Clamming?

[FLY-FAST]

Does anyone here ever go clamming? I just got my feet wet with striper fever and have always wanted to try this as well...

Any advice for a newbie?

[Notaro]

pick a spot at the low tide.

have a shellfishing license

rake

gloves

1 bushel

rectangle measurement

and a basket


whenyou are done, take a rope and tie it to the basket and place them in the saltwater for an hour or more. then bring it home and wash them off.

[FLY-FAST]

What kind of rake? Like a lawn rake?

bushel?


::dunno::

[Notaro]

a bushel is a basket that is used by commerical fishermen for transporting and holding lobsters, shellfish, and fishes. A rake can be purchased from your local bait and tackle store. Go to Sportsmen's den or Fore River, they have one.

[MikeTLive]

I will be clamming Sunday
stomp stomp squirt squirt dig dig dig pick pick pick
repeat

generally you get the permit from the town in which you will dig. They control the shellfishery. For whatever reason.

They also pass the limits and when you can go.
Scituate regs are here:: clamming regs

For me that means:
Only get to dig 1/4 bu. in a week. (Mon -> Sun.)
only go on Thu or Sun
min size 2inch

So I go Sunday and limit. Keep them fresh in the fridge (eat some that night) If I get a chance I go the next Thursday and Limit again, put em all together and have a feast for FridayNight!!

(usually I end up only goin on Sunday.)

Gear
onion sack
clam digger
BARE HANDS!!!
cheap sneakers
blue jeans (gravel trashes the knees)


This time I am bringin a pole and will do some fishin in between. Not sure If I can cook em while I am out there.
maybe bring a propane backpacker stove and do a shore lunch

[MikeTLive]

how much for an out of town license in the other towns?
when can you go and what are the limits?

[Notaro]

For Cape Cod, a resident gets a license of $20 fee. A non-resident out of the Cape Cod, can acquire a license for a fee of $100 if he or she clams around the cape.