Digging Gaper Clams

I am sorry, I clammed up...

Steamed clams.... :http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-17278/vaginal-steaming-what-you-need-to-know.html

"Three fingers, big cram. Two, ok. One, you go jaaaiiil!" 

Steamed clams.... :http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-17278/vaginal-steaming-what-you-need-to-know.html

If you steam em too long they get rubbery 

can I get some clarifications.. is there really a size limit? from what I read there's a limit of 10 per person and if you damaged it you must keep it correct? also do these have seasons or are they year round? Thanks!

No size on gapers, you are right about the ten, not sure if annual quarantine affects clams or not. Other clams have size and dif limits. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A MEASURING DEVISE if you retain any other clams that have a size limit.

can I get some clarifications.. is there really a size limit? from what I read there's a limit of 10 per person and if you damaged it you must keep it correct? also do these have seasons or are they year round? Thanks!

Elk horn slough and humboldt bay have higher limits. No size limit.

Anyone know if there is a limit on piddocks?  I can't tell from the regs, but I'm thinking no limit.

how about the stinson beach/lagoon area? I usually fish leopards there and seen some squirting water..

how about the stinson beach/lagoon area? I usually fish leopards there and seen some squirting water..

I have asked that a gazillion times over the years, asked rangers, wardens, and my priest if it is legal to clam there, because I have never seen anyone digging there, and I have gone there to fish and crab many many times. I read it was contaminated by sewage at one point,  long ago, but nothing in last decade. I wanna dig there too.  I think that channel keeps people out, not having a way to cross it.

http://itsbangtime.com/gaper-clam-scampi-wshrimp-salad/
This is what I did with my lonely clam, and it was good!

Im just going to added this here in case people search up my question and needs an answer.

29.20.
CLAMS GENERAL
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(a) Except as provided in this article, there are no closed seasons, bag limits or size limits on salt
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water clams.
(b) Fishing hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
(c) Special gear provisions: Spades, shovels, hoes, rakes or other appliances operated by hand,
except spears or gaff hooks, may be used to take clams. No instrument capable of being used to dig
clams may be possessed between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, on any
beach of this state, except tools and implements used in the work of cleaning, repairing or maintaining
such beach when possessed by a person authorized by appropriate authority to perform such work.
(d) Clams ashore: Clams which have a size limit when being taken must be brought ashore above
the high water mark in such a condition that the size can be determined. Such clams not in the shell
may not be transported or possessed, except when being prepared for immediate consumption. Clams
which have a size limit and are not retained shall be immediately reburied in the area from which dug.
29.25.
GAPER  CLAMS (HORSE CLAMS AND HORSENECK CLAMS) AND WASHINGTON CLAMS.
(a) Limit: Ten of each species, except in Humboldt Bay the limit is fifty in combination; however,
no more than 25 gaper clams may be taken or possessed. In Elkhorn Slough the limit is twelve in
combination. All gaper clams and Washington clams dug, regardless of size or broken condition, must
be retained until the bag limit is reached. For purposes of this section, clams commonly termed horse
clams or horseneck clams are gaper clams, not geoduck clams regulated pursuant to Section 29.30