How Do You Dig Up A Geoduck?
Digging up a geoduck (gooey duck) is a very challenging, time- consuming, messy task. However, ask any geoduck fan, and they will tell you it’s well worth the battle. Find the clam necks (siphons) among the muck and grass on the exposed tidal plain. If you do not see them, watch for the clams to expel, or squirt, the seawater. The bigger squirts are the geoducks. Place the barrel ring/tube over the clam neck or the hole from where it squirted. Make sure the neck or hole is in the center of the ring. Begin digging the mud and water out of the ring and push the ring down as you dig down. This keeps the hole from collapsing back in on itself with mud and water. Dig down until you have the clam exposed, usually about 3 feet. Pull the geoduck up and out by the shell.
