Fishin The Cape in January

[Offshore]

Well, here it is 2/3 through January and the fishing has been fabulous. I've been out chasing the wily Quahog at least once and sometimes twice each week. This year, I decided to take only Littlenecks and with one exception I've been able to hold to that desire. I steam and eat them, make Clams Casino and Stuffed Clams. I've only made one chowdah so far this winter.

Two weeks ago I discovered a flat that was pretty well loaded with Razor Clams; a species I had never eaten but had heard great stories about. I brought a couple dozen home, found a couple recipes on Google, and had a fantastically good meal of light, batter-quick-fried razors.

This week, I found the bonanza; at least to me. I found a flat with harvestable quantities of Soft-shell (Steamer) Clams. These are the clams I've eaten all my life; from my youth in Gloucester to an adult in New Hampshire until moving here to the Cape. Fried, steamed or in a chowdah; I still feel there is nothing that can hold a candle to a soft-shell clam. Tonight, my supper was two dozen steamers with a glass of White Zinfandel. Truly, Cape Cod has much to offer an inveterate fisherman!

[Squid kids Dad]

Offshore..Sounds like you have been eating well...Yummy..I am having some littlenecks as we speak ,on the halfshell,,,But steamers are my favorite also..As a kid who lived in Eastham on the bay side in the summer that was our meal 2 times a week,,

[macojoe]

If I was going to die, I would have a new england Clam boil as my last meal!!

I could eat steamers everyday!! But winter it is kind of hard to find someplace that will let you dig for them. (I am in Yarmouth)

But a good friend keeps me stocked most of the time!! He has a grant that I help him with in Orleans and we have pleanty of Oysters, little necks, top necks, chowders, and steamers.

Offshore I am close to you !

[Squid kids Dad]

MJ...You are a lucky guy!!!!

[tattoobob]

Bill, it seems you are enjoying every minute that you are on the Cape, good for you

[BigBo]

Originally Posted by macojoe

If I was going to die, I would have a new england Clam boil as my last meal!!

I could eat steamers everyday!! But winter it is kind of hard to find someplace that will let you dig for them. (I am in Yarmouth)

But a good friend keeps me stocked most of the time!! He has a grant that I help him with in Orleans and we have pleanty of Oysters, little necks, top necks, chowders, and steamers.

Offshore I am close to you !

Ya, well bring some with you tomorrow!

[scoobe]

Bill no more Red Stripe? You've gone lame on us You, my friend, must have eatten more clams than everone I know combined!

[Clammer]

O/F , O/F take me with ya /& I,ll show how a old [CLAMMER} can still smoke them

[Squid Hound Bob]

This has bin a good winter to shellfishing no ice.It's good medicine for cabin feever.

[Clammer]

SHB all Cherries & chowders

[Offshore]

Originally Posted by scoobe

Bill no more Red Stripe? You've gone lame on us You, my friend, must have eatten more clams than everone I know combined!

Scoobe,
Red Stripe is my usual brew with clams. Happened that I was all out but had a half-open bottle of wine and it's just as good or better, IMHO.

[Offshore]

I'm awaiting the next low-course tides to try for those Big CC Bay Sea Clams. Have to be careful around them though...

[mekcotuit]

Great pic! When I was a kid, we used to gather up those sea clams by the bucketfuls.....on a low tide during full moons.....we called them "moon clams"...great chowder.....

[Swimmer]

Use to have a pemit in Marshfield, but all too often the Scituate poop plant would overflow so I gave it up years ago. All winter long once a week I'd dig the steamers and just about every time the warden would be out there. What my brother SQD said though about Eastham and clams as a kid it was awesome. Use to eat razor clams on a dare raw.