Opening & Cleaning Pismo Clams | Shucking Clams

This video shows how to open and clean Pismo clams. After catching the clams, we let them soak in ocean water overnight. The clams will spit out some of the sand, but not all of it. After cutting open the clam, we rinse out the remaining sand, shuck it, cut out the undesirable parts, then pack it.

[@shellfishvilla]

Thank you for showing us how to clean.Good job!

[@ryeginliving2664]

Thank you 🙏!

[@nickeishajohnson2004]

Beautiful

[@markskibo5159]

That looks delicious !!!!!!!
I read on the CFG website the last legal clam taken out of Pismo Beach was 1998

[@ryeginliving2664]

Thank you 🙏 I’m not so sure about the DFG info as I’m sure there have been at least a few legal size clams taken from Pismo Beach.

[@karencorrell1283]

@@ryeginliving2664 I thought I’d let you know that I went clamming at Pismo Beach this morning and got my limit within one hour. They are very plentiful and there is a lot of almost legal ones. You just have to make sure to bury them so they can grow just a little bit more. It was fantastic, and your video is very good about cleaning them

[@ryeginliving2664]

@@karencorrell1283 Thank you for the intel 👍🏼 You echoed what a friend told me about the abundance of legal clams. Enjoy your catch!😋

[@maddog5857]

@@karencorrell1283 I went this morning got my limit in less than 30 minutes. 20 yards south of Oceano ramp. I wore tennis shoes, they didn’t even get wet. Lol

[@brianko18]

Hi Rye and Ginger, I love your clamming videos. They look delicious! BTW, I heard that you can eat them raw. Is that true?

[@ryeginliving2664]

Thank you 🙏 Brianko18. Pismo clams are delicious raw. I first freeze them after shucking. In prepping for sashimi, I cut away and only serve the adductor muscles and foot.

[@KhammySutra]

Hi Rye and Ginger, I love watching your clamming videos, thank you for sharing!! May I ask, how well do raw Pismo clams freeze? How long do they last in the freezer?

[@ryeginliving2664]

Hi KhammySutra. Pismo clams freeze well. We usually store them for up to a year with no problems. Thank you for watching!

[@shellfishvilla]

Wow that’s big and looks yummy!❤️❤️❤️

[@ryeginliving2664]

Yes, these are big clams and very delicious 😋

[@flytojesus]

want to see how you cook them

[@ryeginliving2664]

I have a couple of videos in this playlist of how to cook them - fritters, deep fried, and stuffed. Fishing & Clamming
czcams.com/play/PL173OCLQLxdGS0_5PE4N6OT_4XM7QVOf3.html

[@dianevan2977]

We're going to go clamming this weekend in Pismo. Any particular beaches you would suggest?

[@ryeginliving2664]

Perhaps Oceano, however, most of the clams are undersized. Still lots of fun!

[@pattyzerocool]

You need a fishing license

[@maddog5857]

I went clamming about 20 yards south of Oceano ramp this morning and had my limit in less than 20 minutes