The big myth is that the adult geoduck digs down to escape when pursued. Then we began looking for “shows,” the beige tip of a geoduck’s neck poking out of the sand.Īnthony Mizumori of Olympia immediately found six shows and marked them.įirst, we shoveled carefully around the geoduck’s neck, which quickly disappeared into the sand. We headed out two hours before low tide about half a mile onto the sandy flats. Our clamming gear consists of a large steel cylinder, wood planks, a golf cart, rusting shovels and plastic buckets. And the technique we use isn’t the old-school method of digging the geoduck up with a shovel. I told Gibson I’d be willing to film our adventure, although the friends we go with are very secretive about the location. “We are desperately seeking geoduck fishermen,” Gibson told me over the phone. City” on the Food Network and “House Hunters” on HGTV. Maybe it was coincidence, but a few days before our trip I got an email from Susan Gibson, director of development for Pie Town Productions in North Hollywood, Calif., inquiring about the giant clams.įor those who don’t know, Pie Town has created popular shows including “Chef vs.
Last weekend, we took our geoduck (pronounced goo-e-duck) excursion during one of the more extreme low tides this season.
You’ll need to just about bury yourself headfirst into mucky sand and seawater to get to the deep dwellers of Puget Sound. SEATTLE - Seeking a geoduck is downright dirty business. Read for insight on the technique his friends have developed for gathering the heavyweight of Pacific Northwest clams. SHELLFISHING - Seattle Times outdoor writer Mark Yuasa dove head-first into the sport of goeduck harvesting last week.
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