How To Dig Clams and Steamers (Video) - The Fisherman

How To Dig Clams and Steamers (Video)

Looking for a year-round activity in your local back bays and harbors? Learn how to dig your own clams and steamers with The Fisherman Magazine’s Long Island Edition Editor Matt Broderick. Make sure that you also know which waters are open to recreational clamming in your state, and that you possess the proper licensing.

Video By Michael Caruso

State Regulations Links:

Maine: https://www.maine.gov/dmr/fisheries/shellfish/shellfish-identification

New Hampshire: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/marine/shellfishing.htm

Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/DOAG/Aquaculture1/Aquaculture/Recreational-Shellfishing

Rhode Island: https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/research-monitoring/shellfish-area-monitoring

Massachusetts: (it’s toward the bottom of the recreational fishing page) https://www.mass.gov/service-details/recreational-saltwater-fishing-regulations

New York: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/345.html

New Jersey: https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/fishing/marine/recreational-licenses-and-permits/

Delaware: https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/licenses/