After the East Cook Inlet razor clam fishery was shuttered for years, clam diggers flocked to Ninilchik area beaches this past weekend for a four-day window to dig.
Aimee Havemeister, right, shows a razor clam she collected to her son, Brendyn, on the Ninilchik beach on July 3, 2023.
“It’s just fun when we’re out in the mud,” she said. “I have pictures of them in their underwear when they’re 2 or 3, covered in mud, running up and down these beaches like feral animals.” The scene on Ninilchik Beach can seem a bit strange to the uninitiated. Pods of people wander around through the muddy beaches, staring at the ground like they’re searching for a set of lost keys. The shells are fairly standard but the clams are longer and more cylindrical than most popular varieties of hardshell clams.
“People wanted to have an opportunity to go dig some clams,” said Michael Booz, a Fish and Game management biologist based out of Homer. “It’s almost a nostalgia, a walk down memory lane to say ‘I remember digging here. And it isn’t as good but I got a few clams.’ Grandparents taking their grandkids and so many families out there. It’s such a great family activity.”
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