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Clam Clinic Netarts Bay 2011 was a 2 day event. We met at the Tillamook Library on Saturday July 2 nd at 11:30 am for a lecture on digging the clams common to Oregon's coastal waters followed by a period for questions and answers. The Tillamook City library is located at 1716 3rd St in Tillamook. We met on Sunday morning July 3rd at the turnout south of the intersection of Whiskey Creek RD and Netarts Bay RD. at 08:15 - 08:30. Our focus was on gaper clams. In the first photo some of the diggers gather around CDAO member Dave Randleman for instructions on how to dig gaper clams. In the second photo Dave reaches down into the hole to retrieve a small gaper clam. |
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| In the third photo Dave displays his prize a small gaper clam. In the forth photo the diggers disperse across the tidal flats to dig for gaper clams. In the fifth photo Dave displays his limit of bay clams all nineteen of them plus 1 white macoma sand clam.
In the photo below clam diggers disperse across the tidal flats to dig for bay clams in Clam Clinic Netarts Bay 2007 |
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Clam digging in Netarts Bay is renowned for productivity and rates just behind Coos Bay in popularity. The popular bay produces all species of bay clams. Butter clams, cockles and gaper clams are the dominate clam species. The population of clams in the bay remains consistent because the salinity of the water remains constant because unlike Oregon's other bays Netarts Bay has no large rivers flowing into it. The consistent salinity is responsible for the high quality of the oysters grown there. The area of the bay posted as a shellfish reserve is closed to clam digging. We ask diggers to respect the oyster leases by not digging there. Purple varnish clams are dug across the bay from the boat ramp. Razor clams are dug on the tidal flat exposed at the entrance of Netarts Bay during low tide. For detailed information on digging clams in Netarts Bay purchase the new 82 page edition of Oregon's Clams for $14.50. Join the fun! Purchasing Oregon's Clams by sending a check or money order to Digging Clams in Oregon, P.O. BOX 746, Newport, OR 97365. Or click HERE to purchase with a credit or debit card using PayPal the most widely accepted way to pay for purchases on the Internet. If you find yourself in need of clam digging equipment, Tillamook Sporting Goods is just a 14 minute drive away. They supply all the clam digging equipment you will need to dig clams successfully in Netarts Bay. Click HERE to return to Oregon's Razor Clams. Click HERE to return to Oregon's Clams. |
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