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clams
Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor. Clams have two shells of equal size connected by two adductor muscles and have a powerful burrowing foot. Clams in the culinary sense do not live attached to a substrate (whereas oysters and mussels do) and do not live near the bottom (whereas scallops do). In culinary usage, clams are commonly eaten marine bivalves, as in clam digging and the resulting soup, clam chowder. Many edible clams such as palourde clams are oval or triangular; however, razor clams have an elongated parallel-sided shell, suggesting an old-fashioned straight razor.Some clams have life cycles of only one year, while at least one may be over 500 years old. All clams have two calcareous shells or valves joined near a hinge with a flexible ligament, and all are filter feeders.
Clamming was tough this morning. Pounding surf and not a great tide. Looked like lots of folks were finding some success though.
We got a few and got wet.
Weather is to improve as the weekend approaches.
Everything you need to take the whole family Clamming. All the gear you need to bring home a brace of delicious shellfish. Comes with how to books for Bay Clamming, Razor Clamming, and Ghost Shrimping. Catch your own bait for Salmon and Steelhead. Get ready for those upcoming Spring tides and...
Inspired by a couple of active threads here, I thought I'd toss this out, considering we live in a beautiful region filled with a great many ponds, lakes, streams, tributaries, rivers, and the ocean, teaming with much bounty:
What are some of your favorite species from fresh and salt water...