCKED.

Melanie and I got 9 and 10 respectively on Saturday, skipped Sunday as wind and rain were forecast to be worse. 1st time in I can't remember how long that we haven't limited out. Tough conditions with only a handful of folks out of the hundreds we saw with limits. Toughed it out 'till the tide change, but rarely enough time to see shows. We had enough to bake stuffed clams for dinner on Sunday, with enough left over for spaghetti and clams tomorrow. We still have some vacuum sealed from the last dig, but looking forward to some morning digs soon. Bob R

How does one stuff a clam if you don't mind sharing. Sounds interesting especially if there's some crab involved.

I love sharing recipes from my time in a lovingly large Italian family. For Italian stuffed clams oreganod (sp.?); Clean clams and shells. Cut out all remaining material inside shells to make shells clean. I split the shells into respective halves. Lightly oil inside of shells. I put necks between a layer of clear wrap, and pound lightly to tenderize them. No need to do this to diggers. Don't forget to harvest the abductor muscles carefully, best scallops around! I save these sometimes to cook separately as they are a true delicacy in their own right. To make stuffed clams chop clams into small pieces, finely chop garlic, season with salt, pepper, oregano, mix in flavored bread crumbs (I like a lot more clams then bread crumbs in mine), add olive oil (or melted butter, but olive oil is more traditional and healthier). Spoon clam mixture into shells in an even layer approx. an inch or so thick. Top with a light sprinkling of paprika (try smoked paprika!). Bake in a pre-heated 385 degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes or 'till bread crumbs are lightly browned. Serve with lemon . Presentation on this dish is awesome, a nice salad or oven warmed bread is good as a side.
I would hesitate on the crab as my feelings are that the crab will dry out in this application, adding them on top (drowned in butter) after would prob. work, but not everything is improved by the addition of crab (although I love crab dearly and I do use crab for stuffing other seafood). Enjoy! Bob R

Nice recipe, Bob. Looks worthy of a try, to say the least.

Thanks for sharing that sounds amazing.

Real men eat the shells.

"Real men" must have a hell of a hemorroid issue. Glad I'm not one of them. Bob R

Is that what's causing it??

Good to know.

It's a GO next weekend...

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/razorclams/current.html

The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following beaches, dates and low tides:
•March 18, Friday, 4:15 p.m.; 0.7 feet; Mocrocks, Copalis
•March 19, Saturday, 5:07 p.m.; 0.5 feet; Mocrock, Copalis

•March 20, Sunday, 5:50 p.m.; 0.4 fet; Mocrocks, Copalis


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Is it worth going out on Friday with a low tide of only .7 feet?

fp's and eyeDOC are going. I am sure we will gettum.

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Fri
E wind 13 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Increasing clouds. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds building to at 13 seconds . Wind waves around 3 ft.

If DrifterWA's east wind curse doesn't screw things up, that surf forecast should expose a few razors for persistent diggers.

11:10 p.m.----Wind chime on the East side of my house, still making noise......hope the East wind doesn't put the clams down deep????

8:10 a.m., March 18, 2016

What a beautiful morning in Grays Harbor.......BUT still my wind chime is sounding.......East wind is still blowing !!!!!!

Good digging, for those that do so...... post about ease of getting your limit.

I've always been a believer in the east wind theory, fish and clams!

E wind around 15 kt. Partly sunny. W swell 5 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

it was killer!!! we killed some of them and they killed some of us!!! it was gooooooooood...

back to the house and get up and do it all over again Saturday...


FYI... don't turn your back to the surf no matter how nice it looks..lol