psu_fish
This clamming deal sounds fun. I've always wanted to get up to Maine for a vacation, might have to swing through RI too.
$14.00 for a 2 week tourist clamming license. Residents are free.
We enjoy clamming and the bounty of the harvest. Normally 2 of us clam together but with my sister's disability it's just me.
There is an easy access salt pond called quonny pond ( for short) at the charlestown breachway with tons of parking. It does get very busy though on weekends.
We watched folks fishing from shore catching haddock, fluke, stripers and blues in the deeper breach side.
The clamming bay side is fairly shallow at high tide ( about 3 feet) and its best and easier at low tide ( about ankle deep).
The bay is huge and lots of room for many people.
Many just dig with their feet ( its not real mucky) in the softer sand but I use a $12.00 ocean state job lot rake to dig with. Long thin tines. Forget using a actual clam rake, they are brutal and heavy.
I usually get on my knees and dig in a circle then knee crawl in quadrants. Its much easier on the back then bending over.
Your knees might take a beating from the sand so some cheap ace knee braces might be helpful.
This is my 3 day solo harvest from about 2 hrs a day. There are a lot of islands to hang out on in the bay. Having an inflatable raft to put gear and chairs etc helps if you want to make a day of it.
Also I'd suggest going before July 4th as the clamming gets harder due to amount harvested and they also go deeper as water warms. Right now the water is in low 70's at low tide
Good luck
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