
CRAIG HILL
Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com
JEFFREY P. MAYOR
Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com
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On Wednesday, the state announced the dates for the first digs of the upcoming razor clam season. The first dig will start Oct. 16 at two beaches.
Here is a link to our story looking ahead to this season.
Here is the list of tentative dates for the early-season digs. Digging will be allowed if marine toxin tests show the clams are safe to eat.
Proposed dates (low tide time, tide height):
Oct. 16: ( 5:50 p.m. -0.5 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis
Oct. 17: (6:38 p.m. -0.8 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
Oct. 18: (7:23 p.m. -1.1 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
Oct. 19: (8:06 p.m. -1.1 feet) Twin Harbors
Nov. 4: (7:33 p.m. -1.3 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors
Nov. 5: (8:18 p.m. -1.2 feet) Twin Harbors
Nov. 6: (9:07 p.m. -0.9 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors
Nov. 7: (9:59 p.m. -0.5 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors
Nov. 14: (4:34 p.m. -0.3 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
Nov. 15: (5:21 p.m. -0.7 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
Nov. 16: (6:05 p.m. -0.9 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
Nov. 17: (6:47 p.m. -0.8 feet) Twin Harbors
Dec. 2: (6:32 p.m. -1.2 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors
Dec. 3: (7:18 p.m. -1.4 feet) Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
Dec. 4: (8:04 p.m. -1.3 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
Dec. 5: (8:51 p.m. -0.9 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
Dec. 31: (6:16 p.m. -1.1 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
Jan. 1: (7:01 p.m. -1.8 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
Jan. 2: (7:45 p.m. -1.6 feet) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
Jan. 3: (8:29 p.m. -1.2 feet) Twin Harbors
