Entbane
09-04-2012, 08:59 PM
Hello everyone! I noticed theres nothing on collecting these crafty yet tasty little fellows (if there is i apologise, and will be taking a trip to spec savers!) so thought i would share my day out trying to catch a few for dinner.
Basically i discovered the other day that it was an extra big spring tide due to something called the equinox. So i went charging off to the beach in search of razor clams.
I thought they were pretty tricky to catch. Ray mears makes it look quite easy! I managed to get about 5 good sized ones by squirting salty water down their breathing holes and engaging in an epic tug of war with them when they popped up, which they did to my surprise. I then ran out of salty water (i know i was by the sea but its got to be really really salty!) I tried to dig some out of the sand. About an hr later and a beach that looked like it had been carpet bombed i had caught one tiddler of a razor clam. they can move through the sand quicker than i can with my spade!
I lit a fire and steamed what i had caught on a bed of seaweed for a couple of mins til the shells opened. It was worth the effort. They tasted like scallops but better.
Sorry i appear to have written a novel! But if your heading out on a coastal forage take some salt with you and if its a low low tide you could be in for a feast!
If anyones got any tips on catching razor clams please let me know, Ive become slightly obssessed by them.
Basically i discovered the other day that it was an extra big spring tide due to something called the equinox. So i went charging off to the beach in search of razor clams.
I thought they were pretty tricky to catch. Ray mears makes it look quite easy! I managed to get about 5 good sized ones by squirting salty water down their breathing holes and engaging in an epic tug of war with them when they popped up, which they did to my surprise. I then ran out of salty water (i know i was by the sea but its got to be really really salty!) I tried to dig some out of the sand. About an hr later and a beach that looked like it had been carpet bombed i had caught one tiddler of a razor clam. they can move through the sand quicker than i can with my spade!
I lit a fire and steamed what i had caught on a bed of seaweed for a couple of mins til the shells opened. It was worth the effort. They tasted like scallops but better.
Sorry i appear to have written a novel! But if your heading out on a coastal forage take some salt with you and if its a low low tide you could be in for a feast!
If anyones got any tips on catching razor clams please let me know, Ive become slightly obssessed by them.